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History

The Eurovision Song Contest is one of the longest running television shows in the world. It was on the 24th of May, 1956, that Europe saw the first ever Eurovision Song Contest. After 56 runnings, the contest is one of the most typical European traditions and without doubt, Europe's favourite TV show!

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By country

Name	First participation	Times participated	Victories
Albania	Istanbul 2004 Anjeza Shahini \| The Image Of You	10	0
Andorra	Istanbul 2004 Marta Roure \| Jugarem A Estimar-nos	6	0
Armenia	Athens 2006 André \| Without Your Love	7	0
Austria	Frankfurt am Main 1957 Bob Martin \| Wohin, Kleines Pony	46	1 Luxembourg 1966 Udo Jürgens \| Merci Chérie
Azerbaijan	Belgrade 2008 Elnur & Samir \| Day After Day	6	1 Düsseldorf 2011 Ell/Nikki \| Running Scared
Belarus	Istanbul 2004 Aleksandra & Konstantin \| My Galileo	10	0
Belgium	Lugano 1956 Mony Marc \| Le Plus Beau Jour De Ma Vie	55	1 Bergen 1986 Sandra Kim \| J'aime La Vie
Bosnia & Herzegovina	Millstreet 1993 Fazla \| Sva Bol Svijeta	18	0
Bulgaria	Kyiv 2005 Kaffe \| Lorraine	9	0
Croatia	Millstreet 1993 Put \| Don't Ever Cry	21	0
Cyprus	Dublin 1981 Island \| Monika	31	0
Czech Republic	Helsinki 2007 Kabát \| Malá Dáma	3	0
Denmark	Frankfurt am Main 1957 Birthe Wilke and Gustav Winckler \| Skibet Skal Sejle I Nat	42	3 Malmö 2013 Emmelie de Forest \| Only Teardrops Stockholm 2000 Olsen brothers \| Fly On The Wings Of Love London 1963 Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann \| Dansevise
Estonia	Dublin 1994 Silvi Vrait \| Nagu Merelaine	19	1 Copenhagen 2001 Tanel Padar, Dave Benton & 2XL \| Everybody
F.Y.R. Macedonia	Birmingham 1998 Vlado Janevski \| Ne Zori, Zoro	13	0
Finland	Cannes 1961 Laila Kinnunen \| Valoa Ikkunassa	47	1 Athens 2006 Lordi \| Hard Rock Hallelujah
France	Lugano 1956 Dany Dauberson \| Il Est Là	56	5 London 1977 Marie Myriam \| L'oiseau Et L'enfant Madrid 1969 Frida Boccara \| Un Jour, Un Enfant Luxembourg 1962 Isabelle Aubret \| Un Premier Amour London 1960 Jacqueline Boyer \| Tom Pillibi Hilversum 1958 André Claveau \| Dors Mon Amour
Georgia	Helsinki 2007 Sopho \| My Story	6	0
Germany	Lugano 1956 Freddy Quinn \| So Geht Das Jede Nacht	57	2 Oslo 2010 Lena \| Satellite Harrogate 1982 Nicole \| Ein Bißchen Frieden
Greece	Brighton 1974 Marinella \| Krassi, Thalassa Ke T'agori Mou	34	1 Kiev 2005 Helena Paparizou \| My Number One
Hungary	Dublin 1994 Friderika Bayer \| Kinek Mondjam El Vétkeimet	11	0
Iceland	Bergen 1986 Icy \| Gleðibankinn	26	0
Ireland	Naples 1965 Butch Moore \| I'm Walking The Streets In The Rain	47	7 Oslo 1996 Eimear Quinn \| The Voice Dublin 1994 Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan \| Rock 'n' Roll Kids Millstreet 1993 Niamh Kavanagh \| In Your Eyes Malmö 1992 Linda Martin \| Why Me Brussels 1987 Johnny Logan \| Hold Me Now The Hague 1980 Johnny Logan \| What's Another Year Amsterdam 1970 Dana \| All Kinds Of Everything
Israel	Luxembourg 1973 Ilanit \| Ey-sham	36	3 Birmingham 1998 Dana International \| Diva Jerusalem 1979 Milk and Honey \| Hallelujah Paris 1978 Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta \| Abanibi
Italy	Lugano 1956 Tonina Torielli \| Amami Se Vuoi	39	2 Zagreb 1990 Toto Cutugno \| Insieme: 1992 Copenhagen 1964 Gigliola Cinquetti \| Non Ho L'étà
Latvia	Stockholm 2000 BrainStorm \| My Star	14	1 Tallinn 2002 Marie N \| I Wanna
Lithuania	Dublin 1994 Ovidijus Vyniauskas \| Lopine Mylimai	14	0
Luxembourg	Lugano 1956 Michèle Arnaud \| Les Amants De Minuit	37	5 Munich 1983 Corinne Hermès \| Si La Vie Est Cadeau Luxembourg 1973 Anne-Marie David \| Tu Te Reconnaîtras Edinburgh 1972 Vicky Leandros \| Après Toi Naples 1965 France Gall \| Poupée De Cire, Poupée De Son Cannes 1961 Jean-Claude Pascal \| Nous Les Amoureux
Malta	Dublin 1971 Joe Grech \| Marija L-maltija	26	0
Moldova	Kyiv 2005 Zdob si Zdub \| Boonika Bate Toba	9	0
Monaco	Cannes 1959 Jacques Pills \| Mon Ami Pierrot	24	1 Dublin 1971 Séverine \| Un Banc, Un Arbre, Une Rue
Montenegro	Helsinki 2007 Stevan Faddy \| Ajde Kroci	5	0
Morocco	The Hague 1980 Samira Bensaïd \| Bitakat Hob	1	0
Norway	London 1960 Nora Brockstedt \| Voi-voi	52	3 Moscow 2009 Alexander Rybak \| Fairytale Dublin 1995 Secret Garden \| Nocturne Gothenburg 1985 Bobbysocks \| La Det Swinge
Poland	Dublin 1994 Edyta Górniak \| To Nie Ja!	16	0
Portugal	Copenhagen 1964 António Calvário \| Oração	46	0
Romania	Dublin 1994 Dan Bittman \| Dincolo De Nori	15	0
Russia	Dublin 1994 Youddiph \| Vechni Stranik	17	1 Belgrade 2008 Dima Bilan \| Believe
San Marino	Belgrade 2008 Miodio \| Complice	4	0
Serbia	Helsinki 2007 Marija Šerifović \| Molitva	7	1 Helsinki 2007 Marija Šerifović \| Molitva
Serbia & Montenegro	Istanbul 2004 Željko Joksimović \| Lane Moje	3	0
Slovakia	Dublin 1994 Martin Durinda and Tublatanka \| Nekovecná Piesen	7	0
Slovenia	Millstreet 1993 1X Band \| Tih Dezeven Dan	19	0
Spain	Cannes 1961 Conchita Bautista \| Estando Contigo	53	2 Madrid 1969 Salomé \| Vivo Cantando London 1968 Massiel \| La, La, La...
Sweden	Hilversum 1958 Alice Babs \| Lilla Stjärna	53	5 Baku 2012 Loreen \| Euphoria Jerusalem 1999 Charlotte Nilsson \| Take Me To Your Heaven Rome 1991 Carola \| Fångad Av En Stormvind Luxembourg 1984 Herrey's \| Diggi-loo Diggy-ley Brighton 1974 ABBA \| Waterloo
Switzerland	Lugano 1956 Lys Assia \| Refrain	54	2 Dublin 1988 Céline Dion \| Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi Lugano 1956 Lys Assia \| Refrain
The Netherlands	Lugano 1956 Corry Brokken \| Voorgoed Voorbij	54	4 Stockholm 1975 Teach-In \| Ding-A-Dong Madrid 1969 Lenny Kuhr \| De Troubadour Cannes 1959 Teddy Scholten \| Een Beetje Frankfurt am Main 1957 Corry Brokken \| Net Als Toen
Turkey	Stockholm 1975 Semiha Yanki \| Seninle Bir Dakika	34	1 Riga 2003 Sertab Erener \| Everyway That I Can
Ukraine	Riga 2003 Olexandr \| Hasta La Vista	11	1 Istanbul 2004 Ruslana \| Wild Dances
United Kingdom	Frankfurt am Main 1957 Patricia Bredin \| All	56	5 Dublin 1997 Katrina and The Waves \| Love Shine A Light Dublin 1981 Bucks Fizz \| Making Your Mind Up The Hague 1976 Brotherhood of Man \| Save Your Kisses For Me Madrid 1969 Lulu \| Boom Bang-a-bang Vienna 1967 Sandie Shaw \| Puppet On A String
Yugoslavia	Cannes 1961 Ljiljana Petrovic \| Neke Davne Zvezde	27	1 Lausanne 1989 Riva \| Rock Me

By Year

1956 - 1975	1976 - 1995	1996 - 2013
Lugano 1956	The Hague 1976	Oslo 1996
Frankfurt am Main 1957	London 1977	Dublin 1997
Hilversum 1958	Paris 1978	Birmingham 1998
Cannes 1959	Jerusalem 1979	Jerusalem 1999
London 1960	The Hague 1980	Stockholm 2000
Cannes 1961	Dublin 1981	Copenhagen 2001
Luxembourg 1962	Harrogate 1982	Tallinn 2002
London 1963	Munich 1983	Riga 2003
Copenhagen 1964	Luxembourg 1984	Istanbul 2004
Naples 1965	Gothenburg 1985	Kiev 2005
Luxembourg 1966	Bergen 1986	Athens 2006
Vienna 1967	Brussels 1987	Helsinki 2007
London 1968	Dublin 1988	Belgrade 2008
Madrid 1969	Lausanne 1989	Moscow 2009
Amsterdam 1970	Zagreb 1990	Oslo 2010
Dublin 1971	Rome 1991	Düsseldorf 2011
Edinburgh 1972	Malmö 1992	Baku 2012
Luxembourg 1973	Millstreet 1993	Malmö 2013
Brighton 1974	Dublin 1994
Stockholm 1975	Dublin 1995

Winners on map

Check out all the countries that have won the Eurovision Song Contest. Click on the place marks for more information on the winners.

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Countries in blue have won the Eurovision Song Contest 1 time
Countries in yellow have won the Eurovision Song Contest up to 3 times
Countries in red have won the Eurovision Song Contest more than three times

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Host Cities on map

Check out where the previous Eurovision Song Contests have taken place and click for more details!

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Cities in blue have hosted the Eurovision Song Contest
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Winners after the contest?

News

Arash releases new video

Arash, the Swedish-Iranian singer who represented Azerbaijan at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest together with Aysel, has released the new video for his song Kandi.

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Jarmo Siim 24/Sep 2009 at 13:42
Ruslana conquered Asian hearts

The winner of the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest, Ruslana won Asian hearts when she took part in the Asia Song Festival this weekend. She won even two special awards!

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Jarmo Siim 22/Sep 2009 at 09:43
Jade Ewen becomes Sugababe

Jade Ewen, the young singer who represented the United Kingdom at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest, has been chosen to join the British all-girl band Sugababes, replacing one of the original members of the band.

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Jarmo Siim 22/Sep 2009 at 09:23
MTV EMA: Start voting for your Eurovision artist now!

Today at 12.00 CET the voting for the MTV European Music Awards 2009 begun. Among others, some former winners and participants of the Eurovision Song Contest have been nominated. Europe, start voting now!

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Jarmo Siim 21/Sep 2009 at 12:00
Ask Jade Ewen questions, live!

Today the Eurovision Song Contest star from this year, Jade Ewen will be answering questions on the MTV UK Twitter account. Be prepared and ask everything you want to, today at 11.00 CET!

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Jarmo Siim 17/Sep 2009 at 10:26
Hadise nominated for prestigious awards

Hadise, the Turkish entry for the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest, has been nominated for the highly prestigious Belgian TMF Awards in several categories.

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Jarmo Siim 16/Sep 2009 at 13:11
Snippets: Alexander's video; ask Yohanna; Aysel's new album

The reigning king of the Eurovision Song Contest, Alexander Rybak is about to reveal a new music video for his new single Roll With The Wind. At the same time Yohanna from Iceland is waiting for questions from her fans and Arash is helping Aysel to record a new album.

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Jarmo Siim 15/Sep 2009 at 12:57
ABBA tribute a huge success

Almost 40,000 people turned up for the ABBA tribute held in London's Hyde Park yesterday. Many well-known stars performed the hits of the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest winner.

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Jarmo Siim 14/Sep 2009 at 12:57
Snippets: Inga & Anush's new song; Svetlana & Beyonce

This year's Armenian and Ukrainian entrants at the Eurovision Song Contest, respectively the sisters Inga and Anush and the Ukrainian Svetlana Loboda have some news to report to the readers of Eurovision.tv!

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Jarmo Siim 8/Sep 2009 at 13:17
Jade's gaining starlight

My Man is the new single by Jade Ewen who represented the United Kingdom this year at the Eurovision Song Contest. Now the video for the song is available and she's been nominated for a MOBO award.

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Jarmo Siim 1/Sep 2009 at 12:39
Kylie Minogue at ABBA tribute

The September celebration of the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest winner ABBA will include the Australian superstar Kylie Minogue.

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Jarmo Siim 27/Aug 2009 at 12:27
Alexander coming to your country?

The team behind the winner of this year's Eurovision Song Contest, Alexander Rybak, has revealed he might be visiting more countries soon.

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Jarmo Siim 26/Aug 2009 at 13:34
Arash shoots video in Cuba!

The Swedish-Iranian singer, dancer, entertainer and producer, Arash is about to release a video for his song Kandi and is filming it nowhere else than Cuba!

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Jarmo Siim 25/Aug 2009 at 11:42
Hadise going worldwide!

Hadise, the Turkish-Belgian star who represented Turkey this year in Moscow at the 54th Eurovision Song Contest, has released the video of her track Fast Life and has plans to go worldwide with her music.

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Jarmo Siim 24/Aug 2009 at 13:19
Urban Symphony: Singing in the rain

Estonian representative at the 54th Eurovision Song Contest, Urban Symphony is on tour for the last days in Estonia. In the meantime they've already had a chance to prove how brave they are!

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Jarmo Siim 21/Aug 2009 at 12:10
Yohanna happy about meeting Mika

Yohanna, the Eurovision Song Contest star and the pop-music sensation Mika met recently, the young Icelandic singer reports happily.

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Jarmo Siim 20/Aug 2009 at 13:00
Finland keeps on dancing to Waldo's People

Eurodance music is going strong in Finland after Waldo's People got the country to the Final of the 54th Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow. They're still very popular and giving concerts all over the country.

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Jarmo Siim 18/Aug 2009 at 15:11
Several acts confirmed for ABBA tribute concert

ABBA, the pop music sensation and winner of the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, will have their tribute concert in London, held in September. First acts have now been confirmed.

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Jarmo Siim 12/Aug 2009 at 15:10
Soraya still 'takes the nights'

Soraya, the Spanish representative this year in Moscow at Europe's favourite TV-show, is still very popular in Spain, giving concerts all over the country.

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Jarmo Siim 10/Aug 2009 at 15:24
Johnny Logan considering three offers

Johnny Logan, the three time Eurovision Song Contest winner (1980, 1987 and 1992), told in an interview he has offers from three countries to write their entry for the 2010 Europe's favourite TV-show.

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Jarmo Siim 8/Aug 2009 at 10:57
Malena Ernamn: still mixing opera with pop

Malena Ernman, the opera singer who represented Sweden this year at the 54th Eurovision Song Contest, has continued what she did best in Moscow - mixing pop music with opera, performing all over Europe with both.

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Jarmo Siim 7/Aug 2009 at 14:04
Flor-de-lis: performing at Europe's big Eurovision party

Flor-de-lis, who charmed Europe with their folk-themed song at the 54th Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow, hasn't quit their posts, naturally, and is giving concerts all over Portugal.

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Jarmo Siim 5/Aug 2009 at 14:47
Denmark still 'believes' in Brinck

Remember the Danish entrant at the 54th Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow this year? Yes, that's right, the Danish singer, Brinck is still using his unique voice after the Contest and has been giving a lot of concerts the past months.

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Jarmo Siim 4/Aug 2009 at 17:31
Yohanna: Eurovision was perfect!

The Icelandic entrant at the 54th Eurovision Song Contest this year, Yohanna talked about her experience at the event in an interview to Eurovision.tv.

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Jarmo Siim 3/Aug 2009 at 12:12
What happened to Svetlana's 'wheels of hell'?

The Ukrainian self-titled anti-crisis girl, Svetlana Loboda hasn't slowed down after performing at the 54th Eurovision Song Contest. She's continued ignoring the economic crisis and become even more successful!

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Jarmo Siim 30/Jul 2009 at 14:59
Patricia Kaas going strong after Eurovision

The French superstar Patricia Kaas was already very successful before this year's Eurovision Song Contest but after it she's continued her fast pace and giving concerts all over Europe.

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Jarmo Siim 29/Jul 2009 at 13:24
Wogan: Eurovision 'a flawless show'

Sir Terry Wogan, the legendary British commentator of the Eurovision Song Contest, praised the 2009 edition of Europe's favourite TV-show after last year's critisism.

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Jarmo Siim 28/Jul 2009 at 12:25
Sakis continues 'flying' after Moscow

The Greek superstar Sakis Rouvas, who represented his native country again this year at the 54th Eurovision Song Contest, has gathered more awards after his success in Moscow and continued his highly successful career.

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Jarmo Siim 27/Jul 2009 at 14:04
Urban Symphony enjoys success

Urban Symphony, the band which represented Estonia at the 54th Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow this year, has had a busy summer due to recording their new album and going on tour.

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Jarmo Siim 23/Jul 2009 at 13:24
Jade continues working with superstars

The UK participant at this year's Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow, Jade Ewen is continuing the line of success stories for Europe's favourite TV-show stars. She's been busy with recording songs for her new album and working with world-class stars.

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Jarmo Siim 21/Jul 2009 at 00:30