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Welcome to Budapest
"Grandeur on the Danube"
Welcome to Budapest, the jewel of the Danube and a city that will ignite your senses like no other. This vibrant capital, steeped in history and bathed in the golden glow of its stunning architecture, is a captivating blend of old-world charm and modern dynamism. As you traverse the iconic Chain Bridge, connecting Buda and Pest, you'll be transported into a living fairy tale. The Buda Castle, perched atop a hill, presides over the city with timeless grandeur. Explore its historic corridors and gardens, and let the echoes of centuries past whisper their secrets. Budapest's thermal baths are legendary, offering rejuvenation in opulent surroundings. Sink into the healing waters of the Széchenyi or Gellért Baths, where relaxation is elevated to an art form. These aquatic sanctuaries are a testament to the city's commitment to well-being. Indulge your palate with Hungarian cuisine, a gastronomic journey of savory stews, succulent sausages, and delectable pastries. Pair your meal with a glass of Tokaji wine or a shot of pálinka, and you'll savor the essence of Hungary's rich culinary heritage. The Danube River, which cuts through Budapest like a liquid ribbon, is a canvas of enchantment. Take a sunset cruise to witness the city illuminated in all its glory, with the Parliament building, Fisherman's Bastion, and Buda Castle providing a breathtaking backdrop. Wander through the bustling Great Market Hall, where aromas of paprika and freshly baked bread fill the air. Here, you'll find artisanal crafts, traditional Hungarian products, and an opportunity to immerse yourself in local life. For culture seekers, the Hungarian State Opera House and the Hungarian National Museum are must-visit destinations. The city's thriving arts scene ensures that every visit is a journey into creativity and expression. Budapest's ruin bars, housed in dilapidated buildings, are a testament to its hip and innovative spirit. Enjoy a night of revelry in these eclectic establishments, where vintage décor, live music, and an electric atmosphere converge. Budapest is a city that ignites your passions and invites you to explore its every corner. Whether you're an art enthusiast, a history buff, or a food lover, Budapest offers an unforgettable experience that will leave an indelible mark on your heart and soul.
Host City / Budapest, Hungary
Venue / László Papp Budapest Sports Arena
Hosts / Linda, Benjamin and Viktor Kiraly
Participating countries / 49
Debuting countries / Gambia
Returning countries / Georgia, Greece, Moldova, Solomon Islands and Ukraine
Withdrawing countries / Ecuador, Netherlands, San Marino, Serbia and South Africa
Debuting players / Max for Solomon Islands
Venue / László Papp Budapest Sports Arena
Hosts / Linda, Benjamin and Viktor Kiraly
Participating countries / 49
Debuting countries / Gambia
Returning countries / Georgia, Greece, Moldova, Solomon Islands and Ukraine
Withdrawing countries / Ecuador, Netherlands, San Marino, Serbia and South Africa
Debuting players / Max for Solomon Islands
Returning Artists
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Giorgia / 3 times for Italy and once for San Marino and Ireland / Global Music Champion
Milk Inc. / 3 times for Luxembourg and twice for Belgium / their best result being 12th Soraya / 4 times for Spain and once for Luxembourg / her best result being 18th |
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Bryan Rice / for Denmark / Triple Global Music Champion
Shakira / 3 times for Colombia and once for Spain / her best result being 15th |
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Besa Kokëdhima / for Albania / her best result being 19th
Despina Vandi / twice for Greece and once for Cyprus / Bronze Medallist Paulina Rubio / for Mexico / her best result being 8th Samantha Jade / once for Australia, Solomon Islands and Armenia / Global Music Champion |
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Gabrielle Leithaug / for Norway / her best result being 11th
Ivete Sangelo / for Brazil / her best result being 6th Laura / for Estonia / Silver Medallist Nora Istrefi / for Kosovo / not qualifying for the final Preslava / for Bulgaria / not qualifying for the final Queensberry / for Germany / their best result being 21st Samsaya / for India / her best result being 17th Shy'm / for France / Silver Medallist |
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Dan Balan / for Moldova / withdrawing
Khaled / for Sweden / Bronze Medallist Margaret Berger / for Norway / not qualifying for the final Myron / for Switzerland / placing 12th PSY / for South Korea / Silver Medallist Tereza Kerndlová / for Czech Republic / not qualifying for the final |
The Result
Countries receiving most 12 points / Israel, 5
Countries giving 12 points to the winner / Denmark and Andorra
Countries receiving points from most juries / Switzerland and Italy, 22
Highest placing country not scoring a top mark / Cyprus in 16th with 10 points from Hungary as highest mark
Lowest placing country scoring a top mark / Gambia in 22nd, getting 12 points from Switzerland and Solomon Islands
This must be one of the most exciting votings ever! With 39 juries voting, the lead changed a staggering 28 times with 8 different countries leading at some point! However, it wasn't until the second last jury that Switzerland took the lead for the first time and managed to hang on to the top position just ahead of United States and Mexico. Italy and Israel rounded out the top 5.
This is Switzerland's first victory and their track record in the contest is one of the lesser impressive ones. However, that has all changed now, with Switzerland becoming the 42nd country to take home the trophy. Switzerland made their debut in GM30 with no success and they then didn't return until GM55. They reached the final for the first time in the following edition with Myron, and the first top 10 result was achieved by Patrick Nuo, who placed 9th in GM66. This has up until now been the best result for Switzerland, who reached the top 10 for only the seond time in the last edition, when Melissa López squeezed into the 10th place. In a total of 28 participations, Switzerland has been in just 10 finals and only graced the top 10 twice, but it's all forgotten now, when they strike gold! José Botella, the HoD for Switzerland, only joined the contest in the last edition, and in only his second attempt, he can now call himself Global Music Champion. What noone else has managed in the past, José Botella did in just two tries, as he now brings GM to the birth place of the ESC! Well done Switzerland, Myron and José Botella!
Countries giving 12 points to the winner / Denmark and Andorra
Countries receiving points from most juries / Switzerland and Italy, 22
Highest placing country not scoring a top mark / Cyprus in 16th with 10 points from Hungary as highest mark
Lowest placing country scoring a top mark / Gambia in 22nd, getting 12 points from Switzerland and Solomon Islands
This must be one of the most exciting votings ever! With 39 juries voting, the lead changed a staggering 28 times with 8 different countries leading at some point! However, it wasn't until the second last jury that Switzerland took the lead for the first time and managed to hang on to the top position just ahead of United States and Mexico. Italy and Israel rounded out the top 5.
This is Switzerland's first victory and their track record in the contest is one of the lesser impressive ones. However, that has all changed now, with Switzerland becoming the 42nd country to take home the trophy. Switzerland made their debut in GM30 with no success and they then didn't return until GM55. They reached the final for the first time in the following edition with Myron, and the first top 10 result was achieved by Patrick Nuo, who placed 9th in GM66. This has up until now been the best result for Switzerland, who reached the top 10 for only the seond time in the last edition, when Melissa López squeezed into the 10th place. In a total of 28 participations, Switzerland has been in just 10 finals and only graced the top 10 twice, but it's all forgotten now, when they strike gold! José Botella, the HoD for Switzerland, only joined the contest in the last edition, and in only his second attempt, he can now call himself Global Music Champion. What noone else has managed in the past, José Botella did in just two tries, as he now brings GM to the birth place of the ESC! Well done Switzerland, Myron and José Botella!
The Winner
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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 Israel's are in the YouTube playlist at TVGlobalMusic
The Final
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Switzerland Myron If it ends 150 points |
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United States Katy Perry Unconditionally 146 points |
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Mexico Paulina Rubio Boys will be boys 134 points |
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Italy Giorgia Quando una stella muore 133 points |
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Israel Ortal Edri Alone 133 points |
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Canada Glenn Morrison feat. islove Goodbye 113 points |
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Austria Natália Kelly Cold 100 points |
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Australia Samantha Jade Soldier 971 points |
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France Shy'm On se fout de nous 93 points |
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Greece Boys and Noise Káne káti 92 points |
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Finland Arion Lost 92 points |
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Algeria Khaled Ana aacheck 92 points |
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Moldova Dan Balan feat. Tany Vander & Brasco Lendo calendo 91 points |
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Denmark Bryan Rice I lied 85 points |
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Hungary ByeAlex Csóró itt minden hang 77 points |
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Cyprus Despina Vandi Xano esena 74 points |
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Malta Kevin Borg Needing you 66 points |
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Spain Soraya Walking on water 66 points |
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Luxembourg Karolien Goris Lightspeed 65 points |
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Poland Margaret Thank you very much 62 points |
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Solomon Islands Dianna Corcoran Come back home 61 points |
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Gambia Ida Corr Hold my head up high 56 points |
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India Samsaya Stereotype 55 points |
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Brazil Ivete Sangalo feat. Shakira Dancando 48 points |
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Liechtenstein Erwin Kintop You're my number one 45 points |
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Russia Glukoza Tantsuy, Rossiya!!! 36 points |
Semi Final One
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Switzerland Myron If it ends 127 points |
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Italy Giorgia Quando una stella muore 97 points |
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Algeria Khaled Ana aacheck 92 points |
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France Shy'm On se fout de nous 92 points |
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Malta Kevin Borg Needing you 80 points |
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Mexico Paulina Rubio Boys will be boys 80 points |
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Poland Margaret Thank you very much 77 points |
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Moldova Dan Balan feat. Tany Vander & Brasco Lendo calendo 72 points |
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Australia Samantha Jade Soldier 71 points |
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Solomon Islands Dianna Corcoran Come back home 67 points |
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Germany Queensberry No smoke 66 points |
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Chile Myriam Hernández Se me fué 65 points |
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Czech Republic Tereza Kerndlová Tepe srdce my 64 points |
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Sweden NONONO Pumpin' blood 60 points |
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Estonia Laura Head uut aastat! 53 points |
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Pakistan Haroon Mehndi 49 points |
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Japan Kyu Sakamoto Sukiyaki 45 points |
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Colombia Sara Tunes Blame on me 40 points |
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Venezuela Samy Hawk feat. Keyen Sientelo 36 points |
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Bulgaria Preslava Rezhim neprilichna 32 points |
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Portugal Patrícia Candoso Volta as vezes que quiseres 17 points |
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South Korea PSY Gentleman 10 points |
Semi Final Two
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Denmark Bryan Rice I lied 128 points |
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United States Katy Perry Unconditionally 116 points |
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Canada Glenn Morrison feat. islove Goodbye 106 points |
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Greece Boys and Noise Káne káti 84 points |
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Israel Ortal Edri Alone 82 points |
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Finland Arion Lost 74 points |
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Luxembourg Karolien Goris Lightspeed 73 points |
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India Samsaya Stereotype 66 points |
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Brazil Ivete Sangalo feat. Shakira Dancando 63 points |
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Spain Soraya Walking on water 62 points |
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11 / Wildcard
Gambia Ida Corr Hold my head up high 59 points |
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Albania Besa Kokëdhima Tatuazh ne zemer 58 points |
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Suriname Ladies of Soul I'll carry you 57 points |
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United Kingdom Luke Sital-Singh Nearly morning 53 points |
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Belgium Milk Inc. feat. Silvy De Bie I don't care 53 points |
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Kosovo Nora Istrefi feat. Mc Kresha As ni zo 52 points |
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Turkey Keremcem Berbat 50 points |
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Romania Smiley Acasa 47 points |
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Andorra India Martínez Los gatos no ladran 46 points |
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Ukraine Anna-Maria Five stars hotel 44 points |
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Norway Gabrielle & Margaret Berger Help me lose my mind 41 points |
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Georgia Irma Agiashvili No fear 36 points |
