The vote

Now it's time to vote. Countries are not allowed to vote for their own entries, which means there's frequently a lot of block voting. You can call or send a text message to vote, just like on American Idol.

Legendy Greek singer (and former Eurovision competitor) Nana Mouskouri came out to turn over the hourglass that opens the 10 minute voting window. (It's a huge heart-shaped hourglass with the Greek flag on it, mounted on a stand.) After turning it over, the hourglass turned back rightside up, so they had to quickly get it going again. I guess you get an extra two seconds to vote.