The esctoday.com BigPoll has already achieved record numbers, with more than 53,000 predictions being made so far. Members can update their predictions until voting closes at 17:00 CET on the day of each show. As rehearsals are underway, you can view them in our coverage articles and update your predictions according to your view of the performances.

Already today, there are clear signs that one performer has dropped down in readers opinions and two have gained in stature. Make sure that you continue to update your predictions after viewing the rehearsals. The closest prediction to the actual results will win a special prize put together by the esctoday.com team.

The esctoday.com BigPoll is the most accurate prediction poll on the internet. the esctoday.com big poll has correctly predicted the Eurovision Song Contest winner in three of the last five years. Last year, it correctly predicted the top two songs, but in the wrong order yet correctly predicted four of the top six songs. This year, the poll opened later than in previous times in order to give all entries a fairer chance to make an impression.

As the rehearsals continue, you have the opportunity to include your opinions about the staging of the songs to refine your views. Remember, your opinions are pooled into each country that readers vote from, so you should include the likelihood of how your country will vote in your predicitions.

To cast your votes for the Semifinal 1 click here.
To cast your votes for the Semifinal 2 click here.

The voting ballot for the Grand Final will be available after the second Semifinal.