Welcome to Lisbon
"armed with Gothic Grit and Glamour"
Built on seven hills, Lisbon has experienced a renaissance in recent years, making it the cultural star of Portugal. This Atlantic-facing city is widely recognized for its red roofs and is as impressive as many European capitals, but with fewer crowds. The city boasts large monuments and museums as well as quaint backstreets and old neighborhoods full of character. Cozy cafes, live music venues, repurposed bars, and diverse discos make up the fabric of Lisbon's vibrant nightlife. Listen to fado - traditional Portuguese music - pouring out onto the streets, go shopping in the chic Chiado area, or spend your time viewing its imposing historical structures.
Host City / Lisbon, Portugal
Venue / Pavilhão Atlântico
Hosts / Vânia Fernandes & Pedro Barroso
Participating countries / 48
Debuting countries / Jordan
Returning countries / China, Costa Rica, Hungary, Nigeria, Poland and Spain
Withdrawing countries / Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Ireland, Kenya, Malaysia, Montenegro, Puerto Rico and Vietnam
Debuting players / Gijsbert for Jordan and Roman for Hungary
Venue / Pavilhão Atlântico
Hosts / Vânia Fernandes & Pedro Barroso
Participating countries / 48
Debuting countries / Jordan
Returning countries / China, Costa Rica, Hungary, Nigeria, Poland and Spain
Withdrawing countries / Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Ireland, Kenya, Malaysia, Montenegro, Puerto Rico and Vietnam
Debuting players / Gijsbert for Jordan and Roman for Hungary
Returning Artists
A. R. Rahman / for United States / placing 9th
Ana Malhoa / for Portugal / not qualifying for the final Diana Hetea / for Romania / placing 30th Freemasons / for United Kingdom / placing 18th Grete Paia / for Estonia / not qualifying for the final Jenifer / for France / placing 15th Melendi / for Andorra / placing 5th Rea Garvey / for Liechtenstein / placing 7th Zlata Ognevich / for Ukraine / placing 23rd |
The Result
Countries receiving most 12 points / Norway, Turkey and Netherlands, 3
Countries giving 12 points to the winner / Andorra
Countries receiving points from most juries / Hungary, 22
Highest placing country not scoring a top mark / Mexico in 5th with 10 points from Israel, New Zealand and Azerbaijan as highest marks
Lowest placing country scoring a top mark / Armenia in 25th, getting 12 points from New Zealand
Though not receiving any points from the last 5 juries, the gap was too big for the other countries to catch up and Hungary claimed victory. Norway took home the silver and Turkey won the bronze, with Iceland and Mexico rounding out the top 5.
Hungary didn't make their debut until GM12, but they came onto the GM-scene with a bang, taking the silver medal in their first participation. Still they did not compete in the following edition, but came back in GM14 with an even bigger bang, winning the gold! Another medal followed in their 4th participation and then another 3 top 10 results. Hungary had certainly arrived! In a total of 44 participations, Hungary has done consistantly well, reaching 34 finals and achieving 17 top 10 results, including 5 medals. And with a new HoD, debuting Roman, Hungary now claims their second gold medal! Well done Hungary, Gigi Radics and Roman!
Countries giving 12 points to the winner / Andorra
Countries receiving points from most juries / Hungary, 22
Highest placing country not scoring a top mark / Mexico in 5th with 10 points from Israel, New Zealand and Azerbaijan as highest marks
Lowest placing country scoring a top mark / Armenia in 25th, getting 12 points from New Zealand
Though not receiving any points from the last 5 juries, the gap was too big for the other countries to catch up and Hungary claimed victory. Norway took home the silver and Turkey won the bronze, with Iceland and Mexico rounding out the top 5.
Hungary didn't make their debut until GM12, but they came onto the GM-scene with a bang, taking the silver medal in their first participation. Still they did not compete in the following edition, but came back in GM14 with an even bigger bang, winning the gold! Another medal followed in their 4th participation and then another 3 top 10 results. Hungary had certainly arrived! In a total of 44 participations, Hungary has done consistantly well, reaching 34 finals and achieving 17 top 10 results, including 5 medals. And with a new HoD, debuting Roman, Hungary now claims their second gold medal! Well done Hungary, Gigi Radics and Roman!
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