Secondly, the voting section was conducted using chroma key virtual reality technology provided by Silicon Graphics. But of course the only good luck wish that was fully rewarded in the end was that of Irish Taoiseach John Bruton, who introduced the song that took his country to a fourth win in five years. The seniority of the figure who delivered the message varied wildly from country to country, ranging from Presidents and Prime Ministers on one end of the spectrum to junior ministers or ambassadors on the other, but a few very significant European political figures did appear, including long-serving Swedish premier Göran Persson, President Alija Izetbegović of Bosnia and Herzegovina and future UN Secretary-General António Guterres, then Prime Minister of Portugal. The 1996 contest also introduced three novelties which failed to become traditions in the contest.įirstly a short 'good luck message' for each entry, recorded by a political leader or official from their country. Harket, lead singer of a-ha, opened the show with a performance of his single " Heaven's Not for Saints", which was a hit in Norway at the time. The presenters were Morten Harket and Ingvild Bryn. Odd Arvid Strømstad served as executive producer, Pål Veiglum served as director, Bjarte Ulfstein served as designer, and Frode Thingnæs served as musical director, leading the Norwegian Radio Orchestra. The Eurovision Song Contest 1996 was produced by the Norwegian public broadcaster Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK). The arena's maximum capacity of 11,500 was reduced to around 6,000 for the contest. The chosen venue was the Oslo Spektrum, an indoor arena opened in 1990 and located in the Sentrum district of the city, which has hosted music concerts, ice hockey matches and the annual Nobel Peace Prize Concert. It was the second time that Norway had hosted the contest, following the 1986 contest staged in Bergen. The 1996 contest took place in Oslo, Norway, following the country's victory at the 1995 contest with the song " Nocturne", performed by Secret Garden. Oslo Spektrum, Oslo – host venue of the 1996 contest Further down the table, Portugal also achieved their best result to date, finishing sixth. Norway, Sweden, Croatia and Estonia rounded out the top five, with the last of those countries achieving their first top five placing in their participation. This win cemented Ireland as the country with the most wins in Eurovision history (they already broke the record for most wins in 1994). This was the country's fourth win in just five years, having also won three years in a row between 1992–1994. The winner was yet again Ireland with the song " The Voice", performed by Eimear Quinn and written by Brendan Graham. That means that 1996 remains the only year when Germany did not participate in the contest. Germany, Israel, Denmark, Hungary, Russia, Macedonia, and Romania all failed to qualify. Prior to the event, a non-televised audio-only qualification round was organised by the EBU, in order to shortlist the number of participating nations that would compete in the televised final from twenty-nine, to a more manageable twenty-three. Twenty-three countries participated in the contest. The contest was presented by Norwegian journalist Ingvild Bryn and lead singer of a-ha Morten Harket. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK), the contest was held at Oslo Spektrum.
It took place in Oslo, Norway, following the country's victory at the 1995 contest with the song " Nocturne" by Secret Garden. The Eurovision Song Contest 1996 was the 41st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. Participating countries Countries eliminated in the qualifying round Countries that participated in the past but not in 1996Įach country awarded 12, 10, 8-1 point(s) to their 10 favourite songs
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