ALL THE EUROVISION COUNTRIES: (23). More: Monday.
Caffè ☕️Lattè looks back on:
ALL THE
EUROVISION
COUNTRIES
The Eurovision Song Contest was first held in 1956. Back then, only 7 countries participated. In the decades since, dozens of other nations have joined the ESC family. As Europe changed, countries faded into history as new countries and new names emerged. Eurovision itself has expanded beyond the European continent; to Africa, the Middle East and the Southern Hemisphere.
Our spotlight looks back on every country that has competed – in chronological order.
1980
The Eurovision Song Contest further expanded its borders with the debut of a North African country.
XXIII
MOROCCO
The first Eurovision entry sung in Arabic was presented by Morocco. The African country joined the ESC family in 1980 with the song “Bitaqat Hub” performed by Samira Bensaïd. That year, 19 nations took part. Morocco finished 18th, only one point more than Finland which came last. That disappointing debut may have led to Morocco withdrawing the following year. The country also objected to the return of Israel in 1981. Morocco has never returned. As for singer Bensaïd, she went on to become a major artist in the Arabic world.
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