Welcome to Strasbourg
"a medieval Past and dynamic Future"
Strasbourg is famous for its beautiful historical center, the Grande Île, which was the first city center classified entirely as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Strasbourg is one of the nine largest cities in France with nearly half a million inhabitants in the metropolitan area crossing the river to the German city of Kehl, on the eastern bank of the Rhine River. Strasbourg is ideal for cycling as the city center is flat, and there are plenty of bike lanes and bike paths. You can rent bikes at Vélhop kiosks stationed throughout the city. Adding a few days here to your itinerary will allow you to see the city when it's calmest, first thing in the morning and during the evening. The tourist office sells a variety of self-guided walking tours featuring medieval, renaissance, modern, and contemporary discoveries. You'll find good traditional restaurants in Petite France serving Alsatian white wine, such as Gewürtztraminer, Riesling, and Pinot Gris alongside local fish, an Alsace tradition. Petite France is the name given to the small area you can explore between the rivers, just south of the Grande Île, and home to some of the city's prettiest and most photogenic streets and buildings, with half-timbered houses leaning over narrow cobbled streets.
Host City / Strasbourg, France
Venue / Le Zénith de Strasbourg
Hosts / Karine Ferri and Olivier Giroud
Participating countries / 49
Debuting countries / Liberia
Returning countries / Armenia, Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, New Zealand, Serbia, South Korea and Venezuela
Countries taking a break / Austria, Azerbaijan, Chad, China, Greece, Iceland, Kosovo and Spain
Debuting players / Sara for Cameroon
Venue / Le Zénith de Strasbourg
Hosts / Karine Ferri and Olivier Giroud
Participating countries / 49
Debuting countries / Liberia
Returning countries / Armenia, Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, New Zealand, Serbia, South Korea and Venezuela
Countries taking a break / Austria, Azerbaijan, Chad, China, Greece, Iceland, Kosovo and Spain
Debuting players / Sara for Cameroon
Returning Artists
Ewelina Lisowska / for Poland / placing 9th
Florent Mothe / for France / Silver Medallist Greta Manuzi / for Italy / not qualifying for the final Jamie McDell / for New Zealand / placing 18th Mustafa Ceceli / for Turkey / placing 22nd Natalia Jiménez / for Venezuela / placing 18th Soni Malaj / for Albania / placing 4th |
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 except Germany's are in the YouTube playlist at TVGlobalMusic