Welcome to Lisbon
"Armed with Gothic Grit and Glamour"
Built on seven hills, Lisbon has experienced a renaissance in recent years, making it the cultural star of Portugal. This Atlantic-facing city is widely recognized for its red roofs and is as impressive as many European capitals, but with fewer crowds. The city boasts large monuments and museums as well as quaint backstreets and old neighborhoods full of character. Cozy cafes, live music venues, repurposed bars, and diverse discos make up the fabric of Lisbon's vibrant nightlife. Listen to fado - traditional Portuguese music - pouring out onto the streets, go shopping in the chic Chiado area, or spend your time viewing its imposing historical structures.
Host City / Lisbon, Portugal
Venue / Estádio da Luz
Hosts / Sofia Vitoria, José Carlos Malato and Vânia de Oliveira
Participating countries / 35
Debuting countries / Colombia and Hungary
Returning countries / None
Withdrawing countries / Croatia, Cyprus, Finland, Germany, Italy, Malta, Russia, Serbia and Slovenia
Debuting players / Rasmus for Hungary and Tim for Colombia
Venue / Estádio da Luz
Hosts / Sofia Vitoria, José Carlos Malato and Vânia de Oliveira
Participating countries / 35
Debuting countries / Colombia and Hungary
Returning countries / None
Withdrawing countries / Croatia, Cyprus, Finland, Germany, Italy, Malta, Russia, Serbia and Slovenia
Debuting players / Rasmus for Hungary and Tim for Colombia
Returning Artists
The Result
Countries receiving most 12 points / Bosnia-Herzegovina and Turkey, 3
Countries giving 12 points to the winner / Colombia and Netherlands
Countries receiving points from most juries / Romania, 18
Highest placing country not scoring a top mark / United States in 9th place with 10 points from Australia, Macedonia and Denmark as highest marks
Lowest placing country scoring a top mark / Australia in 24th place getting 12 points from Iceland
Once again the lead changed hands several times during the voting, with 8 different countries holding the lead at some point. In the end Sweden finished on top after a close race, leaving the silver to debuting Hungary and the bronze to Spain. Bosnia-Herzegovina and Romania rounded out the top 5.
Sweden has taken part in all editions so far and kicked off their Global Music career with a gold medal for One More Time. For the next couple of editions they finished outside the top 10, only to bounce back in GM04, winning the silver, and then another gold in GM06 for Jessica Folcker. Their second victory was followed by several other top 10 results and now, in their 12th participation, Sweden becomes the first countro to become Triple Global Music Champion. Well done Sweden, Basshunter and Pascal!
Countries giving 12 points to the winner / Colombia and Netherlands
Countries receiving points from most juries / Romania, 18
Highest placing country not scoring a top mark / United States in 9th place with 10 points from Australia, Macedonia and Denmark as highest marks
Lowest placing country scoring a top mark / Australia in 24th place getting 12 points from Iceland
Once again the lead changed hands several times during the voting, with 8 different countries holding the lead at some point. In the end Sweden finished on top after a close race, leaving the silver to debuting Hungary and the bronze to Spain. Bosnia-Herzegovina and Romania rounded out the top 5.
Sweden has taken part in all editions so far and kicked off their Global Music career with a gold medal for One More Time. For the next couple of editions they finished outside the top 10, only to bounce back in GM04, winning the silver, and then another gold in GM06 for Jessica Folcker. Their second victory was followed by several other top 10 results and now, in their 12th participation, Sweden becomes the first countro to become Triple Global Music Champion. Well done Sweden, Basshunter and Pascal!
The Winner
Scoreboards and Live Voting
Voting
In the semi final, give 1 vote to the 14 songs, you think should qualify.
In the final, give 12, 10, 8...1 point for your top 10 and choose 3 substitutes
The voting forms are here / Semi final and Final
In the final, give 12, 10, 8...1 point for your top 10 and choose 3 substitutes
The voting forms are here / Semi final and Final
Watching the Videos
All the videos except the Bulgarian one are in the YouTube playlist at TVGlobalMusic