Eurovision Young Musicians 1996

Eurovision Young Musicians 1996
Dates
Final12 June 1996
Host
VenueBelém Cultural Center, Lisbon, Portugal
Musical directorLuis Izquierdo
Host broadcasterRadiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP)
Participants
Number of entries22
Number of finalists8
Debuting countriesNone
Returning countriesNone
Non-returning countriesUnknown[a]
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         Finalist countries     Countries eliminated in the preliminary round     Countries that participated in the past but not in 1996
Vote
Voting systemJury chose their top 3 favourites by vote.
Winning musician
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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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  1. ^ a b c "Eurovision Young Musicians 1996: About the show". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Eurovision Young Musicians 1996: Participants". youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.

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