Ready to vote for your favourite Eurovision performance? Here's how!

Fifteen countries, including Luxembourg, competed on 7 May in the first semi-final of this year's Eurovision Song Contest at the Malmö Arena. Only 10 made it through to the finale on Saturday night.

Luxembourg's own Tali was the final contender in Tuesday's contest and was also the last to qualify.

Luxembourg-based viewers can vote exclusively online

The first semi-final was broadcast live with English commentary on RTL Today on Tuesday. To place your vote for the second semi-final, a link via www.esc.vote will take you directly to the Eurovision voting page for Luxembourg.

This bespoke voting page is where you can vote for your favourite performance; it will automatically provide the correct voting methods for eligible countries.

Every vote counts!

At the semi-finals, it's up to the audience and spectators to decide which contestants will qualify for the final.

During the Eurovision Song Contest Final, the producers' votes count just as much as those from the audience. The jury and the public each award 58 points — from 1 to 12 points — for the 10 best songs.

This year, voters from countries not taking part in the Eurovision final will also be able to vote. They will award 58 points, just like any participating country. In the event of a tie between two or more countries, the public will decide.

What time does voting begin?

In the semi-final, voting only starts once the last song has been performed on stage, and will remain open for around 15 to 25 minutes.

For Saturday night's final, voting starts as soon as the first song begins, and remains open for around 25 to 40 minutes after the last performer has taken to the stage.

Who can you vote for during the semi-finals?

For each semi-final, only 10 artists will qualify for the final. As mentioned, Tuesday and Thursday's semi-finals are 'audience only' votes  — and only for the contestants performing on that evening.

Similarly, the 'Big Five' (Great Britain, Germany, France, Spain, and Italy) as well as the host country, Sweden, cannot be chosen. They're already in the final.

Voting fees!

One vote will cost you 0.99 euro. Payment can be made by credit card, Apple Pay, or Google Pay. A credit card is necessary to cast your vote and you can vote a maximum of 20 times per registered credit card. You can allocate your votes to a single artist or across the board to several contestants.

You'll have one chance per credit card to cast your '20 vote bonanza' — if you cast less than 20 votes on the first transaction, you will not be able to vote with the same card later in the evening. Any subsequent attempt to use the same payment method will be refused.

A quick primer: imagine that 'Song 24' really speaks to you. Just visit www.esc.vote to allocate up to 20 votes for 'Song 24' and follow the payment instructions on the given page.

For countries not taking part in Eurovision...

Spectators around the world have almost 24 hours to cast their votes during two special voting windows.

Online voting for viewers outside of the Eurovision countries was 'activated' on the stroke of midnight between Monday and Tuesday.

For Saturday night's final, voting will 're-open' for the rest of the world starting just before the first artist takes to the stage. Voting will remain open until roughly 25 to 40 minutes after the last song.

Even more detailed explanations to help with voting for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest can be found here. Information on data protection is available on this site.