Jury members (v1)

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Country First name Middle name Last name Commonly known as Role in the Semi-Final Role in the Grand Final Gender Date of birth Occupation/profession
Albania Elton Deda Elton Deda chairperson chairperson male 1973-04-05 Music producer / pianist
Albania Baftjar Luzati Ben Andoni member member male 1966-06-29 Journalist
Albania Bojken Lako Bojken Lako member member male 1975-05-25 TV and theater director
Albania Rosela Gjylbegu Rosela Gjylbegu member member female 1987-03-13 Singer
Albania Kamela Islamaj Kamela Islamaj member member female 1987-06-08 Singer
Armenia Aram Gevorgyan Aramo chairperson chairperson male 1968-01-24 Singer, actor
Armenia Alla Levonyan Alla Levonyan member member female 1975-06-26 Singer, composer
Armenia Armen Galyan Armen Galyan member member male 1981-03-28 Stylist, fashion editor
Armenia Meri Mnjoyan Masha Mnjoyan member member female 1995-02-07 Singer
Armenia Shushanik Arevshatyan member member female 1963-11-09 Producer
Australia Richard Wilkins Richard Wilkins chairperson chairperson male 1954-06-19 Radio DJ / entertainment journalist
Australia Jordan Raskopoulos Jordan Raskopoulos member member female 1982-01-25 Comedian/Singer / Writer
Australia Sukhdeep Singh Bhogal L-FRESH The LION member member male 1988-10-12 Artist
Australia Susanna (Zan) Rowe Zan Rowe member member female 1978-03-22 Radio broadcaster / Music journalist
Australia Peta Jane Millgate Milie Millgate member member female 1972-06-06 Executive Producer, SOUNDS AUSTRALIA/Music Export
Austria Nathanaele Koll Nathan Trent chairperson chairperson male 1992-04-04 Singer/Songwriter
Austria Monika Ballwein member member female 1967-10-14 Singer/Producer/Vocalcoach/Composer
Austria Hannes Tschürtz member member male 1977-06-25 Founder and General Manager of Ink Music
Austria Regina Mallinger Ina Regen member member female 1984-09-29 Singer/Songwriter
Austria Florian Cojocaru member member male 1980-03-12 Songwriter / Producer / Label-Owner
Azerbaijan Mubariz Tagiyev Huseyn Mubariz Tagiyev chairperson chairperson male 1948-01-30 Azerbaijani singer, People's artist of Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan Faig Aghayev Balagha Faig member member male 1971-12-29 Azerbaijani pop singer, People's Artist of Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan Ilahe Ahsan Efendiyeva Xalilova Ilaha Efendiyeva-Xalilova member member female 1982-07-06 Young soloist of the Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, soprano.
Azerbaijan Tunzala Anvar Kahraman Tunzala Qahraman member member female 1948-06-09 jazz singer
Azerbaijan Nurlana Sakit Jafarova Nurlana Cafarova member member female 1988-09-24 TV presenter
Belarus Iskui Abalyan Iskui Abalyan chairperson chairperson female 1970-12-23 Singer
Belarus Alex Nabeev Alex Nabeev (group Atlantica) member member male 1973-09-18 Singer
Belarus Vladimir Bogdan Vladimir Bogdan member member male 1980-05-26 TV abd Radio Host
Belarus Tatsiana Parhamovich Tatsiana Parhamovich member member female 1967-07-27 Deputy head of Professional Arts Department of the Ministry of Kulture
Belarus Svetlana Statsenko Svetlana Statsenko member member female 1966-01-09 Producer
Belgium Bob Savenberg Bob Savenberg chairperson chairperson male 1961-11-29 songwriter/singer/musician/manager
Belgium Wouter Vander Veken member member male 1988-06-28 music producer
Belgium Lien De Greef Lady Linn member member female 1981-04-27 artist, singer
Belgium Laura Tesoro Laura Tesoro member member female 1996-08-19 artist/singer
Belgium Tom Eeckhout Tom Dice member member male 1989-11-25 singer-songwriter
Bulgaria Maya Dimitrova Raykova chairperson chairperson female 1963-05-05 producer of jazz, pop and rock music
Bulgaria Aleksey Vasilev member member male 1986-09-23 music editor, music programming expert
Bulgaria Maria Ilieva Mutafchieva Mary member member female 1973-02-10 singer, songs writer
Bulgaria Lora Dimitrova Kozeva member member female 1979-01-12 radio host
Bulgaria Kalin Lyubenov Veliov member member male 1973-06-18 musician, producer, composer, singer
Croatia Mustafa Softić Muc chairperson chairperson male 1961-09-09 Music Producer, Arranger
Croatia Lara Antić Prskalo member member female 1984-11-24 Singer
Croatia Zdenka Kovačiček member member female 1944-01-16 Singer
Croatia Gina Victoria Damjanović member member female 1993-04-08 singer/songwriter and radio host
Croatia Miroslav Lesić Lesique member member male 1976-01-30 Musician/producer
Cyprus Elias Antoniades chairperson chairperson male 1970-08-23 Lyricist /General Manager in an Advertising Agency
Cyprus Ioannis Hadjigeorgiou Yiannis member member male 1977-12-31 Journalist/Editor/Editor in Chief
Cyprus Kalliopi Kouroupi member member female 1972-09-15 RRadio Producer/Account executive in advertising
Cyprus Demetra Georgou member member female 1988-10-25 Radio producer/Journalist
Cyprus Pavlos Palechorites member member male 1976-04-20 Musician, Music teacher, Producer
Czech Republic Ota Balage Ota Balage chairperson chairperson male 1961-11-09 Musician, composer, conductor
Czech Republic Jan p Muchow Jan P. Muchow member member male 1971-06-21 Producer, Composer
Czech Republic Hana Biriczová Hana Biriczová member member female 1984-04-26 Radio host
Czech Republic Berenika Kohoutová Berenika Kohoutová member member female 1991-02-15 Singer, Actress, Blogger
Czech Republic Jiří Vidasov Jiří Vidasov member member male 1985-11-22 Musician, Composer, Producer, Pianist, Teacher
Denmark Brian Risberg Clausen Bryan Rice chairperson chairperson male 1978-05-29 Singer
Denmark Søs Fenger Søs Fenger member member female 1961-12-02 Singer and songwriter
Denmark Emmelie de Forest Emmelie de Forest member member female 1993-02-28 Singer
Denmark Linda Andreasen Linda Andrews member member female 1973-10-19 Singer & Songwriter
Denmark Lasse Olsen Meling Lasse Meling member member male 1998-07-06 Singer and Songwriter
Estonia Eva Palm chairperson chairperson female 1966-10-02 Head promotor Live Nation Baltics
Estonia Allan Roosileht member member male 1958-08-07 Radio host and DJ
Estonia Anett Kulbin member member female 1993-09-03 Artist
Estonia Karl Killing member member male 2001-07-11 Artist
Estonia Rainer Ild member member male 1991-01-24 Artist
F.Y.R. Macedonia Miodrag Vrchakovski chairperson chairperson male 1946-11-27 songwriter and a radio journalist
F.Y.R. Macedonia Ile Spasev member member male 1984-01-23 music teacher, composer and music producer
F.Y.R. Macedonia Ana Pandevska member member female 1985-11-25 composer
F.Y.R. Macedonia Kristijan Gabroski member member male 1967-04-15 composer and music producer
F.Y.R. Macedonia Stefanija Leshkova - Zelenkovska member member female 1964-02-25 Musicologyst and music journalist
Finland Petri Kari Olavi Laaksonen Petri Laaksonen chairperson chairperson male 1962-08-07 Singer-Songwriter
Finland Laura Marketta Vähähyyppä member member female 1981-02-12 Radio-Dj / Journalist
Finland Aija Puurtinen member member female 1959-08-19 DMus, Singer, Musician
Finland Matias Veikko Olavi Keskiruokanen member member male 1992-07-19 Producer /composer
Finland Vilma Alina Lähteenmäki Vilma Alina member member female 1993-08-08 singer-songwriter
France Cyril Taieb chairperson chairperson male 1982-02-02 Artist
France Elodie Suigo Elodie Suigo member member female 1975-09-13 Radio Host
France Léa Luciani Ehla member member female 1988-05-13 Artist - Singer
France Clémentine Boulard member member female 1987-10-22 Music and TV journalist
France Benjamin Marciano member member male 1980-03-18 Artistic Director
Georgia David Evgenidze chairperson chairperson male 1958-12-02 Composer/Musician
Georgia Zurab Ramishvili member member male 1960-12-02 Jazz Musician
Georgia Eliso Shengelia member member female 1962-09-08 Musical Producer
Georgia Salome Bakuradze member member female 1984-07-09 Singer
Georgia Kakhaber Grigalashvili member member male 1977-07-04 Singer
Germany Mary Roos chairperson chairperson female 1949-01-09 singer
Germany Max Giesinger member member male 1988-10-03 singer/songwriter
Germany Sascha Stadler member member male 1973-02-22 artist manager
Germany Mike Singer member member male 2000-01-20 singer/songwriter
Germany Charlotte Rezbach Lotte member member female 1995-07-14 singer/songwriter
Greece Nikolaos Graigos Nikos Graigos chairperson chairperson male 1983-11-08 Artist (performer) and music producer
Greece Ioannis Nikoletopoulos Yiannis Nikoletopoulos member member male 1964-06-10 Artist (percussioner), author of lyrics, composer
Greece Nektarios Anagnostopoulos Ares Anagnostopoulos member member male 1978-02-06 Artists' manager
Greece Eleni Ouiliams Ilenia Williams member member female 1990-02-02 Music journalist, TV presenter, radio producer
Greece Maria Enepekidou Margo Enepekidi member member female 1981-02-27 Performer, musician, composer
Hungary János Karácsony James Karácsony chairperson chairperson male 1951-08-19 composer, guitarist, singer
Hungary Balázs Bolyki member member male 1974-07-31 gospel singer, musician, composer, producer, lyricist, vocal coach
Hungary Alexandra Pintácsi Szandi member member female 1976-07-07 singer
Hungary Lilla Vincze member member female 1961-06-05 singer
Hungary Zoltán Szabó Szabó Zé member member male 1974-06-12 composer, producer
Iceland Vedis Hervor Arnadottir Védís Hervör chairperson chairperson female 1982-07-08 singer, songwriter
Iceland Hlynur Benediktsson Hlynur Ben member member male 1982-08-30 singer/songwriter
Iceland Hannes Friðbjarnarson Hannes Friðbjarnarson member member male 1975-11-08 musician
Iceland Jon Rafnsson Jón Rafnsson member member male 1958-06-17 musician
Iceland Erla Jónatansdóttir Erla Jónatans member member female 1981-09-04 Singer and music teacher
Ireland Tom Dunne Tom Dunne chairperson chairperson male 1961-04-19 Musician, singer, songwriter, radio presenter
Ireland Niamh Kavanagh Niamh Kavanagh member member female 1968-02-13 Singer, Eurovision 1993 winner
Ireland Thomas Crosse Crossy member member male 1987-12-19 Radio presenter/producer
Ireland Aoife Barry Aoife Barry member member female 1983-05-26 Music and culture asst. editor, TheJournal.ie
Ireland Kenneth Giles Kenneth Giles member member male 1990-02-25 Creative director, choreographer, performer
Israel Aya Korem chairperson chairperson female 1980-07-01 Pop/rock singer and songwriter
Israel Eli Cohen Eliko member member male 1977-05-17 Radio DJ
Israel Dafna Lustig member member female 1979-10-18 Music journalist and radio DJ, TV host
Israel Yaakov Lamai member member male 1962-09-25 Musical Producer and Arranger
Israel Gal Uchovsky member member male 1958-09-27 Music journalist, former Star is Born (music talent show) judge
Italy Silvia Gavarotti chairperson chairperson female 1965-04-03 singer
Italy Antonella Nesi member member female 1969-06-26 Journalist
Italy Sandro Comini member member male 1959-11-24 conductor
Italy Matteo Catalano member member male 1969-04-16 author
Italy Barbara Mosconi member member female 1969-06-27 journalist
Latvia Valts Pūce chairperson chairperson male 1962-02-07 composer, musician, producer, conductor, music educator
Latvia Mārtiņš Makreckis Makree member member male 1995-05-15 Music Producer, Songwriter
Latvia Aminata Savadogo Aminata member member female 1993-01-09 singer, songwriter, record producer, and model
Latvia Annija Putniņa member member female 1987-01-21 singer/ actress/ head of musical theatre department in Riga Cathedral Choir School
Latvia Agnese Cimuška member member female 1979-07-06 CEO at Music Export Latvia
Lithuania Lauras Lučiūnas chairperson chairperson male 1979-10-25 Music producer
Lithuania Jurga Šeduikytė Bareikiene Jurga member member female 1980-02-10 singer, actress, journalist
Lithuania Dovile Filmanavičiūtė Miss Sheep member member female 1986-09-12 Singer, journalist
Lithuania Mindaugas Urbaitis member member male 1952-06-01 Composer, Professor
Lithuania Leonas Somovas Leon Somov member member male 1981-02-22 Composewr, singer, music producer
Malta Elton Zarb chairperson chairperson male 1978-12-07 Composer/Musician/Producer
Malta Dorian Cassar member member male 1981-03-18 Radio & TV Presenter, Business Owner
Malta Olwyn Jo Saliba member member female 1983-10-29 Producer/Video Editor
Malta Alexander Kitcher member member male 1967-07-29 Event Co-ordinator / Technical Director Valletta 2018 Foundation
Malta Amber Bondin member member female 1991-05-26 Profession-Music Artist
Moldova Anatol Chiriac Anatol Chiriac chairperson chairperson male 1953-01-01 Composer
Moldova Cristina Scarlat Cristina Scarlat member member female 1981-03-03 Singer / Composer
Moldova Vera Turcanu Vera Turcanu member member female 1990-03-26 Singer / Actress
Moldova Vitalie Catana Vitalie Catana member member male 1987-01-16 Singer / Composer / Producer
Moldova Rodica Aculova Rodica Aculova member member female 1982-05-18 Singer
Montenegro Zoja Djurovic chairperson chairperson female 1963-04-05 Director of the Art School for Music and Ballet VASA PAVIĆ u Podgorici
Montenegro Kaca Scekic member member female 1990-09-20 Professor of solfeggio at the Art School for Music and Ballet Vasa Pavić.
Montenegro Nina Zizic member member female 1985-04-20 Singer
Montenegro Predrag Nedeljkovic member member male 1973-11-18 Composer
Montenegro Senad Dresevic member member male 1977-02-10 Composer
Norway Guri Schanke chairperson chairperson female 1961-12-14 Artist
Norway Steffen Falch Spira member member male 1987-06-09 Rapper/Artist
Norway Andre Bravo member member male 1981-12-20 dj
Norway Ingeborg Walther member member female 1999-09-26 Artist
Norway Hanne Haugsand member member female 1975-10-14 Artist
Poland Dorota Szpetkowska chairperson chairperson female 1959-02-21 TV director
Poland Michał Szpak member member male 1990-11-26 singer
Poland Natalia Szroeder member member female 1995-04-20 singer
Poland Sławomir Uniatowski member member male 1985-05-11 singer
Poland Michał Grott member member male 1980-09-17 Musician, Composer, producer
Portugal Armando Jorge Ferreira Leite Morais Teixeira Armando Teixeira chairperson chairperson male 1968-02-13 Composer, singer and producer
Portugal Daniela Rute Rodrigues Oliveira Daniela Onis member member female 1984-03-04 composer and singer
Portugal Anabela Braz Pires Anabela member member female 1976-09-22 singer and actress
Portugal Luis Manuel Oliveira Nunes Benjamim member member male 1986-05-24 composer and producer
Portugal Pedro Lopes Madureira Silva Miguel Peu Madureira member member male 1978-07-03 singer
Romania Mihai Mircea Alexandru Al Mike chairperson chairperson male 1965-11-09 Composer & Music Producer
Romania Nicusor Patoi Nicu Patoi member member male 1971-02-12 musician
Romania Anca Lupes Anca Lupes member member female 1968-02-17 Music Business Consultant
Romania Alexandra Cepraga Sanda Cepraga member member female 1951-11-22 Sound Director
Romania Gabriel Cotabiţă Gabi Cotabiţă member member male 1955-11-01 musician
Russia Vladimir Matetsky chairperson chairperson male 1952-05-14 Singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, author
Russia Yana Rudkovskaya member member female 1975-01-02 Producer, manager of Dima Bilan and Evgeni Plushenko
Russia Alexandra Vorobyova member member female 1989-12-24 Singer
Russia Sergei Mandrik member member male 1973-09-03 Choreographer
Russia Alexey Manuylov member member male 1967-10-22 Radio Host
San Marino Augusto Ciavatta chairperson chairperson male 1963-12-04 Music teacher and organiser of international music events and competitions
San Marino Ilaria Ercolani member member female 1994-08-31 Former ESC Artist, dancer and singer
San Marino Veronica Conti member member female 1998-09-14 Cello player
San Marino Nicolas Burioni Lo Strego member member male 1989-06-12 Singer and songwriter
San Marino Claudio Podeschi member member male 1988-07-24 Trombonist
Serbia Radivoje Radivojević Rade Radivojević chairperson chairperson male 1949-04-27 composer
Serbia Bojana Stamenov Bojana Stamenov member member female 1986-06-24 singer
Serbia Dejan Cukić Dejan Cukić member member male 1959-11-04 singer and composer
Serbia Tijana Milošević Tijana Milošević member member female 1978-03-01 concertmaster - Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra.
Serbia Branislav Krstić Bane Garavi sokak member member male 1960-02-15 composer, lead singer
Slovenia Sara Briški Cirman Raiven chairperson chairperson female 1996-04-26 Singer, musican, harpist
Slovenia Martin Štibernik Mistermarsh member member male 1976-02-20 Composer, singer, producer
Slovenia Nikola Sekulovič member member male 1966-12-25 Musician
Slovenia Mitja Bobič member member male 1983-11-19 Musician, singer, composer
Slovenia Alenka Godec member member female 1964-11-05 Singer
Spain Rafael Cano Guisado Rafa Cano chairperson chairperson male 1966-02-17 radio conductor, radio DJ
Spain Carmen Brisa Fenoy Núñez Brisa Fenoy member member female 1991-02-20 singer/composer/musical producer
Spain Miriam Rodríguez Gallego Miriam member member female 1996-09-30 Artist, singer, guitar player
Spain Roi Mendez Martínez Roi member member male 1993-09-30 Singer
Spain Concepcion Mendivil Feito Conchita member member female 1981-03-03 Singer/ composer/ song writer
Sweden Robert Sehlberg Robert chairperson chairperson male 1976-02-02 Head of Music, MTG Radio
Sweden Mariette Hansson Mariette member member female 1983-01-23 Artist
Sweden Josefin Glenmark Josefin member member female 1974-08-27 Singer and songwriter
Sweden Arantxa Álvarez Arantxa member member female 1991-11-17 Host, singer and radioDJ
Sweden Hamed Pirouzpanah K-one member member male 1979-07-30 Composer and Producer
Switzerland Georg Schlunegger -- chairperson chairperson male 1980-11-08 Producer, Songwriter, Owner
Switzerland Alizé Oswald member member female 1988-05-10 Singer
Switzerland Michael Kinzer member member male 1972-06-29 Boardmember Swiss Music Export and Fondation pour la chanson et les musiques actuelles
Switzerland Eva Bellomo member member female 1960-12-22 singer
Switzerland Nicola Kneringer Nickless member member male 1995-10-05 Singer
The Netherlands Sharon Janny Den Adel chairperson chairperson female 1974-07-12 Singer
The Netherlands Arno Krabman member member male 1982-03-19 Producer, Songwriter
The Netherlands Robert Ester member member male 1971-10-15 Music & Content Director
The Netherlands Gaston Ricardo Vol Rick Vol member member male 1963-03-06 Composer, writer, manager
The Netherlands Lesley Joanna van der Aa member member female 1979-04-25 Singer
Ukraine Vitalii Klymov chairperson chairperson male 1966-09-04 Producer, music video director
Ukraine Denys Zhupnyk member member male 1988-04-24 Radio host, actor, singer
Ukraine Artur Danielyan member member male 1981-05-26 Sound producer, musician, DJ
Ukraine Alla Moskovka Alloise member member female 1984-10-19 Artist
Ukraine Khrystyna Soloviy member member female 1993-01-17 Singer, songwriter, musician
United Kingdom Richard Beadle chairperson chairperson male 1975-06-04 Musical Director / Orchestrator / Composer
United Kingdom Ben Haynes member member male 1977-02-18 Music Producer
United Kingdom Michelle Escoffery member member female 1974-06-03 Singer / Songwriter
United Kingdom Toby Lawrence member member male 1995-01-03 Club & Radio DJ
United Kingdom Eady Crawford member member female 1998-01-09 Singer

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