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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

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

Host Cities on map

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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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Winners after the contest?

News

What's Hadise doing?

After winning the fourth place in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow with her up-tempo song Düm Tek Tek, Hadise hasn't slowed down and has been performing a lot. What is she doing now and in the near future?

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Jarmo Siim 17/Jul 2009 at 13:38
Yohanna: No math, want to become singer!

Yohanna, the runner-up at this year's Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow, has been also very busy after the contest. Now she's answered some questions by fans, have a look what she said!

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Jarmo Siim 16/Jul 2009 at 15:09
How's Alexander's 'fairytale' going?

Have you been wondering what the winner of the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest, Alexander Rybak is doing? Have you heard something about his concerts but have no information? We'll do our best to help you.

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Jarmo Siim 14/Jul 2009 at 16:43
Want to make fun of Dima?

Got a really embarrassing picture of the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest winner Dima Bilan? Or where he looks incredibly funny? Now we have news what to do with it!

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Jarmo Siim 13/Jul 2009 at 15:17
Urban Symphony win Eesti Laul in Estonia

Urban Symphony have won Eesti Laul 2009 with the Sven Lõhmus song Rändajad, and will now represent Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow.

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Glen Webb 7/Mar 2009 at 22:33
Chiara: How can you not like Webber?

Maltese participant for this year's Eurovision Song Contest, Chiara gave an interview to Eurovision.tv where she revealed her thoughts about the past, her current song and her favorites this year.

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Jarmo Siim 26/Feb 2009 at 10:17
RTÉ announces Irish finalists

Irish broadcaster RTÉ announced today the finalists of the Irish national selection for the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest.

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Jarmo Siim 13/Feb 2009 at 15:29
Slovenia : Karmen Stavec talks to Eurovision.tv

This weekend, Slovenia will choose their entry for the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest. Amongst the participants in the Semi-Final of EMA 2009 is Karmen Stavec, who last represented Slovenia in the 2003 Contest in Riga with the song Nanana. Eurovision.tv's Glen Webb caught up with Karmen for a chat after today's rehearsals.

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Glen Webb 30/Jan 2009 at 20:52
Linda Martin to chair Irish jury

Irish broadcaster RTÉ has announced the format of their national selection. Among others the 1992 Eurovision Song Contest winner Linda Martin will be in the jury which shortlists the participants.

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Jarmo Siim 21/Jan 2009 at 14:33
Eirikur Hauksson: "I love Eurovision!"

Icelandic Eurovision Song Contest veteran Eirikur Hauksson has revealed that he wouldn't mind returning to the contest again, despite claiming he would never return after his disappointing result in 2007.

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Jarmo Siim 10/Jan 2009 at 20:43
Charlotte & Carola salute Christmas

The Swedish 1991 Eurovision Song Contest winner Carola Häggkvist and 1999 winner Charlotte Perrelli have revealed their plans with the upcoming Christmas.

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Jarmo Siim 12/Nov 2008 at 17:50
Former Eurovision artists won World Music Awards

Former Eurovision Song Contest participants Kate Ryan, Celine Dion and Philipp Kirkorov all won World Music Awards in their native region.

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Jarmo Siim 10/Nov 2008 at 16:12
Cutugno: "Italy's absence unfortunate"

Toto Cutugno, Italy's last Eurovision Song Contest winner, said it is unfortunate that his country is not taking part anymore in the competition. The singer of Insieme: 1992 claims that the Eurovision Song Contest brought his carreer to a higher level, writes the website Oikotimes.com.

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Sietse Bakker 16/Jun 2008 at 08:52
A message from... Celine Dion?!

No one else but former Eurovision Song Contest winner Celine Dion has a message for the fans of the Eurovision Song Contest and the 43 participants of the upcoming competition in Belgrade. But something is... different about this video that Eurovision.tv received...

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Sietse Bakker 5/May 2008 at 09:58
Dana International writes for 2008 Israeli singer

Out of 450 entries, Israeli broadcasters IBA and Channel 2 hand-picked 5 songs for Boaz Mauda, who will represent the country at the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest. One of the song writers involved is Dana International, the controversial transsexual winner of the contest ten years ago with Diva.

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Sietse Bakker 23/Jan 2008 at 16:49
Estonians record previews, Dave Benton is back!

Today, the ten hopefuls of the Estonian national selection for the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest recorded the previews at the ETV studios. Guest of honour... Dave Benton! The winner of the 2001 Eurovision Song Contest has been asked to back one of the entries as producer.

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Sietse Bakker 22/Jan 2008 at 22:01
Gerard Joling lost and found pimped microphone

Gerard Joling, who represented the Netherlands at the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest with Shangri La, lost his pimped microphone! Whoever brings it back, can expect a reward of EUR 2,000.

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Sietse Bakker 20/Jan 2008 at 01:44
Trademark Vanilla Ninja sold for EUR 4,400

The trademark of Vanilla Ninja, the Estonian group that went to the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest representing Switzerland , is in other hands... again! An anonimous bidder paid EUR 4,400 to get his hands on the name.

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Sietse Bakker 18/Jan 2008 at 04:48
Celine Dion admits: "I have smoked weed!"

It only took her a few hours to discover what Amsterdam had to offer. In an interview, quoted by newspaper De Telegraaf, the former Eurovision Song Contest winner confessed that she had smoked a joint in the Dutch capital.

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Sietse Bakker 18/Jan 2008 at 02:48
Esther Hart (Netherlands 2003) going to jail!

Esther Hart, who represented the Netherlands at the 2003 Eurovision Song Contest in Riga with One More Night, is going to jail!

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Sietse Bakker 17/Jan 2008 at 18:22
Sweden: Wildcards revealed, Carola returns!

Swedish broadcaster SVT announced the names of the four last singers for their tremendously popular national selection, Melodifestivalen 2008. The so-called wildcards went to Amy Diamond, former Eurovision Song Contest winner Carola in a duet with Andreas Johnson, the group Eskobar and Niklas Strömstedt.

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Andreas Schacht 15/Jan 2008 at 17:10
Cyprus: Evdokia Kadi to Belgrade

Evdokia Kadi has been chosen to represent Cyprus at the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest. Surrounded by dancers, she sang Femme Fatale to victory. Her song was awarded 104 points by a jury and televoters, only 4 points more than runner-up Nikolas Metaxas.

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Sietse Bakker 12/Jan 2008 at 22:59
Former winners in first Azerbaijani national final

The Azerbaijani national final, in which three contestants take part, will take place on the 2nd of February and will be webcast live through Eurovision.tv's esctv. Three contestants will compete for the first Azerbaijani ticket to the Eurovision Song Contest.

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Sietse Bakker 12/Jan 2008 at 01:36
Katrina (UK 1997) in Belgian national selection jury

Flemish broadcaster VRT announced the song titles and artists of Eurosong 2008. The winner will represent Belgium at the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest in Belgrade.

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Sietse Bakker 11/Jan 2008 at 21:02
Sandra Oxenryd in Polish national selection

Polish broadcaster TVP proudly presented the ten participants of Piosenka Dla Europy 2008, the Polish national selection for the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest. One of them is the Swedish Sandra Oxenryd, who represented Estonia at the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest with Through My Window.

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Sietse Bakker 7/Jan 2008 at 21:50
Former Eurovision winner back in the game?

Swedish media are anxiously awaiting the presentation of the 28 artists, next Tuesday in Stocksholm, of the Swedish national selection for the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest.

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Sietse Bakker 23/Nov 2007 at 01:10