Cristin Tomeci

Gent Belgium

Europe

First Prize: $100,000 and worldwide promotion The world’s biggest live championship of popular music aims to search out and bring the best un-manufactured talent in the world to a wider audience. GBOB International was formed to launch the GBOB Challenge, a global live music competition for unmanufactured bands playing their own, original music. From 16 countries in 2004 to 26 countries in 2008, the GBOB Challenge has grown year on year and to date has involved more than 40,000 musicians. In just five years it has become the world’s biggest and most respected live music competition. In 2009 the GBOB Challenge is on track to involve 12,000 musicians from over 30 countries, more than 2