 Eurovision 1996 yakaratidza pre-qualifying round umo mavhidhiyo evhidhiyo yenyika imwe neimwe yeEurovision 1996 akapinda akatumirwa kujury mune imwe neimwe yenyika makumi maviri nemapfumbamwe yakange yatumira Eurovision 1996 vanopinda: kubva pamatepi aya, mutongi wega wega akaona nziyo gumi dzakakodzera kukwikwidza muEurovision 1996 uye mhedzisiro yakabvumidza makumi maviri nemaviri chete evanoda kupinda muEurovision 1996 yekupedzisira kukwikwidza neNorwegian anopinda Eurovision 1996: I evighet naElisabeth Andreassen yakakurumidza kuenda kuEurovision 1996 yekupedzisira nekuda kweNorway ichikunda Eurovision 1995neNocturne naSecret Garden. The Voice ndiyo yaive yechipiri pakukwanisa kuwana mavhoti akawanda mumutambo uyu wekutsvaga-kukwikwidza, ine mapoinzi zana nemakumi mapfumbamwe nemasere, ichipfuura chete neSweden Den vilda neOne More Time ine mapoinzi mazana maviri nemakumi maviri nemanomwe. Nzvimbo dzakananga mumutambo wekutanga-kukodzera dzaive dzakavanzika uye dzakangoburitswa nguva yakati mushure mekupedzisira kweEurovision 1996: zvisinei Izwi raionekwa semunhu anokwikwidza akasimba achipinda mumutambo wekupedzisira weEurovision 1996 nenzvimbo yepamusoro ye5 yakafanotaurwa. 