The Sound Of Europe 10

The Sound Of Europe 10 was the 10th edition of the Sound Of Europe. It took place in Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark, following Denmark's victory in the 9th edition with MØ and her song "Final Song". This was the first time that Denmark hosted the contest. The 10th edition consisted of two semi-finals, which took place on 1 September 2016, and a final, held on 9 September 2016. The shows were presented by Lisa Rønne and Nikolaj Koppel while Simone was hosting the green room. Forty-seven countries participated in the 10th edition.

Once all the votes had been announced, based on 50% jury and 50% televoting, Armenia won the contest, with Lucy's song "Turn Around".

Location

Copenhagen is the capital and most populated city of Denmark. It has a municipal population of 591,481 and a larger urban population of 1,280,371 (as of 1 January 2016). The Copenhagen metropolitan area has just over 2 million inhabitants. The city is situated on the eastern coast of the island of Zealand; another small portion of the city is located on Amager, and is separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the strait of Øresund. The Øresund Bridge connects the two cities by rail and road.

Originally a Viking fishing village founded in the 10th century, Copenhagen became the capital of Denmark in the early 15th century. Beginning in the 17th century it consolidated its position as a regional centre of power with its institutions, defences and armed forces. After suffering from the effects of plague and fire in the 18th century, the city underwent a period of redevelopment. This included construction of the prestigious district of Frederiksstaden and founding of such cultural institutions as the Royal Theatre and the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. After further disasters in the early 19th century when Nelson attacked the Dano-Norwegian fleet and bombarded the city, rebuilding during the Danish Golden Age brought a Neoclassical look to Copenhagen's architecture. Later, following the Second World War, the Finger Plan fostered the development of housing and businesses along the five urban railway routes stretching out from the city centre.

Since the turn of the 21st century, Copenhagen has seen strong urban and cultural development, facilitated by investment in its institutions and infrastructure. The city is the cultural, economic and governmental centre of Denmark; it is one of the major financial centres of Northern Europe with the Copenhagen Stock Exchange. Copenhagen's economy has seen rapid developments in the service sector, especially through initiatives in information technology, pharmaceuticals and clean technology. Since the completion of the Øresund Bridge, Copenhagen has become increasingly integrated with the Swedish province of Scania and its largest city, Malmö, forming the Øresund Region. With a number of bridges connecting the various districts, the cityscape is characterized by parks, promenades and waterfronts. Copenhagen's landmarks such as Tivoli Gardens, the Little Mermaid Statue, the Amalienborg and Christiansborg palaces, Rosenborg Castle Gardens, Frederik's Church, and many museums, restaurants and nightclubs are significant tourist attractions.

Copenhagen is home to the University of Copenhagen, the Technical University of Denmark and Copenhagen Business School. The University of Copenhagen, founded in 1479, is the oldest university in Denmark. Copenhagen is home to the FC København and Brøndby football clubs. The annual Copenhagen Marathon was established in 1980. Copenhagen is one of the most bicycle-friendly cities in the world. The Copenhagen Metro serves central Copenhagen together with the S-train network connecting the outlying boroughs. Serving roughly 2 million passengers a month, Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup, is the largest airport in the Nordic countries.

Venue

The contest took place in Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, following Denmark's victory at the 9th edition of the contest in Prague with the song "Final Song", performed by MØ. Parken Stadium has a capacity of approximately 38,000 attendees. Parken Stadium is the home ground of FC Copenhagen and the Denmark national football team.

Bidding phase

City	Venue	Capacity	Notes
Aarhus	Atletion	20,000	Hosted the final of the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.
Copenhagen	Parken Stadium	38,000	Home ground of FC Copenhagen and the Denmark national football team.
Copenhagen	B&W Hallerne	10,000	It is used for culture and entertainment activities.
Herning	Jyske Bank Boxen	15,000	Hosted the 2010 European Women's Handball Championships, the 2013 European Short Course Swimming Championships, and the 2014 European Men's Handball Championship.

Format

The edition consisted of two semi-finals and a final. The eleven countries with the highest scores in both semi-finals qualified to the final.

Each participating country had their own national jury, which consisted of five professional members of the music industry. Each member of a respective nation's jury was required to rank every song, except that of their own country. The voting results from each member of a particular nation's jury were combined to produce an overall ranking from first to last place. Likewise, the televoting results were also interpreted as a full ranking, taking into account the full televoting result rather than just the top ten. The combination of the jury's full ranking and the televote's full ranking produced an overall ranking of all competing entries. The song which scored the highest overall rank received 12 points, while the tenth-best ranked song received 1 point.

Running order

The final running order of the competing performances at the semi-finals and the final were decided by the producer of the show and approved by the Executive Producer, the Executive Supervisor, the CBU and the Reference Group.

Presenters

On 20 November 2016, DR announced that Lisa Rønne and Nikolaj Koppel were the hosts of the 10th edition. MØ, winner of the last edition, was chosen as host of the green room.

National host broadcaster

During an initial meeting between the host broadcaster DR and CBU (Contest Broadcasting Union), the representatives of the core organising team were selected. Merfi Amadeus was announced as the executive producer and Kostas Bouris as the executive supervisor.

Participating countries

47 countries will participate in the 10th edition. The edition consisted of two semi-finals with 21 countries, from which the 11 with the highest scores qualified to the final. None country returned to the contest or withdrawn.

Big 5

Country	Artist	Song	Language
Denmark	Medina	We Survive	English
United Kingdom	Sam Smith	Writing's On The Wall	English
France	Marina Kaye	Freeze You Out	English
Iceland	Ólafur Arnalds ft Nanna Bryndís	Particles	English
Germany	Faun	Egil Saga	German

Results

Semi-final 1

21 countries took part in the first semi-final. The eleven songs in places 1 to 11 qualified for the final and are marked in orange. Denmark, United Kingdom and Iceland voted from the Big 5.

Draw	Country	Artist	Song	Place	Points
01	Lithuania	Leon Somov & Jazzu	Ka Tu Su Manim Darai	8	82
02	Ireland	Ronan Keating	The Way You Make Me Feel	15	46
03	Belarus	Potap & Nastya ft Bianka	Stil Sobachki	21	17
04	Poland	Tom Swoon ft Paris & Simo	Wait	4	91
05	Finland	Mikael Gabriel	Kipua	16	40
06	Switzerland	Eliane	Venus And Mars	1	135
07	Montenegro	Andrea Demirovic	Oblak Od Ljubavi	18	35
08	Austria	Thorsteinn Einarsson	Aurora	3	100
09	Croatia	Lana Jurcevic	Hollywood	12	60
10	Netherlands	Ilse DeLange	Miracle	7	85
11	Monaco	M. Pokora	Le Monde	11	61
12	Belgium	Natalia Druyts	Boom	6	85
13	Estonia	Iiris	Tigerhead	19	33
14	Italy	Violetta Zironi	Dimi Che Non Passa	17	39
15	Greece	VIC	Krasi	10	65
16	Andorra	Soraya Arnelas	Mi Mundo Sin Tí	5	90
17	Slovenia	Clea & Kim	Orient 9295	13	59
18	Israel	Gad Elbaz	Esh Shel Mashiach	20	22
19	Slovakia	Zuzana ft Adam	Miesta	14	56
20	Malta	Red Electrick ft MPO	Young Again	2	110
21	Bulgaria	Mystery Of Bulgarian Voices	Who Am I	9	81

Semi-final 2

21 countries took part in the second semi-final. The eleven songs in places 1 to 11 qualified for the final and are marked in orange. Denmark, France and Germany voted from the Big 5.

Draw	Country	Artist	Song	Place	Points
01	Czech Republic	Verona	Endless Day	8	76
02	Norway	Madrugada	Majesty	21	5
03	Ukraine	The Hardkiss ft Kazaky	Strange Moves	7	77
04	Armenia	Lucy	Turn Around	1	122
05	Australia	Jessica Mauboy	Gotcha	12	55
06	Russia	Fabrika	Ne Podisya Krasivoy	14	50
07	Romania	Naguale ft Elena	Cutremur	18	36
08	Moldova	Carla's Dreams ft Delia	Cum Ne Noi	20	19
09	Cyprus	Polina Christodoulou	Gia Pes Mou	11	67
10	Sweden	Robin Stjernberg	Pieces	4	91
11	Azerbaijan	Nikki Jamal ft Dima Bilan	Come Into My World	15	46
12	Portugal	Aurea	Nothing Left To Say	13	53
13	Spain	Malú	Quiero	5	87
14	San Marino	Elisa	No Hero	3	100
15	Hungary	Hodviola	Látod Edesanyám	19	36
16	Serbia	Jelena Tomasevic	Ime Moje	2	118
17	Albania	Dua Lipa	Last Dance	6	79
18	Bosnia-Herzegovina	Maya Sar	Nasa Ljubav Nasa Kuca	17	37
19	Turkey	Aynur Aydin	Better	10	69
20	Latvia	Markus Riva	Lights On	9	73
21	Georgia	Shorena Janiashvili	Didou Nana	16	38

Final

Draw	Country	Artist	Song	Place	Points
01	Austria	Thorsteinn Einarsson	Aurora	16	94
02	Cyprus	Polina Christodoulou	Gia Pes Mou	14	96
03	Lithuania	Leon Somov & Jazzu	Ka Tu Su Manim Darai	26	56
04	Spain	Malú	Quiero	8	116
05	Greece	VIC	Krasi	22	66
06	United Kingdom	Sam Smith	Writing's On The Wall	4	157
07	Serbia	Jelena Tomasevic	Ime Moje	3	167
08	Iceland	Ólafur Arnalds ft Nanna Bryndís	Particles	25	57
09	Malta	Red Electrick ft MPO	Young Again	12	101
10	Bulgaria	Mystery Of Bulgarian Voices	Who Am I	19	69
11	Albania	Dua Lipa	Last Dance	6	138
12	Latvia	Markus Riva	Lights On	21	67
13	Denmark	Medina	We Survive	7	122
14	Andorra	Soraya Arnelas	Mi Mundo Sin Tí	9	111
15	Switzerland	Eliane	Venus And Mars	2	169
16	Armenia	Lucy	Turn Around	1	197
17	San Marino	Elisa	No Hero	11	104
18	Monaco	M. Pokora	Le Monde	10	105
19	Czech Republic	Verona	Endless Day	17	86
20	Germany	Faun	Egil Saga	23	63
21	Ukraine	The Hardkiss ft Kazaky	Strange Moves	20	67
22	Netherlands	Ilse DeLange	Miracle	18	76
23	Turkey	Aynur Aydin	Better	24	58
24	France	Marina Kaye	Freeze You Out	5	144
25	Sweden	Robin Stjernberg	Pieces	13	98
26	Poland	Tom Swoon ft Paris & Simo	Wait	15	95
27	Belgium	Natalia Druyts	Boom	27	47

Other countries

Active CBU members

FYR Macedonia - MRT announced that the country would not return in the 9th edition of the Sound Of Europe.