Facts & Figures
In the Contest history so far there has been:
- 61 Contests
- 64 Winning songs
- 52 Participating Countries
- 25 Host Nations
- 1437 songs performed
- 95 presenters
- 56 venues
Who Participates?
Current participants:
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Albania, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom
Who participated in the past, but will not be at the 2017 contest?
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Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Luxembourg, Monaco, Morocco, Slovakia, Turkey
Which formerly-participating nations no longer exist?
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Serbia & Montenegro, Yugoslavia
Who could participate (since they have broadcasters in the European Broadcasting Union), but never have?
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Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon*, Libya, Tunisia, Vatican City
(* – Lebanon was due to participate in Eurovision 2005 with the song “Quand tout s’enfuit” by Aline Lahoud, but withdrew due to the nation’s ban on airing Israeli content.)
Who’s Won?
List of Winning nations, ranked by number of victories:
7: Ireland (1970, 1980, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996)
6: Sweden (1974, 1984, 1991, 1999, 2012, 2015)
5: France, Luxembourg, and the United Kingdom
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France – 1958, 1960, 1962, 1969, 1977
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Luxembourg – 1961, 1965, 1972, 1973, 1983
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The United Kingdom – 1967, 1969, 1976, 1981, 1997
4: The Netherlands (1957, 1959, 1969, 1975)
3: Denmark, Israel, and Norway
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Denmark – 1963, 2000, 2013
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Israel – 1978, 1979, 1998
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Norway – 1985, 1995, 2009
2: Austria, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine
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Austria – 1966, 2014
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Germany – 1982, 2010
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Italy – 1964, 1990
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Spain – 1968, 1969
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Switzerland – 1956, 1988
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Ukraine – 2004, 2016
1: Azerbaijan, Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Latvia, Monaco, Russia, Serbia, Turkey, Yugoslavia
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Azerbaijan – 2011
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Belgium – 1986
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Estonia – 2001
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Finland – 2006
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Greece – 2005
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Latvia – 2002
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Monaco – 1971
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Russia – 2008
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Serbia – 2007
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Turkey – 2003
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Yugoslavia – 1989
Which languages have been used in the winning songs (including bilingual entries)?
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English – 31 wins
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French – 14 wins
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Dutch and Hebrew – 3 wins
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German, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish – 2 wins
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Crimean Tatar, Croatian, Danish, Serbian, Ukrainian – 1 win
Who’s sung the winning entry?
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Female Soloist: 37
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Male Soloist: 9
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Drag Artist: 1
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Duos: 5
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Bands and Groups: 12
How many winners weren’t born in the nation that they represented?
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1961: Jean-Claude Pascal, singing for Luxembourg, was French.
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1965: France Gall, singing for Luxembourg, was French.
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1969: Frida Boccara, singing for France, was born in Morocco.
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1970: Dana, singing for Ireland, was born in the United Kingdom.
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1971: Séverine, singing for Monaco, was French.
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1972: Vicky Leandros, singing for Luxembourg, was Greek.
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1973: Anne-Marie David, singing for Luxembourg, was French.
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1974: Anni-Frid “Frida” Lyngstad, member of ABBA, singing for Sweden, was born in Norway.
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1977: Marie Myriam, singing for France, was born in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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1980 & 1987: Johnny Logan, singing for Ireland, was born in Australia.
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1981: Mike Nolan of Bucks Fizz, singing for the United Kingdom, was born in Ireland.
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1983: Corinne Hermès, singing for Luxembourg, was French.
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1985: Elisabeth “Bettan” Andreassen of Bobbysocks!, singing for Norway, was born in Sweden.
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1988: Céline Dion, singing for Switzerland, was Canadian.
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1992: Linda Martin, singing for Ireland, was born in Northern Ireland, part of the United Kingdom.
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1995: Fionnuala Sherry of Secret Garden, performing for Norway, was Irish.
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1997: Katrina Leskanich of Katrina and the Waves, performing for the United Kingdom, was born in the United States.
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2001: Dave Benton, singing for Estonia, was born in Aruba.
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2005: Elena Paparizou, singing for Greece, was born in Sweden.
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2009: Alexander Rybak, singing for Norway, was born in what is now Belarus.
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2016: Jamala, singing for Ukraine, was born in what is now Kyrgyzstan.
How many winning songs were composed, at least in part, by their respective performer?
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1966: “Merci, Cherie”, written by Udo Jürgens & Thomas Hörbiger, performed by Udo Jürgens.
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1969: “De Troubadour, written by David Hartsema & Lenny Kuhr, performed by Lenny Kuhr.
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1974: “Waterloo”, written by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, and Stig Anderson, performed by ABBA.
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1976: “Save Your Kisses For Me”, written by Tony Hiller, Lee Sheriden, Martin Lee, performed by Brotherhood of Man.
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1987: “Hold Me Now”, written by Johnny Logan, performed by Johnny Logan.
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1990: “Insieme: 1992:, written by Toto Cutugno, performed by Toto Cutugno.
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1995: “Nocturne”, written by Rolf Løvland and Petter Skavland, performed by Secret Garden.
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1997: “Love Shine a Light”, written by Kimberley Rew, performed by Katrina and the Waves.
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2000: “Fly on the Wings of Love”, written by Jørgen Olsen, performed by The Olsen Brothers.
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2002: “I Wanna”, written by Marija Naumova and Marats Samauskis, performed by Marie N.
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2003: “Everyway That I Can”, written by Demir Demirkan and Sertab Erener, performed by Sertab Erener.
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2004: “Wild Dances”, written by Ruslana Lyzhychko and Alexandr Ksenofontov, performed by Ruslana.
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2006: “Hard Rock Hallelujah”, written by Mr. Lordi (Tomi Putaansuu), performed by Lordi.
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2008: “Believe”, written by Dima Bilan and Jim Beanz, performed by Dima Bilan.
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2009: “Fairytale”, written by Alexander Rybak, performed by Alexander Rybak.
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2016: “1944”, written by Jamala (Susana Jamaladinova), performed by Jamala.