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Located in the South Holland province, Rotterdam is one of the Netherlands' most lively cities, as well as one of the largest trading ports in the world. Take away the old-world culture of Amsterdam and add a postwar, postmodern influence--the sharp contrast of this city to other Dutch towns is a must-see for many tourists in the Netherlands. Its location on a channel of the Rhine and Meuse Rivers is its main advantage. as the direct route into the center of Europe makes it an important hub for international trade. Unfortunately, its location also made it a target during World War II, which destroyed most of the city. Modern architecture and ideals have rebuilt this city and attracted a highly diverse population. Almost 50 percent of the residents here are not native Dutch. As the second largest city in the Netherlands, you will not run out of things to do in this bustling place.
Host City / Rotterdam, Netherlands
Venue / AHOY
Hosts / Eva Jinek, Marel Westrik and Buddy Vedder
Participating countries / 41
Debuting countries / None
Returning countries / Ireland and Monaco
Withdrawing countries / Argentina, Costa Rica, Hungary and Sri Lanka
Debuting players / None
Venue / AHOY
Hosts / Eva Jinek, Marel Westrik and Buddy Vedder
Participating countries / 41
Debuting countries / None
Returning countries / Ireland and Monaco
Withdrawing countries / Argentina, Costa Rica, Hungary and Sri Lanka
Debuting players / None
Returning Artists
Camila Gallardo / twice for Chile and once for Venezuela / her best result being 7th
Jack Savoretti / for Italy / his best result being 6th Maître Gims / twice for Monaco and once for France / his best result being 9th Mikolas Josef / for Czech Republic / his best result being 11th Sofia Essaïdi / twice for France and once for Morocco / Silver Medallist |
AURORA / for Norway / her best result being 17th
Ava Max / once for United States and South Korea / her best result being 9th Camila Cabello / once for Cuba and Canada / her best result being 5th Chino & Nacho / for Venezuela / their best result being 15th Jovani / for Lithuania / Global Music Champion Max Giesinger / for Germany / his best result being 7th Olga Lounová / for Czech Republic / not qualifying for the final Sting / once for Algeria and France / his best result being 4th Taeyeon / for South Korea / her best result being 20th Westlife / for Ireland / their best result being 4th |
The Result
Countries receiving most 12 points / Sweden, 5
Countries giving 12 points to the winner / Spain, United Kingdom, Denmark and South Africa
Countries receiving points from most juries / Norway, 18
Highest placing country not scoring a top mark / Norway in 9th with 10 points from Switzerland as highest mark
Lowest placing country scoring a top mark / Romania in 24th getting 12 points from Russia
Following a close start to the voting, United States pulled away and though the last 5 juries only awarded 1 point to the song, the gap was too big for the rest to catch up. Ireland had a successful return to the contest winning the silver, and United Arab Emirates claimed their first medal in only their 4th participation. Sweden and China rounded out the top 5.
United States claimed their 6th gold medal and the first since GM131, when LP finished on top. Before that United States had also triumphed in GM31 with Daughtry, in GM44 with David Guetta and Kelly Rowland, in GM65 with Toni Braxton and in GM85 with Olly Murs and Flo Rida. United States made its debut in GM04 and achieved 5 top 10 results in their first 6 participations including a silver medal. In the following editions their form took a turn for the worse and the HoD changed a few times. With Robert - the current HoD - taking over in GM29, things turned around and in only his 3rd attempt, he brought victory to the US for the first time. In total the large country has now participated 155 times, reaching 127 finals, finishing in the top 10 67 times and winning a remarkable 24 medals! Well done United States, Loren Allred and Robert!
Countries giving 12 points to the winner / Spain, United Kingdom, Denmark and South Africa
Countries receiving points from most juries / Norway, 18
Highest placing country not scoring a top mark / Norway in 9th with 10 points from Switzerland as highest mark
Lowest placing country scoring a top mark / Romania in 24th getting 12 points from Russia
Following a close start to the voting, United States pulled away and though the last 5 juries only awarded 1 point to the song, the gap was too big for the rest to catch up. Ireland had a successful return to the contest winning the silver, and United Arab Emirates claimed their first medal in only their 4th participation. Sweden and China rounded out the top 5.
United States claimed their 6th gold medal and the first since GM131, when LP finished on top. Before that United States had also triumphed in GM31 with Daughtry, in GM44 with David Guetta and Kelly Rowland, in GM65 with Toni Braxton and in GM85 with Olly Murs and Flo Rida. United States made its debut in GM04 and achieved 5 top 10 results in their first 6 participations including a silver medal. In the following editions their form took a turn for the worse and the HoD changed a few times. With Robert - the current HoD - taking over in GM29, things turned around and in only his 3rd attempt, he brought victory to the US for the first time. In total the large country has now participated 155 times, reaching 127 finals, finishing in the top 10 67 times and winning a remarkable 24 medals! Well done United States, Loren Allred and Robert!
The Winner
Scoreboards and Live Voting
Deadlines
December 12th / Voting in the semi finals
December 12th / Nominating an artist for Global Music Royalty
December 21st / Voting in the final and for Global Music Royalty
January 3rd / Submitting a song for the next edition of Global Music
December 12th / Nominating an artist for Global Music Royalty
December 21st / Voting in the final and for Global Music Royalty
January 3rd / Submitting a song for the next edition of Global Music
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