Once again, 34 countries joined in this monthly celebration... Well celebration is probably not the word as war was there and from the 34 songs, only 26 went to the final. For the first time, voters could vote for the most original song. Which happened to help Finland to qualify, but failed with Malta though the song got 3 bonus votes. Slovenia joined the contest for the first time, but it wasn't a lucky time for countries from the Balkans as only Bosnia & Herzegovina managed to qualify, while Portugal and Venezuela made their come back with diverse fortunes. For the first time, there was a song without lyrics in the contest. Finland's video games "song" was probably the only song to bring something special, even if, once again different kind of music where represented. The United States of America, after they failed to reach the final in WSC .10, tried something which was probably far to be a sure winner... R&B was known as a label to loose, this time, it proved to be wrong ! Back in a final, Germany, with a reggae song, didn't reach its best result, but got several votes, which could be seen as a good results for this country, while the Philippines showed they tried everything to be back in the top 10, maybe in WSC .12. Before winning WSC .10, Iceland only reached the top 10 once. So something had to be proved. Iceland never was a country to bet on but it seemed that it had to be changed. Iceland reached the second position, with two points ahead of Belgium, which reached its fifth top 5 position. Winner this time was Canada. For the fourth time, Celine Dion was chosen to represent the North American country. This is of course a record, shared with Laura Pausini for Italy. But this time, Celine Dion was backed by Il Divo. Though it only got points from 14 countries, Canada managed to win with the highest marks received from 4 countries, and 10 points from 5 countries... I Believe In You (Je Crois En Toi), sung in English and French, is the third non-European song to win the contest. >> The Top in Video 3. Belgium 4. Sweden 5. Denmark 9. Australia 10. United Kingdom 11. The Philippines 12. Italy 13. Bulgaria 14. Ireland | THE WINNER
Country: Canada The youngest in Adhemar and Therese Dion's family of 14 children, Céline Dion grew up in an environment full of the inherent chaos and material austerity that comes with such a large working-class family. However, the Dion household was also one filled with love for children and music, and her parents and siblings were important figures in the early development of her singing career. Céline began singing in her parents' piano bar when she was just five years old. By the age of 12 she had written one of her first songs, "Ce N'etait Qu'un Rêve" (It Was Only a Dream), which she recorded with the help of her mother and brother and shipped off to a manager named René Angélil, whose name they found on the back of an album by Ginette Reno, a popular Francophone singer. After weeks with no response from Angélil, Celine's brother Michel phoned him. Angélil dug up the tape and called the family back the same day to set up a meeting with Celine. When the 12-year-old performed in his office in Montreal, Angélil cried and set in motion the process of making her a québécois, and later international, star. He mortgaged his house to pay for her first two albums, producing a local number one single. In 1983 she became the first Canadian to have a gold record in France and she won a gold medal at the Yamaha songwriting competition in Japan. Her worldwide reputation was in the making, but success in the United States was not yet forthcoming. Her 1990 breakthrough album, Unison, was released in the U.S. by Epic Records and produced several hit songs, but it was her duet with Peabo Bryson on the theme song of Disney's Beauty and the Beast that was her true breakthrough. "Beauty and the Beast" reached number one on the pop charts and won both a Grammy and Academy award. The song was also featured on her second English album, 1992's Celine Dion, which launched another Top Ten American hit with "If You Asked Me To". Dion kept to her French roots and continued to release many Francophone recordings between each English record. D'eux (also known as The French Album in the United States), was released in 1995, and it would go on to become the best-selling French album of all time. The album was mostly written and produced by Jean-Jacques Goldman, and amassed huge success with the singles "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" and "Je sais pas". "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" reached number 1 in France and stayed at the top position for twelve weeks. It was later certified Platinum in France. The single also reached the top ten in the UK and Ireland, a rare accomplishment for a French song. Goldman later worked with Céline Dion on her albums S'il Suffisait d'Aimer (1998) and 1 Filles & 4 Types (2003). One of the hardest-working stars in show business, Dion continued to record and perform on a schedule that would kill most people. She recorded six albums between 1992 and 1996, when her album Falling Into You took her to a new level of stardom. The recording was a runaway hit, winning Grammys for both Album of the Year and Best Pop Album. Dion's longest tenure on the pop charts would come the following year, however, when she recorded "My Heart Will Go On," the theme song for James Cameron's blockbuster movie Titanic. "My Heart Will Go On" became omnipresent on the radio as Titanic fever swept the world, and when it was featured on her album Let's Talk About Love, it helped propel that recording to the top of the charts. By then, Dion had the power to gather a supporting cast of stars, and the album contained an amazing collection of artists, including Barbra Streisand, Luciano Pavarotti, and the Bee Gees. The album would win a host of awards and bring Dion a whole new world of fans. The continuing popularity of her recordings and live performances made her 1999 sabbatical seem like a tragedy to her fans, but Dion needed a break after more than a decade and a half of breakneck pace. She returned to the public eye in a big way in March 2002 with A New Day Has Come. The album debuted at number one in over 17 countries, and was accompanied by a full-scale media blitz. In early 2002, Dion announced a three-year, 600-show contract to appear five nights a week in an entertainment extravaganza at Caesers Palace, Las Vegas, called A New Day. The production would take place in a custom-built, 4,000-seat theater and would feature Dion as the centerpiece of a multimedia program designed and orchestrated by Franco Dragone, the Belgian theater impresario behind the modern circus phenomenon Cirque du Soleil. In conjunction with the rollout of A New Day was an endorsement deal with German automaker DaimlerChryslter AG worth additional millions. The campaign placed Dion in a series of stylish black-and-white advertisements promoting the stylish allure of Chrysler's line of upscale automobiles. The performer also recorded a brand-new song to accompany the spots. Debuting in early 2003, the campaign dovetailed into the March release of One Heart, Dion's first album since 2001's A New Day Has Come, which in turn heralded the opening of A New Day on March 25, 2003. The two-CD compilation On Ne Change Pas appeared in 2005, featuring her most popular French-language songs and a new collaboration with the operatic pop vocal foursome Il Divo, "I Believe in You (Je Crois en Toi)." A new French-language album, D'Elles, arrived in May 2007 and debuted at the top of the Canadian album chart. In November of that same year, Dion released the English-language Taking Chances.
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| 1 |
| Canada | Céline Dion & Il Divo: I Believe In You (Je Crois En Toi) | 122 pts |
| 2 |
| Iceland | Sigur Rós: Hoppípolla | 117 pts |
| 3 |
| Belgium | Katerine: Here Come All The Boys | 115 pts |
| 4 |
| Sweden | September: Looking For Love | 102 pts |
| 5 |
| Denmark | Bryan Rice: No Promises | 95 pts |
| 6 |
| Poland | Button Hackers: To Moj Aniol | 93 pts |
| 7 |
| United States of America | Mary J. Blige: Be Without You | 92 pts |
| 8 | ![]() | Austria | Christian Eigner: Empty Stage | 91 pts |
| 9 |
| Australia | Kate DeAraugo: Faded | 86 pts |
| 10 |
| United Kingdom | Feeder: Feeling A Moment | 82 pts |
| 11 |
| The Philippines | Kitchie Nadal: Same Ground | 82 pts |
| 12 |
| Italy | Alexia: Dimmi Come | 78 pts |
| 13 |
| Bulgaria | Ava: I Love You | 78 pts |
| 14 |
| Ireland | Tara Blaise: Paperback Cliché | 76 pts |
| 15 |
| Venezuela | Carlos Baute: Dame De Eso | 65 pts |
| 16 |
| Turkey | Kirac: Yolcu | 63 pts |
| 17 |
| Finland | Desert Planet: Lost Galaxians | 59 pts |
| 18 |
| Germany | Gentleman: Superior | 48 pts |
| 19 |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | Emina Jahovic: Uzalud Se Budim | 48 pts |
| 20 |
| Israel | Miri Mesika: Ba'a Elechem | 47 pts |
| 21 |
| Monaco | Jenifer: Ma Révolution | 46 pts |
| 22 |
| Spain | Taxi: Jamás Me Fui | 44 pts |
| 23 |
| Norway | Leyla Yilbar-Norgren: Fly With Me | 40 pts |
| 24 |
| Estonia | Nexus: Paradiis | 31 pts |
| 25 |
| Cyprus | Evridiki: Piase Me | 18 pts |
| 26 |
| The Netherlands | Birgit: Hardrocking Diva | 17 pts |
| 27 |
| Greece | Christina Anagnostopoulou: Psemata | DNQ |
| Serbia & Montenegro | Ana Nikolic: Srecan Mi Ne Dolazi | DNQ | |
| 29 |
| Malta | La Barokka: Kiss My Desire | DNQ |
| 30 |
| Lithuania | Skamp: Under The Sun | DNQ |
| Russia | Bi-2 feat. BrainStorm: Skolzkie Ulitzyi | DNQ | |
| 32 |
| Romania | Nicola: Love Is | DNQ |
| 33 |
| Portugal | Rita Guerra: Who Broke Your Heart ? | DNQ |
| 34 |
| Slovenia | Natalija Verboten: Cry On My Shoulder | DNQ |