Welcome to Rouen
"a hundred Spires"
Rouen is situated on the River Seine, about 90 minutes from Paris. It is where Joan of Arc was burnt at the stake, but the main reason for visiting is its incredible cathedral that inspired Monet to paint over 30 canvases. Rouen was also the home of the author, Gustave Flaubert.
Host City / Rouen, France
Venue / Zénith de Rouen
Hosts / Charlotte Gainsbourg and Nicolas Cazalé
Participating countries / 48
Debuting countries / None
Returning countries / Austria, Luxembourg, New Zealand, South Korea, Suriname and Venezuela
Countries taking a break / Armenia, Estonia, Iceland, Latvia, Poland and Romania
Debuting players / None
Venue / Zénith de Rouen
Hosts / Charlotte Gainsbourg and Nicolas Cazalé
Participating countries / 48
Debuting countries / None
Returning countries / Austria, Luxembourg, New Zealand, South Korea, Suriname and Venezuela
Countries taking a break / Armenia, Estonia, Iceland, Latvia, Poland and Romania
Debuting players / None
Returning Artists
Argjentina Ramosaj / for Kosovo / Bronze Medallist
Diego Boneta / for Mexico / his best result being 7th Max Barskih / for Ukraine / his best result being 8th Shania Twain / for Canada / her best result being 8th Sharon Doorson / for Suriname / her best result being 12th Stromae / for Belgium / his best result being 12th |
The Result
Countries receiving most 12 points / Belgium, 4
Countries giving 12 points to the winner / Malaysia
Countries receiving points from most juries / Belgium, 23
Highest placing country not scoring a top mark / Czech Republic in 18th with 10 points from Greece as highest mark
Lowest placing country scoring a top mark / Albania in 22nd, getting 12 points from Lebanon
Following 3 repeat winners, we found a new country to add to the list of Global Music Champions, as Suriname became the first South American country to strike gold! Not that far behind, Russia, who has never won the contest either, tied for their best result ever, winning their second silver medal, while Belgium took home their 2nd bronze medal in a row! Jamaica - with their best ever result - and Switzerland rounded out the top 5.
It was only Suriname's 9th participation since their debut in GM/91. They reached the top 10 for the first time in GM/107, when Dotan finished 4th, but then they for inexplicable reasons chose to withdraw despite having a direct place in the following edition's final. After 5 editions away from the contest, Suriname decided to return and sent Sharon Doorson for the third time, and it was certainly third time lucky for Ms Doorson! She may "Fail in love", but she did not fail on stage! Well done Suriname, Sharon and Mathijs, who has represented different countries throughout his GM-career, but now takes home his first gold medal.
Countries giving 12 points to the winner / Malaysia
Countries receiving points from most juries / Belgium, 23
Highest placing country not scoring a top mark / Czech Republic in 18th with 10 points from Greece as highest mark
Lowest placing country scoring a top mark / Albania in 22nd, getting 12 points from Lebanon
Following 3 repeat winners, we found a new country to add to the list of Global Music Champions, as Suriname became the first South American country to strike gold! Not that far behind, Russia, who has never won the contest either, tied for their best result ever, winning their second silver medal, while Belgium took home their 2nd bronze medal in a row! Jamaica - with their best ever result - and Switzerland rounded out the top 5.
It was only Suriname's 9th participation since their debut in GM/91. They reached the top 10 for the first time in GM/107, when Dotan finished 4th, but then they for inexplicable reasons chose to withdraw despite having a direct place in the following edition's final. After 5 editions away from the contest, Suriname decided to return and sent Sharon Doorson for the third time, and it was certainly third time lucky for Ms Doorson! She may "Fail in love", but she did not fail on stage! Well done Suriname, Sharon and Mathijs, who has represented different countries throughout his GM-career, but now takes home his first gold medal.
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