Eurovision Song Contest 2016 – Stockholm, Sweden

The 2016 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest was held in Stockholm, Sweden on 10, 12 and 14 May. 42 countries took part in the contest.

Ukraine’s Jamala, the first Crimean Tatar ever to perform at a Eurovision Song Contest, was the winner of Eurovision 2016. The message brought by the winning song was subject to intense discussion.

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ESO: Background information: Eurovision Song Contest 2015 - Vienna, Austria http://www.europeansources.info/record/eurovision-song-contest-2015-vienna-austria/

EurActiv, 11.05.16: Duel between Russia and Ukraine marks 60 years of Eurovision http://www.euractiv.com/section/languages-culture/news/duel-between-russia-and-ukraine-marks-60-years-of-eurovision/

Website: Eurovision Song Contest http://www.eurovision.tv

BBC News, 12.05.16: Eurovision’s Ukraine singer Jamala pushes boundaries on Crimea http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36265593

The Conversation: Tag: Eurovision https://theconversation.com/uk/topics/eurovision

Euronews, 15.05.16: Seven things we learned from Eurovision 2016 http://www.euronews.com/2016/05/15/seven-things-we-learned-from-eurovision-2016/

Politico, 15.05.16: Ukraine’s song about persecuted minority by Josef Stalin wins Eurovision http://www.politico.eu/article/jamala-ukraines-song-about-persecuted-minority-by-josef-stalin-wins-eurovision/

The Telegraph, 15.05.16: Eurovision 2016: Furious Russia demands boycott of Ukraine over Jamala's 'anti-Kremlin' song http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/15/eurovision-2016-furious-russia-demands-boycott-of-ukraine-over-j/

Sputnik International, 16.05.16: Ukraine May Ask Europe to Pay for Next Year’s Eurovision http://sputniknews.com/europe/20160516/1039661867/ukraine-eurovision-2017.html

Euro|Topics: Debates, May 2016: Ukraine's ESC victory a political issue http://www.eurotopics.net/en/159168/ukraine-s-esc-victory-a-political-issue

ECFR: Podcast, May 2016: ECFR’s World in 30 Minutes: The geopolitics of the Eurovision Song Contest http://www.ecfr.eu/podcasts/episode/ecfrs_world_in_30_minutes_the_geopolitics_of_the_eurovision_song_contest

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