Edition 82

The eighty-second edition of the **Global Music Festival** took place in Bali, Indonesia, following Weird Genius and Sara Fajira's victory at the eighty-first edition in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, with the song "Lathi" - receiving an impressive 346 points. It was the first win for Indonesia and the first time that the country hosted the competition. Organised by the head of delegation and host broadcaster, the contest was held at the Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium, and consisted of two semi-finals which were both launched on the 11 August 2021 and a grand final which took place from the 18 August 2021. The three shows were hosted by Sara Fajira (the previous winning artist) and Anggun.

Sixty-one countries participated in this edition of the contest. Firstly, the Vatican City debuted in this edition of the contest. We sadly saw the withdrawal of eleven countries: Argentina, Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Colombia, Czech Republic, Greece, Nigeria, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia and Tunisia. Then, we saw the return of numerous countries. Albania, Armenia, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Gibraltar and Russia all returned after a one edition break. Israel and the United States Virgin Islands both returned after two edition breaks and Moldova returned forthe first time in three editions. Finally, and most significantly, Puerto Rico returned after a seventeen edition break.

The power six for this edition were Indonesia, Morocco, Turkey, Switzerland, Denmark and Australia - 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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 Presenter(s)
 Participants
 Winner

## Other Participants

* Belarus
* Bosnia & Herzegovina
* Colombia
* Czech Republic
* Greece
* Nigeria
* Portugal
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Tunisia

## Semi-Final Allocation Draw

The draw to determine the allocation of the participating countries into their respective semi-finals took place on the 7 August 2021. The fifty-three 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. Finland and Ireland were not included in the pots because the head of delegation for these countries are on the admin team and are in charge of the second and first semi-final respectively; as a result, Finland were automatically assigned to semi-final one and Ireland was automatically assigned to semi-final two.

Also, in the semi-final allocation draw the power six nations Indonesia, Morocco, Turkey, Switzerland, Denmark and Australia were all drawn to vote in one of the respective semi-finals. Turkey, Denmark and Australia were assigned to vote in the first semi-final and Indonesia, Morocco and Switzerland were assigned to vote in the second semi-final.

## Semi Final One

 Turkey,  Denmark and  Australia 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

 Indonesia,  Morocco and  Switzerland 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. Unfortunately, Belgium were disqualified as the head of delegation did not vote before the voting deadline.

## 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.