Welcome to erbil
"maybe the oldest city in the world"
The capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, Erbil occupies perhaps the longest-inhabited land in the world, with the earliest human settlement here possibly dating back to 5000 BCE. Centered on its ancient and World Heritage-listed citadel, the city blends old and new, retaining some of its long-established architectural and cultural charm in its grand bazaars and minarets, while adding a number of modern malls and nightlife haunts. Trips to Erbil remain a safer option to visiting other areas of the country - they also provide a chance to get to know a diverse local population proud of their tolerant and fast-growing city.
Host City / Erbil, Iraq
Venue / Citadel of Erbil
Hosts / Soma Manuchar and Zagros Manuchar
Participating countries / 53
Debuting countries / None
Returning countries / Albania, Costa Rica, Macedonia, Malaysia, Slovakia, Venezuela and Vietnam
Withdrawing countries / Czech Republic, Russia, Senegal and Slovenia
Debuting players / None
Venue / Citadel of Erbil
Hosts / Soma Manuchar and Zagros Manuchar
Participating countries / 53
Debuting countries / None
Returning countries / Albania, Costa Rica, Macedonia, Malaysia, Slovakia, Venezuela and Vietnam
Withdrawing countries / Czech Republic, Russia, Senegal and Slovenia
Debuting players / None
Returning Artists
Agnes Monica / for Indonesia / her best result being 7th
Alexander Rybak / three times for Norway and once for Belarus / his best result being 7th Celine Dion / three times for Canada and once for Japan / Silver Medallist María José / for Mexico / her best result being 6th Mónica Naranjo / twice for Spain and Andorra / Silver Medallist Shiri Maimon / for Israel / her best result being 7th |
Adelina Ismajli / twice for Kosovo and once for Albania / Bronze Medallist
Adrian Sina / for Romania / Global Music Champion Deen / for Bosnia-Herzegovina / Silver Medallist Emina Jahovic / for Bosnia-Herzegovina / her best result being 4th Jennifer Lopez / twice for Puerto Rico and once for Cuba / Global Music Champion |
Antonis Remos / for Cyprus / placing 7th
Franco De Vita / for Venezuela / not qualifying for the final Glasperlenspiel / for Germany / placing 13th Luka Nizetic / for Croatia / placing 17th Maia Hirasawa / for Japan / not qualifying for the final Max Barskih / for Ukraine / placing 8th Modà / for Italy / Silver Medallists Neda Ukraden / for Croatia / Bronze Medallist Paula Seling / for Romania / Bronze Medallist |
The Result
Countries receiving most 12 points / South Korea, 6
Countries giving 12 points to the winner / Canada and Finland
Countries receiving points from most juries / Norway, 19
Highest placing country not scoring a top mark / Croatia in 13th with 10 points from Israel and Netherlands as highest mark
Lowest placing country scoring a top mark / Malaysia in 24th, getting 12 points from Bulgaria
For the first half of the voting everything was open and exciting, but after the 16th jury Turkey took the lead and never looked back, winning the contest for the third time and the second in 2012! South Korea took the silver and United States the bronze, with Montenegro and Canada rounding out the top 5. It was Montenegro's best result ever!
Turkey is one of the founding members of Global Music and has since competed 66 times under 3 different players. For the first 20 editions, Turkey was truly a force to be reckoned with. In their first 20 participations, Turkey reached the top 10 an amazing 13 times, including 8 consecutive top 10 finishes from GM09 to GM16. During this period Turkey won 4 medals including their first of gold in GM15 thanks to Murat Boz. After GM20 things seemed to change for the worse though and Turkey decided to take a break of 8 editions. When returning in GM37, the current HoD, Mücahit, had taken over. He got off to a bumpy start though, and only reached the top 10 once in his first 10 attempts. Towards the end of 2010, things changed for the better, and Turkey took home 3 medals in 4 editions, but they had to wait until GM76 to be able to lift the trophy for the second time, when Aynur Aydin finised on top, and now only 7 editions later, they can do so again. Well done Turkey, Emre Aydin and Mücahit!
Countries giving 12 points to the winner / Canada and Finland
Countries receiving points from most juries / Norway, 19
Highest placing country not scoring a top mark / Croatia in 13th with 10 points from Israel and Netherlands as highest mark
Lowest placing country scoring a top mark / Malaysia in 24th, getting 12 points from Bulgaria
For the first half of the voting everything was open and exciting, but after the 16th jury Turkey took the lead and never looked back, winning the contest for the third time and the second in 2012! South Korea took the silver and United States the bronze, with Montenegro and Canada rounding out the top 5. It was Montenegro's best result ever!
Turkey is one of the founding members of Global Music and has since competed 66 times under 3 different players. For the first 20 editions, Turkey was truly a force to be reckoned with. In their first 20 participations, Turkey reached the top 10 an amazing 13 times, including 8 consecutive top 10 finishes from GM09 to GM16. During this period Turkey won 4 medals including their first of gold in GM15 thanks to Murat Boz. After GM20 things seemed to change for the worse though and Turkey decided to take a break of 8 editions. When returning in GM37, the current HoD, Mücahit, had taken over. He got off to a bumpy start though, and only reached the top 10 once in his first 10 attempts. Towards the end of 2010, things changed for the better, and Turkey took home 3 medals in 4 editions, but they had to wait until GM76 to be able to lift the trophy for the second time, when Aynur Aydin finised on top, and now only 7 editions later, they can do so again. Well done Turkey, Emre Aydin and Mücahit!
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 are in the YouTube playlist at TVGlobalMusic