Semi-final 1
editEighteen countries participated in the first semi-final. France, Spain, and Sweden voted in this semi-final.[1][2] The highlighted countries qualified for the final.[3]
| R/O[4] | Country | Artist | Song | Language | Place | Points[5] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  Finland
|
Sandhja | "Sing It Away" | English | 15 | 16 |
| 02 |  Greece
|
Argo | "Utopian Land" | English, Greek[a] | 14 | 22 |
| 03 |  Moldova
|
Lidia Isac | "Falling Stars" | English | 18 | 9 |
| 04 |  Hungary
|
Freddie | "Pioneer" | English | 3 | 119 |
| 05 |  Croatia
|
Nina Kraljić | "Lighthouse" | English | 10 | 53 |
| 06 |  Netherlands
|
Douwe Bob | "Slow Down" | English | 5 | 95 |
| 07 |  Armenia
|
Iveta Mukuchyan | "LoveWave" | English | 4 | 116 |
| 08 |  San Marino
|
Serhat | "I Didn't Know" | English | 11 | 49 |
| 09 |  Russia
|
Sergey Lazarev | "You Are the Only One" | English | 1 | 194 |
| 10 |  Czech Republic
|
Gabriela Gunčíková | "I Stand" | English | 12 | 41 |
| 11 |  Cyprus
|
Minus One | "Alter Ego" | English | 6 | 93 |
| 12 |  Austria
|
Zoë | "Loin d'ici" | French | 2 | 133 |
| 13 |  Estonia
|
Jüri Pootsmann | "Play" | English | 16 | 15 |
| 14 |  Azerbaijan
|
Samra | "Miracle" | English | 7 | 93 |
| 15 |  Montenegro
|
Highway | "The Real Thing" | English | 17 | 14 |
| 16 |  Iceland
|
Greta Salóme | "Hear Them Calling" | English | 13 | 24 |
| 17 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Dalal and Deen feat. Ana Rucner and Jala | "Ljubav je" | Bosnian | 8 | 78 |
| 18 |  Malta
|
Ira Losco | "Walk on Water" | English | 9 | 54 |
Semi-final 2
editEighteen countries participated in the second semi-final. Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom voted in this semi-final.[1][2] Romania were originally planned to perform twelfth in this semi-final, but were disqualified due to repeated non-payment of debts to the EBU, resulting in countries originally planned to perform thirteenth or later to do so one place earlier.[7] The highlighted countries qualified for the final.[8]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ Roxburgh, Gordon (10 May 2016). "We have our first ten finalists". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ a b Jordan, Paul (8 April 2016). "Running order of the Semi-Finals revealed". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ^ "First Semi-Final of Stockholm 2016". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "Greece: Argo to Stockholm". Eurovisionworld. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
romanian_disqualificationwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Roxburgh, Gordon (12 May 2016). "10 more finalists through to the Grand Final". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ^ "Second Semi-Final of Stockholm 2016". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
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