Jamal triumphantly won the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 (photos, videos, text chronicle)

Eurovision Song Contest 2016 (.. English Eurovision Song Contest 2016, French Concours Eurovision de la chanson 2016, the Swede Eurovisionsschlagerfestivalen 2016.) - 61 th "Eurovision" song, which takes place in Stockholm, capital of Sweden. The country has become the winner of the previous contest "Eurovision 2015", held in Vienna (Austria), with "Heroes" song performed by Mons Selmerlёva, who gained 365 points. Dates of the semi-finals - 10 May and 12 May, the finals will be held on May 14, 2016. Sweden is hosting a contest for the sixth time, the country took 3 years to repeat the success of 2012, where the winner was Lauren. The competition carries a Swedish national broadcasting company SVT led by the European Broadcasting Union.

The competition involved 42 countries. This was announced November 26, 2015. The competition returned to Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Ukraine. The participation continues to Australia - the country debutant last year. To participate in this year refused to Portugal, because of debts to the European Broadcasting Union, the size of 16 million Swiss francs was suspended Romania. Also participate in the competition have not resumed yet fourteen countries.

• 1st semi-final: 10 May 2016
• 2nd semi-final: 12 May 2016
• Final: May 14, 2016
• Location: Sweden, Stockholm, "Ericsson Globe"
• Lead: Sweden Selmerlёv Mons, Sweden Petra Mede
• Executive Supervisor: Norway Jon Ola Sann
• The main Broadcaster: SVT Sweden
• Opening: 1st semi-final: "Heroes" by Mons Selmerlёva, 2nd semi-final: "This Eurovision" music: Matheson Bayley; Tags: Matheson Bailey, Edward af Sillen, and Daniel Wren by Petra Mede and Mons Selmerlёva, Finale: "The parade of flags: the honor of Swedish design and dance music"
• Interval act: 1st semi-final: "gray people" choreographer Fredrik Ryudman, 2nd semi-final: "Man vs. Machine" choreographer Fredrik Ryudman, Final: «Rock Your Body» and «! Can not Stop the Feeling» by Justin Timberlake ; "Love-Love-World Peace" a medley of different songs of the Eurovision Song Contest; "Linda Woodruff" sketch by Sarah Dawn Finer; «Fire In The Rain» and «Heroes» by Mons Selmerlёva
• Number of participants: 42
• Voting system: 50% of viewers are 50% of the jury. Each country sends scores of 12, 10, 8-1, one of the national jury, and the other from viewers.
• Winning song of Ukraine "1944" (Ukraine)