Glorious Song Contest 05

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**Glorious Song Contest 05** is fifth edition of Glorious Song Contest which was hosted in **Belgium**  in the capital city of **Brussels**. After **Sofia** won second edition with her song **"Evol"** belgian broadcasters VRT and RTBF hosted fifth edition of the show.
Top 6 from previous edition were prequalified to the grand final those countries were: the host country **Belgium** , **Sweden** , **The Netherlands** , **Tanzania** , **Andorra**  and **Turkey**

The fifth edition of Glorious Song Contest has been won by  **Moldova** with total score of 342 points, the official runner up become  **United Kingdom**with score of 258 points. Difference between winner and runner up is 84 points. The second runner up become  **Argentina** with score of 225 points. Rest of top 6 countries were  **Andorra** - 219 points,  **Lithuania** - 203 points and on the sixth place  **Portugal** with 201 points. The last place went to  **Estonia** with score of 7 points in semi-final.

## Location

**Brussels**, officially the Brussels-Capital Region, 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. Brussels grew from a small rural settlement on the river Senne to become an important city-region in Europe. Since the end of the Second World War, it has been a major centre for international politics and home to numerous international organisations, politicians, diplomats and civil servants. Brussels is the de facto capital of the European Union, as it hosts a number of principal EU institutions, including its administrative-legislative, executive-political, and legislative branches (though the judicial branch is located in Luxembourg, and the European Parliament meets for a minority of the year in Strasbourg). Its name is sometimes used metonymically to describe the EU and its institutions. The secretariat of the Benelux and headquarters of NATO are also located in Brussels. As the economic capital of Belgium and one of the top financial centres of Western Europe with Euronext Brussels, it is classified as an Alpha global city. Brussels is a hub for rail, road and air traffic, sometimes earning the moniker "Crossroads of Europe". The Brussels metro is the only rapid transit system in Belgium. In addition, both its airport and railway stations are the largest and busiest in the country.

## Venue

**The King Baudouin Stadium** is a sports ground in north-west Brussels, Belgium. Located in the Heysel section of the Brussels municipality, it was built to embellish the Heysel plateau in view of the 1935 Brussels International Exposition. It was inaugurated on 23 August 1930, with Crown Prince Leopold attending the opening ceremony. The stadium hosted 70,000 at the time. A wooden track for cycling races was later added around the pitch. Its name honours Baudouin of Belgium, Leopold's son and successor as King of the Belgians, from 1951 to his death in 1993.

## Presenters

### 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. On her internet site we can read “THIS 22-YEAR-OLD IS AN ARTIST THAT CAN’T BE BOXED IN. THE BELGIAN SINGER-SONGWRITER MAKES MOODY ALT-POP MUSIC THAT TRULY SOUNDS LIKE IT CAME STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART"