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Welcome to Paris
"City of Light"
A beautiful and romantic city fit for any itinerary, Paris brims with historic associations and remains vastly influential in the realms of culture, art, fashion, food and design. Considered the capital of fashion, it is home to the world's most luxurious fashion designers such as Christian Dior and Yves Saint-Laurent. A large part of the city, including the River Seine, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The city has the second highest number of Michelin-restaurants in the world and contains numerous iconic landmarks, such as the world's most-visited tourist attraction, the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, the Notre-Dame Cathedral, and the Louvre Museum, making it the most popular tourist destination in the world. Its nickname, the City of Light, comes from its reputation as a center of education and ideas and its early adoption of street lighting.
Host City / Paris, France
Venue / Stade de Paris
Hosts / Sophie Marceau and M. Pokora
Participating countries / 46
Debuting countries / Peru and Saudi Arabia
Returning countries / Belarus, Czech Republic, Georgia, Iceland, Indonesia, Macedonia, Malta and Russia
Withdrawing countries / Australia, Brazil, China, Monaco and Philippines
Debuting players / Andriej for Belarus, Fabien for Russia, Harry B for Malta, Morea for Lithuania, Sarkis for Saudi Arabia and Stefanija for Peru
Venue / Stade de Paris
Hosts / Sophie Marceau and M. Pokora
Participating countries / 46
Debuting countries / Peru and Saudi Arabia
Returning countries / Belarus, Czech Republic, Georgia, Iceland, Indonesia, Macedonia, Malta and Russia
Withdrawing countries / Australia, Brazil, China, Monaco and Philippines
Debuting players / Andriej for Belarus, Fabien for Russia, Harry B for Malta, Morea for Lithuania, Sarkis for Saudi Arabia and Stefanija for Peru
Returning Artists
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Hari Mata Hari / for Bosnia-Herzegovina / their best result being 9th
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Sakis Rouvas / for Greece / Global Music Champion
Sarah Connor / for Germany / Global Music Champion |
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Jenni Vartiainen / for Finland / Silver Medallist
Sibel Redzep / once for Sweden and Turkey / Global Music Champion |
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Ace Of Base / for Sweden / placing 6th
Alexander Rybak / for Norway / placing 7th Ana Nikolic / for Serbia / not qualifying for the final Justin Bieber / for Canada / not qualifying for the final Nabiha / for Denmark / placing 16th Safura Alizadeh / for Azerbaijan / placing 20th |
The Result
Countries receiving most 12 points / United Kingdom, 5
Countries giving 12 points to the winner / Iceland, Lithuania, Russia, Germany and Denmark
Countries receiving points from most juries / Turkey, 24
Highest placing country not scoring a top mark / Israel in 6th with 8 points from Turkey, Belgium, France, Ukraine and Poland as highest mark
Lowest placing country scoring a top mark / Romania in 25th, getting 12 points from United Kingdom
Starting the voting, Belgium, Ireland and Canada were all contenders for victory, but one third into the sequence Switzerland took the lead and stayed on top until the end. Mexico and Canada took home the silver and bronze respectively, and Australia and Belgium rounded out the top 5.
Switzerland debuted as late as GM/30 and only gave the competition one try before disappearing again for another 25 editions. When they finally returned, their results were less than impressive, and the Alpine country had to wait until GM/66 to finish in the top 10 for the first time, when they finished 9th. Throughout their first 26 participations this was the only top 10 result, and Switzerland lost its patience and left again. Then in GM/95, a new player stepped up for the challenge of bringing Switzerland a good result. José Botella, the current HoD, took charge and in his very first attempt, Switzerland did just squeeze into the top 10, which was followed by their first gold medal in GM/96. On home soil, the country took home the silver, a feat it repeated just two editions ago, and now in only his 11th participation, José Botella strikes gold again! So what Switzerland could only manage once in its first 26 participations, they have now managed 6 times in the last 11 editions! Well done Switzerland, 77 Bombay Street and José Botella!
Countries giving 12 points to the winner / Iceland, Lithuania, Russia, Germany and Denmark
Countries receiving points from most juries / Turkey, 24
Highest placing country not scoring a top mark / Israel in 6th with 8 points from Turkey, Belgium, France, Ukraine and Poland as highest mark
Lowest placing country scoring a top mark / Romania in 25th, getting 12 points from United Kingdom
Starting the voting, Belgium, Ireland and Canada were all contenders for victory, but one third into the sequence Switzerland took the lead and stayed on top until the end. Mexico and Canada took home the silver and bronze respectively, and Australia and Belgium rounded out the top 5.
Switzerland debuted as late as GM/30 and only gave the competition one try before disappearing again for another 25 editions. When they finally returned, their results were less than impressive, and the Alpine country had to wait until GM/66 to finish in the top 10 for the first time, when they finished 9th. Throughout their first 26 participations this was the only top 10 result, and Switzerland lost its patience and left again. Then in GM/95, a new player stepped up for the challenge of bringing Switzerland a good result. José Botella, the current HoD, took charge and in his very first attempt, Switzerland did just squeeze into the top 10, which was followed by their first gold medal in GM/96. On home soil, the country took home the silver, a feat it repeated just two editions ago, and now in only his 11th participation, José Botella strikes gold again! So what Switzerland could only manage once in its first 26 participations, they have now managed 6 times in the last 11 editions! Well done Switzerland, 77 Bombay Street and José Botella!
The Winner
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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 are in the YouTube playlist at TVGlobalMusic
The Final
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Semi Final One
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Semi Final Two
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