ESC Winning Countries:

27) PORTUGAL

EUROVISION SONG CONTEST

ALL THE WINNING COUNTRIES

A look back at every country that has won the Eurovision Song Contest in chronological order.

 

2017

PORTUGAL

 

Portugal’s first appearance at the Eurovision Song Contest was in 1964. After waiting more than half a decade, a Portuguese entry finally succeeded in 2017. For decades, Portugal had been one of the worst performing participants. Salvador Sobral’s song changed his homeland’s fortunes.

“Amar pelos dois” was a significant winner. It was the first song sung with no English lyrics since 1998 to triumph. The entry also accumulated the highest score ever: a total of 758 points.

As a result of the Portuguese victory, Lisbon was selected as host city for the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. Countries with previous wins have secured the top prize since then: Israel, Netherlands and Italy.