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Welcome to Liverpool
"CAPITAL OF POP MUSIC"

Famous for being the birthplace of the Beatles, Liverpool is a vibrant city with an outstanding cultural heritage. Awarded the prestigious title of European Capital of Culture in 2008, Liverpool features several World Heritage-listed attractions in its historic central district. The city possesses the largest national museum collection outside London, and is home to Europe’s oldest Chinatown. With a population fiercely passionate about sports, Liverpool is home to two successful soccer clubs, long considered among Britain’s and Europe’s finest. Once a great maritime center, this modern city is now the hub of the region’s bustling nightlife and boasts a lively culinary scene, both drawing their fair share of tourism. Liverpool’s explosive energy is evident in a wide range of internationally renowned cultural events, including Europe’s largest free annual music festival.

Host City / Liverpool, United Kingdom
Venue / M&S Bank Arena
Hosts / Hannah Waddingham, Graham Norton and Alesha Dixon

Participating countries / 42
Returning countries / Bolivia, Portugal, Romania, Taiwan and Uzbekistan
Withdrawing countries / Chile, Japan, Pakistan, Palestine and Peru

Debuting players / None

Returning Artists

M. Pokora / 10 times for Monaco and once for France, Poland and Haiti / Double Silver Medallist

Michael Schulte / 7 times for Germany, twice for Liechtenstein and once for Netherlands / Double Global Music Champion

Dino Merlin / 8 times for Bosnia-Herzegovina and once for Serbia / Global Music Champion

Ana Mena / twice for Spain and Andorra and once for Dominican Republic, Jordan and San Marino / Bronze Medallist

Justin Bieber / 3 times for Canada and once for United Kingdom / 9th place
R3HAB / once for Morocco, Denmark, Jordan and Russia / Silver Medallist

Ece Seckin / for Turkey / 22nd place
Niall Horan / for Ireland / 4th place
Paty Cantú / for Mexico / Semi Finalist
Wulf / for Netherlands / Silver Medallist

Carminho / for Portugal / 16th place
Da Buzz / for Sweden / 6th place
Eneli / once for Romania and Turkey / Silver Medallist
Irama / for San Marino / 11th place
Melody / once for Spain and Venezuela / Semi Finalist
Paola & Chiara / once for Italy and San Marino / 18th place
Ray Dalton / once for Mexico and Norway / 6th place
Sogdiana Fedorinskaya / for Uzbekistan / Semi Finalist

Abraham Mateo / for Spain / Semi Finalist
Beatrich / for Lithuania / Semi Finalist
Michelle Andrade / for Bolivia / 22nd place
Nicki Nicole / for Spain / 18th place
Stefan Airapetjan / for Estonia / 22nd place
Tom Grennan / for United Kingdom / Global Music Champion

DEADLINES

June 15th:
Vote in the semi finals
Nominate an artist for Global Music Royalty

June 26th:
Vote in the final and for Global Music Royalty

June 30th:
Submit a song for the next edition