AwlaVision Song Contest 5

AwlaVision Song Contest 5, often referred to as ASC#5, was the fifth edition of AwlaVision Song Contest, held in Zürich, Switzerland. The edition started the 2nd April 2016, and ended the 23rd April 2016.

19 countries participated in this edition. Bulgaria and Ireland debuted in this edition. Moldova decided to withdraw from ASC due to bad results. Walking On Cars from Ireland won the contest with the song "Speeding cars" receiving a total of 133 points, 5 points ahead the runner-up, England. Finland finished in third place with 122 points. The host country, Switzerland achieved a 4th place with 116 points. The last place was for Andorra, that got only 1 point.

Organisation
After Switzerland's victory in AwlaVision Song Contest 4, SRG SSR had to decide where to organise the contest this time. The main projects were from Zürich (HallenStadion) and Bern (PostFinance-Arena). Finally, SRG SSR and ABU chose Zürich as the host city of ASC5. The arena selected were HallenStadion due to the higher experience.

SRG SSR decided to use popular and professionals people as presenters. Finally Rykka and Céline Dion were selected.

HallenStadion
HallenStadion is a multi-purpose facility located in the quarter of Oerlikon in northern Zürich. It is home to the ZSC Lions of theNational League A and has a capacity of up to 13,000 spectators. Designed by Bruno Giacometti, it opened on November 4, 1939, and was renovated in 2004/2005. Hallenstadion has been a top venue for entertainment in Switzerland as many international artists have performed at the venue, spanning a wide range of genres.

Bicycle race events were held in the Hallenstadion in its first year of service, 1939, and most years since then. The classic Zürcher 6-Tagerennen (Zürich 6-day race) began there in 1954, running on its characteristic oval of wooden boards, until the arena closed temporarily for renovation in 2004. The event is run there again now, in a more modern atmosphere.

The Hallenstadion hosted the Ice Hockey World Championships in 1998, along with Basel, and is the home stadium of the ZSC Lions ice hockey team. In February 2006, it hosted semi-finals and the final of the 2006 European Men's Handball Championship.

It had been the home of the annual Zürich Open, a WTA Tour tennis tournament that was discontinued after 25 years in 2008. On the 21 December 2010, tennis will return to the arena with an exhibition featuring Roger Federer against Rafael Nadal, for the benefit of Federer's foundation.

On September 29, 2009, the Hallenstadion hosted the 2009 Victoria Cup. The game pit the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks against the Champions Hockey League title-holder, theZurich Lions. In April 2011, the 2011 IIHF Women's World Championship top division are being held at Hallenstadion ice rink hockey arena and at Deutweg rink (in Winterthur). Among many others, in August 2005 the 14th Dalai Lama gave several teachings and initiations as well as a public talk on "The Art of Happiness" open for everyone within 10 days. The 61st FIFA Congress was held at the Hallenstadion on 31 May and 1 June 2011, and the 65th FIFA Congress was held there on 28 May and 29 May 2015.

Zürich
Zürich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zürich. It is located in north-central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zürich. The municipality has approximately 400,028 inhabitants, the urban agglomeration 1.315 million, and the Zurich metropolitan area 1.83 million. Zürich is a hub for railways, roads, and air traffic. Both Zürich Airport and railway station are the largest and busiest in the country.

The official language of Zürich is (the Swiss variety of Standard) German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect. Zürich is a leading global city and among the world's largest financial centres despite a relatively low population. The city is home to a large number of financial institutions and banking giants. Most of Switzerland's research and development centres are concentrated in Zürich and the low tax rates attract overseas companies to set up their headquarters there.

Many museums and art galleries can be found in the city, including the Swiss National Museum and the Kunsthaus. Schauspielhaus Zürich is one of the most important theatres in the German-speaking world.

This is the first time in the contest that AwlaVision Song Contest is held in Switzerland.

Participants
19 countries participated in the edition.

Debuting countries
Bellow a list of all debuting countries:

Withdrewing countries
Bellow a list of all returning countries: