Welcome to Mexico City
"City of Palaces"
Breathtakingly large, Mexico City provides a home for almost 9 million people living in nearly 1,700 distinct neighborhoods. Once the political and administrative center of the powerful Spanish colonial empire, this giant city now represents one of the world's major hubs of finance. A tour of Mexico City leads visitors on an adventure through history, with numerous landmarks and historical sites providing a glimpse into the pre-Columbian past of the Americas. Known as the "City of Palaces" because of the many stately buildings in the historical core, this urban center also boasts more museums than any other city in the world. With so many indoor tourist attractions in Mexico City, many visitors never see its parks and plazas, ideal places to soak up local sights and sounds.
Host City / Mexico City, Mexico
Venue / National Auditorium
Hosts / Maite Perroni and Eugenio Siller
Participating countries / 35
Debuting countries / None
Returning countries / Albania, Argentina, Belgium, Indonesia, Israel, Lebanon, Lithuania and Russia
Withdrawing countries / Azerbaijan, Liechtenstein, San Marino, South Africa, Switzerland and Turkey
Debuting players / Arthur for Argentina, Bhutan for Albania and Sitta for Indonesia
Venue / National Auditorium
Hosts / Maite Perroni and Eugenio Siller
Participating countries / 35
Debuting countries / None
Returning countries / Albania, Argentina, Belgium, Indonesia, Israel, Lebanon, Lithuania and Russia
Withdrawing countries / Azerbaijan, Liechtenstein, San Marino, South Africa, Switzerland and Turkey
Debuting players / Arthur for Argentina, Bhutan for Albania and Sitta for Indonesia
Returning Artists
The Result
Countries receiving most 12 points / Poland, 6
Countries giving 12 points to the winner / Australia, Romania, Indonesia, Russia, Albania and Armenia
Countries receiving points from most juries / Denmark and Romania, 18
Highest placing country not scoring a top mark / Bosnia-Herzegovina in 11th with 10 points from Monaco and Albania as highest mark
Lowest placing country scoring a top mark / Finland in 22nd, getting 12 points from Norway and United States
Once again we had a very close race throughout the voting, but at the end two coutries stood out, followed by a tight pack where only 4 points separated 3rd place from 9th place. It was Poland who ended up on top with Denmark grabbing the silver and Estonia the bronze medal. Romania and Norway rounded out the top 5.
Poland debuted in GM11 and had a tough start in the contest, not reaching the final until their 5th participation, when they also reached the top 10. A handful of other top 10 results came in the following editions, but Poland had to wait until GM40 for their first medal, when Cinek stood on the lowest step of the podium. In GM55 the Polish artist, Mateusz Ziólko, climbed one step further up the podium taking home the silver. The last two editions have also seen Poland in the top 10 and now, in their 44th attempt, the Poles are finally on top. Well done Poland, Robert M, Dirty Rush and Pawel!
Countries giving 12 points to the winner / Australia, Romania, Indonesia, Russia, Albania and Armenia
Countries receiving points from most juries / Denmark and Romania, 18
Highest placing country not scoring a top mark / Bosnia-Herzegovina in 11th with 10 points from Monaco and Albania as highest mark
Lowest placing country scoring a top mark / Finland in 22nd, getting 12 points from Norway and United States
Once again we had a very close race throughout the voting, but at the end two coutries stood out, followed by a tight pack where only 4 points separated 3rd place from 9th place. It was Poland who ended up on top with Denmark grabbing the silver and Estonia the bronze medal. Romania and Norway rounded out the top 5.
Poland debuted in GM11 and had a tough start in the contest, not reaching the final until their 5th participation, when they also reached the top 10. A handful of other top 10 results came in the following editions, but Poland had to wait until GM40 for their first medal, when Cinek stood on the lowest step of the podium. In GM55 the Polish artist, Mateusz Ziólko, climbed one step further up the podium taking home the silver. The last two editions have also seen Poland in the top 10 and now, in their 44th attempt, the Poles are finally on top. Well done Poland, Robert M, Dirty Rush and Pawel!
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 Russian one are in the YouTube playlist at TVGlobalMusic