Welcome to Charlotte
"The Queen City"
A rapidly growing city in central North Carolina, Charlotte is the state's largest urban center and a major regional hub for finance, industry, technology, and entertainment. Known largely as one of the country's major banking centers, the city has come a long way in developing its burgeoning tourist industry. Though it remains a business town, Charlotte attracts an increasing number of both domestic and foreign travelers, drawn by the city's reputation for containing nearly 200 distinct neighborhoods. Visitors often begin their exploration of Charlotte's eclectic districts in the center of the city, often called simply "Uptown." Famous for its skyline, this part of town contains most of Charlotte's museums, nightclubs, parks, and theaters.
Host City / Charlotte, United States
Venue / Time Warner Cable Arena
Hosts / Ali Hillis and Clay Aiken
Participating countries / 33
Debuting countries / Mongolia and South Africa
Returning countries / Bosnia-Herzegovina, Hungary and Monaco
Withdrawing countries / Chile, France, Iran, Italy, FYR Macedonia and Spain
Debuting players / Agnes for Monaco and Leonidas for Hungary
Venue / Time Warner Cable Arena
Hosts / Ali Hillis and Clay Aiken
Participating countries / 33
Debuting countries / Mongolia and South Africa
Returning countries / Bosnia-Herzegovina, Hungary and Monaco
Withdrawing countries / Chile, France, Iran, Italy, FYR Macedonia and Spain
Debuting players / Agnes for Monaco and Leonidas for Hungary
Returning Artists
Hari Mata Hari / for Bosnia-Herzegovina / their best result being 9th
Ira Losco / for Malta / her best result being 14th Juanes / once for Colombia and Portugal / his best result being 6th Kelly Clarkson / for United States / Silver Medallist Milk Inc / once for Belgium and Luxembourg / their best result being 15th |
The Result
Countries receiving most 12 points / Argentina, Greece, Norway and Sweden, 3
Countries giving 12 points to the winner / Andorra, Monaco and Luxembourg
Countries receiving points from most juries / Denmark, 17
Highest placing country not scoring a top mark / Germany in 10th place with 10 points from Croatia and Luxembourg as highest marks
Lowest placing country scoring a top mark / Portugal in 19th place getting 12 points from Germany
An interesting and close voting procedure led to 6 different countries taking the lead at some point. It was Sweden who stood the tallest at the end, taking home their 7th trophy, breaking their own record for most victories. Not far behind, Denmark took the silver and the bronze medal went to Australia, with Hungary and Canada rounding out the top 5. Furthermore, Barbados achieved their best ever result, finishing 8th,
Sweden is a founding member of Global Music and for the first 19 editions, they didn't miss a single contest, racking up 5 trophies in the process!
In fact, they kicked off their Global Music career with a gold medal for One More Time. For the next couple of editions they finished outside the top 10, only to bounce back in GM04, winning the silver, and then another gold in GM06 for Jessica Folcker. Their second victory was followed by several other top 10 results and a third gold medal in GM12, when Basshunter finished on top. Back to back victories followed in GM17 and 18 by Carola and Lena Philipsson respectively, and as recently as GM29 - with a new HoD - Sweden took their 6th gold medal with Sanna Nielsen. Now, only 3 editions since their last triumph, the Scandinavian nation claims their 7th trophy! Well done Sweden, Danny Saucedo and Sónia!
Countries giving 12 points to the winner / Andorra, Monaco and Luxembourg
Countries receiving points from most juries / Denmark, 17
Highest placing country not scoring a top mark / Germany in 10th place with 10 points from Croatia and Luxembourg as highest marks
Lowest placing country scoring a top mark / Portugal in 19th place getting 12 points from Germany
An interesting and close voting procedure led to 6 different countries taking the lead at some point. It was Sweden who stood the tallest at the end, taking home their 7th trophy, breaking their own record for most victories. Not far behind, Denmark took the silver and the bronze medal went to Australia, with Hungary and Canada rounding out the top 5. Furthermore, Barbados achieved their best ever result, finishing 8th,
Sweden is a founding member of Global Music and for the first 19 editions, they didn't miss a single contest, racking up 5 trophies in the process!
In fact, they kicked off their Global Music career with a gold medal for One More Time. For the next couple of editions they finished outside the top 10, only to bounce back in GM04, winning the silver, and then another gold in GM06 for Jessica Folcker. Their second victory was followed by several other top 10 results and a third gold medal in GM12, when Basshunter finished on top. Back to back victories followed in GM17 and 18 by Carola and Lena Philipsson respectively, and as recently as GM29 - with a new HoD - Sweden took their 6th gold medal with Sanna Nielsen. Now, only 3 editions since their last triumph, the Scandinavian nation claims their 7th trophy! Well done Sweden, Danny Saucedo and Sónia!
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 except the Greek and Israeli ones are in the YouTube playlist at TVGlobalMusic