Contest year
- Host City
- Oslo, Norway
- Venue
- Oslo Spektrum
- Final Date
- January 1, 1996
- Entries
- 27
- A one-off, non-televised audio-only qualifying round was introduced to cut 30 entries to 23, eliminating Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Macedonia, Romania and Russia; Germany’s shock exclusion remains its only absence, and Macedonia’s attempt is not counted as an official debut.
- Hungary and Finland tied for the last slot, with Finland advancing on a higher individual jury score.
- NRK also rebranded the show as “Eurosong ’96” and pioneered CGI/chroma-key voting graphics.
- Ireland won a record-extending seventh title, while a Spanish vote mix-up briefly misallocated points between the Netherlands and Poland.
- via Wikipedia
Presenters
Ingvild Bryn, Morten Harket
Winner
Host Country
Final Results
| Country | Artist · Song | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ireland | Eimear Quinn The Voice | 1 | 162 |
 Norway | Elisabeth Andreasson I evighet | 2 | 114 |
 Sweden | One More Time Den vilda | 3 | 100 |
 Croatia | Maja Blagdan Sveta ljubav | 4 | 98 |
 Estonia | Ivo Linna & Maarja-Liis Ilus Kaelakee Hääl | 5 | 94 |
 Portugal | Lúcia Moniz O meu coração não tem cor | 6 | 92 |
 Netherlands | Maxine & Franklin Brown De eerste keer | 7 | 78 |
 United Kingdom | Gina G Ooh...Aah...Just A Little Bit | 8 | 77 |
 Cyprus | Constantinos Mono Gia Mas | 9 | 72 |
 Malta | Miriam Christine In A Woman's Heart | 10 | 68 |
 Austria | George Nußbaumer Weil's dr guat got | 10 | 68 |
 Turkey | Şebnem Paker Beşinci mevsim | 12 | 57 |
 Iceland | Anna Mjöll Sjúbídú | 13 | 51 |
 Greece | Marianna Efstratiou Emis forame to himona anixiatika | 14 | 36 |
 Poland | Kasia Kowalska Chcę znać swój grzech | 15 | 31 |
 Switzerland | Cathy Leander Mon cœur l'aime | 16 | 22 |
 Belgium | Lisa del Bo Liefde is een kaartspel | 16 | 22 |
 Slovakia | Marcel Palonder Kým nás máš | 18 | 19 |
 France | Dan Ar Braz et l'Héritage des Celtes Diwanit bugale | 19 | 18 |
 Spain | Antonio Carbonell ¡Ay, Qué Deseo! | 20 | 17 |
 Slovenia | Regina Dan najlepših sanj | 21 | 16 |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | Amila Glamočak Za Našu Ljubav | 22 | 13 |
 Finland | Jasmine Niin kaunis on taivas | 23 | 9 |
 Denmark | Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 | — | — |
 Germany | Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 | — | — |
 Hungary | Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 | — | — |
 Romania | Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 | — | — |