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Eurovision Song Contest
"United by Music"
Overview
The Eurovision Song Contest is an international song competition, organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and featuring participants representing primarily European countries. Each participating country submits an original song to be performed on live television and radio, transmitted to national broadcasters via the EBU's Eurovision and Euroradio networks, with competing countries then casting votes for the other countries' songs to determine the winner.
Status
Returning Series
Network
BBC One, RTÉ One, ORF 1, TF1, Das Erste, ProSieben, SVT1, NRK1, DR1, La 1, Channel 1, Rai 1, RTP1, Channel One, RTS 1, SRF 1, Yle TV1, TRT 1, ETV, BNT 1, LTV1, La Une, NPO 1, RTS Un, RTV 1, EinsFestival, RSI LA1, HRT 1, ERT1, Kan 11, BBC Television, RTV Slovenija, RTK, Suspilne Pershyi, Eurovision, RTS, İctimai TV, RTL
Seasons & Episodes
Stockholm 2016
Stockholm was announced as the host city in July 2015, with the Globe Arena taking the honour of being the venue for the 2016 contest. The arena previously staged the contest in 2000.
Episodes
Semi Final 1
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Semi Final 2
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Final
Held in Stockholm's Globe Arena, the 2016 contest was hosted by Sweden following Måns Zelmerlöw's victory in 2015 with 'Heroes'. It was the city's third time hosting. The slogan was 'Come Together', with dandelion-themed artwork symbolizing resilience and regeneration. This year introduced the most significant voting change since 1975. For the first time, professional jury votes and public televotes were presented separately, doubling the number of points available and creating a more suspenseful finale. 26 countries competed in the Grand Final. Ukraine's Jamala won with her song '1944', achieving the country's second victory. Australia's Dami Im finished second with 'The Sound of Silence', followed by Russia's Sergey Lazarev in third with 'You Are The Only One'.
Top Cast
Victoria Swarovski
Self - Host
Michael Ostrowski
Self - Host
