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Athens
Greece

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​​Welcome to Athens
"The World's ancient Capital"

One of the world's most ancient cities, Athens remains Europe's undisputed historical and cultural capital. The city of seven hills, this sprawling urban center hosts nearly 4 million residents and attracts almost as many annual visitors from around the world. The birthplace of Western civilization, Athens boasts a vibrant nightlife and a diverse culinary scene, offering impassioned foodies a chance to explore a range of trendy mainstream restaurants, traditional taverns, and alternative cafes. Famous for its ancient monuments that sit as they did thousands of years ago, sophisticated and cosmopolitan Athens remains one of Europe's safest and most livable cities dedicated to preserving its age-old traditions and indulging its hedonistic urban lifestyle.
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Host City / Athens, Greece
Venue / Athens Concert Hall
Hosts / Doukissa Nomikou and Thanos Kalliris

Participating countries / 34
Debuting countries / Malaysia
Returning countries / Iran, Ireland, Turkey, Ukraine and United Kingdom
Withdrawing countries / Austria, Brazil and France

Debuting players / Friso for Ukraine, Kostas for Malaysia, Moises for Ireland and Mücahit for Turkey
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Returning Artists

Anna Vissi / three times for Cyprus and twice for Greece / Global Music Champion
Sanna Nielsen / for Sweden / Double Global Music Champion
Alexander Klaws / for Germany / placing 10th
Anna Abreu / for Finland / placing 8th

Arash / for Iran / not placing
Diamondz / for Israel / Global Music Champion
Hitomi Shimatani / for Japan / Global Music Champion

Kylie Minogue / for Australia / Silver Medallist
Lana Jurcevic / for Croatia / placing 4th
Leona Lewis / for United Kingom / Silver Medallist
Rebecca / for Iran / not placing
Shirley Clamp / for Sweden / placing 4th
Soraya Arnelas / for Spain / not placing

The Result

Countries receiving most 12 points / United Kingdom, 5
Countries giving 12 points to the winner / Russia, Japan, Denmark and Kosovo
Countries receiving points from most juries / Croatia, 19
Highest placing country not scoring a top mark / Japan in 6th place with 10 points from Bosnia-Herzegovina, Israel, Kosovo and Malaysia as highest marks
Lowest placing country scoring a top mark / Turkey in 17th place getting 12 points from Bosnia-Herzegovina

For the longest time, United Kingdom seemed to run away with the victory, but towards the end their points dried up. A single point from the last 6 juries was not enough to keep Croatia behind, and the former Yugoslavian republic took their first victory with a margin of 10 points down to United Kingdom in second place. Finland took the bronze medal, and Bosnia-Herzegovina and Iran rounded out the top 5.

Croatia debuted in GM08 and has been a pretty consistant participant ever since. After a shaky start, Croatia reached the top 5 in their 5th participation after a change of HoD, but has since struggled to make a mark on the scoreboard. They had to wait until GM34 for their second top 10 result, when Lana Jurcevic finished just outside the medals. Just 3 editions later, Lana Jurcevic is back and goes all the way to take back the first trophy to Croatia. In 25 participations Croatia has been to 18 finals and has reached the top 10 3 times. Well done Croatia, Lana Jurcevic and Stian!

The Winner

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Scoreboards and Live Voting

Live voting
Scoreboard final
​Scoreboard semi final

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​

Watching the Videos

All the videos except the Israeli one are in the YouTube playlist at TVGlobalMusic
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The Final

01
Croatia
Lana Jurcevic
Zacaran
128 points
02
United Kingdom
Leona Lewis
Run
118 points
03
Finland
Anna Abreu
Silent despair
101 points
04
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Igor Vukojevic
Vjecna robija
87 points
05
Iran
Arash feat. Rebecca Zadig
Suddenly
85 points
06
Japan
Hitomi Shimatani
Z!Z!Z! Zip! Zap! Zipangu!
78 points
07
Germany
Alexander Klaws
Free like the wind
​75 points
08
Russia
Dima Bilan
Novozmoznoe vozmozno
74 points
09
Greece
Anna Vissi
After you
​72 points
10
Sweden
Sanna Nielsen, Shirley Clamp
​& Sonja Aldén
Another winter night
72 points
11
Israel
Diamondz
I will have the power
65 points
12
Denmark
Christina Undhjem, Juice, S.O.A.P. & Remee
Let love be love
​64 points
13
Kosovo
Leonora Poloska
Do te pendohesh
60 points
14
Ukraine
Ani Lorak
Ya stanu morem
56 points
15
Poland
Iwona Wegrowska
4 lata
​53 points
16
United States
Switchfoot
This is home
47 points
17
Turkey
Tarik
Gümbür gümbür
42 points
18
Netherlands
Casey Francisco
My guide
39 points
19
Mexico
Kylie Minogue feat. Aleks Syntek
In my arms
34 points
20
Luxembourg
Chloé
Un nouveau rêve
​32 points
21
Norway
Christel Alsos
In the end
​26 points
22
Venezuela
Roque Valero
Tal vez
​23 points
23
Australia
Gotye
Learnalilgivinanlovin
​19 points
DNF
Spain
Soraya Arnelas
La noche es para mi

The Semi Final

01
United Kingdom
Leona Lewis
Run
​155 points
02
Croatia
Lana Jurcevic
Zacaran
​137 points
03
Finland
Anna Abreu
Silent despair
​134 points
04
Spain
Soraya Arnelas
La noche es para mi
​134 points
05
Russia
Dima Bilan
Novozmoznoe vozmozno
​126 points
06
Ukraine
Ani Lorak
Ya stanu morem
107 points
07
Iran
Arash feat. Rebecca Zadig
Suddenly
​91 points
08
Mexico
Kylie Minogue feat. Aleks Syntek
In my arms
​87 points
09
Kosovo
Leonora Poloska
Do te pendohesh
​85 points
10
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Igor Vukojevic
Vjecna robija
​84 points
11
United States
Switchfoot
This is home
​82 points
12
Netherlands
Casey Francisco
My guide
​77 points
13
Japan
Hitomi Shimatani
Z!Z!Z! Zip! Zap! Zipangu!
​72 points
14
Israel
Diamondz
I will have the power
​67 points
15
Turkey
Tarik
Gümbür gümbür
​60 points
16
Andorra
Lunae
Hipnotizadas
52 points

17
Hungary
Fiesta
Gyulölve szeretni
50 points

18
Estonia
Elmar Liitmaa feat. Lenna Kuurmaa
Vabadus valatud verest
50 points
19
Malaysia
Siti Nurhaliza
Bukan cinta biasa
49 points

20
Ireland
The Cranberries
Zombie
39 points

21
Argentina
Proyecto Verona
Tabaco & chocolate
36 points

22
Canada
Marc Connors & Claude Morrison
​feat. Rhonda Silver
The human family
28 points
23
Belgium
Mijn Broer en Ik
Knallen
28 points

24
San Marino
Velvet
Una settimana un giorno
12 points

DNF
Portugal
João Portugal
Sempre feliz natal
72 points

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  • News
  • 204 Viborg
  • 203 City of San Marino
  • 202 Dogana
  • History
    • Editions 1 -50
    • Editions 51 - 100
    • Editions 101 - 150
    • Editions 151 - 200
    • Super Finals
  • Statistics
  • The Countries
    • Africa
    • Asia
    • Europe
    • North America
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  • The Artists
    • Global Music Royalty
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