Eurovision Song Contest 2016

61st Eurovision Song Contest

The Eurovision Song Contest 2016 was the 61st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in Stockholm, Sweden in May 2016.[1] Forty two countries participated, and Australia participated for the second time. The winner was Jamala with the song 1944 representing Ukraine.

People around the world watched the contest on television, and people in the participating countries could vote on their telephones for their favourite song. Each country added up their votes, and gave 1-8, 10 and 12 points to their favourite countries.

Results

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Semi-final 1

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  Qualifiers
R/O[2] Country Artist Song Language Points Place[3]
1   Finland Sandhja "Sing It Away" English 51 15
2   Greece Argo "Utopian Land" English, Greek 44 16
3   Moldova Lidia Isac "Falling Stars" English 33 17
4   Hungary Freddie "Pioneer" English 197 4
5   Croatia Nina Kraljić "Lighthouse" English 133 10
6   Netherlands Douwe Bob "Slow Down" English 197 5
7   Armenia Iveta Mukuchyan "LoveWave" English 243 2
8   San Marino Serhat "I Didn't Know" English 68 12
9   Russia Sergey Lazarev "You Are the Only One" English 342 1
10   Czech Republic Gabriela Gunčíková "I Stand" English 161 9
11   Cyprus Minus One "Alter Ego" English 164 8
12   Austria Zoë "Loin d'ici" French 170 7
13   Estonia Jüri Pootsmann "Play" English 24 18
14   Azerbaijan Samra "Miracle" English 185 6
15   Montenegro Highway "The Real Thing" English 60 13
16   Iceland Greta Salóme "Hear Them Calling" English 51 14
17   Bosnia and Herzegovina Dalal and Deen feat. Ana Rucner and Jala "Ljubav je" Bosnian 104 11
18   Malta Ira Losco "Walk on Water" English 209 3

Semi-final 2

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  Qualifiers
R/O[2] Country Artist Song Language Points Place[4]
1   Latvia Justs "Heartbeat" English 132 8
2   Poland Michał Szpak "Color of Your Life" English 151 6
3   Switzerland Rykka "The Last of Our Kind" English 28 18
4   Israel Hovi Star "Made of Stars" English 147 7
5   Belarus Ivan "Help You Fly" English 84 12
6   Serbia Sanja Vučić Zaa "Goodbye (Shelter)" English 105 10
7   Ireland Nicky Byrne "Sunlight" English 46 15
8   Macedonia Kaliopi "Dona" (Дона) Macedonian 88 11
9   Lithuania Donny Montell "I've Been Waiting for This Night" English 222 4
10   Australia Dami Im "Sound of Silence" English 330 1
11   Slovenia ManuElla "Blue and Red" English 57 14
12   Bulgaria Poli Genova "If Love Was a Crime" English, Bulgarian 220 5
13   Denmark Lighthouse X "Soldiers of Love" English 34 17
14   Ukraine Jamala "1944" English, Crimean Tatar 287 2
15   Norway Agnete "Icebreaker" English 63 13
16   Georgia Nika Kocharov and Young Georgian Lolitaz "Midnight Gold" English 123 9
17   Albania Eneda Tarifa "Fairytale" English 45 16
18   Belgium Laura Tesoro "What's the Pressure" English 274 3
  Winner
R/O Country Artist Song Language Points Place[5]
1   Belgium Laura Tesoro "What's the Pressure" English 181 10
2   Czech Republic Gabriela Gunčíková "I Stand" English 41 25
3   Netherlands Douwe Bob "Slow Down" English 153 11
4   Azerbaijan Samra "Miracle" English 117 17
5   Hungary Freddie "Pioneer" English 108 19
6   Italy Francesca Michielin "No Degree of Separation" Italian, English 124 16
7   Israel Hovi Star "Made of Stars" English 135 14
8   Bulgaria Poli Genova "If Love Was a Crime" English, Bulgarian 307 4
9   Sweden Frans "If I Were Sorry" English 261 5
10   Germany Jamie-Lee "Ghost" English 11 26
11   France Amir "J'ai cherché" French, English 257 6
12   Poland Michał Szpak "Color of Your Life" English 229 8
13   Australia Dami Im "Sound of Silence" English 511 2
14   Cyprus Minus One "Alter Ego" English 96 21
15   Serbia Sanja Vučić Zaa "Goodbye (Shelter)" English 115 18
16   Lithuania Donny Montell "I've Been Waiting for This Night" English 200 9
17   Croatia Nina Kraljić "Lighthouse" English 73 23
18   Russia Sergey Lazarev "You Are the Only One" English 491 3
19   Spain Barei "Say Yay!" English 77 22
20   Latvia Justs "Heartbeat" English 132 15
21   Ukraine Jamala "1944" English, Crimean Tatar 534 1
22   Malta Ira Losco "Walk on Water" English 153 12
23   Georgia Nika Kocharov and Young Georgian Lolitaz "Midnight Gold" English 104 20
24   Austria Zoë "Loin d'ici" French 151 13
25   United Kingdom Joe and Jake "You're Not Alone" English 62 24
26   Armenia Iveta Mukuchyan "LoveWave" English 249 7

References

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  1. "Stockholm to host 2016 Eurovision Song Contest". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Jordan, Paul (8 April 2016). "Running order of the Semi-Finals revealed". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  3. "First Semi-Final of Stockholm 2016". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  4. "Second Semi-Final of Stockholm 2016". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  5. "Grand Final of Stockholm 2016". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.