Eurovision Young Musicians 2016 | |
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Dates | |
Final | 3 September 2016 |
Host | |
Venue | Cologne Cathedral, Cologne, Germany |
Presenter(s) | |
Musical director | Clemens Schuldt |
Executive supervisor | Jon Ola Sand |
Executive producer | Tanja Nagel |
Host broadcaster | Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) |
Website | youngmusicians |
Participants | |
Number of entries | 11 |
Debuting countries | San Marino |
Returning countries | None |
Non-returning countries | |
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Vote | |
Voting system | Each juror awarded a mark from 1–10 to each performer |
Winning musician | Poland Łukasz Dyczko |
The Eurovision Young Musicians 2016 was the eighteenth edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians contest, which took place on 3 September 2016, outside the Cologne Cathedral, in Cologne, Germany. For a second consecutive time, German public broadcaster Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) was the host broadcaster for the event, with Daniel Hope and Tamina Kallert being the presenters for the show. Musicians representing eleven countries with European Broadcasting Union (EBU) membership, participated in the contest, with San Marino making their debut, while Greece, Moldova, Netherlands, and Portugal decided not to participate in this edition. The candidates were accompanied by the WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne, conducted by Clemens Schuldt. A five-person jury decided which of the participants would be awarded with the top-three prizes. Łukasz Dyczko of Poland won the contest, with Czech Republic and Austria placing second and third respectively.