Eurovision Fan Contest - August 2016
Eurovision Fan Contest - August 2016 will be the 18th edition of EFC that will be held in Melbourne, Australia following the victory of Delta Goodrem in September 2015 with the song "Wings". It will be the second time Australia will host the contest. The two semi-finals will be held in 7 and 14 August, and the Grand Final in 21 August 2016. The three shows will be hosted by Julia Zemiro and Sam Pang.
Forty-four countries will participate in Melbourne for the 2016 August edition. Among them, Singapore debuts in the contest. Åland Islands, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Iceland, Luxembourg and South Korea return and Georgia, Liechtenstein, Malta, Namibia and Philippines withdraw from the contest.
Location
Bidding phase
On March 27th, the following cities confirmed their interest for the bidding phase, in which the host city and the venue will be decided:
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On the same day, it was announced that the Rod Laver Arena, in Melbourne, would host the next edition, with a capacity of 21,000 people.
Format
The competition will consist of two semi-finals and a final, a format which has been in use since the first edition in July. The ten countries with the highest scores in each semi-final will qualify to the final where they will join the host nation Australia. The consition of the Big Five will be based on the format that has been in use since August 2015: the top three of the last edition (host nation + second and third placers of last edition), and three most successful countries. Based on this format, the big 6 so far is:
Semi-Final Allocation Draw
The draw of the semi-finals will be revealed by the host broadcaster, SBS during July.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 | Pot 6 |
 Bulgaria
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 Åland Islands
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 Albania
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 Canada
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 Belarus
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 Azerbaijan
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 Denmark
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 Estonia
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 Finland
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 Faroe Islands
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 Czech Republic
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 F.Y.R. Macedonia
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 Hawaii
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France
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 Iceland
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Italy
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Gibraltar
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Germany
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 New Zealand
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 Kazakhstan
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 Norway
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 Latvia
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 Luxembourg
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 Lithuania
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Georgia
Liechtenstein
Malta
Namibia
Philippines
New voting system
The EBU and the host broadcaster, SBS, announced on 28 July 2016 that a new voting system would be implemented at the contest for the first time since the pilot edition in July 2013. From the 2016 August edition and on, the voting system is going to be in the following format: all participating countries should vote in the semi-finals and the final. In the semi-finals, the votes of the semi-finalists count as the jury votes, whilst the votes of the remaining countries of each edition count as the televoting votes. The same format is also valid in the grand final: the 26 finalists' votes count as the jury votes and the votes of the remaining countries count as the televoting.
Venue
For more details of the host country, see Australia
The contest will take place in the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, following Australia's victory at the 2015 September contest in Sydney with the song "Wings", performed by Delta Goodrem. The Rod Laver Arena has a capacity of approximately 15,000 attendees, and this will be the first time the contest will be staged at the venue.
Participating countries
On August 2nd, it was announced that 44 countries would participate in Melbourne for the August edition.
Semi-Final 1
All participating countries vote in this semi-final. The votes of Australia, Belgium and Sweden (three countries of the big 5 + host country) count as the jury votes.
| Draw | Country | Language | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
| 01 |
Canada
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French | Leïla Lanova | "Que Toi" | 10 | 116 |
| 02 |
 North Korea
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English | Cory Lee | "Play Dumb" | 6 | 180 |
| 03 | Spanish | Fuel Fandago | "Salvaje" | 16 | 35 | |
| 04 |
Kazakhstan
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Kazakh | Ayumi feat. Baytr | "Hey-La" | 5 | 194 |
| 05 |
Latvia
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Latvian | Samanta Tīna | "Sekundes, minutes" | 15 | 48 |
| 06 |
Belarus
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English | Alyona Lanskaya | "Speak" | 19 | 15 |
| 07 |
France
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English | David Guetta feat. Zara Larsson | "This One's For You" | 4 | 202 |
| 08 |
Russia
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Russian | Polina Gagarina | "Ya Ne Budu" | 12 | 103 |
| 09 | English | The Sam Willows | "Take Heart" | 13 | 98 | |
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10 |
 Slovenia
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English | Maraaya | "Living Again" | 9 | 123 |
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11 |
 US Virgin Islands
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English | Carly Rae Jepsen | "Run Away With Me" | 11 | 107 |
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12 |
F.Y.R. Macedonia
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Macedonian | Magdalena Cvetkoska Ena | "Na Vrv I Na Dno" | 14 | 54 |
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13 |
Albania
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Albanian | Ronela Hajati | "A Do Si Kjo" | 8 | 145 |
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14 |
Hawaii
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English | Meghan Trainor | "Me Too" | 7 | 164 |
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15 |
New Zealand
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English | Ben Hazlewood feat. Mali-Koa Hood | "Paint Me Black" | 3 | 225 |
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16 |
Azerbaijan
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English | Emin | "Boomerang" | 18 | 32 |
| 17 | Estonian | Jüri Pootsmann | "Aga Siis" | 17 | 34 | |
| 18 | English | Margaret | "Cool Me Down" | 1 | 272 | |
| 19 |
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English | Dami Im | "Super Love" | 2 | 231 |
Semi-Final 2
All participating countries vote in this semi-final. The votes of Greece, The Netherlands and United States (three countries of the big 5 + host country) count as the jury votes.
| Draw | Country | Language | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
| 01 |
Finland
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English | Mikael Saari | "On It Goes" | 11 | 110 |
| 02 |
 Romania
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English | Alexandra Stan feat. Havana | "Ecoute" | 13 | 75 |
| 03 |
Faroe Islands
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English | Ida | "Maybe I Like It" | 6 | 148 |
| 04 |
 Turkey
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English | Sertab Erener | "Here I Am" | 18 | 41 |
| 05 |
 Ukraine
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English | The Hardkiss | "Make Up" | 16 | 55 |
| 06 |
Czech Republic
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Polish | Ewa Farna | "Na Ostrzu" | 15 | 58 |
| 07 |
Gibraltar
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English | Ellie Goulding | "Codes" | 8 | 134 |
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08 |
Norway
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English | Tooji | "The Father Project" | 14 | 72 |
| 09 |
Italy
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English | Elisa | "No Hero" | 5 | 157 |
| 10 |
Svalbard
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English | Agnete | "Mama" | 17 | 55 |
| 11 |
Iceland
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English | Sylvia Erla | "Gone" | 3 | 184 |
| 12 |
Luxembourg
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English | Barbara Opsomer | "Je Sors Ce Soir" | 7 | 136 |
| 13 |
Bulgaria
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Bulgarian | Mihaela Marinova | "Stapka Narped" | 10 | 114 |
| 14 |
 British Virgin Islands
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English | Ella Eyre | "If I Go" | 9 | 115 |
| 15 |
Germany
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English | Madeline Juno | "Salvation" | 19 | 18 |
| 16 |
Lithuania
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Lithuanian | 4 Roses | "Spalvos" | 12 | 77 |
| 17 |
 United Kingdom
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English | Fleur East | "Sax" | 2 | 228 |
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18 |
Denmark
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English | Simone | "Heart Shaped Hole" | 1 | 248 |
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19 |
Åland Islands
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English | Molly Sandén | "Satellites" | 4 | 179 |
Grand Final
All participating countries vote in the final. The votes of the finalists count as the jury votes, whilst the votes of the non-qualifiers count as the televoting.
| Draw | Country | Language | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
| 01 | English | Fleur East | "Sax" | 3 | 163 | |
| 02 | English | Joe Stone feat. Montell Jordan | "The Party" | 24 | 40 | |
| 03 |
Luxembourg
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French | Barbara Opsomer | "Je Sors Ce Soir" | 10 | 112 |
| 04 |
 Australia
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English | The Veronicas | "In My Blood" | 6 | 131 |
| 05 |
Faroe Islands
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English | Ida | "Maybe I Like It" | 12 | 91 |
| 06 |
Albania
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English, Albanian | Ronela Hajati | "A Do Si Kjo" | 14 | 86 |
| 07 |
Bulgaria
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Bulgarian | Mihaela Marinova | "Stapka Narped" | 22 | 49 |
| 08 |
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English | Maraaya | "Living Again" | 26 | 18 |
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France
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English | David Guetta feat. Zara Larsson | "This One's For You" | 13 | 89 |
| 10 | English | Rachel Platten | "Stand By You" | 4 | 154 | |
| 11 |
Canada
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French | Leïla Lanova | "Que Toi" | 18 | 74 |
| 12 |
Italy
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English | Elisa | "No Hero" | 16 | 82 |
| 13 |
 South Korea
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English | Dami Im | "Super Love" | 5 | 132 |
| 14 |
Hawaii
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English | Meghan Trainor | "Me Too" | 17 | 77 |
| 15 |
 Belgium
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English | Jana De Valck | "That's What Love Is" | 23 | 43 |
| 16 |
Sweden
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English | Oscar Zia | "Human" | 8 | 115 |
| 17 |
Gibraltar
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English |
Ellie Goulding | "Codes" | 20 | 60 |
| 18 |
Greece
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Greek | Eleni Foureira | "De Sou Xrostao Agapi" | 25 | 26 |
| 19 | English | Margaret | "Cool Me Down" | 2 | 194 | |
| 20 |
Kazakhstan
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Kazakh | Ayumi feat. Baytr | "Hey-La" | 11 | 94 |
| 21 |
Åland Islands
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English | Molly Sandén | "Satellites" | 9 | 113 |
| 22 |
Denmark
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English | Simone | "Heart Shaped Hole" | 1 | 221 |
| 23 |
New Zealand
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English | Ben Hazlewood feat. Mali-Koa Hood | "Paint Me Black" | 7 | 125 |
| 24 |
British Virgin Islands
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English | Ella Eyre | "If I Go" | 19 | 71 |
| 25 |
Iceland
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English | Sylvia Erla | "Gone" | 15 | 85 |
| 26 |
North Korea
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English | Cory Lee | "Play Dumb" | 21 | 51 |
Full voting
Semi-Final 1
| Semi-Final 1 split jury/televoting results | ||||
| Place | Televoting | Points | Jury | Points |
| 1 | 145 | 127 | ||
| 2 |
South Korea
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111 |
New Zealand
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123 |
| 3 |
New Zealand
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102 |
South Korea
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120 |
| 4 |
Kazakhstan
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87 |
France
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118 |
| 5 |
France
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84 |
Kazakhstan
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107 |
| 6 |
North Korea
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82 |
North Korea
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98 |
| 7 |
Hawaii
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81 |
Hawaii
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83 |
| 8 |
Albania
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72 | 78 | |
| 9 |
Slovenia
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56 |
Albania
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73 |
| 10 |
US Virgin Islands
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56 |
Canada
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68 |
| 11 |
Canada
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48 |
Slovenia
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67 |
| 12 |
Russia
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42 |
Russia
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61 |
| 13 |
F.Y.R. Macedonia
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30 |
US Virgin Islands
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51 |
| 14 | 25 |
Latvia
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32 | |
| 15 | 20 |
F.Y.R. Macedonia
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24 | |
| 16 | 20 | 15 | ||
| 17 |
Azerbaijan
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17 |
Azerbaijan
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15 |
| 18 |
Latvia
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16 | 9 | |
| 19 |
Belarus
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8 |
Belarus
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7 |
12 points
Jury
Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points awarded by each country's professional jury in the first semi-final:
| No. | Contestant |
Nation(s) giving 12 points |
| 4 | Albania, Belarus, Estonia, South Korea | |
| 3 | Belgium, Slovenia, Sweden | |
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South Korea
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F.Y.R. Macedonia, Hawaii, Singapore | |
| 2 |
New Zealand
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Australia, Canada |
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Kazakhstan
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Azerbaijan, Spain | |
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North Korea
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France, New Zealand | |
| Latvia, Poland | ||
| 1 |
Hawaii
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Kazakhstan |
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Albania
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North Korea | |
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Canada
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US Virgin Islands | |
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Latvia
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Russia |
Televoting
Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points awarded by each country's televoting in the first semi-final:
| No. | Contestant |
Nation(s) giving 12 points |
| 4 | British Virgin Islands, Lithuania, Turkey, United Kingdom | |
| 3 |
South Korea
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Denmark, Faroe Islands, Luxembourg |
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New Zealand
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Åland Islands, Svalbard, United States | |
| 2 |
Kazakhstan
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Norway, Ukraine |
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France
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Greece, Iceland | |
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Hawaii
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Romania, The Netherlands | |
| 1 |
Albania
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Germany |
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Canada
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Gibraltar | |
| Finland |
Semi-Final 2
| Semi-Final 2 split jury/televoting results | ||||
| Place | Televoting | Points | Jury | Points |
| 1 |
Denmark
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133 |
Denmark
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115 |
| 2 | 118 | 110 | ||
| 3 |
Iceland
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94 |
Åland Islands
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101 |
| 4 |
Faroe Islands
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90 |
Iceland
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90 |
| 5 |
Italy
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78 |
Italy
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79 |
| 6 |
Åland Islands
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78 |
Gibraltar
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76 |
| 7 |
Luxembourg
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74 |
Luxembourg
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62 |
| 8 |
British Virgin Islands
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69 |
Faroe Islands
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58 |
| 9 |
Bulgaria
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61 |
Bulgaria
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53 |
| 10 |
Finland
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58 |
Finland
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52 |
| 11 |
Gibraltar
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58 |
British Virgin Islands
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46 |
| 12 |
Lithuania
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52 |
Romania
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45 |
| 13 |
Norway
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41 |
Czech Republic
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31 |
| 14 |
Turkey
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33 |
Norway
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31 |
| 15 |
Ukraine
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32 |
Lithuania
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25 |
| 16 |
Svalbard
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32 |
Ukraine
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23 |
| 17 |
Romania
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30 |
Svalbard
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23 |
| 18 |
Czech Republic
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27 |
Germany
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16 |
| 19 |
Germany
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2 |
Turkey
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8 |
12 points
Jury
Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points awarded by each country's professional jury in the second semi-final:
| No. | Contestant |
Nation(s) giving 12 points |
| 7 |
Denmark
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Åland Islands, British Virgin Islands, Greece, Luxembourg, Norway, Romania, United Kingdom |
| 2 |
Iceland
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Denmark, Germany |
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Italy
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Iceland, Ukraine | |
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Åland Islands
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Faroe Islands, United States | |
| 1 | Svalbard | |
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Luxembourg
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Lithuania | |
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Finland
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Turkey | |
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British Virgin Islands
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The Netherlands | |
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Norway
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Finland |
Televoting
Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points awarded by each country's televoting in the second semi-final:
| No. | Contestant |
Nation(s) giving 12 points |
| 6 |
Denmark
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Albania, Belarus, Belgium, France, North Korea, Poland |
| 2 | Australia, South Korea | |
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Canada, Latvia | |
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Faroe Islands
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Estonia, Hawaii | |
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Finland
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Azerbaijan, Slovenia | |
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Lithuania
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New Zealand, Russia | |
| 1 |
Turkey
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Spain |
Grand Final
| Grand Final split jury/televoting results | ||||
| Place | Televoting | Points | Jury | Points |
| 1 | 86 |
Denmark
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155 | |
| 2 | 77 | 117 | ||
| 3 |
Denmark
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66 | 98 | |
| 4 | 65 |
South Korea
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91 | |
| 5 |
Australia
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63 |
Åland Islands
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84 |
| 6 |
Faroe Islands
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54 |
New Zealand
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84 |
| 7 |
Luxembourg
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53 |
Sweden
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76 |
| 8 |
Hawaii
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48 |
Australia
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68 |
| 9 |
South Korea
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41 | 68 | |
| 10 |
New Zealand
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41 |
Kazakhstan
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62 |
| 11 |
Sweden
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39 |
Luxembourg
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59 |
| 12 |
France
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37 |
Italy
|
57 |
| 13 |
Albania
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36 |
Iceland
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57 |
| 14 |
Canada
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34 |
France
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52 |
| 15 |
Kazakhstan
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32 |
Albania
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50 |
| 16 |
British Virgin Islands
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32 |
Canada
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40 |
| 17 |
Åland Islands
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29 |
British Virgin Islands
|
39 |
| 18 |
Gibraltar
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28 |
Faroe Islands
|
37 |
| 19 |
Iceland
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28 |
North Korea
|
36 |
| 20 |
Italy
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25 |
Belgium
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33 |
| 21 |
Bulgaria
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17 |
Bulgaria
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32 |
| 22 |
North Korea
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15 |
Gibraltar
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32 |
| 23 | 12 |
Hawaii
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29 | |
| 24 |
Greece
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11 | 28 | |
| 25 |
Belgium
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10 |
Greece
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15 |
| 26 |
Slovenia
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9 |
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9 |
12 points
Jury
Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points awarded by each country's professional jury in the grand final:
| No. | Contestant |
Nation(s) giving 12 points |
Televoting
Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points awarded by each country's televoting in the grand final:
| No. | Contestant |
Nation(s) giving 12 points |
Incidents
South Korea's last minute participation
Awards
NJW Awards
The NJW (Nick Jones-Walterson) Awards will be first handed out during the 2016 August edition in Melbourne, Australia, honouring the best competing songs in the final. Founded by Josh Salmon (the current Head of Delegation for Australia) and Nick Jones-Walterson (the current Head of Delegation for Sweden), the awards are named after the creator of the annual competition, Nick Jones-Walterson. The awards will be divided into three categories: Press Award, Artistic Award, and Performance Award. The winners will be revealed shortly before the final on 21 August.
| Category | Country | Song | Artist |
Result in the final |
| Press Award |
Denmark
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"Heart Shaped Hole" | Simone | 1st |
| Artistic Award | "Stand By You" | Rachel Platten | 4th | |
| Performance Award | "Cool Me Down" | Margaret | 2nd |