Glorious Song Contest 10

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**Glorious Song Contest 10** (GSC 10) was tenth edition of Glorious Song Contest hosted in Manila, Philippines after Maymay Entrata's victory in Copenhagen with her song "AMAKABOGERA" getting a total of 336 points. It was first time ever when The Philippines had pleasure to host the competition. Filipino broadcaster PBS organized the whole show with our sponsors. Choosen venue was Rizal Memorial Arena with total capacity of 8,000 spots. Choosen hosts were Adela Marshall, Christian Bautista & Sheryn Regis

Sixty-four countries confirmed their participation in Manila. Eighteen countries returned to the contest: Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Bulgaria, Chile, Faroe Islands, Iceland, India, Japan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Serbia, Slovenia, South Africa, Thailand, Uzbekistan. Six countries debuted in contest, Egypt, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, North Macedonia, Vietnam.

**Puerto Rico** won Glorious Song Contest 10 with total of 360 points, official runner-up become **Italy** with score of 345 points. **Ukraine** reached third placed with 306 points and Serbia, Armenia, Australia completed the top 6, becoming official prequalifiers in eleventh edition.

## Location

### Manila

**Manila**, officially the City of Manila is the capital of the Philippines, and its second most populous city. It is highly urbanized and as of 2019 was the world's most densely populated city proper. It was the first chartered city in the country, designated as such by the Philippine Commission Act 183 of July 31, 1901. It became autonomous with the passage of Republic Act No. 409, "The Revised Charter of the City of Manila," on June 18, 1949. Manila, Mexico City, and Madrid are considered the world's original set of global cities because Manila's commercial networks were the first to extend across the Pacific Ocean and connect Asia with the Spanish Americas. When this was accomplished, it marked the first time in world history that an uninterrupted chain of trade routes circling the planet had been established. Manila is the second most natural-disaster-afflicted capital city in the world after Tokyo. Nevertheless, it is among the most populous and fastest growing cities in Southeast Asia.

### Royal Arena

     **Rizal Memorial Coliseum** is an indoor arena in the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila, Philippines. Its capacity is 8,000. The Rizal Memorial Coliseum within the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex was built on the former site of Manila Carnival Grounds in 1934 as a tennis stadium named "Rizal Memorial Tennis Stadium", but was later renamed “Rizal Memorial Coliseum” at an unknown time. It became a primary venue for the UAAP and the NCAA, before moving to much-larger venues such as the Araneta Coliseum. It was one of the buildings that were destroyed during the Battle of Manila of World War II in 1945 and was reconstructed in 1953 for the 1954 Asian Games. It was also one of the venues of now-defunct Metropolitan Basketball Association (MBA) as the home court of the Manila Metrostars during the inaugural season in 1998. The venue was used and renovated for the 2019 Southeast Asian Games. The renovation was funded from the ₱250 million given by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation to the Philippine Sports Commission. Renovation work which will cover both the interior and exterior of the facility began on July 8, 2019, after getting approval from three government agencies, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP), and the National Museum of the Philippines (NMP).

## Presenters

### Adela Marshall

**Adela-Mae Marshall** is a Filipina model who competes in Cycle 6. After charming her homeland on Philippines’ Next Top Model, Adela is ready to chase her dreams of international recognition; bringing not only beauty but also all-around skills in swimming and music. Her serious demeanor can come across as snobbish, but just talk to her and see how she brings a room to life.

### Christian Bautista

**Christian Joseph Morata Bautista** (born October 19, 1981) is a Filipino singer, actor, host, and model. He was a finalist of *Star in a Million*, a Philippine reality show aired on ABS-CBN channel, winning 4th place in the competition in 2003. After the contest, he signed a recording contract with Warner Music Philippines and released his self-titled debut album, *Christian Bautista*. The multi-platinum album established his name as an OPM artist with songs such as "The Way You Look at Me", "Colour Everywhere" and "Hands to Heaven". The singer gained popularity not only in the Philippines but in other countries in Southeast Asia such as Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand.

### Sheryn Regis

**Sheryn Mae Poncardas Regis** is a Filipino pop singer-songwriter, host, entrepreneur and occasional actress. She rose to fame during the first season of the singing competition *Search for the Star in a Million* (formerly *Star in a Million*) where she placed runner-up to Erik Santos in 2003. After the competition, Regis became known for singing theme songs from TV series on ABS-CBN including *Marina*, *Krystala*, *Kampanerang Kuba*, *Gulong ng Palad*, *Maria Flordeluna* and *Prinsesa ng Banyera*. She has released four studio albums under Star Records and was a member of ABS-CBN's Star Magic roster of artists.