Eurovision Young Musicians 2016

Eurovision Young Musicians 2016
Dates
Final date 3 September 2016
Host
Venue Cologne Cathedral, Cologne, Germany
Presenter(s) Daniel Hope
Tamina Kallert
Executive producer TBA
Host broadcaster Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)
Participants
Number of entries 10
Debuting countries  San Marino
Returning countries None
Withdrawing countries  Greece
 Hungary
 Moldova
 Netherlands
 Portugal
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         Confirmed countries that have selected their song and/or performer     Confirmed countries     Countries that participated in the past but not in 2016
Vote
Voting system Each juror awarded a mark from 1–10 to each performer
Winning song TBA
Eurovision Young Musicians
◄2014 • 2016

The Eurovision Young Musicians 2016 will be the 18th edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians contest. Candidates representing each participating European Broadcasting Union (EBU) member state will participate and perform live on 3 September 2016 in Cologne, Germany. For a second consecutive time, German public broadcaster Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) will be the host broadcaster for the event. The candidates will accompanied by the WDR Symphony Orchestra.

Location

For more details on the host city, see Cologne.

It was announced on 9 December 2014, that the 2016 contest will take place in Cologne, Germany on 3 September 2016.[1][2] This will be the second consecutive time that the German city have hosted the Young Musicians, with the last being the Eurovision Young Musicians 2014.[3] It will also be the third time that Germany have been the host nation, with their first in Berlin for the Eurovision Young Musicians 2002.[4]

Provisional list of participants

The following countries have expressed their provisional interest for participation in the 2016 contest. The semi final elimination stage of the contest will return this year,[5] with the first semi final taking place on 28 August 2016 and the second on 29 August, the final will take place on 3 September 2016.[6] However the semi-finals were later removed due to the low number of participating countries.

This year, only 10 countries will participate in the contest, which is the smallest number of countries since 1984.[7] San Marino will make their debut at the Eurovision Young Musicians. Greece, Moldova, Netherlands, Portugal and Hungary (country was originally on the participation list, but later dropped out of the competition for unknown reasons) withdrew from this year's competition.[8]

Finalists

The Grand Final will be held on 3 September 2016.

Country[9] Performer Instrument Piece(s)
 Austria Dominik Wagner[10] Double bass[10]
 Croatia TBD 25 May 2016[11] TBD 25 May 2016[11]
 Czech Republic
 Germany
 Malta
 Norway Ludvig Gudim[12] Violin[12]
 Poland Łukasz Dyczko[13] Saxophone
 San Marino Francesco Stefanelli[14] Cello
 Slovenia Zala Vidic[15] Cello
 Sweden Eliot Nordqvist[16] Piano

Other countries

See also

References

  1. ↑ "WDR and Cologne chosen to host 2016 competition". youngmusicians.tv. 2014-12-09. Retrieved 2014-12-09.
  2. ↑ "Date Decided: Young Musicians 2016 on 3 September". youngmusicians.tv. 2015-02-16. Retrieved 2015-02-16.
  3. ↑ "Eurovision Young Musicians 2014". youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Eurovision Young Musicians 2002". youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "EYM’16: Return To “Elimination Semifinal”". Eurovoix.com. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  6. ↑ Granger, Anthony (11 November 2015). "EYM 16 semi final dates announced". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  7. ↑ Granger, Anthony. "Hungary: Withdraws from Eurovision Young Musicians 2016". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  8. ↑ Granger, Anthony. "11 countries to participate at Eurovision Young Musicians 2016". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "Eurovision Young Musicians 2016 - Participants". youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  10. 1 2 Granger, Anthony. "Austria: Eurovision Young Musicians selection final April 28". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  11. 1 2 Granger, Anthony. "Croatia: Eurovision Young Musicians selection final May 25". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  12. 1 2 "Ludvig Gudim (17) Er Vinnaren Av Virtuos 2016". NRK.no. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  13. ↑ Granger, Anthony (11 April 2016). "Poland: Łukasz Dyczko Eurovision Young Musicians 2016". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  14. ↑ Granger, Anthony. "San Marino: Debuts In Eurovision Young Musicians 2016". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  15. ↑ Granger, Anthony. "Slovenia: Zala Vidic to Eurovision Young Musicians 2016". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  16. ↑ Granger, Anthony. "Sweden: Eliot Nordqvist to Eurovision Young Musicians 2016". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  17. ↑ "Belgium: VRT Will Not Return To Eurovision Young Musicians". Eurovoix.com. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  18. ↑ "Cyprus: No Return To Eurovision Young Musicians in 2016". Eurovoix.com. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  19. ↑ "Israel: No Return To Eurovision Young Musicians In 2016". Eurovoix.com. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  20. ↑ Granger, Anthony (15 October 2015). "Latvia no return to Eurovision Young Musicians in 2016". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.

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