11th Edition

The eleventh edition of the International Song Contest: The Global Sound was held from February 18 to April 23, 2016. The host country was the Philippines, the winner of the previous contest. 82 countries participated. From this contest on, the International Song Contest: The Global Sound would be held once a year.

Semifinals
The semifinal results were revealed on March 15, 2016.

Semifinal 1 was held on February 18, 2016. Semifinal 2 was held on February 19, 2016. Semifinal 3 was held on February 20, 2016. Semifinal 4 was held on February 23, 2016. Semifinal 5 was held on February 23, 2016.

Final
The final was held on April 2, 2016 and the results were revealed on April 23. This final had the most tiebreakers of any final and was the first instance in which there was a tiebreaker for first place.