Edition 88

The [#] edition of the **Global Music Festival**​ took place at the [VENUE] in [HOST CITY & COUNTRY]. It was the [#] time the country hosted the contest, after [COUNTRY]'s [#] victory in the [PREVIOUS EDITION] edition with the song [SONG NAME] performed by [ARTIST] - which scored [POINTS]. This edition consisted of two semi-finals which were all launched on the [DATE] and a grand final which took place from the [DATE]. All three of the shows in this edition were hosted by [HOSTS]
[#] countries participated in this edition of the contest: [COUNTRY INFO]
The power six for this edition were [COUNTRIES] - these were the delegations that placed in the top six from the previous edition. Their placement in the power six means that they received an automatic place to perform in the final of this edition, while also being allowed to vote in one of the semi-finals in this edition.
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## Semi-Final Allocation Draw

The draw to determine the allocation of the participating countries into their respective semi-finals took place on the [DATE]. The [#] semi-finalists were allocated to five pots, based on the previous results of each participating country, calculated by the averages of the past results. Drawing from each pot helps to create an equal split of successful and not-so successful countries in each semi-final to give countries an equal chance of qualification.
Ireland and Finland were not included in the pots because the head of delegations for these countries are on the admin team and are in charge of the first and second semi-finals respectively; as a result, the countries were automatically assigned to another semi-final: Finland were assigned to semi-final one, and Ireland were assigned to semi-final two.
Also, in the semi-final allocation draw the power six nations ([COUNTRIES]) were all drawn to vote in one of the respective semi-finals. [COUNTRIES] were assigned to vote in the first semi-final and [COUNTRIES] were assigned to vote in the second semi-final.

## Semi Final One

[POWER SIX COUNTRIES] from the power six were randomly allocated to vote in this semi-final, as well as, the countries who participated in this semi-final - as always countries not in this semi-final had the choice whether they wanted to vote in this semi-final or not.  Finland were automatically assigned to this semi-final because the head of delegation for Finland is on the admin team and is the organiser for the second semi-final - this is done to allow the admins to have the uncertainty of their countries' result.

## ​Semi Final Two

[POWER SIX COUNTRIES] from the power six were randomly allocated to vote in this semi-final, as well as, the countries who participated in this semi-final - as always countries not in this semi-final had the choice whether they wanted to vote in this semi-final or not.  Ireland were automatically assigned to this semi-final because the head of delegation for Ireland is on the admin team and is the organiser for the second semi-final - this is done to allow the admins to have the uncertainty of their countries' result.

## ​Grand Final

Thirty countries participated in the final of this edition of the **Global Music Festival**​ - the power six and the twenty-four qualifiers from the two semi-finals. All [#] participating countries were eligible to vote in the final; however, only the thirty finalists were obligated to vote! The votes of the non-qualifiers and non-participants were all combined in to the televote. However, only thirty non-qualifiers and non-participants could vote. The running order for the final was announced shortly after the semi final results on the [DATE]. The results for the final were released on the [DATE].