61st contest
Eurovision 2016
The 2016 Eurovision Song Contest, the 61st edition, was held in Stockholm, Sweden at Ericsson Globe and was won by Ukraine — Jamala with “1944”.
The jury and public votes were split and announced separately for the first time, which is why the winner changed on the final reveal.
The facts
- Host country
- Sweden
- Host city
- Stockholm
- Venue
- Ericsson Globe
- Winner
- Ukraine
- Artist
- Jamala
- Song
- “1944”
This was Ukraine’s 2nd Eurovision win — not their last. Their full record
Compiled from the public record of the contest. Years, hosts, winners, songs and performers are stated; participant counts and pre-2000 venues are left blank rather than estimated, and will be filled in as each is checked against a primary source. This is a different standard from the two-independent-sources bar that a 2027 confirmation has to clear, and it is held to a lower one — spotted an error? It is worth telling us about.
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