Welcome to Tel Aviv
"The white City"
Called the "White City" thanks to the color of its World Heritage-listed architectural landmarks, Tel Aviv serves as Israel's modern and cosmopolitan second city. Many opt for a day trip to Tel Aviv from nearby Jerusalem, but a longer stay allows visitors to discover the city's many hidden charms. Worthy attractions include galleries brimming with contemporary, artisan boutiques and chic restaurants delivering some of the most innovative dishes in the world. Located on the Mediterranean coastline, Tel Aviv also represents one of the region's top beach destinations. The city's developed seashore boasts some of its most popular gathering places, with bars and restaurants spilling onto the sand and providing ideal spots for watching the sunset.
Host City / Tel Aviv, Israel
Venue / Menora Mivtachim Arena
Hosts / Rotem Sela and Assi Azar
Participating countries / 41
Debuting countries / None
Returning countries / Ethiopia and North Macedonia
Withdrawing countries / Hungary, Lithuania, Malta, Suriname and Thailand
Debuting players / None
Venue / Menora Mivtachim Arena
Hosts / Rotem Sela and Assi Azar
Participating countries / 41
Debuting countries / None
Returning countries / Ethiopia and North Macedonia
Withdrawing countries / Hungary, Lithuania, Malta, Suriname and Thailand
Debuting players / None
Returning Artists
Bárbara Bandeira / for Portugal / placing 24th
Belén Aguilera / for Spain / Silver Medallist Diplo / for China / placing 25th Enxhi Nasufi / for Albania / not qualifying for the final Gianna Terzi / for Greece / placing 17th Hurricane / for Serbia / not qualifying for the final Juan Miguel / for Venezuela / not qualifying for the final KEiiNO / for Norway / Bronze Medallist Mahmood / for Italy / placing 15th Regi Pinxten / for Belgium / placing 9th Tiësto / for Netherlands / placing 4th |
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
The Result
Countries receiving most 12 points / North Macedonia, 5
Countries giving 12 points to the winner / Finland, Poland and Brazil
Countries receiving points from most juries / Sweden and Switzerland, 19
Highest placing country not scoring a top mark / Luxembourg in 9th with 10 points from Switzerland as highest mark
Lowest placing country scoring a top mark / Israel in 22ns getting 12 points from Germany
Throughout the jury voting 4 countries from 4 different continents took turn taking the lead: Ethiopia, China, United States and Sweden. When all 26 juries had voted, United States was on top ahead of South Korea, North Macedonia, China and Ethiopia. But once again the televote told a different story having none of the five jury favourites in its top 5. The televoters were brutal handing out 3 "nil points". In stead they favoured Venezuela, who had only finished 21st with the juries. Then followed Greece (who ranked 19th with the juries), Sweden (6th), France (16th) and Finland (18th). United States finished 11th with the televoters, but since none of their closest competitors did much better, it was enough to stay on top. North Macedonia equalled their best ever result, finishing as runner up only 5 points behind. Sweden took home the bronze medal, and South Korea and Monaco rounded out the top 5.
United States finished off a year with a gold medal for the second year running, claiming their 7th trophy. United States triumphed for the first time in GM31 with Daughtry. Other victories came in GM44 with David Guetta and Kelly Rowland, in GM65 with Toni Braxton, in GM85 with Olly Murs and Flo Rida, in GM131 with LP and in GM166 with Loren Allred. 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 167 times, reaching 135 finals, finishing in the top 10 71 times and winning a remarkable 26 medals! Well done United States, Why Don't We and Robert!
Countries giving 12 points to the winner / Finland, Poland and Brazil
Countries receiving points from most juries / Sweden and Switzerland, 19
Highest placing country not scoring a top mark / Luxembourg in 9th with 10 points from Switzerland as highest mark
Lowest placing country scoring a top mark / Israel in 22ns getting 12 points from Germany
Throughout the jury voting 4 countries from 4 different continents took turn taking the lead: Ethiopia, China, United States and Sweden. When all 26 juries had voted, United States was on top ahead of South Korea, North Macedonia, China and Ethiopia. But once again the televote told a different story having none of the five jury favourites in its top 5. The televoters were brutal handing out 3 "nil points". In stead they favoured Venezuela, who had only finished 21st with the juries. Then followed Greece (who ranked 19th with the juries), Sweden (6th), France (16th) and Finland (18th). United States finished 11th with the televoters, but since none of their closest competitors did much better, it was enough to stay on top. North Macedonia equalled their best ever result, finishing as runner up only 5 points behind. Sweden took home the bronze medal, and South Korea and Monaco rounded out the top 5.
United States finished off a year with a gold medal for the second year running, claiming their 7th trophy. United States triumphed for the first time in GM31 with Daughtry. Other victories came in GM44 with David Guetta and Kelly Rowland, in GM65 with Toni Braxton, in GM85 with Olly Murs and Flo Rida, in GM131 with LP and in GM166 with Loren Allred. 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 167 times, reaching 135 finals, finishing in the top 10 71 times and winning a remarkable 26 medals! Well done United States, Why Don't We and Robert!
The Winner
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 4th / 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 4th / 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