Morocco in EuroMusic Song Contest 9

Morocco participated in the ninth edition of the EuroMusic Song Contest. The Moroccan broadcaster, SNRT, was responsible for their act. They were the first African country who participated in the contest.

Selection process
The announcement of their debut came for a lot of people as a surprise. The Moroccan broadcaster said after the seventh edition that they wouldn't interested in a future participation in the contest. However they decided to debuts in Sweden. They will be the first African country who participated in this contest.

For their first participation the Moroccan broadcaster decided to select their submission internally. They announced to select a song in Arabic. Later it was clear that they would perform: "Bitaqat hob" in Gothenborg.

At EuroMusic Song Contest
Morocco was drawn to perform third following Belgium and preceding Germany.

When the voting was over, it was clear that Morocco finished at the 16th place. They received 24 points.

Voting
The voting during the final consisted of 50 percent public televoting and 50 percent from a jury deliberation. The jury consisted of five music industry professionals who were citizens of the country they represent. This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently.

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Morocco and awarded by Morocco in the final.