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History

The Eurovision Song Contest is one of the longest running television shows in the world. The first show was broadcast on 24th May 1956. After more than 60 years the contest is one of the most typical European traditions and without doubt, Europe's favourite TV show!

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Hosts

Måns Zelmerlöw and Petra Mede hosted the two Semi-Finals and Grand Final in 2016.

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By country

Name	First participation	Times participated	Victories
Albania	Istanbul 2004 Anjeza Shahini \| The Image Of You	13	0
Andorra	Istanbul 2004 Marta Roure \| Jugarem A Estimar-nos	6	0
Armenia	Athens 2006 André \| Without Your Love	10	0
Australia	Vienna 2015 Guy Sebastian \| Tonight Again	2	0
Austria	Frankfurt am Main 1957 Bob Martin \| Wohin, Kleines Pony	49	2 Copenhagen 2014 Conchita Wurst \| Rise Like a Phoenix Luxembourg 1966 Udo Jürgens \| Merci Chérie
Azerbaijan	Belgrade 2008 Elnur & Samir \| Day After Day	9	1 Düsseldorf 2011 Ell/Nikki \| Running Scared
Belarus	Istanbul 2004 Aleksandra & Konstantin \| My Galileo	13	0
Belgium	Lugano 1956 Mony Marc \| Le Plus Beau Jour De Ma Vie	58	1 Bergen 1986 Sandra Kim \| J'aime La Vie
Bosnia & Herzegovina	Millstreet 1993 Fazla \| Sva Bol Svijeta	19	0
Bulgaria	Kyiv 2005 Kaffe \| Lorraine	10	0
Croatia	Millstreet 1993 Put \| Don't Ever Cry	22	0
Cyprus	Dublin 1981 Island \| Monika	33	0
Czech Republic	Helsinki 2007 Kabát \| Malá Dáma	5	0
Denmark	Frankfurt am Main 1957 Birthe Wilke and Gustav Winckler \| Skibet Skal Sejle I Nat	45	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	22	1 Copenhagen 2001 Tanel Padar, Dave Benton & 2XL \| Everybody
F.Y.R. Macedonia	Birmingham 1998 Vlado Janevski \| Ne Zori, Zoro	16	0
Finland	Cannes 1961 Laila Kinnunen \| Valoa Ikkunassa	50	1 Athens 2006 Lordi \| Hard Rock Hallelujah
France	Lugano 1956 Dany Dauberson \| Il Est Là	59	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 \| Visionary Dream	9	0
Germany	Lugano 1956 Freddy Quinn \| So Geht Das Jede Nacht	60	2 Oslo 2010 Lena \| Satellite Harrogate 1982 Nicole \| Ein Bißchen Frieden
Greece	Brighton 1974 Marinella \| Krassi, Thalassa Ke T'agori Mou	37	1 Kiev 2005 Helena Paparizou \| My Number One
Hungary	Dublin 1994 Friderika Bayer \| Kinek Mondjam El Vétkeimet	14	0
Iceland	Bergen 1986 Icy \| Gleðibankinn	29	0
Ireland	Naples 1965 Butch Moore \| I'm Walking The Streets In The Rain	50	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	39	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	42	2 Zagreb 1990 Toto Cutugno \| Insieme: 1992 Copenhagen 1964 Gigliola Cinquetti \| Non Ho L'étà
Latvia	Stockholm 2000 BrainStorm \| My Star	17	1 Tallinn 2002 Marie N \| I Wanna
Lithuania	Dublin 1994 Ovidijus Vyniauskas \| Lopine Mylimai	17	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	29	0
Moldova	Kyiv 2005 Zdob si Zdub \| Boonika Bate Toba	12	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	8	0
Morocco	The Hague 1980 Samira Bensaïd \| Bitakat Hob	1	0
Norway	London 1960 Nora Brockstedt \| Voi-voi	55	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!	19	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	20	1 Belgrade 2008 Dima Bilan \| Believe
San Marino	Belgrade 2008 Miodio \| Complice	7	0
Serbia	Helsinki 2007 Marija Šerifović \| Molitva	9	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	22	0
Spain	Cannes 1961 Conchita Bautista \| Estando Contigo	56	2 Madrid 1969 Salomé \| Vivo Cantando London 1968 Massiel \| La, La, La...
Sweden	Hilversum 1958 Alice Babs \| Lilla Stjärna	56	6 Vienna 2015 Måns Zelmerlöw \| Heroes 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 \| Das Alte Karussell	57	2 Dublin 1988 Céline Dion \| Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi Lugano 1956 Lys Assia \| Refrain
The Netherlands	Lugano 1956 Corry Brokken \| Voorgoed Voorbij	57	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	13	2 Stockholm 2016 Jamala \| 1944 Istanbul 2004 Ruslana \| Wild Dances
United Kingdom	Frankfurt am Main 1957 Patricia Bredin \| All	59	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 - 1976	1977 - 1997	1998 - 2016
Lugano 1956	London 1977	Birmingham 1998
Frankfurt am Main 1957	Paris 1978	Jerusalem 1999
Hilversum 1958	Jerusalem 1979	Stockholm 2000
Cannes 1959	The Hague 1980	Copenhagen 2001
London 1960	Dublin 1981	Tallinn 2002
Cannes 1961	Harrogate 1982	Riga 2003
Luxembourg 1962	Munich 1983	Istanbul 2004
London 1963	Luxembourg 1984	Kiev 2005
Copenhagen 1964	Gothenburg 1985	Athens 2006
Naples 1965	Bergen 1986	Helsinki 2007
Luxembourg 1966	Brussels 1987	Belgrade 2008
Vienna 1967	Dublin 1988	Moscow 2009
London 1968	Lausanne 1989	Oslo 2010
Madrid 1969	Zagreb 1990	Düsseldorf 2011
Amsterdam 1970	Rome 1991	Baku 2012
Dublin 1971	Malmö 1992	Malmö 2013
Edinburgh 1972	Millstreet 1993	Copenhagen 2014
Luxembourg 1973	Dublin 1994	Vienna 2015
Brighton 1974	Dublin 1995	Stockholm 2016
Stockholm 1975	Oslo 1996
The Hague 1976	Dublin 1997