Glorious Song Contest 05

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**Glorious Song Contest 05** (GSC 05) was fifth edition of Glorious Song Contest hosted in Brussels, Belgium after Sofia's victory in Chisinau with her song "EVOL" getting a total of 353 points. It was first time ever when Belgium had pleasure to host the competition. Belgian broadcasters VRT and RTBF organized the whole show with our sponsors. Choosen venue was Forest National with total capacity of 8,400 spots. Choosen host was Tessa Dixon, she was the presenter for whole 3 shows - 2 Semi-Finals and Grand Final.

Fourty countries confirmed their participation in Brussels. Six countries decided to withdraw, Czech Republic, Faroe Islands, Malta, India, Latvia, New Zealand. One country returned to the contest, Argentina after two editions of break. No one debuted in contest].

**Moldova** won Glorious Song Contest 05 with total of 342 points, official runner-up become **United Kingdom** with score of 258 points. **Argentina** reached third place with 225 points and Andorra, Lithuania, Portugal completed the top 6, becoming official prequalifiers in sixth edition.

## Location

### Brussels

Brussels, officially the Brussels-Capital Region (French: Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; Dutch: Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest), is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium. The Brussels-Capital Region is located in the central portion of the country and is a part of both the French Community of Belgium and the Flemish Community, but is separate from the Flemish Region (within which it forms an enclave) and the Walloon Region. Brussels is the most densely populated and the richest region in Belgium in terms of GDP per capita. It covers 162 km2 (63 sq mi), a relatively small area compared to the two other regions, and has a population of over 1.2 million. The five times larger metropolitan area of Brussels comprises over 2.5 million people, which makes it the largest in Belgium. It is also part of a large conurbation extending towards Ghent, Antwerp, Leuven and Walloon Brabant, home to over 5 million people.

### Forest National

     **Forest National** (also known as Vorst Nationaal in Dutch) is a multi-purpose arena located in the municipality of Forest near Brussels, Belgium. The arena can hold more than 8,000 people. It hosts indoor sporting events as well as concerts done by a wide variety of artists. The arena, which opened in 1970, offers between 2,500 and 8,000 seats, depending on the event and is a member of European Arenas Association (EAA). Known for its circular interior, it is owned by the Music Hall Group and operated by the Sportpaleis Groep.

## Presenter

### Tessa Dixson

**Tessa Dixson** born in Belgium to a British father and a Belgian mother, Tessa grew up with a base in Belgium as well as a foot in the United Kingdom and California. This cultural diversity paved the way to her eclectic music today. At 12 years old, she started writing her own songs on the piano and guitar and recording covers to post them on facebook. Shortly after that, lost with her musical direction, she participated in the 3rd season of The Voice Belgium at 16 years old. From then on, she worked with various producers to find her musical style and in September 2017, her first single Prayer was premiered on the New York based magazine: The Fader. Anchored in alternative pop yet integrating different genres, Tessa Dixson singer/songwriter, continues to develop her musical and visual style. With some deeply moving singles under her belt as well as strong collaborations with Belgian artists such as Romeo Elvis or Warhola she is slowly becoming the most exciting pop act in Belgium.

## Results

### Semi-Final 01

Seventeen countries took part in First Semi-Final. Belgium, Finland and The Netherlands has to vote in this semi-final as well.

### Semi-Final 02

Seventeen countries took part in First Semi-Final. Armenia, Germany and Russia has to vote in this semi-final as well.