Wonderful Song Contest 16

The Wonderful Song Contest 16 will be the sixteenth edition of the Wonderful Song Contest. The contest took place in Odessa after their victory in the 15th edition. A total of 46 countries competed in Wonderful Song Contest 16. The top 6 from the last edition, , , , and  are directly qualified to the final, while the other competing countries are split into two semi finals. The Semi Final allocation draw took place on 28 March in the WBU headquarters in Prague, where the other competing countries were split into two semi finals. The running order was announced on 31 March.

The contest was won by and the winning song was "Tsunami" performed by Tarabarova. After finishing finally won the contest for the first time. and finished 2nd and 3rd respectively and they will be directly qualified to the final of the 16th edition which will take place in Odessa. A total of 0 countries failed to submit their votes in the final which means they won't be able to compete in the next edition.

Hosting Information
On 24 March 2018 it was announced that Odessa will serve as the host city of the Wonderful Song Contest 16.

Bidding phase
Only one main venue was announced as possible venue for the competition to be held. It has a capacity of 20,000 and several big concerts and sport events take place here.
 * The host city had to be near a major airport.
 * The venue must be available for at least six weeks before the contest and one week after the conclusion of the contest
 * The venue must not be open-air, but an air-conditioned building with a capacity of at least 10,000 and a minimum ceiling height of 15 metres (49 ft), insulated for sound and light.
 * The green room must be located as close to the arena as possible (or within it), with a capacity of 300.

Presenters
On 24 March 2018 it was announced Alyosha will be the host of Wonderful Song Contest 16

She was in Wonderful Song Contest 05 and 11.

Rules and Voting.
 * The singer must have connection with the country.
 * The song can't be worldchart.
 * The song can't be cover, instrumental or opera.
 * All competing countries are obliged to vote in their own semi final. Failing to do so will result in a disqualification of the entry and risk to lose their spot in the final.
 * The automically qualified countries were assigned one semi final they are obliged to vote in.
 * The competing countries are free to broadcast and vote in the other semi final if they wish to do so. Their votes will be counted towards with the international jury along with the votes from the finalists.
 * There will be 10 qualifiers from each semi final.