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1996
| HOST COUNTRY | Norway |
| VENUE | Specktrum, Oslo |
| DATE | May 18th |
| PRESENTER | Morten Harket & Ingvild Bryn |
| TOTAL ENTRIES | 23 |
| WINNING SONG | TITLE | PERFORMER | COUNTRY | COMPOSERS |
| The Voice | Eimear Quinn | Ireland | Brendan Graham |
Ireland were back to their winning ways, setting new records on the way. It was their 7th win in all, and the 4th in 5 years. The United Kingdom offered a pop song by an Australian singer, the second Australian to represent the country (Olivia Newton-John being the first), and although it only came 8th in the contest, it was a huge worldwide hit, reaching number 1 in Britain, and the American top 20.
| COUNTRY | PERFORMER | SONG | PTS | POS |
| Turkey | Sebnem Paker | Besinci Mevsim | 57 | 12th |
| United Kingdom | Gina G | Ooh Ahh Just A Litle Bit | 77 | 8th |
| Spain | Antonio Carbonell | Ay Que Desco | 17 | 20th |
| Portugal | Lucia moniz | O Meu Coracao nao Tem Cor | 92 | 6th |
| Cyprus | Constantinos | Mono Gia Mas | 72 | 9th |
| Malta | Miriam Christine | In A Womans Heart | 68 | 10th |
| Croatia | Maja Blagdan | Sveta ljubav | 98 | 4th |
| Austria | George Nussbaumer | Wiels Da gut Gott | 68 | 10th |
| Switzerland | Kathy Leander | Mon Coeur L'Aime | 22 | 16th |
| Greece | Marianna Efstratiou | Emis Forame Ton Himona Anixiatika | 36 | 14th |
| Estonia | Ivo Linna & Marja Liis Ilus | Kaelakee Haal | 94 | 5th |
| Norway | Elisabeth Andreassen | I Evighet | 114 | 2nd |
| France | Dan Ar Braz & L'Heritage des Celtes | Diwanis Bugale | 18 | 19th |
| Slovenia | Regina | Dan Najlepsih Sanj | 16 | 21st |
| Netherlands | Maxine & Franklin Brown | De Eerste Keer | 78 | 7th |
| Belgium | Lisa Del Bo | Liefde Is Een Kaartspel | 22 | 16th |
| Ireland | Eimear Quinn | The Voice | 162 | 1st |
| Finland | Jasmine | Niin Kaunis On Taivas | 9 | 23rd |
| Iceland | Anna Mjoll | Sjubidu | 51 | 13th |
| Poland | Kasia Kowalska | Chce Znac Swoj Grzech | 31 | 15th |
| Bosnia - H | Amila Glamocak | Za Nasu Ljubav | 13 | 22nd |
| Slovakia | Marcel polander | Kym Nas Mas | 19 | 18th |
| Sweden | One More Time | Den Vilda | 100 | 3rd |
