Facts & Figures


In the Contest history so far there has been:


Who Participates?

Current participants:

Who participated in the past, but will not be at the 2017 contest?

Which formerly-participating nations no longer exist?

Who could participate (since they have broadcasters in the European Broadcasting Union), but never have?

(* – 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

4: The Netherlands (1957, 1959, 1969, 1975)

3: Denmark, Israel, and Norway

2: Austria, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine

1: Azerbaijan, Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Latvia, Monaco, Russia, Serbia, Turkey, Yugoslavia


Which languages have been used in the winning songs (including bilingual entries)?


Who’s sung the winning entry?


How many winners weren’t born in the nation that they represented?


How many winning songs were composed, at least in part, by their respective performer?