Host Cities
London is the city to have hosted the city the most times, having done so 4 times. This city is one of the two to have done so three times, tied with Dublin.
Copenhagen (1964, 2001, 2014)
Anggun (France 2012)
Indonesia
“Hvala, ne!" (Slovenia 2018)
This country lives in infamy as the participant to have gotten nul points the most times, having done so on four occasions.
Norway (1963, 1978, 1981, 1997)
This Eurovision winner had an easier time at the contest itself than in the national final - she only won the ticket because the tiebreaking rules favored the televote over the jury.
Jamala ("1944", Ukraine 2016)
Not counting renovations, this city had the venue built closest to the present to have ever hosted the contest.
Baku (2012)
Alexander Rybak (Norway 2009)
Belarus
"Et s'il fallait le faire" (France 2009)
Of all Eurovision winning songs, this entry was the one that placed the lowest in its semi-final, only managing 4th place.
"The Code" (Switzerland 2024)
This country is the one to have chosen its entry via national finals the most times, having done so for a whopping 62 editions.
Sweden
Millstreet, Ireland is by far the smallest city to have ever hosted the contest. The second smallest, however, is this historically significant host city.
Lugano (1956)
Anne-Marie David (Luxembourg 1973)
Morocco
"The Wild One"
"Den Vilda" (Sweden 1996)
Based on overall (final + semi-final) scoreboard placing and number of points received, this Italian-language song is the lowest placing entry in the contest's history.
"Complice" (San Marino 2008, 43rd out of 43 with 5 points)
Despite earning a Grammy nomination with her first entry, this Eurovision artist failed at her attempt to go to the contest again, earning last place in a 2005 national final.
Gina G (UK 1996)
For much of its history, the contest was hosted in concert halls, conference centers, or TV studios. But it was hosted in a true arena for the first time in this central European city.
Munich (1982)
Jeffery Kenney of Tvorchi (Ukraine 2023)
Nigeria
"Witchcraft"
"Brujería" (Spain 2005)
Between the introduction of the modern voting system in 1975 and 2016, this eternal song was the highest-placing entry to have not received a single douze points.
"I evighet" (Norway 1996, 2nd place)
The Sanremo Music Festival has been used to select Italy's entry on and off throughout the contest's history. This ballad was only the third of the festival's winning songs to go to Eurovision since 1966.
"L'essenziale" (Marco Mengoni, Italy 2013)
The first Eurovision show to qualify entries to the contest’s final, featuring artists such as Janika Sillamaa and Andrea Szulák, was hosted in this city.
Ljubljana (Kvalifikacija za Millstreet, 1993)
Dave Benton (Estonia 2001)
Aruba
"It's the last to have spoken who is right"
"C'est le dernier qui a parlé qui a raison" (France 1991)
ABBA’s famous Eurovision win was achieved with this many points; it would have been enough to tie with Austria's "We Will Rave" in this year's grand final.
24 points
This Eurovision artist had to replace his national final song “Por Que Te Amo” after it was found to be stolen from an Argentinian musician; his new song would go on to win the entire contest.
Dima Bilan (Russia 2008)