Eurovision introduced the modern 12-point scoring system in 1975.
Under the system, each participating country’s jury ranked its ten favourite songs. The top-ranked entry received 12 points, followed by 10 points for second place and then 8 through 1 point for positions three to ten. This replaced earlier voting arrangements that varied considerably between contests.
The 1975 final was held in Stockholm, Sweden, and the Netherlands won with Teach-In’s “Ding-a-dong.” The winning entry received 152 points, while the United Kingdom finished second and Italy third.
The 12-point format is often called “douze points,” using the French phrase traditionally associated with Eurovision scoring. Public televoting was added much later, becoming part of the contest’s results in 1997 and then expanding widely in 1998. Today, jury and public scores are normally presented as separate sets of points.