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World Song Contest .29 

 Number of participants: 52

New participants: -

In the previous editions of the World Song Contest, a few points made the difference for the victory. For once, history didn't repeat itself in WSC .29. This edition started in July 2007 with 52 participants, 4 of them directly qualified for the final. All the others had to go through the semi finals to have a chance to win the title.

If English is one of the most common languages in the World Song Contest, you can still hear a lot of different languages. Andorra's come back was the occasion to judge a song in Catalan for the first time since March 2005. Languages never seemed to be an obstacle to the victory. Among the winners, you can find songs performed in Greek, Russian, Hebrew, French, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Turkish, Spanish, Arabic, and... even in a imaginary language and a song without language at all. Unfortunately for Andorra, this time, the victory went to an English song, the 13th English winner (including the WSC .11 winner, which was a mix of French and English).

So history didn't repeat itself this time. In WSC .28, Belgium took the victory for one point... this time 49 points separated the winner and the runner-up. If Italy took an early lead during the live coverage, Monaco, Spain, Austria and France were never far behind. Austria took the advantage when the song received four 12 points in a row. This resulted in a decisive lead, that Austria kept until the end of the voting. Steal Away My Autumn, performed by Agnes Milewski, received a total of 178 points. A record ! If Austria was sure of this victory long before the end, things were different for the second place as we had to wait for the last vote to be know the results. Monaco finally took the second position. This was the 4th top 3 position in a row for Monaco (two times runner up and two times third). Spain took the 3rd position, followed by France (4th) and Italy (5th).

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THE WINNER

Country: Austria
Artist(s): Agnès Milewski 
Song:
Steal Away My Autumn

Agnès Milewski (born July 30, 1983 in Knurów, Poland) is an Austrian singer-songwriter who writes and sings in English with an endearing German accent. She moved from Poland to Austria with her parents at the age of four, and studied piano and classical guitar as a child. Agnès cites Joni Mitchell, Tori Amos, Kate Bush, Björk and Jorane as influences. Her lyrics are intelligent and poetic, her melodies progressive yet accessible. Her self-released debut EP, Chasing the Wind is in limited supply, sold only by Agnès at her live performances or through her website to European residents. She has released two full lenght albums so far, Pretty Boys and Ugly Girls (2007) and Learn to Swim (2009).

The Results

>> Semi Finals >> Scoreboard

1

Austria

Agnès Milewski: Steal Away My Autumn

178 pts
2

Monaco

Emilie Simon: Fleur De Saison

129 pts
3

Spain

Chenoa: Soy Lo Que Me Das

122 pts
4

France

Jalane: Si J'Avais Su

120 pts

5

ItalyStefano Centomo: Bivio117 pts
6

The Philippines

Mutya: Real Girl

94 pts
7

IcelandBang Gang feat. Esther Talia Casey: Inside92 pts
8

United States of AmericaAly & Aj: Potential Breakup Song89 pts
9

Luxembourg

AaRON: U-Turn (Lili)

89 pts
10

South Africa

Shomon: Dead Tree Singing

88 pts
11

ChinaPenny Tai: Ai Feng Le85 pts
12

The Netherlands

Marco Borsato & Do: Voorbij

83 pts
13

United KingdomJames Morrison: This Boy82 pts
14

Germany

Monrose: Hot Summer

80 pts
15Lebanon

Assy El Hellani: Ghaly

79 pts
16

Serbia

Bilja Krstic & Bistrik Orchestra: Nanina Uspavanka

76 pts
17

RussiaSerebro: Song N°2 (Dishi So Mnoy)76 pts
18

AustraliaBrielle Davis: Take It Off74 pts
19

IsraelMosh Ben Ari: Enatzel73 pts
20TurkeySerdar Ortaç: Dansöz73 pts
21

MexicoAlejandro Fernández & Beyoncé: Amor Gitano69 pts
22

AlbaniaGenta Ismajli: Nuk Dua Tjeter69 pts
23

BelgiumSuperlux: Wildness And Trees65 pts
24

FinlandEternal Tears Of Sorrow: The River Flows Frozen60 pts
25

South KoreaClazziquai: Dance59 pts
26

PolandNosowska: My Faith Is Larger Than The Hills48 pts
27

Puerto RicoDavid Bisbal feat. Wisin & Yandel: Torre De Babel47 pts
28

Slovenia

Omar Naber: Ves Tvoj Svet

45 pts
29TaiwanJolin Tsai: Zheng Yi Zhi Yan Bi Yi Zhi Yan40 pts
30Andorra

Marta Roure: Sentir Girar El Món

35 pts
31

Sweden

Sophie Zelmani: Lost In Love

DNQ
32

Lithuania

Andrius Mamontovas: Marso Kanjonai

DNQ
33

PortugalPatrícia Candoso: Volta As Vezes Que QuiseresDNQ
34

CanadaCory Lee: OvaloadDNQ
35

Japan

Mika Nakashima: Fake

DNQ
36

Venezuela

Simón Díaz vs GM120 & KP9000: Arbolito Sabanero

DNQ
37

LiechtensteinJuli: Regen Und MeerDNQ
38

MaltaWinter Moods: MarigoldDNQ
39

Colombia

Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean: Hips Don't Lie

DSQ
40

Brazil

Alexandre Pires: Necessidade

DNQ
41 

Cyprus

Lisa Andreas: Hypnotized

DNQ
42

Ireland

Hazel Kaneswaran: My World Has Changed

DNQ
43

Ukraine

Anna Sedokova: Veryu

DNQ
44GeorgiaKatie Melua: I Cried For YouDNQ
45

EstoniaCloudspeak: That One DayDNQ
46

Iran

Omid: Yasamin

DNQ
47

Vatican CityLacuna Coil: Heaven's A LieDNQ
48

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Zdravko Čolić: Sacuvaj Me, Boze, Njene Ljubavi

DNQ
49

San MarinoFrancesco Renga: AngeloDNQ
50

ArgentinaPuente Celeste: Milonga Del Bicho FeoDNQ
51

DenmarkSara Indrio: Shout It OutDNQ
52

FYR Of Macedonia

Mizar: (The Battle Of) Armakedon

DNQ