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The Eurovision Song Contest may be a friendly competition, but it is a competition. Records are made to be broken.

Winners Table[]

Country No. of wins Years
Flag of Ireland Ireland 7 1970, 1980, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996
Flag of Sweden Sweden 7 1974, 1984, 1991, 1999, 2012, 2015, 2023
Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg 5 1961, 1965, 1972, 1973, 1983
Flag of France France 5 1958, 1960, 1962, 1969, 1977
Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom 5 1967, 1969, 1976, 1981, 1997
Flag of The Netherlands The Netherlands 5 1957, 1959, 1969, 1975, 2019
Flag of Israel Israel 4 1978, 1979, 1998, 2018
Flag of Norway Norway 3 1985, 1995, 2009
Flag of Denmark Denmark 3 1963, 2000, 2013
Flag of Italy Italy 3 1964, 1990, 2021
Flag of Ukraine Ukraine 3 2004, 2016, 2022
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 2 1956, 1988
Flag of Austria Austria 2 1966, 2014
Flag of Germany Germany 2 1982, 2010
Flag of Spain Spain 2 1968, 1969
Flag of Monaco Monaco 1 1971
Flag of Belgium Belgium 1 1986
Flag of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 1 1989
Flag of Estonia Estonia 1 2001
Flag of Latvia Latvia 1 2002
Flag of Turkey Türkiye 1 2003
Flag of Greece Greece 1 2005
Flag of Finland Finland 1 2006
Flag of Serbia Serbia 1 2007
Flag of Russia Russia 1 2008
Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 1 2011
Flag of Portugal Portugal 1 2017

Winning languages[]

Language No. of wins Years
English 32 1967, 1969, 1970, 19741976, 19801981, 1987, 19921994, 19961997, 19992003, 20052006, 20082015, 20182019, 2023
French 14 1956, 1958, 19601962, 1965, 1969, 19711973, 1977, 1983, 1986, 1988
Dutch 3 1957, 1959, 1969
Hebrew 3 19781979, 1998
Italian 3 1964, 1990, 2021
Spanish 2 19681969
German 2 1966, 1982
Swedish 2 1984, 1991
Norwegian 2 1985, 1995
Serbo-Croatian 2 1989, 2007
Danish 1 1963
English/Ukrainian 1 2004
English/Crimean Tatar 1 2016
Portuguese 1 2017
Ukrainian 1 2022

Type of artist[]

Female soloists 40[Note 1] 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969 (all winners), 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014[Note 2], 2016, 2018, 2023
Male/Female groups 11 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1989, 1995, 1997, 2006, 2021
Male soloists 11[Note 3] 1958, 1961, 1966, 1980, 1987, 1990, 2008, 2009, 2015, 2017, 2019
Male duos 3 1994, 2000, 2001
Male/Female duos 2 1963, 2011
Male groups 2 1984, 2022
Female duos 1 1985

Winning combinations[]

One performer 14 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, Flag of France 1969, 1970, 2014, 2017, 2023
Two performers 5 1957, 1963, Flag of The Netherlands 1969, 1994, 2012
Three performers 2 Flag of United Kingdom 1969, 2016
Four performers 11 1967, 1968, Flag of Spain 1969, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1987, 1993, 2018, 2019, 2021
Five performers 12 1971, 1972, 1980, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2010
Six performers 26 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2022

Longest...[]

Contest Liverpool 2023 (4 hours 14 minutes)
Performance "Corde della mia chitarra" (5:09)
Song title "(Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi"
Qualification streak Flag of Ukraine Ukraine (13: 2004–present)[Note 4]
Non-qualification streak Flag of The Netherlands The Netherlands (8: 2005–2012)
Time not participating Flag of Morocco Morocco (42: 1981-present)
Participation streak Flag of Germany Germany (67: 1956–present)[Note 5]
Participation streak (live shows only)[Note 6] Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom (64: 1959–present)[Note 7]
Wait for their first win Flag of Portugal Portugal (53 years: 1964–2017)
Wait for their first win (ongoing) Flag of Malta Malta (53 years: 1971–present)[Note 8]
Wait between wins Flag of Austria Austria (48 years: 1966-2014)
Wait between wins (ongoing) Flag of Spain Spain (55 years: 1969-present)[Note 9]
Reign as winner (artist) Duncan Laurence (2 years, 4 days: 18 May 2019 - 22 May 2021)[Note 10]
Reign as winner (country) Flag of Ireland Ireland (3 years, 4 days: 9 May 1992 - 13 May 1995)
Group names Margo, Franck Olivier, Chris Roberts, Malcolm Roberts, Ireen Sheer, Diane Solomon
Soloist names Halla Margrét Anadóttir

Shortest...[]

Contest Frankfurt-am-Main, 1957 (1 hour, 9 minutes)
Performance "Aina mun pitää" (1:26)
Song titles ""
"El"
"Hi"
"Go"
"22"
"I.M"
Wait for their first win Flag of Serbia Serbia (won on their debut)[Note 11]
Time not participating Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom (1 year: 1958)
Group names 2B
4M
Soloists names Lou
Max
TEO
TIX
S10
WRS

Oldest...[]

Winner Dave Benton (50 years and 4 months)
Contestant by participation age Emil Ramsauer of Takasa (95 years)
Contestant by birth date Lale Andersen (23 March 1905)
Presenter Léon Zitrone: 1978 (age 63)

Youngest...[]

Winner Sandra Kim (13 years)
Contestant Nathalie Pâque (11 years, 11 months)
Presenter Desirée Nosbusch: 1984 (age 19)

Additional Records[]

Notes[]

  1. Total includes 2 wins for Loreen
  2. Conchita Wurst is considered female in this instance
  3. Total includes 2 wins for Johnny Logan
  4. Excludes 2015 and 2019, when the country withdrew from the contest, 2005, 2007, 2017 and 2023, when the country automatically qualified for the final, and 2020, when the contest was cancelled. Count of 13 is following the 2023 contest.
  5. Excludes 2020, when the country planned to participate but the event was cancelled. Count of 67 is following the 2023 contest.
  6. Excludes songs eliminated in the 1993 and 1996 pre-qualifier rounds, the latter of which includes Germany's entry in 1996.
  7. Excludes 2020, when the country planned to participate but the event was cancelled. Count of 64 is following the 2023 contest.
  8. The earliest Malta can win is in 2024. In terms of number of participations, Cyprus has had a longer wait, as Malta has participated 35 times and Cyprus 39 times as of 2023.
  9. The earliest Spain can win again is in 2024.
  10. A Eurovision winner's reign begins on the date of their victory and ends on the date the trophy is passed to their successor.
  11. Switzerland also won on their first participation in 1956, but only with its second song in the evening.
Eurovision Song Contest
Editions
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Countries
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Winning Songs
RefrainNet Als ToenDors, mon amourEen beetjeTom PillibiNous les amoureuxUn premier amourDanseviseNon ho l'etàPoupée de Cire, Poupée de SonMerci, ChériePuppet on a StringLa, La, LaBoom Bang-a-BangVivo CantandoUn jour, un enfantDe TroubadourAll Kinds of EverythingUn banc, un arbre, une rueAprès ToiTu Te ReconnaîtrasWaterlooDing-a-DongSave Your Kisses For MeL'Oiseau et l'enfantA-Ba-Ni-BiHallelujahWhat's Another YearMaking Your Mind UpEin bißchen FriedenSi la vie est cadeauDiggiloo DiggileyLa Det SwingeJ'aime La VieHold Me NowNe Partez Pas Sans MoiRock MeInsieme: 1992Fångad av en stormvindWhy Me?In Your EyesRock 'n' Roll KidsNocturneThe VoiceLove Shine a LightDivaTake Me To Your HeavenFly on the Wings of LoveEverybodyI WannaEveryway That I CanWild DancesMy Number OneHard Rock HallelujahMolitvaBelieveFairytaleSatelliteRunning ScaredEuphoriaOnly TeardropsRise Like a PhoenixHeroes1944Amar pelos doisToyArcadeZitti e buoniStefaniaTattoo
Specials
Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song ContestEurovision's Greatest HitsEurope Shine a Light
Aspects of Eurovision
CommentatorEuroClubEurovision VillageExecutive SupervisorFlag ParadeGrand PrixGreen RoomHead of DelegationInterval ActNational FinalNational JuryOfficial RulesOpening CeremonyPre-PartiesPre-Song PostcardsReference GroupRest of the World VoteRunning Order DrawSemi-FinalsScoreboardSpokespersonTelevotingVoting Systems
Miscellaneous
Big FiveCurse of 43Curse of Number TwoCurse of GreenDouze Points!ESCRadio AwardsESC Top 250Eurovision AgainEurovision National BroadcastersEurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire SagaFounding SevenLGBT visibilityLynda WoodruffMarcel Bezençon AwardsNul PointsOGAERecordsStand-insThe Reorder BoardTie SituationTop Scoring SongsVoting DiasporaWinner's CurseWithdrawn SongsYou're a Vision Award
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