welcome with the B. As you all know, the selections of 2017 have already begun, but let's look back one last [Music] time for 2 countries that participated in this year's competition, and we saw some interesting [Applause] comebacks. Music is what I want, music is what I need. Keep me and turn me, slow me. I hear whispering, singing. Now we know, never forget what I did, what I said when I gave you all my heart and [Music] soul. I've been waiting for this night, I've been waiting for this night. It's true, nobody is like you, my endless Lord. I'm [Music] I'm with feel like I walkal natural wonder. He's got the makings of my Seventh Wonder. The 14th of March, all the delegations travel to Stockholm to deliver their entries. Some entries get show, some internally, others won the national [Music] finals. This is dami IM, and I'm representing Australia in Eurovision 2016. I'm a lovely guy, I'm not going to

say I'm a lovely guy, but I [Music] [Applause] [Music] am in April. A lot of the artists toured around Europe and beyond to promote their [Music] interest. I've been in Amsterdam. I've been in Israel. We've been over to the Ukraine. It was great to go out to those countries, you know, countries we've never been to before. This is my first European tree [Music] [Music]. On the 2nd of May, the first countes arrived to gloan to rehearse on the EUR Vision stage on the Bri. You the wild. Before going on stage, all the artists do a sound check. If you want anything more or less or yeah, great, change anything. It's only Fe become [Applause] [Music] a go. The only one. You're my only one. You're my life. Every breath that I take. Unforgettable. So unbelievable. You're the only one. My only [Music] one. You're my only [Applause] [Music].

I operate one of the tech crews here, and I have to have a good environment here because it is the Eurovision Song Contest. So, you have to have this disco ball, for example. You're my life, every breath that I take. I'm for so unbelievable. You're the only one, my only one. Just before the live shows, the artists get some time to relax and party. They got their moment to shine on the red carpet right here. Where's my [Music] carpet? Been waiting for this. Been my name is Petra, and my name is Mon's love, and you are all very welcome to the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm. Welcome to the [Music] party. I'm wearing a dress. I can't remember who I'm wearing. Weing, who am I wearing? I'm wearing Kine Isanan. She's a Finnish designer. It's a Ukrainian designer, Ivan Fov. And um, you know, it's um, quite um, sexy for me. This is a dress from K, and I know Miss who also made the dress.

of my stage dress and um every other dress that I was wearing this time. They will never break us down. I me lo. I me l. I will never break us down. I [Music]. I'm I'm really happy now. It feels great. I like I'm a movie star. I'm totally overwhelmed by by all the emotion and the energy that the people give you. This is really special. I couldn't imagine it would be like this. The love that uh this contest is surround the body is just pure awesome. So uh I have never experienced something like this. A lot of fans here. A lot of journalists uh great great and the weather is great. So that is is good. I'm saying that I'm enjoying to like talk with the artist. I mean it's all about love to the music. Everything that I'm doing each day is like a new present for me. Did you feel the energy in this place? Oh my god look how many people. 5 years ago I was uh absolutely a child on the red carpet. I was like oh

what should I do? Where should I look? And uh, now it's I just enjoy the [Music] time. And then it was time for live shows with only 10 qualifiers from each semifinal. The tension was on from the first [Music] minute [Music] [Music] and these are your winners from tonight: aan, Russia, Netherland, Hungary, Croatia, Austria, Armenia, Czech Republic, Cyprus. [Applause] [Music] Mal [Music] [Music] okay. The first finalist is Latvia, Georgia, Bulgaria, Australia, Ukraine, Serbia, Poland, Israel, Lithuania, Belgium. [Applause] Congratulations. [Applause] [Music] [Music] oh [Music] and we have a new winner of the Eurovision th God this 2016. It's [Applause] you. After an amazing show, Jamala won the Eurovision song contest. Who will be next year's winner? You can follow the journey together with us right here.

The year 2016 in rewind

The year 2016 in rewind