Welcome to Ljubljana
"City of picturesque Bridges"
Sitting astride the Ljubljanica River, Ljubljana is marked with picturesque bridges and a marketplace, designed by the famous architect Joze Plecnik. The town of a thousand events is surrounded by parks and natural protected areas. Are you ready to explore the beauty of this capital and its vibrant atmosphere? Go up to Ljubljana Castle and enjoy the endless views. It only takes three minutes by cable car or twenty minutes on foot to reach the castle. Explore Ljubljana’s numerous galleries and museums or join some of the most interesting tours. Hop on a bike or a stand-up paddleboard and discover the city from a different point of view. Or learn about the flavours of Ljubljana on a guided gastronomical city tour. Taste some local beers and learn about the rich history of brewing or set out on a wine experience and taste the best Slovenian wines.
Host City / Ljubljana, Slovenia
Venue / Arena Stozice
Hosts / Darja Svajger and Klemen Slakonja
Participating countries / 46
Debuting countries / Algeria
Returning countries / Argentina, Armenia, Belarus, Chile, Croatia, Finland, Indonesia, Lithuania, Palestine, Russia and South Korea
Withdrawing countries / Iceland, Israel, Macedonia, Serbia, Sweden and Turkey
Debuting players / David C for Croatia, Ismael for South Korea, Javier for Chile, Jesus Daniel for Armenia, Jirka for Finland and José for Algeria
Venue / Arena Stozice
Hosts / Darja Svajger and Klemen Slakonja
Participating countries / 46
Debuting countries / Algeria
Returning countries / Argentina, Armenia, Belarus, Chile, Croatia, Finland, Indonesia, Lithuania, Palestine, Russia and South Korea
Withdrawing countries / Iceland, Israel, Macedonia, Serbia, Sweden and Turkey
Debuting players / David C for Croatia, Ismael for South Korea, Javier for Chile, Jesus Daniel for Armenia, Jirka for Finland and José for Algeria
Returning Artists
Anjeza Shahini / for Albania / placing 18th
Dewi Sandra / for Indonesia / not qualifying for the final Garou / for Canada / not qualifying for the final Highland / for Germany / placing 10th Joseph Attieh / for Palestine / placing 7th Samuli Edelmann / for Finland / not qualifying for the final Shy'm / for France / placing 8th |
The Result
Countries receiving most 12 points / France, Denmark and San Marino, 4
Countries giving 12 points to the winner / Poland
Countries receiving points from most juries / Belgium, 25
Highest placing country not scoring a top mark / Andorra in 8th with 10 points from Romania, Switzerland and Argentina as highest marks
Lowest placing country scoring a top mark / Czech Republic in 24th, getting 12 points from Bulgaria
5 countries quickly made a gap to the rest of the countries and they then stayed ahead throughout the voting and made up the top 5 in the end. One country consistently scored high marks though and pulled away to claim their first victory in Global Music: Belgium! France won the silver and Poland took home the bronze, with Denmark and Canada rounding out the top 5. Costa Rica reached the top 10 for the first time, just squeezing in at number 10.
Belgium was one of the founding members of the contest, though they skipped a few editions in the early days and also changed HoD quite often. Up until now they have claimed only 1 medal, when Lara Fabian came close to victory in GM23, and only another 7 top 10 results. However, with their 50th entry they finally managed to finish on top! James, the Belgian HoD, made his debut in GM50, representing Luxembourg. He took over Belgium in GM53 and this is his first medal. Well done Belgium, Tom Dice, Elisa Tovati and James!
Countries giving 12 points to the winner / Poland
Countries receiving points from most juries / Belgium, 25
Highest placing country not scoring a top mark / Andorra in 8th with 10 points from Romania, Switzerland and Argentina as highest marks
Lowest placing country scoring a top mark / Czech Republic in 24th, getting 12 points from Bulgaria
5 countries quickly made a gap to the rest of the countries and they then stayed ahead throughout the voting and made up the top 5 in the end. One country consistently scored high marks though and pulled away to claim their first victory in Global Music: Belgium! France won the silver and Poland took home the bronze, with Denmark and Canada rounding out the top 5. Costa Rica reached the top 10 for the first time, just squeezing in at number 10.
Belgium was one of the founding members of the contest, though they skipped a few editions in the early days and also changed HoD quite often. Up until now they have claimed only 1 medal, when Lara Fabian came close to victory in GM23, and only another 7 top 10 results. However, with their 50th entry they finally managed to finish on top! James, the Belgian HoD, made his debut in GM50, representing Luxembourg. He took over Belgium in GM53 and this is his first medal. Well done Belgium, Tom Dice, Elisa Tovati and James!
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 Armenian one are in the YouTube playlist at TVGlobalMusic