Glorious Song Contest 09

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**Glorious Song Contest 09** (GSC 09) was nineth edition of Glorious Song Contest hosted in Copenhagen, Denmark after RoseeLu's victory in London with her song "Playing Alone" getting a total of 354 points. It was first time ever when Denmark had pleasure to host the competition. Danish broadcaster DR organized the whole show with our sponsors. Choosen venue was Royal Arena with total capacity of 16,000 spots. Choosen hosts were Tobias Sorensen, MØ and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau.

Forty-Two countries confirmed their participation in Copenahgen. Two countries decided to withdraw, Azerbaijan, Ukraine. Two countries returned to the contest, Belarus after one edition of break, Puerto Rico after seven editions of break. Three countries debuted in contest, Cyprus. Georgia and Philippines.

**Philippines** won Glorious Song Contest 09 with total of 336 points, official runner-up become **Kazakhstan** with score of 292 points. **Estonia** reached third placed with 288 points and Norway, Venezuela, Portugal completed the top 6, becoming official prequalifiers in tenth edition.

## Location

### Copenhagen

**Copenhagen** is the capital and most populous city of Denmark. As of 1 January 2021, the city had a population of 799,033 (638,117 in Copenhagen Municipality, 103,677 in Frederiksberg Municipality, 42,670 in Tårnby Municipality, and 14,569 in Dragør Municipality). It forms the core of the wider urban area of Copenhagen (population 1,336,982) and the Copenhagen metropolitan area (population 2,057,142). Copenhagen is situated on the eastern coast of the island of Zealand; another portion of the city is located on Amager, and it is separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the strait of Øresund. The Øresund Bridge connects the two cities by rail and road.

### Royal Arena

     **Royal Arena** is a multi-use indoor arena in the Ørestad South area of Copenhagen, Denmark. The ground was broken for construction on 26 June 2013 and the arena opened in February 2017. It has a capacity of 13,000 for sporting events and up to 16,000 (either sitting or standing) for concerts. The overall Ørestad are was first chosen by the city council for redevelopment in 1993. The arena project, seen as an important addition to the development plan, was presented at a press conference at Bella Sky Hotel on 23 September 2011. The design of the arena was presented on 7 June 2012. The winning design team consisted of 3XN, HKS, Inc., Arup, ME Engineers and Planit. This team provided a distinctly Nordic design for the arena. In 2014, Danish brewery Royal Unibrew was announced as the commercial sponsor, earning the naming rights ("Royal") on the arena.

## Presenters

### Tobias Serensen

**Tobias Sorensen**, born 2 August 1987 in Copenhagen, is a Danish Model. He was discovered by an Elite Model Management agent while working at a clothing store. Weeks later he went to Paris Fashion Week to walk in the Kris Van Assche show. He has walked for Dolce & Gabbana, Vivienne Westwood, Giorgio Armani, and Elie Tahari. Sorensen appeared in an Eternity Now campaign for Calvin Klein with then-girlfriend, American model Jasmine Tookes. He has also been in a Calvin Klein Underwear advertisement with American model Joan Smalls. Other advertisement campaigns include Kenzo, DKNY, Versace, UGG Australia, Belstaff, Hugo Boss, and Buffalo by David Bitton. Sorensen ranks as on the "Money Guy" and "Sexiest Men" lists on models.com

### MØ

**Karen Marie Aagaard Ørsted Andersen**, born 13 August 1988, known professionally as **MØ**, is a Danish singer and songwriter. She signed a recording contract with Sony Music Entertainment in 2012, releasing her debut extended play, Bikini Daze (2013), and her debut studio album, No Mythologies to Follow (2014). MØ collaborated with Australian rapper Iggy Azalea on the 2014 single "Beg for It", which peaked at number 27 on the US Billboard Hot 100, earning MØ her first entry on the chart. The following year, she co-wrote and provided vocals for the Major Lazer and DJ Snake collaboration "Lean On", which became an international success, charting at number one in several countries, number two in the United Kingdom, and number four in the United States. In 2016, MØ was featured on Snakehips's single "Don't Leave", and another Major Lazer single "Cold Water", with Canadian singer Justin Bieber, which debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart and number two on the US Billboard Hot 100.

### Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

**Nikolaj Coster-Waldau**, born 27 July 1970, is a Danish actor and producer. He graduated from the Danish National School of Performing Arts in Copenhagen in 1993. He became widely known for his role as Jaime Lannister in the HBO fantasy drama series Game of Thrones, for which he received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. His breakthrough role in Denmark was in the film Nightwatch (1994). Coster-Waldau has appeared in numerous films in his native Scandinavia and Europe, including Headhunters (2011) and A Thousand Times Good Night (2013). In the U.S, his debut film role was in the war film Black Hawk Down (2001), playing Medal of Honor recipient Gary Gordon. He then played a detective in the short-lived Fox television series New Amsterdam (2008), and appeared in the 2009 Fox television film Virtuality, originally intended as a pilot. He is a UNDP Goodwill Ambassador, drawing public attention to issues such as gender equality and climate change.

## Semi-Final Allocation Draw

On 18th October 2021 GBU announced official division of 36 countries into 6 pots according to result of country in previous edition. The draw that determined the semi-final allocation will be held on the 31st October 2021.

Six pots were following:

* Finland
* Portugal
* Romania
* South Korea
* Spain
* ~~Chile~~
* Israel
* Kazakhstan
* Switzerland
* United Kingdom
* Italy
* Ireland
* Poland
* Russia
* Latvia
* Mexico
* The Netherlands
* Slovakia
* Sweden
* Germany
* Greece
* France
* Morocco
* New Zealand
* Cyprus
* Belarus
* Georgia
* Philippines
* Puerto Rico

## Other Countries

### Active GBU Members

* Azerbaijan - ITV withdrew from contest due lack of interest of Azeri public and some budget issues.
* Chile - TVN firstly confirmed their participation but then decided to withdraw from the competition last minute without giving any reason, there is possibility of returning in upcoming editions.
* Luxembourg - RTL firstly confirmed their participation and even submitted possible entry, some days before song submisson deadline Head Of Delegation resigned from their role what resulted country's withdrawal.
* Ukraine - UA:PBC withdrew without giving any reason.