▁the ▁second ▁semi - final ▁and ▁therefore ▁failed ▁to ▁qual ify ▁to ▁comp ete ▁in ▁the ▁final . ▁It ▁was ▁later ▁revealed ▁that ▁Cro atia ▁placed ▁four teenth ▁in ▁the ▁semi - final , ▁receiving ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 6 4 ▁points : ▁ 3 8 ▁points ▁from ▁the ▁te lev oting ▁and ▁ 2 6 ▁points ▁from ▁the ▁jur ies . ▁With ▁the ▁old ▁voting ▁system , ▁Cro atia ▁would ▁have ▁ranked ▁ 1 4 th ▁with ▁ 2 5 ▁points . ▁ ▁V oting ▁V oting ▁during ▁the ▁three ▁shows ▁involved ▁each ▁country ▁award ing ▁two ▁sets ▁of ▁points ▁from ▁ 1 - 8 , ▁ 1 0 ▁and ▁ 1 2 : ▁one ▁from ▁their ▁professional ▁j ury ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁from ▁te lev oting . ▁Each ▁nation ' s ▁j ury ▁consisted ▁of ▁five ▁music ▁industry ▁profession als ▁who ▁are ▁citizens ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁they ▁represent , ▁with ▁their ▁names ▁published ▁before ▁the ▁contest ▁to ▁ensure ▁trans par ency . ▁This ▁j ury ▁jud ged ▁each ▁entry ▁based ▁on : ▁vocal ▁capacity ; ▁the ▁stage ▁performance ; ▁the ▁song ' s ▁composition ▁and ▁original ity ; ▁and ▁the ▁overall ▁impression ▁by ▁the ▁act . ▁In ▁addition , ▁no ▁member ▁of ▁a ▁national ▁j ury ▁was ▁permitted ▁to ▁be ▁related ▁in ▁any ▁way ▁to ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁compet ing ▁acts ▁in ▁such ▁a ▁way ▁that ▁they ▁cannot ▁vote ▁im partial ly ▁and ▁independently . ▁The ▁individual ▁rank ings ▁of ▁each ▁j ury ▁member ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁nation ' s