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Newsletter #90
​Published 27th of June 2020

Introduction of the televote

Global Music 172 is the first edition to feature a televote as part of the live voting!

All the 26 countries participating in the final will reveal their votes one by one in regular fashion - just as we are used to.
Afterwards the result of the televote will be presented. The order in which the televoting results are revealed is determined by the ranking of the jury result. The announcement of the televoting results will start with the country receiving the fewest points from the juries and end with the country that received the highest points from the juries. 

The televote is the combined result from the countries, who were eliminated in the semi finals, but thankfully still took the time to vote in the final.
In GM172 14 of these 18 countries voted!
They are: Poland, United Arab Emirates, Russia, Finland, Ireland, China, Jamaica, Kenya, Chile, Hungary, Ukraine, Lithuania, United States and Ethiopia.


A special thanks to these 14 players for voting! The more voters we have in the televote, the more exciting the result becomes!

The Trophy goes to...

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In June we have been in Dogana, where the Teatro Nuovo has hosted the 172nd edition of Global Music.

26 countries competed in the grand final, and Senhit and Diodato are now ready to reveal the votes coming in from all the juries. Afterwards they will announce the result of the televote, based on the 14 countries, who despite being eliminated in the semi finals, still took the time to vote.

And now let's get to it! Buckle up and enjoy the ride!
Here is the live voting.
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You can also check out the complete scoreboard here and soon everything about this edition including the separated televote here.

Congratulations to our winner!

We all now anxiously await the selection of the next host city.

Statistics, country pages and the artists database will be updated as soon as possible.

Call for Songs

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We don't know yet where we are going next, but it is time to find out who will be competing in that city! It's time to find out who will grab that microphone in the next edition!

Some countries have already selected their next entry, and the revelation of the songs has already begun on our Facebook page. If you haven't already submitted a song for your country, it is time to make your choice!

Remember to check The Artists Database when making your choice to avoid sending a song which has already competed before. 

Stay tuned to see who will be competing in July!

Last day to submit your song: June 30th 2020
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Newsletter #89
​Published 16th of June 2020

The Final begins in Dogana!

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We have reached the final of the 6th edition of 2020, coming to you from Dogana in San Marino.

The semi finals were really close, so an exciting final is ahead of us!

As usual 26 countries are left at this stage fighting for the gold. 
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Check out ​who made the cut!

It is now up to you to decide, who will follow in the footsteps of Diodato and take home the trophy.

Votes are due on June 26th
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Global Music Royalty Nominees

We are looking for Global Music Royalty # 30 and you have nominated these 3 artists:

Alfie Arcuri
This Italian Global Music Champion has participated four times, and each time he has won a medal! What a remarkable achievement. His debut resulted in a bronze medal, and a few editions later he went home with the trophy. His last two participations have both resulted in silver medals. No other artist has managed this feat!

Lawson
The British band first took to the GM stage in GM86, taking home the trophy with an incredible score of 199 points. Now, 86 editions later this record still stands! A second participation also saw them reach the top 10.

Sia
This Australian songstress with the quirky sound has participated 6 times, representing three different countries and has racked up both a gold and a silver medal along with another two top 10 results! This speaks to an impressive popularity and is worthy of Royalty.

You decide who of these 3 artists will be named as our next Global Music Royalty!

Voting is done through the voting form for the final, so be sure to use the voting form here when voting. Only votes made this way will be counted!
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Newsletter #88
​Published 5th of June 2020
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Global Music 172
​Dogana, San Marino

Welcome to Dogana!

As Diodato managed to bring the trophy back to San Marino for the 4th time, we are moving south but stay in Europe. The 172nd edition of Global Music will be coming to you from Dogana, one of the bigger towns in the small country. We will be here close to the mountain peaks all of June.

44 countries have signed up to participate, which is 1 less than last month! Several countries return to the contest. Among them are Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya and Mexico after longer breaks. 

As usual there are also quite a lot of returning artists, including a Global Music Champion from Portugal. Can he claim a second gold medal or will we crown a new champion?

The first hurdle in Dogana is the semi finals, from which 21 countries will qualify for the final as usual.

We are so excited, so let's get inside Teatro Nuovo for the semi finals!

​Let the show begin here!

Votes are due on June 15th

29th Global Music Royalty

It's Zara Larsson!

You had 3 artists to choose from for the honour, and with 41% of the votes, you chose to induct the Swedish Double Global Music Champion into our Hall of Fame as Global Music Royalty.
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Read all about her inscription.

​And don't forget to nominate your favourite for the next round of honours!
The form is here.
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Newsletter #87
​Published 30th of May 2020

Let's crown a new Winner!

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In May we have been in Västerås, where the Bombardier Arena has hosted the 171st edition of Global Music.

26 countries competed in the grand final, and Oscar Spendrup and Rudi Dollmayer are now ready to reveal the votes coming in from all the finalist countries plus 12 countries, who despite being eliminated in the semi finals, still took the time to vote.

And now let's get to it! Buckle up and enjoy the ride!
Here is the live voting.
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You can also check out the complete scoreboard here and soon everything about this edition here.

Congratulations to our winner!

We all now anxiously await the selection of the next host city.

Statistics, country pages and the artists database will be updated as soon as possible.

You have decided...

Three suggestions were put forward in the latest Poll for the Players, giving you the chance to make changes to the game.

And here is what you decided to do:

1st suggestion:
Split the revelation of the votes into a jury and a televote.

Result:
YES, Change into a jury and a televote =                                  55 %
NO, Stay with each country's points revealed separately =      45 %

Outcome:
As of GM172, the votes will be split into two parts. The finalists will remain as juries revealing their votes one by one. The points from all the semi finalists, who vote in the final, will be gathered and revealed as one combined televote, handing out points to one country at a time, starting with the country in last place after the jury vote.
The individual points from each semi finalist will still be made public after the show. 


2nd suggestion:
Make voting mandatory for all participating players, whether they qualified for the final or not.

Result:
YES, Voting in the final should be made mandatory =                45 %
NO, Voting in final should remain an option for non-qualifiers =  55 %

Outcome:
No changes will be made. If you do not qualify for the final, you can choose for yourself if you want to vote in the final or not. However, you will still be urged to so, as having as many players voting as possible will give the most fair and correct result.

3rd suggestion:
Introduce recap videos of all the songs.

Result:
YES, I want recap videos =              48 %
NO, I don't care for recap videos =  52 %

Outcome:
As of now, no recap videos will be made for future editions. However, as this was a really close call, I'm open for applications from anyone of you, who can and will make these recap videos. You will then be the proud Global Music Video Manager! Just send me an e-mail, if you are interested.
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The next poll

Some interesting ideas were put forward by you, and we will take a look at them in the next poll.
I will contact some of you directly, as some of the suggestions need more clarification and explanation from you.

Thanks to all for your engagement!

Call for Songs

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We don't know yet where we are going next, but it is time to find out who will be competing in that city! It's time to find out who will grab that microphone in the next edition!

Some countries have already selected their next entry, and the revelation of the songs has already begun on our Facebook page. If you haven't already submitted a song for your country, it is time to make your choice!

Remember to check The Artists Database when making your choice to avoid sending a song which has already competed before. 

Stay tuned to see who will be competing in June!

Last day to submit your song: June 3rd 2020
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Newsletter #86
​Published 17th of May 2020

The Final begins in Västerås!

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We have reached the final of the 5th edition of 2020, coming to you from Västerås in Sweden.

The semi finals were really close, so an exciting final is ahead of us!

As usual 26 countries are left at this stage fighting for the gold. 
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Check out ​who made the cut!

It is now up to you to decide, who will follow in the footsteps of Dotter and take home the trophy.

Votes are due on May 27th
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Don't forget the Poll!

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The Poll for the Players is still open.

Don't forget to have your say in the future of our contest!


Speak your mind here


The Poll closes on May 21st.

China holds National Selection


Following Czech Republic's example, China has decided to hold a National Final to select their next song in Global Music.

You are invited to be part of the jury and help decide on the best song.

You can find everything about China's National Final here.






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Global Music Royalty Nominees

We are looking for Global Music Royalty # 29 and you have nominated these 3 artists:

Alfie Arcuri
This Italian Global Music Champion has participated four times, and each time he has won a medal! What a remarkable achievement. His debut resulted in a bronze medal, and a few editions later he went home with the trophy. His last two participations have both resulted in silver medals. No other artist has managed this feat!

​Light & Love
The Czech duo is worthy of Royalty status Because of their high qualification record. They are the only artist, who represented Czech Republic more than once, to have a 100% qualification record. And with their silver medal last month, they also hold the record for the best placing for Czech entry to date.

Zara Larsson
Despite her young age, she already has an impressive track record in GM. She has now participated 8 times, and even though she failed to qualify for the final on her last attempt, she has twice stood on top of the medal table, bringing GM to France and United Kingdom and making her a Double Global Music Champion. All that's left for her to do is winning for her native Sweden!

You decide who of these 3 artists will be named as our next Global Music Royalty!

Voting is done through the voting form for the final, so be sure to use the voting form here when voting. Only votes made this way will be counted!
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Newsletter #85
​Published 5th of May 2020
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​Global Music 171
Västerås, Sweden

Welcome to Västerås!

As Dotter managed to bring the trophy back to Sweden for a record breaking 16th time, we are moving back to Europe. The 171st edition of Global Music will be coming to you from Västerås about 100 km west of Stockholm. We will be here among higgledy-piggledy houses and flourishing flower gardens all of May.

45 countries have signed up to participate, which is 4 more than last month! Several countries return to the contest. Among them are Bosnia-Herzegovina, Luxembourg and New Zealand after longer breaks. Back is also Saudi Arabia, who has only participated once before back in GM61. We welcome 3 new players this month: Can, Paolo and Piotr. We welcome you all to our family! Also, we welcome back Anel after more than six years away from the family!

As usual there are also quite a lot of returning artists, including 5 Global Music Champions. One of them even has the chance of winning for a third time! Or we could be crowning a totally new Champion at the end of the month.

The first hurdle in Västerås is the semi finals, from which 21 countries will qualify for the final as usual.

We are so excited, so let's get inside the Bombardier Arena for the semi finals!

​Let the show begin here!

Votes are due on May 15th

28th Global Music Royalty

It's Elisa!

You had 3 artists to choose from for the honour, and with 37% of the votes, you chose to induct the Italian Global Music Champion into our Hall of Fame as Global Music Royalty.
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Read all about her inscription.

​And don't forget to nominate your favourite for the next round of honours!
The form is here.
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Newsletter #84
​Published 26th of April 2020

Ladies and Gentlemen! We have a result!

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In April we have been in Addis Ababa, where the Addis Ababa Stadium has hosted the 170th edition of Global Music.

26 countries competed in the grand final, and Rahel Getu and Henok Mehari are now ready to reveal the votes coming in from all the finalist countries plus 8 countries, who despite being eliminated in the semi finals, still took the time to vote.

And now let's get to it! Buckle up and enjoy the ride!
Here is the live voting.
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You can also check out the complete scoreboard here and soon everything about this edition here.

Congratulations to our winner!

We all now anxiously await the selection of the next host city.

Statistics, country pages and the artists database will be updated as soon as possible.

Poll for the Players

It has already been 2 years since our last poll, so it is about time for another Poll for the Players!

3 suggestions has come in from players, and now it is time for you to have your say and tell me, what the next step should be regarding these suggestions.

All you have to do is fill in the Poll Form here.

The majority decides if these suggestions should be implemented or not, so don't stay quiet!

Last chance is May 21st
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Call for Songs

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​We don't know yet where we are going next, but it is time to find out who will be competing in that city! It's time to find out who will grab that microphone in the next edition!

Some countries have already selected their next entry, and the revelation of the songs has already begun on our Facebook page. If you haven't already submitted a song for your country, it is time to make your choice!

Remember to check The Artists Database when making your choice to avoid sending a song which has already competed before. 

Stay tuned to see who will be competing in May!

Last day to submit your song: May 2nd 2020
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Newsletter #83
​Published 15th of April 2020

The Final begins in Addis Ababa!

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We have reached the final of the 4th edition of 2020, coming to you from Addis Ababa in Ethiopia.

The semi finals were really close, so an exciting final is ahead of us!

As usual 26 countries are left at this stage fighting for the gold. 
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Check out ​who made the cut!

It is now up to you to decide, who will follow in the footsteps of The Weeknd and take home the trophy.

Votes are due on April 25th
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Global Music Royalty Nominees

We are looking for Global Music Royalty # 28 and you have nominated these 3 artists:

Elisa
This Italian Global Music Champion has participated six times, representing Italy and San Marino and alternating between performances in English and her mother tongue, Italian. Besides bringing gold to Italy once, Elisa won a bronze medal just 3 editions ago and her strong vocals are always a threat to her competitors. 

Fabrizio Faniello
Three times finalist in Global Music and twice at the Eurovision Song Contest. One of the top selling artists hailing from the Mediterranean island of Malta with sales spanning across Europe to Asia, he has achieved some of the best results for Malta in GM.

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Light & Love
The Czech duo is worthy of Royalty status Because of their high qualification record. They are the only artist, who represented Czech Republic more than once, to have a 100% qualification record. And with their silver medal last month, they also hold the record for the best placing for Czech entry to date.

You decide who of these 3 artists will be named as our next Global Music Royalty!

Voting is done through the voting form for the final, so be sure to use the voting form here when voting. Only votes made this way will be counted!
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Newsletter #82
​Published 4th of April 2020
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Global Music 170
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Welcome to Addis Ababa!

As The Weeknd managed to bring the trophy to Ethiopia for the first time, we are staying in Africa, moving from the West to the East. The 170th edition of Global Music will be coming to you from Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa. We will be here among diplomats and historic buildings all of April!

41 countries have signed up to participate, which is 2 more than last month! Three South American countries and one Asian: Argentina, Chile, Venezuela and Japan are returning to the contest after shorter or longer breaks, and we also welcome back David R after more than six years away from the family!

As usual there are also quite a lot of returning artists, though no Global Music Champions are among them. This means that we are certain to crown a new artist as champion in Addis Ababa!

The first hurdle in Addis Ababa is the semi finals, from which 21 countries will qualify for the final as usual.

We are so excited, so let's get inside the Addis Ababa Stadium for the semi finals!

​Let the show begin here!

Votes are due on April 4th
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Eurovision 2020 Songs

Since the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 has been cancelled and we know that the songs chosen for this year's event won't be eligable to compete in the contest next year, they will never grace a Eurovision stage in any competitive form.

Therefore, the songs selected by the different countries for ESC 2020 are allowed to compete in Global Music.

27th Global Music Royalty

It's Dami Im!

You had 3 artists to choose from for the honour, and with 41% of the votes, you chose to induct the Australian ESC legend and Global Music Champion into our Hall of Fame as Global Music Royalty.
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Read all about her inscription.

​And don't forget to nominate your favourite for the next round of honours!
The form is here.
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Newsletter #81
​Published 29th of March 2020

The Gold Medal is awarded to...

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In March we have been in Rabat, where the OLM Souissi has hosted the 169th edition of Global Music.

26 countries competed in the grand final, and Samira Said, Gad Elmaleh and Faouzia are now ready to reveal the votes coming in from all the finalist countries plus 10 countries, who despite being eliminated in the semi finals, still took the time to vote.

And now let's get to it! Buckle up and enjoy the ride!
Here is the live voting.
​
You can also check out the complete scoreboard here and soon everything about this edition here.

Congratulations to our winner!

We all now anxiously await the selection of the next host city.

Statistics, country pages and the artists database will be updated as soon as possible.

Call for Songs

We don't know yet where we are going next, but it is time to find out who will be competing in that city! It's time to find out who will grab that microphone in the next edition!

Some countries have already selected their next entry, and the revelation of the songs has already begun on our Facebook page. If you haven't already submitted a song for your country, it is time to make your choice!

Remember to check The Artists Database when making your choice to avoid sending a song which has already competed before. 

Stay tuned to see who will be competing in April!

Last day to submit your song: April 2nd 2020
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Newsletter #80
​Published 18th of March 2020
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The Final begins in Rabat!


We have reached the final of the 3rd edition of 2020, coming to you from Rabat in Morocco.

The semi finals were really close, so an exciting final is ahead of us!

As usual 26 countries are left at this stage fighting for the gold. 
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Check out ​who made the cut!

It is now up to you to decide, who will follow in the footsteps of Faouzia and take home the trophy.

Votes are due on March 28th.
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Global Music Royalty Nominees

We are looking for Global Music Royalty # 27 and you have nominated these 3 artists:

Ailee
She is the only Asian Double Global Music Champion, having brought the trophy to South Korea twice. What else is there to say?

Dami Im
This South Korean/Australian beauty has participated 8 times in GM, mostly for her native South Korea. However, it was for Australia she took home the trophy and became Global Music Champion. Moreover, she also has a silver medal in her cabinet. She is worthy of becoming Royalty!

Fabrizio Faniello
Three times finalist in Global Music and twice at the Eurovision Song Contest. One of the top selling artists hailing from the Mediterranean island of Malta with sales spanning across Europe to Asia, he has achieved some of the best results for Malta in GM.

You decide who of these 3 artists will be named as our next Global Music Royalty!

Voting is done through the voting form for the final, so be sure to use the voting form here when voting. Only votes made this way will be counted!
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Newsletter #79
​Published 7th of March 2020
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Global Music 169
​Rabat, Morocco

Welcome to Rabat!

As Faouzia managed to bring the trophy to Morocco for the first time, we are going south to Northafrica, as the 169th edition of Global Music will be coming to you from Morocco's capital, Rabat. We will be here at the kasbah and the medina, all of March!

39 countries have signed up to participate, which is 2 less than last month! Australia and Finland are returning to the contest after short breaks, and we also welcome a new player to our family: Welcome Olga, who will be representing Ukraine.

As usual there are also quite a lot of returning artists. In fact, this time we have 33 artists returning to the GM stage! Among them is only 1 Global Music Champion, but several Global Music Medallists. It is thus likely that we will crown a new Champion this time.

The first hurdle in Rabat is the semi finals, from which 21 countries will qualify for the final as usual.

We are so excited, so let's get inside OLM Souissi for the semi finals!

​Let the show begin here!

Votes are due on March 17th

26th Global Music Royalty

It's Ed Sheeran!

You had 3 artists to choose from for the honour, and with 38% of the votes, you chose to induct the British World Star and Global Music Chamion into our Hall of Fame as Global Music Royalty.
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Read all about his inscription.

​And don't forget to nominate your favourite for the next round of honours!
The form is here.
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Newsletter #78
​Published 26th of February 2020

The votes have been counted and we have a winner!

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In February we have been in Leksand, where the Tegera Arena has hosted the 168th edition of Global Music.

26 countries competed in the grand final, and Kitty Jutbring and Yvonne Ryding are now ready to reveal the votes coming in from all the finalist countries plus 7 countries, who despite being eliminated in the semi finals, still took the time to vote.

And now let's get to it! Buckle up and enjoy the ride!
Here is the live voting.
​
You can also check out the complete scoreboard here and soon everything about this edition here.

Congratulations to our winner!

We all now anxiously await the selection of the next host city.

Statistics, country pages and the artists database will be updated as soon as possible.

Call for Songs

We don't know yet where we are going next, but it is time to find out who will be competing in that city! It's time to find out who will grab that microphone in the next edition!

Some countries have already selected their next entry, and the revelation of the songs will begin shortly. If you haven't already submitted a song for your country, it is time to make your choice!

Remember to check The Artists Database when making your choice to avoid sending a song which has already competed before. 

Stay tuned to see who will be competing in March!

Last day to submit your song: March 1st 2020
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Newsletter #77
​Published 15th of February 2020
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The Final begins in Leksand!


We have reached the final of the 2nd edition of 2020, coming to you from Leksand in Sweden.


The semi finals were really close, so an exciting final is ahead of us!

As usual 26 countries are left at this stage fighting for the gold. 
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Check out ​who made the cut!

It is now up to you to decide, who will follow in the footsteps of Klara Hammarstróm and take home the trophy.

Votes are due on February 25th.
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Global Music Royalty Nominees

We are looking for Global Music Royalty # 26 and you have nominated these 3 artists:

Ailee
She is the only Asian Double Global Music Champion, having brought the trophy to South Korea twice. What else is there to say?

Catarina Pereira
A Double Global Music Champion for Portugal with Canta por mim in GM52 and with Mea Culpa in GM99. She hasn't returned to the contest ever since remaining one of the very few Global Music artists with a 100% winning streak - a true Global Music Royalty!

Ed Sheeran
He is nominated for for being such a Global Artist! He has taken part in the Global Music 10 times so far, and as the only artist ever, he has one a medal of each caliber: 1 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medal! Furthermore, he has represented 4 different countries.

You decide who of these 3 artists will be named as our next Global Music Royalty!

Voting is done through the voting form for the final, so be sure to use the voting form here when voting. Only votes made this way will be counted!
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Newsletter #76
​Published 2nd of February 2020
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Global Music 168
​Leksand, Sweden

Welcome to Leksand!

As Klara Hammarstr'om managed to bring the trophy to Sweden for a record tying 15th time (United Kingdom has the same number of victories), we are flying back across the Atlantic to Scandinavia, as the 168th edition of Global Music will be coming to you from Leksand in Sweden. We will be here, close to lakes and forests and among colourful wooden horses, all of February!

41 countries have signed up to participate, which is 1 more than last month! Bolivia, Brazil, Hungary, Iceland and Israel are all returning to the contest after shorter or longer breaks, and we are very happy to see them back.

As usual there are also quite a lot of returning artists including 3 Global Music Champions and another 3 Global Music Medallists. Will one of them reign again, or can we crown a new champion at the end of the month?

The first hurdle in Leksand is the semi finals, from which 21 countries will qualify for the final as usual.

We are so excited, so let's get inside Tegera Arena for the semi finals!

​Let the show begin here!

Votes are due on February 11th

25th Global Music Royalty

It's Within Temptation!

You had 3 artists to choose from for the honour, and with 61% of the votes, you chose to induct the Dutch rock group and Double Global Music Bronze Medallist into our Hall of Fame as Global Music Royalty.
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Read all about their inscription.

​And don't forget to nominate your favourite for the next round of honours!
The form is here.
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Newsletter #75
​Published 28th of January 2020

The first winner of the new Decade

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In January we have been in Pittsburgh, where the Peterson Events Center has hosted the 167th edition of Global Music.

26 countries competed in the grand final, and Justine Ezarik and Zachary Quinto are now ready to reveal the votes coming in from all the finalist countries plus 7 countries, who despite being eliminated in the semi finals, still took the time to vote.

And now let's get to it! Buckle up and enjoy the ride!
Here is the live voting.
​
You can also check out the complete scoreboard here and soon everything about this edition here.

Congratulations to our winner!

We all now anxiously await the selection of the next host city.

Statistics, country pages and the artists database will be updated as soon as possible.

Call for Songs

We don't know yet where we are going next, but it is time to find out who will be competing in that city! It's time to find out who will grab that microphone in the next edition!

Some countries have already selected their next entry, and the revelation of the songs will begin shortly. If you haven't already submitted a song for your country, it is time to make your choice!

Remember to check The Artists Database when making your choice to avoid sending a song which has already competed before. 

Stay tuned to see who will be competing in January!

As I will be travelling for a few days in mid February, I need to put the final online already on February 12th. So to give you enough time to vote in the semi final, I need your song no later than

February 1st 2020
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Newsletter #74
​Published 26th of January 2020
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Super Final - The Result

​The results of the 2019 Super Final is out!

21 players took the time to vote for the best song in Global Music in 2019.
A huge thanks to all of you, who have made your mark on the results of this annual event!

Experience the live voting here and check the complete scoreboard here.

Then go to the 2019 Super Final page here.
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Newsletter #73
​Published 16th of January 2020
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The Final begins in Pittsburgh!

We have reached the final of the 1st edition of 2020, coming to you from Pittsburgh in United States.

The semi finals were really close, so an exciting final is ahead of us!

As usual 26 countries are left at this stage fighting for the gold. 
​
Check out ​who made the cut!

It is now up to you to decide, who will follow in the footsteps of Loren Allred and take home the trophy.

Votes are due on January 26th.
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Global Music Royalty Nominees

We are looking for Global Music Royalty # 25 and you have nominated these 3 artists:

Alban Skënderaj
He is the most succesful Albanian artist in the history of Global Music. Having been on the GM-stage 10 times, he can proudly call himself Global Music Champion for bringing the first trophy to Albania. In total he has reached the top 10 six times - which is a very strong achievement worthy of Global Music Royalty.

Catarina Pereira
A Double Global Music Champion for Portugal with Canta por mim in GM52 and with Mea Culpa in GM99. She hasn't returned to the contest ever since remaining one of the very few Global Music artists with a 100% winning streak - a true Global Music Royalty!

Within Temptation
Rock entries are a rare bunch in Global Music and succesful once even rarer. Within Temptation's symphonic rock sound is one of the few. Having participated 7 times in the contest, they have finished in the top 6 five times even winning two bronze medals!

You decide who of these 3 artists will be named as our next Global Music Royalty!

Voting is done through the voting form for the final, so be sure to use the voting form here when voting. Only votes made this way will be counted!

Our History is alive!

We are always moving forward into the future, searching for new music.

We should, however, not forget our past!

This year Global Music will turn 15 years old, and we are currently voting to crown our champion #167!

But do you also remember what happened in the early days of the contest? I am continously working on bringing the older editions online for you to reminisce about or experience for the first time.
I started backwards and have reached as far back as GM81.
Now I have changed tactics and gone back to the beginning, working my way forward in time, and so far the first 5 editions of Global Music are online for you to peruse.

Go explore here. Do you like our early winners?
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Newsletter #72
​Published 5th of January 2020
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Global Music 167
Pittsburgh, United States

Welcome to Pittsburgh!

As Loren Allred managed to bring the trophy to the United States for the 6th time, we are flying across the Atlantic to North America, as the 167th edition of Global Music - the first of the new decade - will be coming to you from the Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania. We will be here, in the city of bridges, all of January!

40 countries have signed up to participate, which is 1 less than last month! Finland, Liectenstein, Poland and Singapore are all returning to the contest after shorter or longer breaks, and we are very happy to see them back.

As usual there are also quite a lot of returning artists including 3 Global Music Champions and another 3 Global Music Medallists. Will one of them reign again, or can we crown a new champion at the end of the month?

The first hurdle in Pittsburgh is the semi finals, from which 21 countries will qualify for the final as usual.

We are so excited, so let's get inside Peterson Events Center for the semi finals!

​Let the show begin here!

Votes are due on January 15th

24th Global Music Royalty

It's Agnes Carlsson!

You had 3 artists to choose from for the honour, and with 50% of the votes, you chose to induct the Swedish pop star and Double Global Music Champion into our Hall of Fame as Global Music Royalty.
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Read all about her inscription.

​And don't forget to nominate your favourite for the next round of honours!
The form is here.
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Remember Abuja!

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Do not forget about the Super Final for 2019!

If we are to choose the correct winner, we need as many people voting as possible!

Check out everything about the 2019 Super Final coming to you from Abuja in Nigeria and vote for any song you like before January 20th!


tHANKS
​FOR YOUR COMMITMENT!

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