​​Welcome to Rome
"Eternal City"

Aptly nicknamed the Eternal City, Rome is the birthplace of the Roman Empire, one of the world's greatest civilizations ever. Today, this bustling metropolis is a center of power, finance, art, culture, and religion. It continues to exert a powerful influence over the world in many ways. A truly global city, Rome boasts not only a historic town center listed as a World Heritage Site, but also numerous palaces, thousand-year-old churches, Roman ruins, magnificent monuments and statues, vibrant piazzas, and sculptural fountains. It is an international capital for both fashion and food. A city of immensely rich historic heritage and a cosmopolitan atmosphere, this is one of Europe's - and the world's - most visited, beloved, and beautiful capitals.

Host City / Rome
Venue / Colosseum
Hosts / Laura Pausini and Eros Ramazzotti

Participating countries / 60
Debuting countries / Sudan
Returning countries / Albania, Austria, China, Malta, Russia and Turkey
Withdrawing countries / Guyana, India, Ireland, Monaco, Philippines, South Africa and Ukraine

Debuting players / Cel for Austria and Daniel for Albania

Returning Artists

Hari Mata Hari / for Bosnia-Herzegovina / Bronze Medallist

Selma Bajrami / for Bosnia-Herzegovina / her best result being 4th
Tamar Kaprelian / for Armenia / her best result being 10th

Harel Skaat / for Israel / his best result being 22nd
Ivana Banfic / once for Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina / her best result being 7th
Tina Arena / for Australia / her best result being 20th 

5cero6 / for Costa Rica / placing 10th
DJ Antoine / for Belgium / placing 28th
Emma Marrone / for Italy / Silver Medallist
Fortesa Citaku / for Kosovo / not qualifying for the final
Jenifer / for France / placing 15th
Kimbra / for Belgium / not qualifying for the final
Omawumi Megbele / for Nigeria / placing 9th
Pablo Alborán / for Andorra / not quaifying for the final
The Saturdays / for United Kingdom / placing 7th

The Result

Countries receiving most South Korea, Indonesia, Portugal, San Marino and New Zealand, 3
Countries giving 12 points to the winner / China, Argentina and Mexico
Countries receiving points from most juries / Italy, 22
Highest placing country not scoring a top mark / Italy in 7th with 10 points from Armenia, Portugal and Russia as highest marks
Lowest placing country scoring a top mark / Austria in 28th , getting 12 points from Turkey

Overall this was a very close voting with only 12 points separating 2nd place from 11th point. However, one country stood out above the rest. Taking the lead about one third into the voting, South Korea never looked back and soared to victory 48 points ahead of fellow Asian countries Indonesia and Israel, who took home silver and bronze respectively. Canada and Iceland rounded out the top 5. It was a good edition for Asia, as South Korea, Indonesia and China in 9th place all secured best results ever.

South Korea made their debut in GM15, but their appearances were only sporadic, and they only reached the final twice and never finished higher than 26th, before becoming a regular player as late as GM67. Still their results were less than impressive, and they did not reach the top 20 until as recently as GM73, when they placed 15th. Now this all changes, as Ailee soars to the top making South Korea only the second Asian country to claim victory. In total South Korea has competed 16 times and reached 6 finals. This is their first top 10 and medal. Well done Aille, South Korea and Ismael!

The Winner

Scoreboards and Live Voting

Live voting
Scoreboard final
Scoreboard semi final one
Scoreboard semi final two​

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 are in the YouTube playlist at TVGlobalMusic

The Final

01
South Korea
Ailee
Heaven
148 points

02
Indonesia
Kotak
Apa bisa
100 points

03
Israel
Harel Skaat
21st century
99 points

04
Canada
Carly Rae Jepsen
Call me maybe
99 points

05
Iceland
Magni Ásgeirsson
Hugarró
​98 points

06
Mexico
Rio Roma
No lo beses
93 points

07
​Italy
Emma Marrone
Tra passione e lacrime
92 points

08
United States
Peter Cincotti
Goodbye Philadelphia
91 points

09
China
Wei Chen & Lee Joon
Run away
91 points

10
Spain
Pastora Soler
No me da miedo
88 points

11
Nigeria
Omawumi Megbele
If you ask me
88 points

12
Denmark
Oh Land
Speak out now
​86 points

13
United Kingdom
The Saturdays
Ego
86 points

14
Sweden
Bosson
Guardian angel
83 points

15
Cyprus
Stella Kalli
Gia poso akomi
83 points

16
Portugal
Carminho & Pablo Alborán
Perdóname
79 points

17
Croatia
Ivana Banfic & Hari Mata Hari
Navodno
78 points

18
Poland
Nica & Joe
Build a palace
72 points

19
San Marino
Marco Guazzone
Guasto
​71 points

20
Argentina
Diego Torres
Bendito
69 points

21
New Zealand
Kimbra
Settle down
66 points

22
Algeria
Quentin Elias
So far
64 points

23
Costa Rica
5cero6
Las noticias
63 points

24
Germany
Roman Lob
Alone
62 points

25
Bulgaria
Nina Nikolina
Ti
62 points

26
Slovakia
Peter Cmorik
Dázd
61 points

27
Romania
Andrei Leonte
Radio girl
60 points

28
Austria
Panah
Unbreakable
51 points

29
Luxembourg
Alyssa
Get on your feet
46 points

30
Armenia
Tamar Kaprelian
Delicate soul
45 points

31
Finland
Aste
Normipäivä
​37 points

32
Kosovo
Fortesa Citaku
Te pishina
25 points

Semi Final One

01
South Korea
Ailee
Heaven
​115 points

02
Nigeria
Omawumi Megbele
If you ask me
​97 points

03
Israel
Harel Skaat
21st century
​86 points

04
Sweden
Bosson
Guardian angel
​78 points

05
Croatia
Ivana Banfic & Hari Mata Hari
Navodno
​75 points

06
Argentina
Diego Torres
Bendito
​71 points

07
Slovakia
Peter Cmorik
Dázd
​71 points

08
Costa Rica
5cero6
Las noticias
​70 points

09
Canada
Carly Rae Jepsen
Call me maybe
​66 points

10
Belgium
Jenifer
Je danse
65 points

11
Taiwan
Elva Hsiao
I love myself
​64 points

12
Norway
Donkeyboy
City boy
54 points

13
Estonia
Mia
Ingel mu kõrval
45 points

14
Belarus
Lena Voloshina
It's over
43 points

15
Czech Republic
Karel Gott & Olga Lounová
Dál za obzor
41 points

16
Chile
Rodrigo Gaete
Se te olvida
40 points

17
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Selma Bajrami
Farmerice
29 points

18
France
Ornette
Crazy
27 points

19
Venezuela
Santi Duo feat. Lorenzo Duarte
Tocar el cielo
23 points

Semi Final Two

01
United States
Peter Cincotti
Goodbye Philadelphia
​96 points

02
Romania
Andrei Leonte
Radio girl
88 points

03
United Kingdom
The Saturdays
Ego
​83 points

04
Germany
Roman Lob
Alone
​80 points

05
Austria
Panah
Unbreakable
​77 points

06
Portugal
Carminho & Pablo Alborán
Perdóname
​77 points

07
Algeria
Quentin Elias
So far
​76 points

08
Indonesia
Kotak
Apa bisa
​75 points

09
China
Wei Chen & Lee Joon
Run away
​70 points

10
Andorra
Ethernity
Desires
70 points

11
Liechtenstein
Ornella de Santis
Quietly
69 points

12
Switzerland
DJ Antoine feat. The Beatshakers
Ma chérie
63 points

13
Australia
Tina Arena
N'oublie pas
62 points

14
Latvia
Evija Sloka
Tu melo skaisti
59 points

15
Lithuania
Olialia Pupytes
Ispildyk mano norus
38 points

16
Hungary
Dalriada
Téli ének
32 points

17
Malta
Annalise Ellul
Whoop it up!
29 points

18
Albania
Elhaida Dani
Si asnjehere
16 points

Semi Final Three

01
Spain
Pastora Soler
No me da miedo
​127 points

02
Poland
Nica & Joe
Build a palace
95 points

03
Armenia
Tamar Kaprelian
Delicate soul
​85 points

04
Cyprus
Stella Kalli
Gia poso akomi
​81 points

05
Bulgaria
Nina Nikolina
Ti
​81 points

06
Mexico
Rio Roma
No lo beses
​77 points

07
New Zealand
Kimbra
Settle down
​75 points

08
Luxembourg
Alyssa
Get on your feet
​72 points

09
Kosovo
Fortesa Citaku
Te pishina
​66 points

10
Turkey
Rafet El Roman
Senden sonra
63 points

11
Cuba
Celia Cruz
La negra tiene tumbao
56 points

12
Brazil
Claudia Leitte
Extravasa
54 points

13
Russia
Irakli Pirtskhalava
Ti odna
54 points

14
Netherlands
Romana
Ik droom van jou
52 points

15
Nicaragua
Malos Hábitos
Pertenecí
46 points

16
Japan
Asian Kung-Fu Generation
Rewrite
31 points

17
Jamaica
Tanya Stephens
Do you still care
25 points

18
Sudan
Jamal Porto
Gamar badawi
20 points