Who run the world? Girls! Despite the fact that Eurovision 2016 has been described as one big sausage fest, this year’s contest has a massive 22 solo female acts — up from 17 last year. Progressive Sweden must be LOVING the gender balance.
This decade we’ve seen three (and a half) solo ladies go on to snatch the Eurovision trophy. Lena from Germany, Loreen from Sweden, Emmelie from Denmark, and Conchita from Austria. Do any of our ladies from 2016 have what it takes to join the illustrious alumni of female Eurovision winners? And who stands the best chance?
You can let us know by voting in our poll, “Who is the best solo female act at Eurovision 2016?” You can cast your votes below, but be aware that you can only vote ONE TIME, so please tick the box next to each of your favourites before you press submit.
Albania: Eneda Tarifa with “Fairytale”
Armenia: Iveta Mukuchyan with “LoveWave”
Australia: Dami Im with “Sound of Silence”
Austria: ZOË with “Loin d’ici”
Azerbaijan: Samra with “Miracle”
Belgium: Laura Tesoro with “What’s The Pressure”
Bulgaria: Poli Genova with “If Love Was a Crime”
Croatia: Nina Kraljic with “Lighthouse”
Czech Republic: Gabriela Gunciková with “I Stand”
Finland: Sandhja with “Sing It Away”
FYR Macedonia: Kaliopi with “Dona”
Germany: Jamie-Lee with “Ghost”
Iceland: Greta Salóme with “Hear Them Calling”
Italy: Francesca Michielin with “No Degree of Separation”
Josh is from Australia and has been a huge Eurovision fan since 2010. You can follow him on Twitter @josh_salmon. Keep up with the latest Eurovision news and gossip by liking our Facebook page and by following the team on Twitter @wiwibloggs.
1. Iveta (Armenia)
2. Nina (Croatia) But this is growing on me, so might be number one. Will wait to hear the live performance, along with Iveta. And she sounds a little like Ellie, but I hear more Dolores O’Riordan of The Cranberries. But Nina has a unique beauty too that is all her…
3. Poli (Bulgaria)
4. Dami (Australia)
5. Samra (Azerbaijan)
6. Francesca (Italy)
7. Barei (Spain)
8. Sandhja (Finland)
9. Greta (Iceland)
10. Ira (Malta)
Cece
7 years ago
@Thomas
The most stupid and senseless comment on this article ..
Cece
7 years ago
EDIT:
1. Sanja (I don’t like her song, but Sanja is the most powerful, charismatic and communicative female singer!
2. Dami/Ira (I forgot about her ;o)
3. Agnete
4. Poli
5. Samra/ Zoe
6. Iveta/ Jamala
7. Barei
8. Lidia
9. Sandhja/Rykka
10. Kaliopi/ Nina
lana
7 years ago
armenia iveta mukuchyan
Thomas
7 years ago
Where is Poland ? Polish peoples are angry right now, they can’t vote for their own country LOL hahahahahah
jaicherchelookingforyou
7 years ago
Iveta Nina Sanja
Matthew Vella
7 years ago
Malta and Armenia are great
Nicky91
7 years ago
@Robyn Gallagher
well thank you for explaining to me 🙂
and all i want to say is i’ve got respect for every artist competing in this year’s song contest, every singer this year has a different genre
and Ira also got my respect, by saying in London in a interview, that eurovision is about sharing different cultures and becoming friends
Iveta also has grown on me, i first thought she was a diva, but she’s also a very warm and kind person
and Robyn, i enjoy reading your comments on here, you have a good honest opinion as well
Cipela
7 years ago
Gabriela Gun?íková
whitewalker90
7 years ago
Kralji? not Krajlic o.O
mike scarlat
7 years ago
kaliopi by far
Marcos
7 years ago
We’ve always sent some of the most powerful voices from Spain (Pastora, Ruth) but we’ve made a change this year, we gonna try something different. Barei is still one of the most reliable live performers on stage this year.
I personally believe a great voice doesn’t win Eurovision anymore. We should look very back in time to find one astonishing voice as the Eurovision winner. Emilie, Mäns, Conchita, Loreen weren’t.
Best voices for me are Ira Losco and Jamala.
Cece
7 years ago
1. Sanja (I don’t like her song, but Sanja is the most powerful, charismatic and communicative female singer!
2. Dami
3. Agnete
4. Poli
5. Samra/ Zoe
6. Iveta/ Jamala
7. Barei
8. Lidia
9. Sandhja/Rykka
10. Kaliopi/ Nina
ARUSIK
7 years ago
ARMENIA
Tomi
7 years ago
Iveta 100/100
Sanja 100/100
Kaliopi 100/100
Gabriela 100/100
Ira 100/100
Chance
7 years ago
Voted Sanja, Jamala and Poli, but there are so many amazing female voices this year.
Ron
7 years ago
Sanja, Iveta, Jamala, Dami
Naz
7 years ago
Ivetaa Mukuchyan Armeniaa <3
Xeph
7 years ago
Sanja hands down, her voice is freaking incredible.
Vocals tend to be rather irrelevant at the ESC…The main thing is that the tune has to be memorable by whatever the reasons their are: The ESC tend to have good singers but rather bad tunes…If you sing a ballad like so many this year…you got to have a great voice to stand out like Kaliopi or that girl from Croatia BUT people tend to dislike depressive tunes to catchy well sung songs like Amir or Barei…my top 2 lol
Fibi
7 years ago
What!? Nina, really? It has only a nice tone of voice. Like a tree that sings a lullaby!
The best are Kaliopi, Sanja and Jamala! And then Ira… Dami Im.
Lianne
7 years ago
Iveta & Jamala. The dynamics of those voices. Jeeeesus
BAREI TALKS ABOUT A HOMOPHOBIC INCIDENT WITH HOVI STAR AT THE MOSCOW AIRPORT: https://t.co/FAnNIDlo37
This is horrible… Can a country like this host a ESC in 2017? I don’t think so. #ImWithSergeyNotWithRussia.
@JerryFa67
No polls or awards can determine the final outcome.Just remember 2011, Hungary 1st in OGAE, France & UK ranked high etc.None of these did well.Azerbaijan won and was not among OGAE favorites.Not saying that’s the case this year but we have to be open – minded.
Nicky91
7 years ago
why is my comment awaiting moderation, i didn’t write something wrong, just some videos to explain why i like my favourite 🙂
Rock Me
7 years ago
Nina
Kaliopi
Jamala
Nicky91
7 years ago
@Tyfanny Jade
well said girl, but this is the same reason why i think highly about Ira, she also sings different genres, like dance, soul and ballads
Iveta, Dami Im, Jamala and Agnete for me.
1. Nina (Croatia),
2. Jamala (Ukraine),
3. Kaliopi (Macedonia),
in this order.
Iveta amazing, winner esc 2016
Azerbaijans the best this year, they deserve to win, please vote for talent Azerbaijan #1
Definitely Iveta, she is amazing from each side.
1. Iveta (Armenia)
2. Ira (malta)
3. Poli (Bulgaria)
4. Dami (Australia)
5. Nina(Croatia)
6. Francesca (Italy)
7. Barei (Spain)
8. Samra (Azerbaijan)
9. Greta (Iceland)
10. Sandhja (Finland)
After watching Iveta’s live performance in Moscow and piano cover of Love Wave, I can only say
1)Iveta
2)Iveta
3)Iveta
4)Iveta
5)Iveta
For me The Best vocalists are
1.Iveta Mukuchyan
2.Ira Losco
3.Jamala
My top 10 picks are:
1. Iveta (Armenia)
2. Nina (Croatia) But this is growing on me, so might be number one. Will wait to hear the live performance, along with Iveta. And she sounds a little like Ellie, but I hear more Dolores O’Riordan of The Cranberries. But Nina has a unique beauty too that is all her…
3. Poli (Bulgaria)
4. Dami (Australia)
5. Samra (Azerbaijan)
6. Francesca (Italy)
7. Barei (Spain)
8. Sandhja (Finland)
9. Greta (Iceland)
10. Ira (Malta)
@Thomas
The most stupid and senseless comment on this article ..
EDIT:
1. Sanja (I don’t like her song, but Sanja is the most powerful, charismatic and communicative female singer!
2. Dami/Ira (I forgot about her ;o)
3. Agnete
4. Poli
5. Samra/ Zoe
6. Iveta/ Jamala
7. Barei
8. Lidia
9. Sandhja/Rykka
10. Kaliopi/ Nina
armenia iveta mukuchyan
Where is Poland ? Polish peoples are angry right now, they can’t vote for their own country LOL hahahahahah
Iveta Nina Sanja
Malta and Armenia are great
@Robyn Gallagher
well thank you for explaining to me 🙂
and all i want to say is i’ve got respect for every artist competing in this year’s song contest, every singer this year has a different genre
and Ira also got my respect, by saying in London in a interview, that eurovision is about sharing different cultures and becoming friends
Iveta also has grown on me, i first thought she was a diva, but she’s also a very warm and kind person
and Robyn, i enjoy reading your comments on here, you have a good honest opinion as well
Gabriela Gun?íková
Kralji? not Krajlic o.O
kaliopi by far
We’ve always sent some of the most powerful voices from Spain (Pastora, Ruth) but we’ve made a change this year, we gonna try something different. Barei is still one of the most reliable live performers on stage this year.
I personally believe a great voice doesn’t win Eurovision anymore. We should look very back in time to find one astonishing voice as the Eurovision winner. Emilie, Mäns, Conchita, Loreen weren’t.
Best voices for me are Ira Losco and Jamala.
1. Sanja (I don’t like her song, but Sanja is the most powerful, charismatic and communicative female singer!
2. Dami
3. Agnete
4. Poli
5. Samra/ Zoe
6. Iveta/ Jamala
7. Barei
8. Lidia
9. Sandhja/Rykka
10. Kaliopi/ Nina
ARMENIA
Iveta 100/100
Sanja 100/100
Kaliopi 100/100
Gabriela 100/100
Ira 100/100
Voted Sanja, Jamala and Poli, but there are so many amazing female voices this year.
Sanja, Iveta, Jamala, Dami
Ivetaa Mukuchyan Armeniaa <3
Sanja hands down, her voice is freaking incredible.
Vocals tend to be rather irrelevant at the ESC…The main thing is that the tune has to be memorable by whatever the reasons their are: The ESC tend to have good singers but rather bad tunes…If you sing a ballad like so many this year…you got to have a great voice to stand out like Kaliopi or that girl from Croatia BUT people tend to dislike depressive tunes to catchy well sung songs like Amir or Barei…my top 2 lol
What!? Nina, really? It has only a nice tone of voice. Like a tree that sings a lullaby!
The best are Kaliopi, Sanja and Jamala! And then Ira… Dami Im.
Iveta & Jamala. The dynamics of those voices. Jeeeesus
ira losco .Malta
@Harut
thank you 🙂
Kaliopi is definitely the best singer in the competition. I also love Jamala, Eneda, Ira, Nina, Gabriella, Dami and Zaa.
Different voices. .but for me Iva and Ira…Malta and Armenia are great
They all are actually quite good
JerryFa67
I agree with you. Too many lobbying for Croatia only on wiwibloggs by polls, positive articles, videos…
Eneda is the best vocalist, even if her song isn’t that great, her vocals were clearly outstanding when she performed at FiK.
Iveta
6 of them are in my top 10, so I voted all:
Nina, Gabriela, Zoe, Agnete, Greta and Jamie Lee.
In random order:
Eneda
Iveta
Nina
Gabriela
Kaliopi
Sanja
Jamala
For pure vocal ability, I’m going with Croatia’s Nina.
For the overall package of song and performance… SAY YAY YAY YAY MOTHAFU- *cough*
Go Barei! Its a good year for Spain to win Eurovision and get humiliated in soccer.
BAREI TALKS ABOUT A HOMOPHOBIC INCIDENT WITH HOVI STAR AT THE MOSCOW AIRPORT: https://t.co/FAnNIDlo37
This is horrible… Can a country like this host a ESC in 2017? I don’t think so. #ImWithSergeyNotWithRussia.
Iveta,Demi,Kaliopi
@Rock Me
well said, i’m gonna think the same as well 🙂
@JerryFa67
No polls or awards can determine the final outcome.Just remember 2011, Hungary 1st in OGAE, France & UK ranked high etc.None of these did well.Azerbaijan won and was not among OGAE favorites.Not saying that’s the case this year but we have to be open – minded.
why is my comment awaiting moderation, i didn’t write something wrong, just some videos to explain why i like my favourite 🙂
Nina
Kaliopi
Jamala
@Tyfanny Jade
well said girl, but this is the same reason why i think highly about Ira, she also sings different genres, like dance, soul and ballads
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTl4gMnokRs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MXwQ6Md41A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-o9sgAHsTN4
some examples from her music to help you understand what i like about her 🙂
anyway good to see you supporting Dami, keep up the good work girl 🙂
JAMALA ,KALIOPI,GABRIELA GUNCIKOVA,IVETA ,NINA and DAMI IM FOR SURE
@Nicky91
These are great performers, too!