Eurovision Song Contest 1996

Overview

1995 was the first time ever that the Eurovision Song Contest took place in the same city for two years in a row. In 1994, the European Broadcasting Union decreased the number of participants to 23 to make sure that the song contest would not last longer than three hours. All of the five relegated countries from the preceding year - Turkey, Slovenia, Israel, Denmark and Belgium - returned to the contest. In contrast, the bottom seven countries of the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest were relegated: Lithuania, Estonia, the Netherlands, Finland, Romania, Slovakia and Switzerland.

Guest Stars

Aud Wilken

Jan Johansen

Fionnuala Sherry

Secret Garden

Rolf Løvland

Secret Garden

Arzu Ece

Self - Contestant

Justyna Steczkowska

Self - Contestant