Eurovision Song Contest 2016
International song competition
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- The Eurovision Song Contest 2016 was the 61st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest.
- It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT), which staged the event after winning the 2015 contest for Sweden with the song "Heroes" by Zelmerlöw himself.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, and Ukraine returned after absences from recent contests, while Australia also continued participating after debuting as a special guest in 2015.
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WikipediaThe Eurovision Song Contest 2016 was the 61st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It consisted of two semi-finals on 10 and 12 May and a final on 14 May 2016, held at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden, and presented by Petra Mede and Måns Zelmerlöw. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT), which staged the event after winning the 2015 contest for Sweden with the song "Heroes" by Zelmerlöw himself.
Broadcasters from forty-two countries participated in the contest. Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, and Ukraine returned after absences from recent contests, while Australia also continued participating after debuting as a special guest in 2015. Portugal did not enter, largely due to Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP)'s insufficient promotion of its music-based media, while Televiziunea Română (TVR) had planned to participate for Romania, but it was disqualified due to repeated non-payment of debts to the EBU.
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