For the first time in America’s history, Logo will be the exclusive home of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. The 61st annual Grand Final will air live on Saturday, May 14 at 3PM ET with accompanying live streams here on LogoTV.com and the
Logo TV app.
The Eurovision Song Contest is the world’s largest non-sporting live TV event and the most watched live entertainment program in Europe. This years spectacular 2016 Grand Final competition, celebrating the theme “Come Together,” will be held in Stockholm, Sweden. The competition will feature acts representing 42 different countries battling for the coveted trophy, as well as the chance to host next year’s contest in their home country. Eurovision is known for its eclectic mix of power ballads, ethnic rhythms and bubblegum pop, paired with intricate lighting sequences, pyrotechnics and elaborate costumes. Over its storied 61-year history, the contest has catapulted the likes of
Celine Dion,
Olivia Newton John,
Julio Iglesias, and
ABBA to stardom. Last year’s winner
Mans Zelmerlöw of Sweden wowed audiences with
his song “Heroes” and two years ago viewers across the world were blown away when Eurovision’s 2014 champion,
Conchita Wurst of Austria,
became the first Drag Queen to take home the trophy after a performance of “Rise Like a Phoenix”. Each member country of the European Broadcasting Union will submit a song to be performed during two Eurovision Semi-Finals on May 10th and May 12th. Winners of the Semi-Finals move on to compete in the 2016 Grand Final competition on Saturday, May 14th. This year’s winner will be chosen based on a brand new voting system. In the biggest change to Eurovision voting since 1975, professional juries and televoters will award a separate set of points to each performance and ensure the finale winner will remain unpredictable up until the last moment.