ALL THE EUROVISION COUNTRIES: (25). More: tomorrow.

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. 

1986

The Eurovision Song Contest saw a revolving door of countries withdrawing and returning and no new additions for most of the early 1980s. In 1986, the debut of Iceland returned the number of competitors to twenty that competed in host city Bergen, Norway.

XXV

ICELAND

Malta, Cyprus and Iceland are the three countries that have waited the longest for a first win at Eurovision. The Scandinavian country has finished in second place twice: in 1999 and 2009. Iceland will be competing in Semi-Final 1 this year with an entry that will be selected in early March.