Google’s Eurovision Prediction: Update #1

Google’s Eurovision Predictor gadget launched on May 19. Based on Google search data, it shows how popular each participant is and then calculates the scores they would get if the voting took place today. Half the score comes from a professional jury in each country, so obviously this predictor can’t account for that. As of 3:30 on May 27, Google ranked contestants as follows:

1		Lena	346
2			Sofia Nizharadze	199
3			Safura	134
4			Giorgos Alkaios & Friends	130
5			Eva Rivas	118
6			Jessy Matador	109
7			Anna Bergendahl	109
8			Peter Nalitch & Friends	85
9			Marcin Mrozi??ski	76
10			Harel Skaat	70
11			Milan Stankovi??	68
12			Hera Björk	62
13			Malcolm Lincoln	60
14			maNga	56
15			Didrik Solli-Tangen	53
16			Josh	47
17			3+2	39
18			Kristina Pelakova	38
19			Daniel Diges	37
20			Tom Dice	34
21			Filipa Azevedo	30
22			Feminnem	28
23			Thea Garrett	27
24			Aisha	27
25			Juliana Pasha	25
26			Paula Seling & Ovi	24
27			Niamh Kavanagh	23
28			Sunstroke Project & Olia Tira	22
29			Kuunkuiskaajat	15
30			Vukašin Braji??	13
31			Gjoko Taneski	13
32			Alyosha	8
33			Jon Lilygreen & The Islanders	5
34			Michael von der Heide	5
35			InCulto	4
36			Chanée & N’evergreen	3
37			Miro	2
38			Sieneke	2
39			Ansambel Žlindra & Kalamari	0

This is what Google predicted on May 19:

1. Germany, Lena Meyer-Landrut, 354 points

2. Georgia, Sofia Nizharadze, 233

3. Malta, Thea Garrett, 119

4. Poland, Marcin Mrzonski, 115

5. Sweden, Anna Bergendahl, 115

6. Romania, Paula Seling and Ovi, 96

7. France, Jessy Matador, 91

8. Greece, Giorgos Alkaios and Friends, 89

9. Azerbaijan, Safura, 86

10. Estonia, Malcolm Lincoln, 71

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