Eurovision Young Musicians 1996 | |
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Dates | |
Final | 12 June 1996 |
Host | |
Venue | Belém Cultural Center, Lisbon, Portugal |
Musical director | Luis Izquierdo |
Host broadcaster | Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP) |
Participants | |
Number of entries | 22 |
Number of finalists | 8 |
Debuting countries | None |
Returning countries | None |
Non-returning countries | Unknown[a] |
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Vote | |
Voting system | Jury chose their top 3 favourites by vote. |
Winning musician | |
The Eurovision Young Musicians 1996 was the eighth edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians, held at Belém Cultural Center in Lisbon, Portugal on 12 June 1996.[1] Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP), musicians from eight countries participated in the televised final. Out of the 22 countries (of which 18 are known), 14 (of which 10 are known) did not qualify to the final, including the host country Portugal. All participants performed a classical piece of their choice accompanied by the Portuguese Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Luis Izquierdo.[1] The participation of the following countries that took part in the previous edition is unknown; they are Croatia, Denmark, Hungary, Lithuania, Macedonia, and Sweden.[1]
The disqualified countries included Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, and United Kingdom. For the fourth time, the host country did not qualify for the final. Julia Fischer of Germany won the contest, with Austria and Estonia placing second and third respectively.[2]
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