Welcome to Douglas
"a true bucolic Charm"
The capital and the commercial hub of the island, Douglas represents a traditional seaside resort, booming finance center, and bustling working harbor. Set on the east coast of the island, its largest town makes a good base for exploring the rest of the island - just catch a ride on one of the two railways that depart from Douglas to the south and to the north. Thanks to the proximity of its top tourist spots, a Douglas vacation allows you to take a trip along the promenade on a horse tram, watch motorsports, and discover the island heritage at a museum all on the same day. Douglas also serves as a shopping hub, with majority of boutiques and cafes concentrated around the semi-pedestrianized Quay area.
Host City / Douglas, United Kingdom
Venue / The Gaiety Theatre
Hosts / Samantha Barks and Jamie Blackley
Participating countries / 48
Debuting countries / Comoros
Returning countries / Algeria, Armenia, Belgium, Lebanon, Romania, Slovenia and Ukraine
Countries taking a break / Benin, Bulgaria, Côte d'Ivoire, Kazakhstan, Lithuania and Venezuela
Debuting players / Alexandro for Ukraine
Venue / The Gaiety Theatre
Hosts / Samantha Barks and Jamie Blackley
Participating countries / 48
Debuting countries / Comoros
Returning countries / Algeria, Armenia, Belgium, Lebanon, Romania, Slovenia and Ukraine
Countries taking a break / Benin, Bulgaria, Côte d'Ivoire, Kazakhstan, Lithuania and Venezuela
Debuting players / Alexandro for Ukraine
Returning Artists
Doda / for Poland / her best result being 11th
Dolcenera / for Italy / her best result being 9th Guy Sebastian / for Australia / Global Music Champion Ha*Ash / for Mexico / their best result being 12th Lior Narkis / for Israel / his best result being 18th Ryan Cabrera / for Colombia and United States / his best result being 17th Tim Bendzko / for Germany / not qualifying for the final |
Ampie du Preez / for South Africa / not qualifying for the final
Billie / for Belgium / not qualifying for the final Kendji Girac / for France / Global Music Champion Mariza Ikonomi / for Albania / not qualifying for the final Myriam Fares / for Lebanon / placing 12th Ozan Dogulu / for Turkey / not placing Quentin Elias / for Algeria / placing 22nd Rebecca Ferguson / for United Kingdom / placing 13th Sam Smith / for Pakistan / placing 5th Thomai Apergi / for Greece / placing 21st Vremya i Steklo / for Ukraine / not qualifying for the final Zedd / for Germany / placing 13th |
The Result
Countries receiving most 12 points / France, 5
Countries giving 12 points to the winner / Finland, Hungary, Armenia, South Africa and Cyprus
Countries receiving points from most juries / France, 22
Highest placing country not scoring a top mark / Slovenia in 8th with 10 points from Norway as highest mark
Lowest placing country scoring a top mark / United States in 24th, getting 12 points from Spain
Following United Kingdom's double triumph, it was back to one of the other "giants", as France ended on top for the 7th time. In a distant second place we find San Marino winning their 5th medal in total, while Belgium claims their 4th medal, the bronze. Malta and Malaysia rounded out the top 5, both achieving their best ever result.
France debuted way back in GM/03, but it was only in their 3rd attempt they reached the top 10. The first medal came in GM/11, but the proud country had to wait for several years, before they finally stroke gold in GM/60, when Grégory Lemarchal came out on top. In the next 10 editions, France came really close to a second victory three times, but had to settle for the silver each time. Then in GM/90 Julien Comblat was the most popular artist and brought the contest back to France. Since then they have finished in the top 10 12 times including 5 more gold medals! Twice France has even won The Double, and both Indila and Kendji Girac are now Double Champions. The last gold medal was won by Matthieu Mendès and Pomme. France has now taken part 89 times, qualifying for 68 finals, reaching the top 10 in 40 of those and winning a total of 15 medals! This gold medal is the 6th for HoD David. Well done France, Kendji Girac and David!
Countries giving 12 points to the winner / Finland, Hungary, Armenia, South Africa and Cyprus
Countries receiving points from most juries / France, 22
Highest placing country not scoring a top mark / Slovenia in 8th with 10 points from Norway as highest mark
Lowest placing country scoring a top mark / United States in 24th, getting 12 points from Spain
Following United Kingdom's double triumph, it was back to one of the other "giants", as France ended on top for the 7th time. In a distant second place we find San Marino winning their 5th medal in total, while Belgium claims their 4th medal, the bronze. Malta and Malaysia rounded out the top 5, both achieving their best ever result.
France debuted way back in GM/03, but it was only in their 3rd attempt they reached the top 10. The first medal came in GM/11, but the proud country had to wait for several years, before they finally stroke gold in GM/60, when Grégory Lemarchal came out on top. In the next 10 editions, France came really close to a second victory three times, but had to settle for the silver each time. Then in GM/90 Julien Comblat was the most popular artist and brought the contest back to France. Since then they have finished in the top 10 12 times including 5 more gold medals! Twice France has even won The Double, and both Indila and Kendji Girac are now Double Champions. The last gold medal was won by Matthieu Mendès and Pomme. France has now taken part 89 times, qualifying for 68 finals, reaching the top 10 in 40 of those and winning a total of 15 medals! This gold medal is the 6th for HoD David. Well done France, Kendji Girac and David!
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 Algeris'a are in the YouTube playlist at TVGlobalMusic