Welcome to Nis
"Jazz Tunes and History Overload"
Nišs is the third largest city in Serbia and the administrative center of the Nišava District in southern Serbia. Nisš has a population of around 187,000. It is one of the oldest cities in the Balkans and Europe, and has from ancient times been considered a gateway between the East and the West. It was founded by the Scordisci in 279 BC, after an invasion of the Balkans. The city was among several taken in the Roman conquest in 75 BC; the Romans built the Via Militaris in the 1st century, with Naissus being one of its key towns; it is also the birthplace of Constantine the Great, the first Christian Emperor and the founder of Constantinople, and Constantius III and Justin I. It is home to one of the oldest churches in Serbia, dating to the 4th century, located in the suburb of Mediana. The Balkans came under the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire. In the 6th century, Slavs started settling the Balkans, while the town was held by the Byzantines until the 9th century, when it came under Bulgar rule. The town switched hands between the two, before being given by the Byzantines to the Serbs in the 12th century. Nišs served as Stefan Nemanja's capital. It was conquered by the Ottomans in the 15th century, and was liberated by the Serbian Army in 1878 during the Serbian–Ottoman War.
Host City / Nis, Serbia
Venue / Cair Hall
Hosts / Kristina Radenkovic and Aleksandar Radojicic
Participating countries / 44
Debuting countries / Central African Republic
Returning countries / Cyprus, Israel, New Zealand and South Africa
Withdrawing countries / Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, United Arab Emirates and Venezuela
Debuting players / None
Venue / Cair Hall
Hosts / Kristina Radenkovic and Aleksandar Radojicic
Participating countries / 44
Debuting countries / Central African Republic
Returning countries / Cyprus, Israel, New Zealand and South Africa
Withdrawing countries / Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, United Arab Emirates and Venezuela
Debuting players / None
Returning Artists
Bastian Baker / for Switzerland / his best result being 15th
Little Mix / for United Kingdom / their best result being 4th The Pussycat Dolls / for United States / their best result being 9th The Weeknd / once for Canada and Ethiopia / Global Music Champion Yuridia / for Mexico / her best result being 17th |
The Result
Countries receiving most 12 points / Albania, Poland, Portugal and Serbia, 3
Countries giving 12 points to the winner / Russia
Countries receiving points from most juries / Germany and Norway, 20
Highest placing country not scoring a top mark / Italy in 11th with 10 points from Serbia, Netherlands and Hungary as highest marks
Lowest placing country scoring a top mark / Cyprus in 25th getting 12 points from China
Host country Serbia were quickly out of the gates and collected a lot of points in the beginning, staying in the lead for quite some time, before Germany and Poland battled it out for the lead. The jury vote ended with Poland on top followed by South Korea and China. However, just like last time, the televote shook things up. China received most points from the televoters ahead of Norway and Germany, and as the juries' favourite, Poland, only finished 16th in the televote, China jumped to the front of the line, securing their first gold medal with a comfortable margin. Germany took home the silver medal and Norway won the bronze, while Poland and Portugal rounded out the top 5.
China debuted in GM10, but after 6 participations their best result were 15th, and the most populous country in the world decided to quit. They did not return until GM60 and did not reach the top 10 until GM75 on their 12th attempt. China quickly lost interest in the contest again, but returned a few times for a few participations at a time, never experiencing much success. Then in GM131 the current HoD, Alexander, took over and became the 7th HoD for the Chinese. Under his reign, China's results have improved dramatically. Within his first 8 participations, China reached the top 10 twice, and in GM149 they finally took home their first medal, when Jike Junyi won the bronze. In 63 participations, China has now qualified for 34 finals, reaching the top 10 twelve times and winning two medals including this gold medal. Well done China, Benjamin Kheng and Alexander!
Countries giving 12 points to the winner / Russia
Countries receiving points from most juries / Germany and Norway, 20
Highest placing country not scoring a top mark / Italy in 11th with 10 points from Serbia, Netherlands and Hungary as highest marks
Lowest placing country scoring a top mark / Cyprus in 25th getting 12 points from China
Host country Serbia were quickly out of the gates and collected a lot of points in the beginning, staying in the lead for quite some time, before Germany and Poland battled it out for the lead. The jury vote ended with Poland on top followed by South Korea and China. However, just like last time, the televote shook things up. China received most points from the televoters ahead of Norway and Germany, and as the juries' favourite, Poland, only finished 16th in the televote, China jumped to the front of the line, securing their first gold medal with a comfortable margin. Germany took home the silver medal and Norway won the bronze, while Poland and Portugal rounded out the top 5.
China debuted in GM10, but after 6 participations their best result were 15th, and the most populous country in the world decided to quit. They did not return until GM60 and did not reach the top 10 until GM75 on their 12th attempt. China quickly lost interest in the contest again, but returned a few times for a few participations at a time, never experiencing much success. Then in GM131 the current HoD, Alexander, took over and became the 7th HoD for the Chinese. Under his reign, China's results have improved dramatically. Within his first 8 participations, China reached the top 10 twice, and in GM149 they finally took home their first medal, when Jike Junyi won the bronze. In 63 participations, China has now qualified for 34 finals, reaching the top 10 twelve times and winning two medals including this gold medal. Well done China, Benjamin Kheng and Alexander!
The Winner
Scoreboards and Live Voting
Live voting
Live televote
Scoreboard final
Scoreboard televote
Scoreboard semi final one
Scoreboard semi final two
Live televote
Scoreboard final
Scoreboard televote
Scoreboard semi final one
Scoreboard semi final two
Deadlines
July 14th / Voting in the semi finals
July 14th / Nominating an artist for Global Music Royalty
July 27th / Voting in the final and for Global Music Royalty
August 7th / Submitting a song for the next edition of Global Music
July 14th / Nominating an artist for Global Music Royalty
July 27th / Voting in the final and for Global Music Royalty
August 7th / 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