| Diamond Festival 01 | |
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Final |
2nd October 2023 |
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Venue |
Mercedes-Benz Arena |
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Presenter(s) |
Lena Gercke |
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Broadcaster |
ProSieben (Pro7) |
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Entries |
11 |
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Debuting |
All countries |
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System |
Each country awards 12, 10, 8-1 points to their 10 favourite songs |
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Winner |
 Romania Roxen "Fool" |
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Edition |
01 • 02► |
Diamond Festival 01, often referred to as DF01, was the first edition of Diamond Festival, held in Stuttgart, Germany. Eleven debuting countries was presented in the competition. The concert was consist of one Grand Final which was take place on Monday, 2nd October 2023
The venue was the Mercedes-Benz Arena in the city of Stuttgart in Germany. The presenter was Lena Gercke; fashion model and television host.
The competition slogan was "Release yourself"
Location[]
Host city[]
Stuttgart is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the Stuttgarter Kessel and lies an hour from the Swabian Jura and the Black Forest. Stuttgart has a population of 635,911, making it the sixth largest city in Germany, while over 2.8 million people live in the city's administrative region and nearly 5.5 million people in its metropolitan area, making it the fourth largest metropolitan area in Germany. The city and metropolitan area are consistently ranked among the top 20 European metropolitan areas by GDP; Mercer listed Stuttgart as 21st on its 2015 list of cities by quality of living; innovation agency 2thinknow ranked the city 24th globally out of 442 cities in its Innovation Cities Index; and the Globalization and World Cities Research Network ranked the city as a Beta-status global city in their 2020 survey. Stuttgart was one of the host cities for the official tournaments of the 1974 and 2006 FIFA World Cups.
Stuttgart is unusual in the scheme of German cities. It is spread across a variety of hills, valleys and parks. The city is known as the "cradle of the automobile". As such, it is home to famous automobile museums like the Mercedes-Benz Museum and Porsche Museum, as well as numerous auto-enthusiast magazines, which contributes to Stuttgart's status as Germany's "Autohauptstadt" ("car capital city"). The city's tourism slogan is "Stuttgart offers more". Under current plans to improve transport links to the international infrastructure, Stuttgart unveiled a new city logo and slogan in March 2008, describing itself as "Das neue Herz Europas" ("The new Heart of Europe"). For business, it describes itself as "Where business meets the future". In July 2010, the city unveiled a new logo, designed to entice more business people to stay in the city and enjoy breaks in the area.
Bidding phase[]
| City | Venue | Capacity (Seated) | Inaugurated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | Olympiastadion | 74 667 (74 667) | 1936 |
| Cologne | RheinEnergieStadion | 50 000 (45 900) | 2003 |
| Dortmund | Westfalenstadion | 81 365 (66 099) | 1974 |
| Dresen | Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion | 32 085 (27 000) | 1951 |
| Munich | Allianz Arena | 75 024 (70 000) | 2005 |
| Stuttgart | Mercedes-Benz Arena | 17 000 (17 000) | 2006 |
| Wiesbaden | Brita-Arena | 12 566 (12 566) | 2007 |
Venue[]
Venue of Diamond Festival 01
Mercedes-Benz Arena is a stadium located in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, and home to Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart. Before 1993 it was called Neckarstadion, named after the nearby river Neckar and between 1993 and July 2008 it was called Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion. From the 2008–09 season, the stadium was renamed the Mercedes-Benz Arena, starting with a pre-season friendly against Arsenal on 30 July 2008. The stadium was originally built in 1933 after designs by German architect Paul Bonatz. After It was built, it was named "Adolf-Hitler-Kampfbahn". From 1945 to 1949 it was called Century Stadium and later Kampfbahn and was used by US Troops to play baseball. The name Neckarstadion was used since 1949. It is home to VfB Stuttgart in the Bundesliga (and to the Stuttgarter Kickers when they played in the Bundesliga).
Host[]
Lena Gercke; host
Lena Gercke (Lena Johanna Gercke) born 29 February 1988 is a German fashion model and television host. She won the first season of Germany's Next Topmodel and was the host of Austria's Next Topmodel (seasons 1–4). In 2013, Gercke became a judge on Das Supertalent. In 2014, her sister joined the show for a surprise audition. In 2015, she hosted the prime time hidden camera show Prankenstein. From 2015 to 2021, she present with Thore Schölermann the talent show on ProSieben and on Sat.1 The Voice of Germany and from 2018 they present The Voice Senior on Sat1.
Contest overview[]
Final[]
Voting in the final started on Thursday, 21 September and ended on Saturday, 30 September 2023. Eleven countries voted in the final on a system of 1-6, 8, 10 and 12 points for the best song. The running order for the final was published on 20 September 2023.
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
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| 01 |  Sweden
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Sonikku feat. LIZ | "Sweat" | 11 | 33 |
| 02 |  Germany
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Zoe Wees | "Girls Like Us" | 2 | 73 |
| 03 |  Serbia
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Emina Jahovic | "Dodirni me" | 8 | 52 |
| 04 |  Spain
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María Peláe | "En Casa de Herrero" | 5 | 60 |
| 05 |  Croatia
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Marko Bošnjak | "Spokojan" | 4 | 68 |
| 06 |  United Kingdom
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Aidan Martin | "Good Things Take Time" | 6 | 57 |
| 07 |  Ukraine
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Kazka | "Plakala" | 3 | 70 |
| 08 |  Norway
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Angelina Jordan | "Now I'm The Fool" | 7 | 54 |
| 09 |  Czechia
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Škwor | "Příkaz zněl jasně" | 10 | 43 |
| 10 |  Romania
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Roxen | "Fool" | 1 | 81 |
| 11 |  Lithuania
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Jessica Shy | "Dėl Tavęs" | 9 | 47 |
Winner[]
Roxen during her winning performance
The winner of the competition was 23-year-old Roxen, representing Romania. The singer performed the pop song "Fool" and scored 81 points, including two twelves from Spain and Ukraine.
Born Larisa Roxana Giurgiu on 5 January 2000 in Cluj-Napoca, Roxen discovered a passion for music at the age of seven and took singing and piano lessons. Signed by Global Records, the singer was featured on Romanian producer Sickotoy's "You Don't Love Me" in August 2019. The song attained commercial success in Romania, reaching number three on the country's Airplay 100 chart, and being playlisted by radio stations in several territories including France, the United States, Russia and Spain. Roxen's debut solo single "Ce-ți cântă dragostea" released later that year in November peaked at number one in Romania. Music critics have since regarded Roxen's primary genre as being deep house, and compared the singer's music style and appearance to that of Dua Lipa and Billie Eilish. In a București FM interview, Roxen cited Beyoncé as a major inspiration.
Detailed voting results[]
Final results[]
Detailed voting results will be published after the end of voting and the results of the first edition Diamond Festival
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Total |
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| Sweden
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x | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 33 |
| Germany
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3 | x | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 73 |
| Serbia
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7 | 1 | x | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 52 |
| Spain
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8 | 10 | 8 | x | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 60 |
| Croatia
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2 | 4 | 12 | 8 | x | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 68 |
| United Kingdom
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4 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | x | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 57 |
| Ukraine
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5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 8 | x | 6 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 70 |
| Norway
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6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | x | 4 | 8 | 5 | 54 |
| Czechia
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1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 12 | x | 1 | 1 | 43 |
| Romania
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10 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 3 | x | 7 | 81 |
| Lithuania
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12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | x | 47 |
12 Points[]
| # | Recipient | Countries giving 12 points |
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| 2 | Romania
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Spain, Ukraine
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| Germany
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Romania, United Kingdom
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| Croatia
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Lithuania, Serbia
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| Czechia
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Croatia, Norway
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| 1 | Ukraine
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Czechia
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| United Kingdom
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Germany
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| Lithuania
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Sweden
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