Founding Seven

The Founding Seven are the seven countries that were the very first to compete at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1956. Three of these nations are also part of the Big Five.

All seven of these nations have won the contest at least once.

Founding Seven Nations

Belgium (RTBF/VRT)
France (France 2)
Germany (ARD/NDR)
Italy (RAI) did not compete between 1998-2010, returned in 2011
Luxembourg (RTL) last competed in 1993
The Netherlands (AVROTROS)
Switzerland (SRG SSR)

Eurovision Song Contest
Winning Songs	Refrain • Net Als Toen • Dors, mon amour • Een beetje • Tom Pillibi • Nous les amoureux • Un premier amour • Dansevise • Non ho l'età • Poupée de Cire, Poupée de Son • Merci, Chérie • Puppet on a String • La, La, La • Boom Bang-a-Bang • Vivo Cantando • Un jour, un enfant • De Troubadour • All Kinds of Everything • Un banc, un arbre, une rue • Après Toi • Tu Te Reconnaîtras • Waterloo • Ding-a-Dong • Save Your Kisses For Me • L'Oiseau et l'enfant • A-Ba-Ni-Bi • Hallelujah • What's Another Year • Making Your Mind Up • Ein bißchen Frieden • Si la vie est cadeau • Diggiloo Diggiley • La Det Swinge • J'aime La Vie • Hold Me Now • Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi • Rock Me • Insieme: 1992 • Fångad av en stormvind • Why Me? • In Your Eyes • Rock 'n' Roll Kids • Nocturne • The Voice • Love Shine a Light • Diva • Take Me To Your Heaven • Fly on the Wings of Love • Everybody • I Wanna • Everyway That I Can • Wild Dances • My Number One • Hard Rock Hallelujah • Molitva • Believe • Fairytale • Satellite • Running Scared • Euphoria • Only Teardrops • Rise Like a Phoenix • Heroes • 1944 • Amar pelos dois • Toy • Arcade • Zitti e buoni
Contests	1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • ~~2020~~ • 2021 • 2022
Countries	Albania • Andorra • Armenia • Australia • Austria • Azerbaijan • Belarus • Belgium • Bosnia and Herzegovina • Bulgaria • Croatia • Cyprus • Czech Republic • Denmark • Estonia • Finland • France • Georgia • Germany • Greece • Hungary • Iceland • Ireland • Israel • Italy • Latvia • Lithuania • Luxembourg • Malta • Moldova • Monaco • Montenegro • Morocco • The Netherlands • North Macedonia • Norway • Poland • Portugal • Romania • Russia • San Marino • Serbia • Serbia and Montenegro • Slovakia • Slovenia • Spain • Sweden • Switzerland • Turkey • United Kingdom • Ukraine • Yugoslavia
Miscellaneous	Barbara Dex Award • Big Five • Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest • Curse of Number Two • Curse of Green • Douze Points! • ESC Top 250 • Europe Shine a Light • Eurovision Again • Eurovision's Greatest Hits • Eurovision National Broadcasters • Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga • Executive Supervisor • Founding Seven • Grand Prix • Head of Delegation • Lynda Woodruff • Marcel Bezençon Awards • National Jury • Nul Points • Official Rules • OGAE • Pre-Parties • Pre-Song Postcards • Reference Group • Scoreboard • Stand-ins • Televoting • Tie Situation • Top Scoring Songs • Voting Diaspora • Voting Systems • Withdrawn Songs • Records

Founding Seven

Founding Seven Nations

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