List of placement history per country
Country | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Last | = |
Sweden | 8 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 427 | |
United Kingdom | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 333 | |
Netherlands | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 324 | |
Norway | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 290 |
Denmark | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 195 | |
Portugal | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 192 |
France | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 183 |
Germany | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 183 | |
Finland | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 178 |
Italy | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 174 |
Ireland | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 162 |
Israel | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 161 |
Poland | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 159 | |
Romania | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 149 |
Spain | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 133 |
Belgium | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 133 |
Greece | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 123 | ||
Croatia | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 108 | |
Estonia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 107 | ||
North Macedonia | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 93 | |
Iceland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 88 |
Bulgaria | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 88 |
Switzerland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 82 | |
Russia | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 81 | ||
Hungary | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 64 | |||
Austria | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 63 | ||||
Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 56 | ||
Albania | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 53 | |||
Serbia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 43 | |||||
Türkiye | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 38 | ||||||
Slovenia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 37 | ||||||
Lithuania | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 35 | |||||
Armenia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 32 | ||||||
Czechia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | |||||||
Morocco | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | ||||||||
Kazakhstan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 17 | ||||||
Luxembourg | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | ||||||||
Bosnia & Herzegovina | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | ||||||||
Latvia | 1 | 1 | 11 | |||||||||
Azerbaijan | 1 | 1 | 10 | |||||||||
Malta | 1 | 1 | 9 | |||||||||
Slovakia | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
Georgia | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||
Moldova | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
Kosovo | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
Cyprus | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Lebanon |
List of participating countries in the European Music Contest
Country | Debut edition | Latest edition | Entries | Best placing | Wins | Broadcaster(s) | EMC code |
Albania |
2 |
74 |
22 |
2nd |
0 |
RTSH | ALB |
Armenia |
22 |
71 |
13 |
3rd |
0 |
AMPTV | ARM |
Austria |
7 |
78 |
18 |
1st |
1 |
ORF | AUT |
Azerbaijan |
35 |
37 |
3 |
5th |
0 |
İctimai | AZE |
Belgium |
1 |
81 |
81 |
1st |
2 |
VRT + RTBF | BEL |
Bosnia & Herzegovina |
34 |
50 |
15 |
2nd |
0 |
BHRT | BIH |
Bulgaria |
18 |
81 |
64 |
1st |
2 |
BNT | BUL |
Croatia |
4 |
81 |
77 |
1st |
2 |
HRT | CRO |
Cyprus |
31 |
33 |
3 |
10th |
0 |
CyBC | CYP |
Czechia |
1 |
55 |
15 |
2nd |
0 |
ČT | CZE |
Denmark |
1 |
78 |
78 |
1st |
4 |
DR | DEN |
Estonia |
9 |
81 |
71 |
1st |
1 |
ERR | EST |
Finland |
1 | 81 | 81 | 1st | 3 | YLE | FIN |
France | 1 | 81 | 71 | 1st | 2 | France Télévisions | FRA |
Georgia | 51 | 54 | 4 | 6th | 0 | GPB | GEO |
Germany |
1 | 81 | 74 | 1st | 4 | NDR + ARD | GER |
Greece |
1 |
81 |
59 |
1st |
2 |
ERT | GRE |
Hungary | 1 | 75 | 75 | 1st | 1 | MTVA | HUN |
Iceland |
19 | 64 | 41 | 1st | 2 | RÚV | ISL |
Ireland |
1 | 81 | 64 | 1st | 2 | RTÉ + TG4 | IRL |
Israel |
1 | 80 | 48 | 1st | 6 | KAN | ISR |
Italy |
1 | 81 | 77 | 1st | 2 | Rai | ITA |
Kazakhstan |
11 | 48 | 22 | 5th | 0 | Khabar Agency | KAZ |
Kosovo |
4 | 63 | 15 | 9th | 0 | RTK | RKS |
Latvia |
32 | 81 | 8 | 3rd | 0 | LTV | LVA |
Lebanon | 82 | -- | -- | -- | -- | Télé Liban | LEB |
Lithuania | 5 | 66 | 18 | 2nd | 0 | LRT | LTU |
Luxembourg | 77 | 81 | 5 | 3rd | 0 | RTL | LUX |
Malta |
27 | 30 | 4 | 6th | 0 | PBS | MLT |
Moldova |
12 | 17 | 6 | 8th | 0 | TRM | MDA |
Morocco |
43 | 59 | 9 | 1st | 1 | 2M TV | MRK |
Netherlands | 1 | 81 | 81 | 1st | 6 | AVROTROS | NED |
North Macedonia |
1 | 81 | 81 | 1st | 2 | MKRTV | MKD |
Norway |
1 | 81 | 81 | 1st | 7 | NRK | NOR |
Poland | 2 | 81 | 63 | 1st | 2 | TVP | POL |
Portugal | 1 | 81 | 80 | 1st | 4 | RTP | POR |
Romania |
1 | 81 | 81 | 1st | 1 | TVR | ROU |
Russia |
1 | 81 | 81 | 1st | 1 | RTR + C1R | RUS |
Serbia |
1 | 81 | 36 | 1st | 1 | RTS | SRB |
Slovakia |
34 | 37 | 4 | 8th | 0 | RTVS | SVK |
Slovenia | 2 | 60 | 14 | 1st | 1 | RTV SLO | SVN |
Spain |
3 | 81 | 67 | 1st | 2 | TVE | ESP |
Sweden |
1 | 81 | 81 | 1st | 8 | SVT | SWE |
Switzerland | 7 | 81 | 30 | 1st | 2 | SRG SSR | SUI |
Türkiye | 3 | 81 | 29 | 1st | 1 | TRT | TUR |
Ukraine | 2 | 81 | 46 | 1st | 1 | UA:PBC | UKR |
United Kingdom | 1 | 81 | 81 | 1st | 4 | BBC | GBR |
List of European Music Contest wins by country
Wins | Country | Editions |
8 |
Sweden |
#05, #10, #14, #24, #27, #42, #74, #78 |
7 |
Norway |
#12, #26, #32, #35, #54, #64, #73 |
6 |
Netherlands |
#04, #21, #36, #37, #65, #81 |
6 |
Israel |
#39, #47, #55, #63, #70, #71 |
4 |
Germany |
#01, #11, #28, #68 |
4 |
United Kingdom |
#08, #44, #60, #69 |
4 |
Denmark |
#13, #17, #25, #49 |
4 |
Portugal |
#18, #31, #53, #62 |
3 |
Finland |
#45, #66, #76 |
2 |
Poland |
#02, #40 |
2 |
Ireland |
#03, #15 |
2 |
Italy |
#07, #30 |
2 |
Switzerland |
#09, #72 |
2 |
Croatia |
#16, #67 |
2 |
Bulgaria |
#20, #50 |
2 |
Belgium |
#22, #77 |
2 |
Iceland |
#29, #59 |
2 |
North Macedonia |
#33, #61 |
2 |
Spain |
#34, #41 |
2 |
Greece |
#38, #58 |
2 | Romania |
#46, #75 |
2 | France |
#52, #80 |
1 |
Türkiye |
#06 |
1 |
Estonia |
#19 |
1 |
Ukraine |
#23 |
1 |
Morocco |
#43 |
1 |
Hungary |
#48 |
1 |
Slovenia |
#51 |
1 |
Austria |
#56 |
1 |
Russia |
#57 |
1 |
Serbia |
#79 |
List of host cities of the European Music Contest
Contests | Country | Cities | Editions |
8 |
Sweden |
Stockholm Gothenburg Malmö Helsingborg Linköping |
#6, #25 #11, #43 #15, #75 #28 #79 |
7 |
Netherlands |
Amsterdam Arnhem Rotterdam Maastricht The Hague Eindhoven |
#1, #37 #5 #22 #38 #66 #82 |
7 |
Norway |
Oslo Stavanger Bergen Trondheim Lillehammer |
#13, #36, #74 #27 #33 #55 #65 |
6 |
Israel |
Jerusalem Tel Aviv Haifa Eilat |
#40, #72 #48, #71 #56 #64 |
4 |
Germany |
Munich Berlin Cologne |
#2, #12
#29 |
4 |
United Kingdom |
London Liverpool Glasgow Cardiff |
#9 #45 #61 #70 |
4 |
Denmark |
Copenhagen Aalborg |
#14, #26, #50 #18 |
4 |
Portugal |
Lisbon Porto Braga |
#19, #63 #32 #54 |
3 |
Finland |
Helsinki Tampere |
#46, #67 #77 |
2 |
Poland |
Gdańsk Kraków |
#3 #41 |
2 |
Ireland |
Dublin | #4, #16 |
2 |
Italy |
Naples Verona |
#8 #31 |
2 |
Switzerland |
Geneva Zürich |
#10 #73 |
2 |
Croatia |
Poreč Pula |
#17 #68 |
2 |
Bulgaria |
Varna Sofia |
#21 #51 |
2 |
Belgium |
Hasselt Brussels |
#23 #78 |
2 |
Iceland |
Reykjavík |
#30, #60 |
2 |
North Macedonia |
Skopje Ohrid |
#34 #62 |
2 |
Spain |
Barcelona Bilbao |
#35 #42 |
2 |
Greece |
Athens Heraklion |
#39 #59 |
2 |
Romania |
Cluj-Napoca Bucharest |
#47 #76 |
2 |
France |
Paris Lyon |
#53 #81 |
1 |
Türkiye |
Ankara |
#7 |
1 |
Estonia |
Tallinn | #20 |
1 |
Ukraine |
Kyiv | #24 |
1 |
Morocco |
Casablanca | #44 |
1 |
Hungary |
Budapest | #49 |
1 |
Slovenia |
Ljubljana | #52 |
1 |
Austria |
Vienna | #57 |
1 |
Russia |
Moscow | #58 |
1 |
Serbia |
Belgrade | #80 |
List of countries making its debut in the European Music Contest
Edition | Country making its debut entry |
01 |
Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Sweden, United Kingdom |
02 |
Albania, Poland, Slovenia, Ukraine |
03 |
Spain, Türkiye |
04 |
Croatia, Kosovo |
05 |
Lithuania |
07 |
Austria, Switzerland |
09 |
Estonia |
11 |
Kazakhstan |
12 |
Moldova |
18 |
Bulgaria |
19 |
Iceland |
22 |
Armenia |
27 |
Malta |
31 |
Cyprus |
32 |
Latvia |
34 |
Bosnia & Herzegovina, Slovakia |
35 |
Azerbaijan |
43 |
Morocco |
51 |
Georgia |
77 |
Luxembourg |
82 |
Lebanon |
List of countries making their latest top 5 position
Edition | Country making its latest top 5 position |
24 | Czechia |
36 | Latvia |
37 | Azerbaijan |
38 | Bosnia & Herzegovina |
41 | Türkiye |
46 | Kazakhstan |
48 | Hungary, Morocco |
57 | Russia |
60 | Slovenia |
61 | North Macedonia |
63 | Iceland |
65 | Lithuania |
66 | Poland |
69 | Spain |
70 | Armenia |
71 | Denmark |
72 | Ireland, Albania |
73 | Switzerland |
75 | Israel |
76 | Austria |
77 | Belgium, Bulgaria, Estonia, United Kingdom |
78 | Romania, Greece |
79 | Serbia, Portugal |
80 | France, Norway, Finland, Germany, Estonia, Ukraine |
81 | Netherlands, Sweden, Luxembourg, Italy, Croatia |
List of countries making their latest top 10 position
Edition | Country making its latest top 10 position |
16 | Moldova |
28 | Malta |
33 | Cyprus |
36 | Latvia |
37 | Azerbaijan, Slovakia |
44 | Bosnia & Herzegovina |
48 | Morocco, Kazakhstan |
49 | Czechia |
52 | Georgia |
60 |
Slovenia, Kosovo |
63 |
Iceland |
65 |
Lithuania |
67 |
Hungary |
70 |
Armenia |
71 |
Denmark |
73 |
Albania, North Macedonia |
75 |
Israel |
76 |
Türkiye |
77 |
Belgium, Austria, Spain |
78 |
Greece, Russia, Bulgaria |
79 |
Serbia, Portugal, Poland, United Kingdom |
80 |
France, Norway, Estonia, Ireland |
81 |
Netherlands, Sweden, Luxembourg, Italy, Croatia Switzerland, Germany, Finland, Romania, Ukraine |
List of winning draw positions
Draw position | Winning country and winning edition |
01 | |
02 | #78 |
03 | #64, #68 |
04 | |
05 | #09, #60 |
06 | #16, #37, #63 |
07 | #51, #62, #66, #70 |
08 | #08, #29, #73, #76 |
09 | #11, #22, #27, #34, #52, #56 |
10 | #07, #24, #43, #54 |
11 | #12, #47, #67, #74 |
12 | #40, #46, #58 |
13 | #05, #28, #35 |
14 | #79, #80 |
15 | #02, #04, #06, #38 |
16 |
#14, #19, #36, #39, #42, #45, #53, #55 |
17 | #13, #18, #20, #30, #69, #81 |
18 | #01, #65, #77 |
19 | #50, #71, #75 |
20 | #41, #48, #61 |
21 |
#03, #17, #21, #31, #49, #59 |
22 | #33, #72 |
23 | #25, #44 |
24 | #10 |
25 | #15, #26, #32, #57 |
26 | #23 |
27 | |
28 |
List of winning languages
Wins | Language | Editions | Winning country |
60 | English |
01, 03, 04, 05, 08, 09, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 32, 35, 37, 38, 40,
41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 49, 50, 51, 52, 54, 55, 56, 59, 60, 62, 63, 64, 65, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 78, 80, 81 |
Germany, Ireland, Netherlands,
Belgium, Iceland, Greece, |
2 | Italian | 07, 30 | Italy |
2 | Russian | 23, 57 | Ukraine, Russia |
2 | Portuguese | 31, 53 | Portugal |
2 | Macedonian | 33, 61 | North Macedonia |
2 | Finnish | 66, 76 | Finland |
1 | Polish | 02 | Poland |
1 | Turkish | 06 | Türkiye |
1 | German | 11 | Germany |
1 | Spanish | 34 | Spain |
1 | Dutch | 36 | Netherlands |
1 | Hebrew | 39 | Israel |
1 | Hungarian | 48 | Hungary |
1 | Greek | 58 | Greece |
1 | Croatian | 67 | Croatia |
1 | French | 77 | Belgium |
1 | Serbian | 79 | Serbia |
List of number of participations
Number of participations | Countries in alphabetical order |
81 |
Belgium |
81 |
Finland |
81 |
Netherlands |
81 |
North Macedonia |
81 |
Norway |
81 |
Romania |
81 |
Russia |
81 |
Sweden |
81 |
United Kingdom |
80 |
Portugal |
78 |
Denmark |
77 | Croatia |
77 |
Italy |
75 |
Hungary |
74 |
Germany |
71 |
Estonia |
71 |
France |
67 |
Spain |
64 |
Bulgaria |
64 |
Ireland |
63 |
Poland |
59 |
Greece |
48 |
Israel |
46 |
Ukraine |
41 |
Iceland |
36 | Serbia |
30 | Switzerland |
29 | Türkiye |
22 | Albania |
22 | Kazakhstan |
18 | Lithuania |
18 | Austria |
15 | Bosnia & Herzegovina |
15 | Czechia |
15 | Kosovo |
14 | Slovenia |
13 | Armenia |
9 | Morocco |
8 | Latvia |
6 | Moldova |
5 | Luxembourg |
4 | Georgia |
4 | Malta |
4 | Slovakia |
3 | Azerbaijan |
3 | Cyprus |
1 | Lebanon |