28 Turin

Welcome to Turin
"Elegant Squares and Palaces"

A city of technology and industry, Turin is in northwestern Italy, a one-hour drive from the French border and slightly more than that from the Mediterranean Sea. The city offers many places to visit and is known for its aristocratic atmosphere, sophisticated shops, grand boulevards, leafy parks, and top-notch art galleries. Once underestimated, Turin has become an increasingly popular holiday destination. The Po river flows through the city, and the Alps are visible in the distance. The hills are home to villas and elegant palaces. Celebrated architect Le Corbusier once defined Turin as "the city with the most beautiful natural location in the world."

Host City / Turin, Italy
Venue / Palasport Olimpico
Hosts / Cristina Chiabotto and Tiziano Ferro

Participating countries / 27
Debuting countries / None
Returning countries / Ireland and Norway
Withdrawing countries / Chile, Colombia, Estonia, Iceland and Sweden

Debuting players / Gregory for Ireland

Returning Artists

Celine Dion / for Canada / Silver Medallist
Zazie / for France / not qualifying for the final

Carla Bruni / for Italy / placing 14th
Crystal / for Hungary / placing 4th
Deen / for Bosnia-Herzegovina / Bronze Medallist
Sakis Rouvas / for Greece / placing 14th

The Result

Countries receiving most 12 points / Denmark and Portugal, 3
Countries giving 12 points to the winner / Germany, Brazil and Canada
Countries receiving points from most juries / United Kingdom, 17
Highest placing country not scoring a top mark / United Kingdom in 2nd place with 10 points from Italy, Monaco, Macedonia and Portugal as highest marks
Lowest placing country scoring a top mark / Netherlands in 23rd place getting 12 points from Norway

Once more the lead changed hands several times along the way, but always with United Kingdom at the forefront. However, towards the end they were overtaken by Denmark, who took a 2-points victory. United Kingdom had to settle for the silver, while host country Italy added a bronze medal to their medal cabinet. Greece and Spain rounded out the top 5.

Denmark is a founding member of Global Music and even hosted the very first edition. In their first 17 participations, Denmark finished in the top 10 an impressive 11 times including 7 consecutive times from GM04 through GM10. However, the medals had eluded them until they claimed 3 in a row with Annika Askman bringing them their first gold medal in GM18, which was followed with a bronze medal on home ground and another gold medal for Bryan Rice. And medals apparently come in clusters for Denmark, as they took home the silver last time in London and now wins their third trophy! Well done Denmark, Kendra Lou and Mikkel!