Welcome to Bordeaux
"sunlit Vineyards"
With a long history of producing regional wines since the Romans brought grapevines here during the first century, so many people consider Bordeaux to be the wine capital of the world. Touring the vineyards and sampling the world-class wines are among the most popular things to do in the world's second largest wine-producing region. While fine wine may be the first thing that comes to your mind when you think about Bordeaux, this historic city offers so much more for you to explore. Affectionately termed "Little Paris," if you cross paths with a native Bordelaise and a Parisian, you may be lucky enough to witness the vintage rivalry between these two cities. While you will see plenty of traditional stone mansions on your vacation in the area, you won't see any skyscrapers in the city center - the weak subsoil is simply not stable enough for tall structures. Touring caves and vineyards, attending wine tastings, and exploring the city's 362 historical monuments will keep you busy by day. But the fun doesn't stop at dusk. For a lively nightlife, visit La Place de la Victoire filled with friendly pubs and bars, and paint the town red in the popular Les Quais district filled with live music, dancing, and nightclubs.
Host City / Bordeaux, France
Venue / Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux
Hosts / Gaspard Ulliel and Pierre Niney
Participating countries / 45
Debuting countries / Djibouti
Returning countries / Bulgaria, Estonia, Germany, India, Ireland, Singapore and Solomon Islands
Countries taking a break / Afghanistan, Belize, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Israel, Japan, Lithuania, Mauritius, Netherlands, Pakistan, Philippines and Poland
Debuting players / Lev for Solomon Islands
Venue / Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux
Hosts / Gaspard Ulliel and Pierre Niney
Participating countries / 45
Debuting countries / Djibouti
Returning countries / Bulgaria, Estonia, Germany, India, Ireland, Singapore and Solomon Islands
Countries taking a break / Afghanistan, Belize, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Israel, Japan, Lithuania, Mauritius, Netherlands, Pakistan, Philippines and Poland
Debuting players / Lev for Solomon Islands
Returning Artists
Alle Farben / for Liechtenstein / not qualifying for the final
Anahí / for Mexico / not qualifying for the final Andrea / for Bulgaria / not qualifying for the final Diogo Picarra / for Portugal / Silver Medallist Eleni Foureira / for Albania / not qualifying for the final Liis Lemsalu / for Estonia / not qualifying for the final Mandy Capristo / for Liechtenstein / not qualifying for the final Rita Ora / for Kosovo / placing 6th Shantel / for Liechtenstein / not qualifying for the final Vanessa-Mae / for Greece / not qualifying for the final |
The Result
Countries receiving most 12 points / United Kingdom, 6
Countries giving 12 points to the winner / Portugal, Ukraine, Singapore and Czech Republic
Countries receiving points from most juries/ Hungary, 22
Highest placing country not scoring a top mark / Australia in 3rd with 10 points from Romania, Portugal, San Marino, South Africa and Russia as highest mark
Lowest placing country scoring a top mark / Norway in 26th, getting 12 points from Australia
This was yet another exciting and close voting! The lead changed hands several times throughout the voting, but in the end Italy was left alone on top. claiming their 5th gold medal and leaving Hungary and Australia with the silver and bronze respectively. The small states San Marino and Singapore closed out the top 5 - a remarkable result for the Asian country in only their second participation.
Italy made their debut in GM08 and reached the top 10 for the first time only 2 editions later. After that Italy struggled to make a dent in the scoreboard, but following a short break, they came back stronger than ever, winning 3 consecutive medals including their first victory in GM27, when Nek triumphed. Since then In-Grid took home the gold medal in GM55 and Giorgia did it in GM74 followed by Elisa as recently as GM122, and now Alessio Bernabei becomes the 5th Italian champion. Italy has now taken part 108 times. They have been to 87 finals, reaching the top 10 in 38 of those and winning a total of 15 medals! This gold medal is the 4th for Raquel, who took over the Italian delegation back in GM38. Well done Italy, Alessio and Raquel!
Countries giving 12 points to the winner / Portugal, Ukraine, Singapore and Czech Republic
Countries receiving points from most juries/ Hungary, 22
Highest placing country not scoring a top mark / Australia in 3rd with 10 points from Romania, Portugal, San Marino, South Africa and Russia as highest mark
Lowest placing country scoring a top mark / Norway in 26th, getting 12 points from Australia
This was yet another exciting and close voting! The lead changed hands several times throughout the voting, but in the end Italy was left alone on top. claiming their 5th gold medal and leaving Hungary and Australia with the silver and bronze respectively. The small states San Marino and Singapore closed out the top 5 - a remarkable result for the Asian country in only their second participation.
Italy made their debut in GM08 and reached the top 10 for the first time only 2 editions later. After that Italy struggled to make a dent in the scoreboard, but following a short break, they came back stronger than ever, winning 3 consecutive medals including their first victory in GM27, when Nek triumphed. Since then In-Grid took home the gold medal in GM55 and Giorgia did it in GM74 followed by Elisa as recently as GM122, and now Alessio Bernabei becomes the 5th Italian champion. Italy has now taken part 108 times. They have been to 87 finals, reaching the top 10 in 38 of those and winning a total of 15 medals! This gold medal is the 4th for Raquel, who took over the Italian delegation back in GM38. Well done Italy, Alessio and Raquel!
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