Welcome to Debrecen
"the Doorstep of the Great Plain"
Debrecen is Hungary's second-largest city after Budapest, and its name has been synonymous with wealth and conservatism since the 16th century. Flanked by the golden Calvinist Great Church and the historic Aranybika hotel, Debrecen’s central square, Kossuth tér, sets the rather subdued tone. During summer, frequent street festivals fill the pedestrian core with revellers, and Old Town bars and nightclubs create a lively scene for night crawlers on weekends year-round. The array of museums and thermal baths in this 'Capital of the Great Plain' will keep you busy for a day or two, but then you’ll want to take a day trip out to the puszta (Great Plain) to explore natural wonders and see a cowboy show.
Host City / Debrecen, Hungary
Venue / Fönix Hall
Hosts / Nguyen Thanh Hien and Zoli Ádok
Participating countries / 52
Debuting countries / None
Returning countries / Austria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, DR Congo, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Puerto Rico and Switzerland
Withdrawing countries / Cameroon, China, Czech Republic, Jordan and Poland
Debuting players / None
Venue / Fönix Hall
Hosts / Nguyen Thanh Hien and Zoli Ádok
Participating countries / 52
Debuting countries / None
Returning countries / Austria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, DR Congo, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Puerto Rico and Switzerland
Withdrawing countries / Cameroon, China, Czech Republic, Jordan and Poland
Debuting players / None
Returning Artists
A. R. Rahman / once for United States and India / his best result being 9th
Alexander Klaws / for Germany / his best result being 7th Alexia / for San Marino / her best result being 4th Antonis Remos / for Cyprus / his best result being 7th Carly Rae Jepsen / for Canada / her best result being 4th David Bustamante / for Andorra / his best result being 19th Esma Redzepova / for Macedonia / her best result being 10th Jenifer / for France / her best result being 15th Miriam Cani / for Albania / Global Music Champion Pablo Alborán / once for Andorra and Portugal / his best result being 16th Pastora Soler / for Spain / her best result being 4th Stanfour / once for Germany and Liechtenstein / their best result being 4th |
Bruno Mars / for Puerto Rico / not qualifying for the final
Eluveitie / for Switzerland / not qualifying for the final Mónica Ferraz / for Portugal / placing 6th Natalia Podolskaya / for Belarus / not qualifying for the final Nicole Scherzinger / for United States / placing 12th Pascal Obispo / for France / not qualifying for the final Suite Doble / for Costa Rica / placing 23rd |
The Result
Countries receiving most 12 points / Moldova, 4
Countries giving 12 points to the winner / Mexico, Austria, Chile and Netherlands
Countries receiving points from most juries / Belgium and Moldova, 20
Highest placing country not scoring a top mark / Cyprus in 13th with 10 points from Israel, Greece and Moldova as highest mark
Lowest placing country scoring a top mark / Iceland in 26th, getting 12 points from Germany
In the beginning of the voting the lead changed hands with almost every jury, but then France ran away from the pack. Still they couldn't keep up the pace, and Mexico took over the lead for some time, before they also got tired. The lead then changed between France and Greece, but towards the end Moldova took over and ran away with their first victory. Greece took home the silver medal and the bronze went to San Marino with Israel and France rounding out the top 5.
Moldova debuted in GM05 and kicked off their career with a respectable 8th place. However, when the semi final was introduced, Moldova had a hard time to make it to the final, and after having failed 5 times they gave up. More than 4 years later they made three returns without success, until Gijsbert was appointed HoD this edition, and a delegation was sent to Lisbon. In their 13th participation, Moldova managed to finish on top and bring the contest to Chisinau. Gijsbert joined GM last edition, representing Jordan, but gave that up to fly the Moldovan flag, which was a very smart move, as he can now call himself Global Music Champion in only his second attempt. Well done Pasha Parfeny, Moldova and Gijsbert!
Countries giving 12 points to the winner / Mexico, Austria, Chile and Netherlands
Countries receiving points from most juries / Belgium and Moldova, 20
Highest placing country not scoring a top mark / Cyprus in 13th with 10 points from Israel, Greece and Moldova as highest mark
Lowest placing country scoring a top mark / Iceland in 26th, getting 12 points from Germany
In the beginning of the voting the lead changed hands with almost every jury, but then France ran away from the pack. Still they couldn't keep up the pace, and Mexico took over the lead for some time, before they also got tired. The lead then changed between France and Greece, but towards the end Moldova took over and ran away with their first victory. Greece took home the silver medal and the bronze went to San Marino with Israel and France rounding out the top 5.
Moldova debuted in GM05 and kicked off their career with a respectable 8th place. However, when the semi final was introduced, Moldova had a hard time to make it to the final, and after having failed 5 times they gave up. More than 4 years later they made three returns without success, until Gijsbert was appointed HoD this edition, and a delegation was sent to Lisbon. In their 13th participation, Moldova managed to finish on top and bring the contest to Chisinau. Gijsbert joined GM last edition, representing Jordan, but gave that up to fly the Moldovan flag, which was a very smart move, as he can now call himself Global Music Champion in only his second attempt. Well done Pasha Parfeny, Moldova and Gijsbert!
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