European Soundmix Show 1996
| European Soundmix Show 1996 | |
|---|---|
| Date and venue | |
| Final |
|
| Venue | Endemol Studios, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Organisation | |
| Host broadcaster |  Endemol |
| Presenters | Linda de Mol |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 10 |
| Debuting countries | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium Denmark Germany Italy Netherlands Norway.svg.png){kind=small} Portugal Spain Sweden.svg.png){kind=small} United Kingdom |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | Each country had 1 jury member who awarded the top 4 countries 1, 2, 3 and 5 points. |
The European Soundmix Show 1996 was the first European Soundmix Show.
It was held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and Germany won the show with Bianca Shomburg imitating Celine Dion.
Results
| Draw | Country | Contestant | Imitated artist | Performing the song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | Marianne van Eynde | Tina Turner | GoldenEye | 9 | 3 |
| 2 | Portugal | Rui Faria Santos | Elton John | Can You Feel the Love Tonight | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | Spain | Silvia, Laura & Patricia Ugarte | The Andrews Sisters | Medley | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | Sweden | Henrik Åberg | Elvis Presley | Love Me Tender | 8 | 4 |
| 5 | Italy | Walter Lamberti, Tony Ingui, Tony Buongrazio, Valentino Brandi, Giuseppe Galizia | Take That | Sure | 7 | 8 |
| 6 | Norway | Christina Undhjem | Whitney Houston | I Will Always Love You | 2 | 18 |
| 7 | United Kingdom | Terry Nash | Meat Loaf | Dead Ringer for Love | 10 | 2 |
| 8 | Netherlands | Arno Kolenbrander | Simon Bowman | Why God Why? | 4 | 13 |
| 9 | Denmark | Gry Trampedach | Sanne Salomonsen | Love Don't Bother Me | 6 | 10 |
| 10 | Germany | Bianca Shomburg | Celine Dion | Think Twice | 1 | 21 |