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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. 

1998

The 1998 Eurovision Song Contest was held in host city Birmingham, England. As there were still more countries keen to participate than the EBU considered suitable for the Grand Final, the relegation system was maintained. This required the lowest scoring nations to automatically miss out on the following year’s Contest. One new country made its debut this year.

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NORTH MACEDONIA

Macedonia first attempted to compete at Eurovision in 1996. It finally qualified for the Contest in 1998. Initially, the country participated under the name F.Y.R. Macedonia (Former Yugoslav Republic).

North Macedonia’s best result at Eurovision was seventh position in 2019 with the moving entry “Proud”, performed by Tamara Todevska. The country participated in 22 Contests. After two successive years (2021 and 2022) where it failed to qualify, North Macedonia withdrew from the Contest.