Glorious Song Contest 11

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**Glorious Song Contest 11** (GSC 11) was eleventh edition of Glorious Song Contest hosted in San Juan, Puerto Rico after Nena Catalina's victory in Manila with her song "Barrunto" getting a total of 260 points. It was first time ever when Puerto Rico had pleasure to host the competition. Puerto Rican broadcaster WIPR organized the whole show with our sponsors. Choosen venue was José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum with total capacity of 18,500 spots. Choosen hosts were Jackie Guerrido & Tommy Torres.

Thirty-nine countries confirmed their participation in San Juan. One country returned to the contest: Azerbaijan. One country debuted in contest: Gibraltar, and 27 countries withdrew: Algeria, Andorra, Argentina. Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Egypt, Estonia, Georgia, India, Israel, Japan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, North Macedonia, Philippines, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa]], Thailand, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Venezuela.

**Finland** won Glorious Song Contest 11 with total of 362 points, official runner-up become **Kazakhstan** with score of 349 points. **Poland** reached third placed with 330 points and Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Armenia completed the top 6, becoming official prequalifiers in the twelfth edition.

## Location

### San Juan

**San Juan** is the capital city and most-populous municipality in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it is the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of the United States, with a population of 395,326. San Juan was founded by Spanish colonists in 1521, who called it Ciudad de Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico's capital is the third oldest European-established capital city in the Americas. Several historical buildings are located in San Juan; among the most notable are the city's former defensive forts, Fort San Felipe del Morro and Fort San Cristóbal, and La Fortaleza, the oldest executive mansion in continuous use in the Americas. Today, San Juan is Puerto Rico's most important seaport and is the island's financial, cultural, and tourism center.

### José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum

     The **Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot** (English: José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum of Puerto Rico) is the biggest indoor arena in Puerto Rico dedicated to entertainment. It is located at the Golden Mile of San Juan, the island capital. It is usually referred by Puerto Ricans as the Choliseo, which is a portmanteau of the words "Coliseo" and "Cholito", in reference to Don Cholito, one of José Miguel Agrelot's characters and Agrelot's own adopted nickname. The coliseum opened on September 4, 2004 after a prolonged construction financed by the Government of Puerto Rico.

## Presenters

### Jackie Guerrido

**Jackie Guerrido** (born September 24, 1972), is a Puerto Rican television weather forecaster and journalist for Primer Impacto on Univision. She also is a TV host for "Despierta America en Domingo". Guerrido was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where she received her primary and secondary education. According to Guerrido, her mother was mistreated by her father, therefore Guerrido and her sister had to seek shelter together with their mother at the "Casa Protegida Julia de Burgos", a domestic violence shelter in San Juan, when she was seven years old. After graduating from high school, she moved with her family to The Bronx borough of New York City.

### Tommy Torres

**Tomas Torres Carrasquillo** (born November 25, 1971), known professionally as **Tommy Torres**, is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, and record producer. Named "#1 Hot Latin Tracks Producer" of 2007 by Billboard magazine and Composer of the Year at 2010 ASCAP's Latin Music Awards, Torres has written and produced songs for many artists including Ricardo Arjona, Jaci Velasquez, Ednita Nazario, Alejandro Sanz, Ricky Martin and Franco De Vita. Born in the Santurce district of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Torres learned to play the violin and keyboards at a young age. He started composing when he was in high school. He then enrolled in Berklee College of Music where he graduated magna cum laude with a dual major of "Music Production & Engineering"and "Commercial Arranging". Torres lived in New York City for a while working as a studio assistant at the famed Sony Music Studios and later moved to Miami, Florida in 1998.

## Semi-Final Allocation Draw

On 26th June 2022 GBU announced official division of 33 countries into 6 pots according to result of country in previous edition. The draw that determined the semi-final allocation was held on the 27th June 2022.

Six pots were following:

* Hungary
* Lebanon
* Moldova
* South Korea
* United Kingdom
* Azerbaijan
* Denmark
* Faroe Islands
* Ireland
* Ukraine
* Czech Republic
* France
* Kazakhstan
* Latvia
* Finland
* Gibraltar
* Norway
* United States
* Germany
* Lithuania
* Romania
* Spain
* The Netherlands
* Poland
* Sweden
* Switzerland

## Results

### Semi Final 01

Seventeen countries participated in the first semi-final. Puerto Rico, Armenia and Belgium also voted in this semi-final. The highlighted countries qualified for the final.

### Semi Final 02

Sixteen countries participated in the second semi-final. Australia, Greece and Italy also voted in this semi-final. The highlighted countries qualified for the final.

## Other Countries

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### Active GBU Members

* Israel - Despite already chosen representative and song, Israeli delegation couldn't afford the participation due numerous misunderstandings between Head of Delegation, chosen artist, and GBU. During General Meeting For The 11th Edition the final decision has been made - Israel participated with new delegation, artist and song.