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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 year

1956 - 1975	1976 - 1995	1996 - 2015
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	Copenhagen 2014
Stockholm 1975	Dublin 1995	Vienna 2015

By country

Name	First participation	Times participated	Victories
Albania	Istanbul 2004 Anjeza Shahini \| The Image Of You	12	0
Andorra	Istanbul 2004 Marta Roure \| Jugarem A Estimar-nos	6	0
Armenia	Athens 2006 André \| Without Your Love	9	0
Australia	Vienna 2015 Guy Sebastian \| Tonight Again	1	0
Austria	Frankfurt am Main 1957 Bob Martin \| Wohin, Kleines Pony	48	2 Copenhagen 2014 Conchita Wurst \| Rise Like a Phoenix Luxembourg 1966 Udo Jürgens \| Merci Chérie
Azerbaijan	Belgrade 2008 Elnur & Samir \| Day After Day	8	1 Düsseldorf 2011 Ell/Nikki \| Running Scared
Belarus	Istanbul 2004 Aleksandra & Konstantin \| My Galileo	12	0
Belgium	Lugano 1956 Mony Marc \| Le Plus Beau Jour De Ma Vie	57	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	32	0
Czech Republic	Helsinki 2007 Kabát \| Malá Dáma	4	0
Denmark	Frankfurt am Main 1957 Birthe Wilke and Gustav Winckler \| Skibet Skal Sejle I Nat	44	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	21	1 Copenhagen 2001 Tanel Padar, Dave Benton & 2XL \| Everybody
F.Y.R. Macedonia	Birmingham 1998 Vlado Janevski \| Ne Zori, Zoro	15	0
Finland	Cannes 1961 Laila Kinnunen \| Valoa Ikkunassa	49	1 Athens 2006 Lordi \| Hard Rock Hallelujah
France	Lugano 1956 Dany Dauberson \| Il Est Là	58	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	8	0
Germany	Lugano 1956 Freddy Quinn \| So Geht Das Jede Nacht	59	2 Oslo 2010 Lena \| Satellite Harrogate 1982 Nicole \| Ein Bißchen Frieden
Greece	Brighton 1974 Marinella \| Krassi, Thalassa Ke T'agori Mou	36	1 Kiev 2005 Helena Paparizou \| My Number One
Hungary	Dublin 1994 Friderika Bayer \| Kinek Mondjam El Vétkeimet	13	0
Iceland	Bergen 1986 Icy \| Gleðibankinn	28	0
Ireland	Naples 1965 Butch Moore \| I'm Walking The Streets In The Rain	49	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	38	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	41	2 Zagreb 1990 Toto Cutugno \| Insieme: 1992 Copenhagen 1964 Gigliola Cinquetti \| Non Ho L'étà
Latvia	Stockholm 2000 BrainStorm \| My Star	16	1 Tallinn 2002 Marie N \| I Wanna
Lithuania	Dublin 1994 Ovidijus Vyniauskas \| Lopine Mylimai	16	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	28	0
Moldova	Kyiv 2005 Zdob si Zdub \| Boonika Bate Toba	11	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	7	0
Morocco	The Hague 1980 Samira Bensaïd \| Bitakat Hob	1	0
Norway	London 1960 Nora Brockstedt \| Voi-voi	54	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!	18	0
Portugal	Copenhagen 1964 António Calvário \| Oração	48	0
Romania	Dublin 1994 Dan Bittman \| Dincolo De Nori	17	0
Russia	Dublin 1994 Youddiph \| Vechni Stranik	19	1 Belgrade 2008 Dima Bilan \| Believe
San Marino	Belgrade 2008 Miodio \| Complice	6	0
Serbia	Helsinki 2007 Marija Šerifović \| Molitva	8	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	21	0
Spain	Cannes 1961 Conchita Bautista \| Estando Contigo	55	2 Madrid 1969 Salomé \| Vivo Cantando London 1968 Massiel \| La, La, La...
Sweden	Hilversum 1958 Alice Babs \| Lilla Stjärna	55	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	56	2 Dublin 1988 Céline Dion \| Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi Lugano 1956 Lys Assia \| Refrain
The Netherlands	Lugano 1956 Corry Brokken \| Voorgoed Voorbij	56	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	12	1 Istanbul 2004 Ruslana \| Wild Dances
United Kingdom	Frankfurt am Main 1957 Patricia Bredin \| All	58	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