European Soundmix Show 1996 | |
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Dates | |
Final | 27 April 1996 |
Host | |
Venue | Endemol Studios, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Presenter(s) | Linda de Mol |
Host broadcaster | Endemol |
Participants | |
Number of entries | 10 |
Debuting countries | Belgium Denmark Germany Italy Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden 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.
Pos | Country | Performer | Imitated artist | Points |
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1 | Germany | Bianca Shomburg | Celine Dion | 21 |
2 | Portugal | Rui Faria Santos | Elton John | 18 |
2 | Norway | Christina Undhjem | Whitney Houston | 18 |
4 | Netherlands | Arno Kolenbrander | Simon Bowman | 13 |
5 | Spain | Silvia, Laura & Patricia Ugarte | The Andrews Sisters | 12 |
6 | Denmark | Gry Trampedach | Sanne Salomonsen | 10 |
7 | Italy | Walter Lamberti, Tony Ingui, Tony Buongrazio, Valentino Brandi, Giuseppe Galizia | Take That | 8 |
8 | Sweden | Henrik Åberg | Elvis Presley | 4 |
9 | Belgium | Marianne van Eynde | Tina Turner | 3 |
10 | United Kingdom | Terry Nash | Meat Loaf | 2 |
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