ALL THE ESC COUNTRIES. This post: 1-7. More tomorrow.

Since the inaugural Eurovision Song Contest, 51 countries have competed in the annual event. This look back features each country in order of appearance and highlights that nation’s best entry so far.

All the

EUROVISION COUNTRIES

 

1956

The first Eurovision Song Contest was held in Lugano, Switzerland in 1956, drawing inspiration from Italy’s Sanremo Festival. Only 7 countries competed, with 2 songs each.  The Swiss entry “Refrain” became the first winner. In order of performance that year the founding nations were:

1- THE NETHERLANDS

Wins: 5

Participations: 62

Best Entry:

IK HOU VAN JOU – Maribelle [1984]

2- SWITZERLAND

Wins: 2

Participations: 62

Best Entry:

CINEMA -Paola [1980]

3- BELGIUM

Wins: 1

Participations: 63

Best Entry:

JE T’ADORE – Kate Ryan [2006]

4- GERMANY

Wins: 2

Participations: 65

Best Entry:

DSCHINGHIS KHAN – Dschinghis Khan [1979]

5- FRANCE

Wins: 5

Participations: 64

Best Entry:

UN JOUR, UN ENFANT – Frida Boccara [1969]

6- LUXEMBOURG

Wins: 5

Participations: 38

Best Entry:

L’AMOUR EST BLEU – Vicky Leandros [1967]

7- ITALY

Wins: 3

Participations: 47

Best Entry:

GRANDE AMORE – Il Volo [2015]