Welcome to Munich
"Bavarian Heritage"
Host City / Munich, Germany
Venue / Allianz Arena
Hosts / Julia Stegner and Lou Bega
Participating countries / 51
Debuting countries / Ivory Coast
Returning countries / Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Eritrea, Estonia, Guyana, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway and Ukraine
Countries taking a break / Belarus, Belgium, Iceland, Luxembourg, Mali, Monaco and Russia
Debuting players / Becir for Bosnia-Herzegovina
Venue / Allianz Arena
Hosts / Julia Stegner and Lou Bega
Participating countries / 51
Debuting countries / Ivory Coast
Returning countries / Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Eritrea, Estonia, Guyana, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway and Ukraine
Countries taking a break / Belarus, Belgium, Iceland, Luxembourg, Mali, Monaco and Russia
Debuting players / Becir for Bosnia-Herzegovina
Returning Artists
Antonia / for Romania / her best result being 14th
Aynur Aydin / for Turkey / Global Music Champion Kaliopi / for Macedonia / her best result being 14th Ricky Martin / for Puerto Rico / not qualifying for the final Rossa / for Indonesia / her best result being 13th Sylwia Grzeszczak / for Poland / Bronze Medallist |
Alessandra Amoroso / for Italy / placing 6th
Dana International / for Israel / placing 21st Dania Giò / for Switzerland / Silver Medallist Ed Sheeran / for United Kingdom / placing 12th Ida / for Denmark / placing 16th John Legend / for United States / Silver Medallist Judy Buendía / for Venezuela / not qualifying for the final Magdolna Rúzsa / for Hugary / placing 20th Oonagh / for Germany / Global Music Champion Sandra Nurmsalu / for Estonia / placing 7th Soha / for Algeria / not qualifying for the final |
The Result
Countries receiving most 12 points / Switzerland, 6
Countries giving 12 points to the winner / New Zealand, United States, Ireland, Germany, Canada and France
Countries receiving points from most juries / Canada and Mexico, 22
Highest placing country not scoring a top mark / Israel in 6th with 10 points from Denmark, United States and Germany as highest marks
Lowest placing country scoring a top mark / Denmark in 24th, getting 12 points from United Kingdom
Starting the voting, Belgium, Ireland and Canada were all contenders for victory, but one third into the sequence Switzerland took the lead and stayed on top until the end. Mexico and Canada took home the silver and bronze respectively, and Australia and Belgium rounded out the top 5.
Switzerland debuted as late as GM/30 and only gave the competition one try before disappearing again for another 25 editions. When they finally returned, their results were less than impressive, and the Alpine country had to wait until GM/66 to finish in the top 10 for the first time, when they finished 9th. Throughout their first 26 participations this was the only top 10 result, and Switzerland lost its patience and left again. Then in GM/95, a new player stepped up for the challenge of bringing Switzerland a good result. José Botella, the current HoD, took charge and in his very first attempt, Switzerland did just squeeze into the top 10, which was followed by their first gold medal in GM/96. On home soil, the country took home the silver, a feat it repeated just two editions ago, and now in only his 11th participation, José Botella strikes gold again! So what Switzerland could only manage once in its first 26 participations, they have now managed 6 times in the last 11 editions! Well done Switzerland, 77 Bombay Street and José Botella!
Countries giving 12 points to the winner / New Zealand, United States, Ireland, Germany, Canada and France
Countries receiving points from most juries / Canada and Mexico, 22
Highest placing country not scoring a top mark / Israel in 6th with 10 points from Denmark, United States and Germany as highest marks
Lowest placing country scoring a top mark / Denmark in 24th, getting 12 points from United Kingdom
Starting the voting, Belgium, Ireland and Canada were all contenders for victory, but one third into the sequence Switzerland took the lead and stayed on top until the end. Mexico and Canada took home the silver and bronze respectively, and Australia and Belgium rounded out the top 5.
Switzerland debuted as late as GM/30 and only gave the competition one try before disappearing again for another 25 editions. When they finally returned, their results were less than impressive, and the Alpine country had to wait until GM/66 to finish in the top 10 for the first time, when they finished 9th. Throughout their first 26 participations this was the only top 10 result, and Switzerland lost its patience and left again. Then in GM/95, a new player stepped up for the challenge of bringing Switzerland a good result. José Botella, the current HoD, took charge and in his very first attempt, Switzerland did just squeeze into the top 10, which was followed by their first gold medal in GM/96. On home soil, the country took home the silver, a feat it repeated just two editions ago, and now in only his 11th participation, José Botella strikes gold again! So what Switzerland could only manage once in its first 26 participations, they have now managed 6 times in the last 11 editions! Well done Switzerland, 77 Bombay Street and José Botella!
The Winner
Scoreboards and Live Voting
Voting
12, 10, 8...1 point for your top 10
In the final you also have to choose 3 substitutes
The voting forms are here / Semi final and Final
In the final you also have to choose 3 substitutes
The voting forms are here / Semi final and Final
Watching the Videos
All the videos are in the YouTube playlist at TVGlobalMusic