Welcome to Vaduz
"crowned by a turreted Castle"
As the capital of Liechtenstein, Vaduz is the country's financial and economic hub. As you walk through the city, Vaduz may seem out of place in comparison to most European capitals. The country's recent prosperity means that its architecture is extremely modern, save for its most popular attraction, the Vaduz Castle. Nestled high above the city, the medieval fortress watches over the prosperous metropolis below. This is still home to the Prince of Liechtenstein and is a reminder that the small country even has its own monarchy.
Host City / Vaduz, Liechtenstein
Venue / Vaduzer Saal
Hosts / Katharina Schüttler and Max Riemelt
Participating countries / 44
Debuting countries / São Tomé and Príncipe
Returning countries / Andorra, Israel, Netherlands, Serbia, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain and Tunisia
Countries taking a break / Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Chile, Colombia, Ghana, Poland and Romania
Debuting players / Mihail for Netherlands, Vladimir for Serbia and Luis G. for South Korea
Venue / Vaduzer Saal
Hosts / Katharina Schüttler and Max Riemelt
Participating countries / 44
Debuting countries / São Tomé and Príncipe
Returning countries / Andorra, Israel, Netherlands, Serbia, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain and Tunisia
Countries taking a break / Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Chile, Colombia, Ghana, Poland and Romania
Debuting players / Mihail for Netherlands, Vladimir for Serbia and Luis G. for South Korea
Returning Artists
Alessandra Amoroso / once for Italy and San Marino / her best result being 6th
Dania Giò / for Switzerland / Silver Medallist Greta Salóme / for Iceland / her best result being 4th Jordin Sparks / once for United States and Australia / Global Music Champion Kygo / for Norway / his best result being 13th Laura Cserpes / for Hungary / her best result being 12th Miguel Bosé / once for Spain and Mexico / his best result being 23rd |
Amir / for France / placing 8th
CD9 / for Mexico / placing 7th Feuerherz / for Germany / placing 15th Josef Salvat / for Australia / Silver Medallist Lawson / for United Kingdom / Global Music Champion Marija Serifovic / for Serbia / Silver Medallist Marta Sánchez / for Andorra / placing 17th Mirela / for Spain / placing 10th MonArk / for South Africa / placing 16th Roby Fayer / for Israel / not qualifying for the final |
The Result
Countries receiving most 12 points / Italy, San Marino, Tunisia and Ukraine, 3
Countries giving 12 points to the winner / Liechtenstein, Luxembourg and Hungary
Countries receiving points from most juries/ Tunisia, 26
Highest placing country not scoring a top mark / Israel in 10th with 10 points from Iceland, Solomon Islands and Sweden as highest marks
Lowest placing country scoring a top mark / New Zealand in 26th, getting 12 points from Austria
It didn't take long before it was clear that this was Tunisia's to lose, and as the points just kept coming their way, the fight for the silver and bronze became the exciting part of the voting. With a top mark from the last jury Denmark took home the silver and left the bronze for San Marino with South Africa and Lebanon rounding out the top 5 not far behind.
Tunisia burst onto the GM-scene in the 71st edition, with Myrath's "Merciless times" taking everyone with storm and leaving with the gold medal! After a less succesful appearance on home soil in Tunis, the North African nation left the competition behind. They reappeared in GM84, but failed to qualify for the final, and now they burst back onto the scene with Amir claiming another gold. This is a remarkable succes rate: 2 gold medals in only 4 participations! Tunisia is also the first African country to win more than once. Head of Delegation for Tunisia, Vanesa, only joined Global Music in the last edition, when she brought Ghana into the top 10, and now she can call herself a champion with Tunisia in only her second attempt. Well done Tunisia, Amir and Vanesa!
Countries giving 12 points to the winner / Liechtenstein, Luxembourg and Hungary
Countries receiving points from most juries/ Tunisia, 26
Highest placing country not scoring a top mark / Israel in 10th with 10 points from Iceland, Solomon Islands and Sweden as highest marks
Lowest placing country scoring a top mark / New Zealand in 26th, getting 12 points from Austria
It didn't take long before it was clear that this was Tunisia's to lose, and as the points just kept coming their way, the fight for the silver and bronze became the exciting part of the voting. With a top mark from the last jury Denmark took home the silver and left the bronze for San Marino with South Africa and Lebanon rounding out the top 5 not far behind.
Tunisia burst onto the GM-scene in the 71st edition, with Myrath's "Merciless times" taking everyone with storm and leaving with the gold medal! After a less succesful appearance on home soil in Tunis, the North African nation left the competition behind. They reappeared in GM84, but failed to qualify for the final, and now they burst back onto the scene with Amir claiming another gold. This is a remarkable succes rate: 2 gold medals in only 4 participations! Tunisia is also the first African country to win more than once. Head of Delegation for Tunisia, Vanesa, only joined Global Music in the last edition, when she brought Ghana into the top 10, and now she can call herself a champion with Tunisia in only her second attempt. Well done Tunisia, Amir and Vanesa!
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