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Broadcasters from fifty-two countries have participated in the Eurovision Song Contest since it started in 1956, with winning songs coming from twenty-seven of those countries. The contest, organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), is held annually between members of the union who participate representing their countries.
The first contests were produced under the name of Grand Prix Eurovision de la Chanson Européenne in French and as the Eurovision Song Contest Grand Prix in English, with similar variations used in the languages of each of the broadcasting countries. From 1968, the English name dropped the 'Grand Prix' from the name, with the French name being ...
1950s. Gustav Winckler and Birthe Wilke, representing Denmark at the 1957 contest in Frankfurt. The Eurovision Song Contest 1956 was the first edition of the contest, organised by Radiotelevisione svizzera di lingua italiana (RTSI) and held on 24 May 1956 at the Teatro Kursaal in Lugano, Switzerland.
Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest (4 C, 23 P) Slovakia in the Eurovision Song Contest (2 C, 10 P) Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest (2 C, 35 P) Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest (3 C, 75 P) Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest (3 C, 65 P) Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest (2 C, 69 P)
The first Eurovision Song Contest was not won on points, but by votes (two per country), and only the winner was announced. [2] There have been 68 contests, with one winner each year except for the tied 1969 contest , which had four. 27 countries have won the contest, with Switzerland winning the first contest in 1956.
Stockholm 's Globe Arena, host venue of the 2000 and 2016 contests. The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual international song competition, held by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) since 1956. This page is a list of cities and venues that have hosted the contest, one or more times. The contest has frequently been held in a capital city.
The Netherlands is the only country to have entered the contest each year since 2003, while Switzerland have only entered on one occasion, in 2004. Broadcasters from three countries – Slovakia, Monaco, and Bosnia and Herzegovina – have announced their intention to enter the contest before withdrawing prior to the country's début.
Australia is the only country outside the European Broadcasting Area to have ever competed in Eurovision. Australia has been in the top ten five times, with its best result being a second-place finish with "Sound of Silence" performed by Dami Im in 2016, followed by "Tonight Again" by Guy Sebastian finishing fifth in 2015 and "Don't Come Easy ...