Eurovision Song Contest winners are announced during the grand final of the competition. The grand final is typically held on a Saturday in May and is broadcast live to audiences. The host country for the event is usually the nation that won the previous year's contest. At the end of the live show, the winner is revealed after all voting results are combined, using both jury votes and public voting.
The format of the final means the result depends on a combination of professional jury scores and public voting, which are merged before the winner is declared at the end of the broadcast. This structure makes the announcement the culmination of the live show, as all participating countries' results are aggregated during the grand final. Because the event is staged in May and hosted by the previous winner's country, it serves as the closing moment of the annual contest season.