Summary

  • Portugal win for the first time: 758 points

  • The UK comes 15th with 111 points

  • Bulgaria come second and Moldova third

  • Spain come bottom with with 5 points

  1. View from Kievpublished at 23:06 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    Neil Smith
    Entertainment reporter

    Portugal top the leader board at the jury vote halfway point with 186 points, with Bulgaria and Italy trailing behind.

    Is this Eurovision a done deal? The journalists in the press room are starting to think so.

    Portugal, remember, have yet to win Eurovision and have never even ended inside the top five.

    Seasoned Eurovision journalists here are shouting out the 12-point recipients of certain countries before they're given.

  2. Top two so farpublished at 23:06 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    Portugal 186

    Bulgaria 133

    The UK is still on the left-hand side of the leaderboard. The hosts have now started dancing. Oh dear...

  3. Armenia has voted and...published at 23:04 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    ...it's another 12 for Portugal. The flirting is getting a bit embarrassing now.

  4. Moldovapublished at 23:03 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    She's loving the "handsome hosts" and they repay the compliment. Graham says "Get a room!"

    Moldova gives 12 points to Romania (our lovely yodeller!).

  5. Estonia, can we have your 12 points please?published at 23:02 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    You may - Bulgaria.

  6. It's all still to play forpublished at 23:02 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    Of course, we still have no idea how the public have voted. 

  7. Lithuania, good eveningpublished at 23:01 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    They give 12 points to "that magical song and voice"  - Portugal.

  8. Greek jury gives 12 points to - you'll never guess...published at 23:00 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    Cyprus!

  9. Francepublished at 23:00 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    ...also give 12 points to Portugal (after a lot of flirting between the hosts).

  10. And the UK is on the coveted left-hand side of the board...published at 22:59 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    We have 25 points from the jury vote so far. Could be worse.

  11. Finlandpublished at 22:58 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    Another 12 points for Sweden.

  12. Nail-biting stuffpublished at 22:58 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    Voting is still very much under way. The UK is still on the left-hand side of the leaderboard, which is good going.

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  13. Spain gives 12 points to guess who?published at 22:58 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    Neighbours Portugal!

  14. Norway's young commentators give...published at 22:57 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    ...another 12 points to Bulgaria.

  15. Vienna calling!published at 22:56 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    The first 12 points for the Netherlands. 

  16. Good luck Lucie!published at 22:56 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

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  17. The Danish jury votes for...published at 22:55 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    Sweden! No surprises there, as Graham points out.

  18. FYR Macedonia jury gives top marks to...published at 22:55 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    Bulgaria! Its first douze points.

  19. Portugal is now the bookies' favouritepublished at 22:54 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    So Portugal is top of the betting odds, followed by Bulgaria and then Belgium.

    The UK is a respectable ninth favourite to win. Not too shabby. 

  20. Malta gives 12 points to...published at 22:54 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    Italy. Last year they gave 12 to the UK.