▁in ▁the ▁final , ▁followed ▁by ▁South ▁Africa ▁with ▁four ▁entries ▁and ▁Niger ia ▁with ▁three . ▁Republic ▁of ▁the ▁Congo , ▁Sen eg al , ▁South ▁Sud an ▁were ▁elimin ated ▁in ▁the ▁Regional ▁Selection ▁process . ▁Final ▁voting ▁run ▁between ▁ 2 9 ▁March ▁and ▁ 1 2 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁Inter mediate ▁Public ▁voting ▁results ▁were ▁revealed ▁on ▁ 2 ▁and ▁ 8 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁ ▁Final ▁ ▁J ury ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 0 - member ▁jud ging ▁panel ▁for ▁the ▁Final ▁was ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁Euro vision ▁Song ▁Cont est ▁exper ts ; ▁Pan American ▁music ▁exper ts ▁and ▁African ▁music ▁and ▁production ▁exper ts . ▁Six ▁of ▁them ▁have ▁already ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁jud ging ▁panel ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁contest . ▁ ▁– ▁Andy ▁Mik he ev ▁– ▁ES CK A Z ▁Editor - in - ch ief ▁ ▁– ▁N ii ▁At ak ora ▁Mens ah ▁– ▁Gh ana Music . com ▁Head ▁of ▁Content ▁Development ▁ ▁– ▁Roy ▁van ▁der ▁Mer we ▁– ▁ES CC o vers ▁Editor - in - ch ief , ▁Euro vision ▁South ▁Africa ▁President ▁ ▁– ▁Victor ▁N unes ▁– ▁Song writer , ▁A fri Music ▁Co - found er ▁ ▁– ▁A me y aw ▁Deb rah ▁– ▁Entertainment ▁B logger ▁ ▁– ▁N is ay ▁Sam re th ▁– ▁Euro vision - FR . net ▁Editor - in - ch ief ▁and ▁Community ▁Manager