Eurovision Song Contest Tengaged 18

Eurovision Song Contest Tengaged 18 Creating Worlds
Dates
Semi-final 1	19 March 2016
Semi-final 2	27 March 2016
Final	3 April 2016
Host
Venue	Country Hall Ethias Liège Liège, Belgium
Presenter(s)	Lara Fabian Jean-Claude Van Damme
Executive	Carmelo Guirao
Broadcaster	VRT
Opening act	Selah Sue performing "Fear Nothing"
Participants
Entries	43
Debuting	None
Returning	Armenia Azerbaijan Bosnia & Herzegovina Macedonia Turkey
Withdrawing	Croatia Czech Republic Georgia Slovakia
Participation map      Participating countries     Did not qualify from the semi final or the PSR     Countries that participated in the past but not this edition
Voting
System	Each country awarded 12, 10, 8-1 points to their 10 favorite songs
Null points	None
Winner	Poland "Cool Me Down"
Eurovision Song Contest Tengaged
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Eurovision Song Contest Tengaged 18, also known as ESCT #18, was the eighteenth edition of Eurovision Song Contest Tengaged, which was held in the Country Hall Ethias in the city of Liège, Belgium. In the previous edition, the Belgian singer, Selah Sue reached the first victory for the country with the song "Fear Nothing" with a total of 198 points.

Forty-three countries participated in the eighteenth edition, one more than the previous edition. Five countries returned to the contests Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Turkey which most of them were absent for one edition excepting Macedonia with two years absent. Despite this countries comming back, four countries withdrew form the contest due to economical reasons or poor results from previous editions, they were Croatia, Czech Republic, Georgia and Slovakia.

Margaret from Poland became the eighteenth winner of the Eurovision Song Contest Tengaged with the song Cool Me Down with a total of 248 points, breaking a brand new record of points, 14 more than the previous winner with more points, Finland in Eurovision Song Contest Tengaged 12. United Kingdom finished in second place, with Romania finishing in third place.

Logo and theme

The official logo of the eighteenth edition of the contest.

The logo for the eighteenth edition of the Eurovision Song Contest Tengaged was designed by Alex Ramírez, the main producer of Eurovision Song Contest Tengaged. The main logo consisted in a big flower which has the main colours of the Belgian flag, black, red and yellow. This flower meant to be an icon for the upcoming spring season and because every flower creates a whole new world, this is the slogan of this edition Creating Worlds.

Participants

Forty-three countries participated in the eighteenth edition, one more than the previous edition. Five countries returned to the contests Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Turkey which most of them were absent for one edition excepting Macedonia with two years absent. Despite this countries comming back, four countries withdrew form the contest due to economical reasons or poor results from previous editions, they were Croatia, Czech Republic, Georgia and Slovakia.

Debuting countries

Below is a list of all debuting countries :
None debuting countries.

Returning countries

Below is a list of all Returning countries :

1. Armenia
2. Azerbaijan
3. Bosnia & Herzegovina
4. Macedonia
5. Turkey

Withdrawing countries

Below is a list of all withdrawing countries which appeared in previous editions:

1. Croatia
2. Czech Republic
3. Georgia
4. Slovakia

Songs

Country	Language	Artist	Song	English Translation	Process Selection
Albania	Albanian and English	Era Istrefi	Bonbon	Chocolate	Festivali I Këngës 1
Andorra	English	Innocence	Peep Show	-	Internal selection
Armenia	Armenian	Sofi Mkheyan	Hamadzayn Em	I Agree	Internal selection
Austria	English	Sunrire16 & Sara Koell	Imaginarium	-	Internal selection
Azerbaijan	Azeri	Arzum	Milyonlarin Arzusu	Millions Dream	Internal selection
Belarus	English	Alyona Lanskaya	Speak		Internal selection
Belgium	English	Emma Bale & Milow	Fortune Cookie	-	Internal selection
Bosnia & Herzegovina	Serbian	Natasa Bekvalac	Original	-	Internal selection
Bulgaria	Bulgarian	Ana Maria & Bogomil	Teb Si Pozhelah	You Wished	Internal selection
Cyprus	English	Elena Leon	Let Me Love You	-	Internal selection
Denmark	English	Simone	Heart Shaped Hole	-	Internal selection
Estonia	Estonian	Renate	Egoist	Selfish	Internal selection
Finland	Finnish	Aurora	Kaikki Mitä Näät	All What You See	Internal selection
France	French and English	Sarah Caillibot & Joe Cleere	Premier Rendez-Vous	First Date	Internal selection
Germany	English	Mighty Oaks	Brother	-	Internal selection
Greece	English	Marina and The Diamonds	How to Be A Heartbreaker	-	Internal selection
Hungary	English	Kállay Saunders Band	Victory	-	A Dal 07
Iceland	Icelandic	Alda	Rauða Nótt	Red Night	Ísland Landsvísu Endanleg
Ireland	English	Ronan Keating	Wasted Light	-	Internal selection
Israel	French	Amir	Oasis	-	Kendam EuroTengaged
Italy	Italian	Emma	Occhi Profondi	Deep Eyes	Internal selection
Latvia	English	Markus Riva	I Can	-	Internal selection
Lithuania	English	Evelina Young	Can't Wake Up	-	Eurovizijos ESCT18
Luxembourg	English	Lena	Home	-	Lena's Song
Macedonia	Macedonian	Tamara Todveska	Bash Na Tebe	Just On You	Skopje Fest 1
Malta	English	Maria Lewis	Fire Of Love	-	Internal selection
Moldova	Romanian	Nicoleta Nuca	Nu Sunt	I'm Not	O Melodie Pentru Europa
Monaco	French	Olivier Dion	Si J’etais Son Soleil	If I Was Her Sun	Internal selection
Netherlands	English	Mr. Probz	Nothing Really Matters	-	Internal selection
Norway	English	Tone Damli & Eric Saade	Imagine	-	Nordisk Melodi Grand Prix
Poland	English	Margaret	Cool Me Down	-	Internal selection
Portugal	English	Leonor Andrade	Strong For Too Long	-	Internal selection
Romania	English and Spanish	Nicole Cherry & Mohombi	Vive La Vida	Live the Life	Internal selection
Russia	Russian	Polina Gagarina	Ya Ne Budu	I Will Not	Russia Decides
San Marino	Italian	Benji & Fede	Lunedì	Monday	Internal selection
Serbia	Serbian	Ana Stanic	Neka Gori Sve	Let It Burn All	Internal selection
Slovenia	English	Sonic Avenue & Binna	Follow Me to Paradise	-	Ticket To Belgium
Spain	Spanish	Izal	Copacabana	-	Internal selection
Sweden	Swedish	Jon Henrik Fjällgren	Jag är Fri	I Am Free	Internal selection
Switzerland	English	Kat Graham & Babyface	Secrets	-	Internal selection
Turkey	Turkish	Funda	SMS	-	Internal selection
Ukraine	Russian	Olga Romanovskaya	Derzhi Menya Krepche	Hold Me Tight	Internal selection
United Kingdom	English	Fleur East	Sax	-	Internal selection

Results

Semifinal 1

Jury

• Norway (Finalist)
• Russia (Finalist)

Draw	Country	Artist	Song	Place	Points
01	Hungary	Kállay Saunders Band	"Victory"	9	64
02	Austria	Sunrise16 & Sara Koell	"Imaginarium"	14	42
03	Germany	Mighty Oaks	"Brother"	6	90
04	Finland	Aurora	"Kaikki Mitä Näät"	19	7
05	Ukraine	Olga Romanovskaya	"Derzhi Menya Krepche"	7	83
06	Monaco	Olivier Dion	"Si J’etais Son Soleil"	1	136
07	Greece	Marina and The Diamonds	"How to Be A Heartbreaker"	5	90
08	Belarus	Alyona Lanskaya	"Speak"	12	56
09	Israel	Amir	"Oasis"	4	93
10	Armenia	Sofi Mkheyan	"Hamadzayn Em"	3	104
11	Latvia	Markus Riva	"I Can"	8	67
12	Spain	Izal	"Copacabana"	10	56
13	Lithuania	Evelina Young	"Can't Wake Up"	2	111
14	Andorra	Innocence	"Peep Show"	13	43
15	Azerbaijan	Arzum	"Milyonlarin Arzusu"	17	27
16	Ireland	Ronan Keating	"Wasted Light"	16	30
17	San Marino	Benji & Fede	"Lunedi"	15	38
18	Bulgaria	Ana Maria & Bogomil	"Teb Si Pozhelah"	11	56
19	Slovenia	Sonic Avenue & Binna	"Follow Me to Paradise"	18	25

Semifinal 2

Jury

• Belgium (Host)
• Netherlands (Finalist)
• Serbia (Finalist)

Draw	Country	Artist	Song	Place	Points
01	Macedonia	Tamara Todevska	"Bash Na Tebe"	17	38
02	Cyprus	Elena Leon	"Let Me Love You"	11	52
03	Switzerland	Kat Graham & Babyface	"Secrets"	15	45
04	Sweden	Jon Henrik Fjällgren	"Jag är Fri"	13	46
05	Luxembourg	Lena	"Home"	9	63
06	Turkey	Funda	"SMS"	8	63
07	Albania	Era Istrefi	"Bonbon"	2	111
08	Malta	Maria Lewis	"Fire Of Love"	18	22
09	Bosnia & Herzegovina	Natasa Bekvalac	"Original"	19	18
10	Moldova	Nicoleta Nuca	"Nu Sunt"	6	89
11	Portugal	Leonor Andrade	"Strong For Too Long"	10	61
12	Estonia	Renate	"Egoist"	14	45
13	France	Sarah Caillibot & Joe Cleere	"Premier Rendez-Vous"	4	97
14	Romania	Nicole Cherry & Mohombi	"Vive La Vida"	5	93
15	Poland	Margaret	"Cool Me Down"	1	152
16	Denmark	Simone	"Heart Shaped Hole"	12	52
17	Italy	Emma	"Occhi Profondi"	16	45
18	Iceland	Alda	"Rauða Nótt"	7	73
19	United Kingdom	Fleur East	"Sax"	3	111

Grand Final

Draw	Country	Artist	Song	Place	Points
01	Luxembourg	Lena	"Home"	10	97
02	Romania	Nicole Cherry & Mohombi	"Vive La Vida"	3	157
03	Moldova	Nicoleta Nuca	"Nu Sunt"	21	60
04	Armenia	Sofi Mkheyan	"Hamadzayn Em"	7	119
05	Poland	Margaret	"Cool Me Down"	1	248
06	Germany	Mighty Oaks	"Brother"	15	83
07	Albania	Era Istrefi	"Bonbon"	4	156
08	Latvia	Markus Riva	"I Can"	20	65
09	Serbia	Ana Stanic	"Neka Gori Sve"	25	29
10	Monaco	Olivier Dion	"Si J'etais Son Soleil"	6	131
11	United Kingdom	Fleur East	"Sax"	2	172
12	Spain	Izal	"Copacabana"	18	74
13	France	Sarah Caillibot & Joe Cleere	"Premier Rendez-vous"	12	89
14	Hungary	Kállay Saunders Band	"Victory"	22	59
15	Israel	Amir	"Oasis"	11	92
16	Norway	Tone Damli & Eric Saade	"Imagine"	8	117
17	Ukraine	Olga Romanovskaya	"Derzhi Menya Krepche"	17	79
18	Lithuania	Evelina Young	"Can't Wake Up"	16	82
19	Iceland	Alda	"Rauða Nótt"	13	86
20	Belgium	Emma Bale & Milow	"Fortune Cookie"	5	132
21	Russia	Polina Gagarina	"Ya Ne Budu"	24	43
22	Portugal	Leonor Andrade	"Strong For Too Long"	19	66
23	Netherlands	Mr. Probz	"Nothing Really Matters"	14	85
24	Turkey	Funda	"SMS"	23	59
25	Greece	Marina and The Diamonds	"How to Be A Heartbreaker"	9	114

Score sheet

Semifinal 1

		Voting results Semifinal 1
	Hungary	64			1	5		1	3	5		10	3	8	4	5		5	4	6		4
	Armenia	104	4			4		5		12	12	12			3	7		10	6	7	12	10
	Belarus	56				2	6	12		7				7			4	3	3	2	3		7
	San Marino	38		2			3		5		2		6	4	8	2	2						4
	Azerbaijan	27			7							4							10		6
	Monaco	136	8	8	4	7	5		8	10	4	8	12	3	12	12	7	6	2		10	8	2
	Finland	7		1	3					1											2
	Lithuania	111	7	12	10	3		2	4				7	10			12	2	12	12	4	2	12
	Austria	42						7	6	4		1	4		5	1		1	7				6
	Spain	56	3		12	1	2	4	12		7				1				1		1	12
	Latvia	67	2		5	6	4		7		10			1		8	5			4		7	8
	Germany	90	5	5		8	1		2	6		7	5		7	6	10	7		10		6	5
	Bulgaria	56	6	10	6						3	2	2			4		12		5	5	1
	Andorra	43			8		12	3			8	3			6								3
	Ireland	30	1			12	7							2						8
	Slovenia	25		7				8			1		1	6			1			1
	Greece	90		3	2	10	10	10	1	2	6	6	10		2		3			3	7	5	10
	Israel	93	12	6				6		8		5	8	12		3	8	8	8		8		1
	Ukraine	83	10	4			8		10	3	5			5	10	10	6	4	5			3
The table is ordered by appearance in the voting.

12 points

Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded to another in the first semifinal.

N.	Recipient nation	Voting nation
5	Lithuania	Armenia, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Norway
4	Armenia	Austria, Lithuania, Spain, Ukraine
3	Monaco	Andorra, Bulgaria, Latvia
	Spain	Belarus, Finland, Russia
2	Israel	Germany, Hungary
1	Andorra	Azerbaijan
	Belarus	Monaco
	Bulgaria	Slovenia
	Ireland	San Marino

Semifinal 2

		Voting results Semifinal 2
	Estonia	45		12		3					3	8		5	7	1	4	1		1
	Romania	93			2	1	8		10	1	12			1	10	6	12		12	3	8	7
	Albania	111	4	6		10		7	2	5	10	6			8	12	2	12		10	10	3		4
	Turkey	63			6		3	3	12		4				3	2	1	5	7		6	1	4	6
	Portugal	61	1		5	12		2		4		10	4	10					10	2			1
	Denmark	52				5			8			2			12		10				4	6		5
	Poland	152	3	8	12	8	7			7	6	7	2	12	6	8		3	5	12	12	12	10	12
	Bosnia&H	18				2	2		1					2	1	3		2			5
	Cyprus	52	10	2	1			1				12	10	3					8				5
	Sweden	46		7	3		5	6					8								7	10
	Italy	45	12				4	5	4								3	6	6				3	2
	Switzerland	45	6	1		4		4		10	2		6			4			2	6
	Iceland	73	2		8				7		8	3	1	7		7		4	1	8	2		12	3
	Moldova	89	7	10				12	5	6	1		3	8	4			8	3	4		4	7	7
	Malta	22					6					4		6									6
	France	97		5	4		12	8	6	8		1	7	4	2		8		4	5	3	2	8	10
	United Kingdom	111	5	4	7		10			12	7		12		5	10	5	10		7	1	8		8
	Luxembourg	63		3	10	6		10	3	3			5			5	6	7				5
	Macedonia	38	8			7	1			2	5	5					7						2	1
The table is ordered by appearance in the voting.

12 points

Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded to another in the second semifinal.

N.	Recipient nation	Voting nation
6	Poland	Albania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Netherlands, Serbia, Switzerland
3	Romania	Cyprus, Malta, United Kingdom
2	Albania	France, Moldova
	United Kingdom	Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy
1	Cyprus	Sweden
	Denmark	Iceland
	Estonia	Romania
	France	Portugal
	Iceland	Belgium
	Italy	Estonia
	Moldova	Denmark
	Portugal	Turkey
	Turkey	Poland

Final

		Voting results Grand Final
	Hungary	59			4			10			3	6												3		3			1			5	3	5			1		6		6		3
	Romania	157				5	7	5	5				3	3		4	10	7			10	7	2					5	6	12			12	7				10	2	10	12	3	7	1	2
	Russia	43				1	12										4				6				3			2								12		3
	Armenia	119	1	5	6		2	6		3	5	2	8		6		6					1	1	8		2				7		8			2	8	6		3		5	7	1		10
	Monaco	131	6	8		6		8	1	2	1			5			8	5	10									1	2	4		10	10	8	4				1	7	10			8	6
	Spain	74			7		1		10													3	12						10									7	10	12				2
	United Kingdom	172			3		10	2			4	10			5			10	4		4	12	8	10	12		7		3	3		6	6	12	5				12	8			4	12
	Lithuania	82							4				1	12		6			1	10					8	8			5		4			6		5						12
	Serbia	29	4																															4	1			4		4			12
	France	89			2	4				6	2				4					3		10		2	1	7	2				8			10			7	8				6		4	3
	Turkey	59	8						3		8			6	7	2	7				1	4						4				4		3							2
	Greece	114					8		12		12	8							8		12				7			10			5		2		12		8	5			3	2
	Albania	156	3	4	5		5			12		12	5					12	2		8		3	5		4	10	8	12	6	6		7			4	12	1		2			8
	Belgium	132	2	1		12		1	6	10	7	7	4	2					5	8	3	8	4			5	4			2	7						3	12	5					6	8
	Poland	248	5	12	10	10	4	3		8			10		10	10		8	12	7	5	6	10	12	10		12	3	8	8			4	2	8	7	2		7	6		1	6	10	12
	Moldova	60		7								5		8		1	3				2					10	1	7			10					3				3
	Latvia	65		6	8								2			7		1				2			6							7			3	6				1	1	10	5
	Germany	83			1	8		7		5		1				3							6		4	6	6			5		3			6	1				5	7	8			1
	Iceland	86	7					12			10				2	8		6		1					5		5		7				8		7				8
	Portugal	66							8	7	6		12	4	3	5				2				6			3									10
	Netherlands	85		10											8	12	12		3	6					2	1	8				1	1					10					4		7
	Ukraine	79	10	2		2							6	1						4	7		7					12			2	12	5	1							8
	Norway	117		3	12		6	4	7					10			5	2	6	5		5		7				6		1	3	2	1		10		4	6	4		4				4
	Israel	92	12			3	3		2	4		4		7	1		1	3	7	12				4						10						2	5						2	5	5
	Luxembourg	97				7				1		3	7		12		2	4					5	1		12			4		12							2				5	10	3	7
The table is ordered by appearance in the voting.

12 points

Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded to another in the final.

N.	Recipient nation	Voting nation
5	Albania	Austria, Finland, France, Lithuania, Moldova
	Poland	Latvia, Luxembourg, Romania, Switzerland, Ukraine
	United Kingdom	Bosnia and Herzegovina, Estonia, Italy, Norway, Portugal
4	Greece	Iceland, San Marino, Serbia, United Kingdom
3	Luxembourg	Albania, Denmark, Israel
	Romania	Bulgaria, Cyprus, Slovenia
2	Belgium	Armenia, Malta
	Israel	Germany, Hungary
	Lithuania	Greece, Ireland
	Netherlands	Belgium, Poland
	Russia	Monaco, Sweden
	Spain	Belarus, Netherlands
	Ukraine	Andorra, Azerbaijan
1	Iceland	Spain
	Norway	Russia
	Portugal	Turkey
	Serbia	Macedonia

See also

• Eurovision Song Contest Tengaged