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 '''2022'''
-The contest was held at the at the PalaOlimpico in Turin. Ukraine won with the song '''''Stefania''''', performed by '''Kalush Orchestra'''. Third victory for Ukraine. UK finished in second place with the song '''''Space Man''''', performed by '''Sam Ryder'''. Best result for the UK since 1988. Finland was represented by The Rasmus. Norway was represented by Subwoolfer, whose two members perform in black suits with white shirts with distinctive yellow wolf-head masks and yellow gloves and ties and go by the pseudonyms Keith and Jim. Mika was one of the presenters
+The contest was held at the PalaOlimpico in Turin. Ukraine won with the song '''''Stefania''''', performed by '''Kalush Orchestra'''. Third victory for Ukraine. UK finished in second place with the song '''''Space Man''''', performed by '''Sam Ryder'''. Best result for the UK since 1988. Finland was represented by The Rasmus. Norway was represented by Subwoolfer, whose two members perform in black suits with white shirts with distinctive yellow wolf-head masks and yellow gloves and ties and go by the pseudonyms Keith and Jim. Mika was one of the presenters
 '''2023'''
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 '''2025'''
-The contest was held at the St. Jakobshalle indoor arena in Basle. The winner was '''Austria''' with the song ''Wasted Love'', performed by '''JJ'''. Israel finished second, and Estonia finished third. ''What the Hell Just Happened?'', performed by country pop girl group Remember Monday, finished in 19th place (out of 26) for the UK, and received nul points in the televote.
+The contest was held at the St. Jakobshalle indoor arena in Basle. The winner was '''Austria''' with the song ''Wasted Love'', performed by '''JJ'''. Israel finished second, and Estonia finished third. ''What the Hell Just Happened?'', performed by country pop girl group Remember Monday, finished in 19th place (out of 26) for the UK, and received nul points in the televote. Israeli singer Yuval Raphael finished first in the televote with the song ''New Day Will Rise''
 == Trivia ==

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	The contest was held at the Malmo Arena in Malmo. '''Switzerland''' won with the song '''''The Code''''', performed by '''Nemo'''. First openly non-binary performer to win the contest. Croatia, represented by Baby Lasagna, finished in second place and won the televote. The UK entry, ''Dizzy'' by Olly Alexander, finished in 18th place but received nul points in the televote. The Dutch representative, Joost Klein, was disqualified after the semi-final for a backstage incident. The inclusion of Israeli contestant Eden Golan became controversial due to the Israel–Hamas war. Ireland was represented by Bambie Thug. Finland was represented by Windows95man. Luxembourg returned to the contest 31 years after its last participation in 1993		The contest was held at the Malmo Arena in Malmo. '''Switzerland''' won with the song '''''The Code''''', performed by '''Nemo'''. First openly non-binary performer to win the contest. Croatia, represented by Baby Lasagna, finished in second place and won the televote. The UK entry, ''Dizzy'' by Olly Alexander, finished in 18th place but received nul points in the televote. The Dutch representative, Joost Klein, was disqualified after the semi-final for a backstage incident. The inclusion of Israeli contestant Eden Golan became controversial due to the Israel–Hamas war. Ireland was represented by Bambie Thug. Finland was represented by Windows95man. Luxembourg returned to the contest 31 years after its last participation in 1993
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		+	The contest was held at the St. Jakobshalle indoor arena in Basle. The winner was '''Austria''' with the song ''Wasted Love'', performed by '''JJ'''. Israel finished second, and Estonia finished third. ''What the Hell Just Happened?'', performed by country pop girl group Remember Monday, finished in 19th place (out of 26) for the UK, and received nul points in the televote.

	== Trivia ==		== Trivia ==

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 Ukraine was unable to host the contest due to the war with Russia. UK hosted the contest on behalf of Ukraine, with Glasgow and Liverpool in the final shortlist. In October 2022, the EBU and the BBC announced Liverpool as the host city, with the Liverpool Arena as the chosen venue for the contest. '''Sweden''' won with the song '''''Tattoo''''', performed by '''Loreen''', who became the first woman to win the contest twice. Seventh win for Sweden. Finland's Käärijä finished in second place with his song ''Cha Cha Cha'' and topped the public vote. ''I Wrote a Song'', performed by Mae Muller, finished in 25th place (out of 26) for the UK. The presenters were Graham Norton, Alesha Dixon, Hannah Waddingham, and Ukrainian singer Julia Sanina. The interval acts included Sam Ryder performing his new single ''Mountain'' with Queen's Roger Taylor. The Princess of Wales played the piano with last year's winners Kalush Orchestra
 == Trivia ==
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 The short clips before each contestant’s performance are known as ‘postcards’
-Cyprus has competed at 39 Eurovision Song Contests without winning
+Cyprus has competed at 40 Eurovision Song Contests without winning
 Norway has finished in last place on most occasions

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 '''1974'''
-Luxembourg declined to host the event on the grounds of expense. It was held at The Dome, in Brighton. France withdrew as a mark of respect following the death of French President, Georges Pompidou. Greece entered for the first time. The winner was '''Sweden''' with the song '''''Waterloo''''' performed by '''ABBA'''. ''Long Live Love'', performed by Olivia Newton-John, finished in fourth place for the UK
+Luxembourg declined to host the event on the grounds of expense. It was held at The Dome, in Brighton. France withdrew as a mark of respect following the death of French President, Georges Pompidou. Greece entered for the first time. The winner was '''Sweden''' with the song '''''Waterloo''''' performed by '''ABBA'''. ''Long Live Love'', performed by Olivia Newton-John, finished in fourth place for the UK. . The interval act was The Wombles. The UK jury gave ABBA no votes
 '''1975'''
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 '''1978'''
-Denmark and Turkey returned to the contest. The contest was won by '''Izhar Cohen & the Alphabeta''' who represented '''Israel''', with their song '''''A-Ba-Ni-Bi''''' (I love you), sung in Hebrew. ''The Bad Old Days'', performed by Co-co, finished in eleventh place for the UK. At the time, this was the worst showing yet for the UK in Eurovision. Cheryl Baker was a member of Co-Co. Jahn Teigen debuted on the Eurovision stage, performing the song ''Mil etter mil'' (Mile after mile) for Norway, which gained the first’ nul points’ since the current voting system was implemented in 1975'''1979'''
+Denmark and Turkey returned to the contest. The contest was won by '''Izhar Cohen & the Alphabeta''' who represented '''Israel''', with their song '''''A-Ba-Ni-Bi''''' (I love you), sung in Hebrew. ''The Bad Old Days'', performed by Co-co, finished in eleventh place for the UK. At the time, this was the worst showing yet for the UK in Eurovision. Cheryl Baker was a member of Co-Co. Jahn Teigen debuted on the Eurovision stage, performing the song ''Mil etter mil'' (Mile after mile) for Norway, which gained the first’ nul points’ since the current voting system was implemented in 1975
 The contest was held in Jerusalem. Turkey withdrew. The winner was '''Israel''' with the song '''''Hallelujah''''', performed by '''Gali Atari and Milk and Honey'''. France's representative Anne-Marie David, who finished third, was the winner for Luxembourg in 1973. ''Mary Ann'', performed by Black Lace, finished in fourth place for the UK
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 '''1987'''
-countries took part, as Italy and Greece returned. Due to the time it took for the contest to be held, the EBU set the limit of competing countries to 22. '''Johnny Logan''' was the winner for '''Ireland''' with the song '''''Hold Me Now''''', becoming the first performer to win the contest twice, as he had won also in 1980. Controversy erupted in Israel after their song was selected, ''Shir Habatlanim'' by the Lazy Bums – the comedic performance was criticised by the country's culture minister. ''Only the Light'', performed by Rikki, finished in thirteenth place for the UK – the lowest placement the UK had received up to that time. German group Wind were runners- up, having also finished second in 1985
+countries took part, as Italy and Greece returned. Due to the time it took for the contest to be held, the EBU set the limit of competing countries to 22. '''Johnny Logan''' was the winner for '''Ireland''' with the song '''''Hold Me Now''''', becoming the first performer to win the contest twice, as he had won also in 1980. Controversy erupted in Israel after their song was selected, ''Shir Habatlanim'' by the Lazy Bums – the comedic performance was criticised by the country's culture minister. ''Only the Light'', performed by Rikki, finished in thirteenth place for the UK – the lowest placement the UK had received up to that time. German group Wind were runners- up, having also finished second in 1985. Plastic Bertrand represented Luxembourg and finished in 21st place
 '''1988'''
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 '''1999'''
-Rules that each country had to sing in one of their national languages were abolished for the first time since 1977. Live music became optional for the first time in the Contest's history. All entries used backing track during their performances. In was announced that, as of the 2000 Contest, the four biggest financial contributors to the EBU – Germany, Spain, France and the United Kingdom – would all be given automatic entry into the Contest, regardless of their average scores over the past five years. '''Charlotte Nilsso'''n won for '''Sweden''', with the song '''''Take Me to Your Heaven'''''. Presenting the trophy to the winners, Dana International fell to the stage, bringing down the winning composers with her. ''Say It Again'', performed by Precious, finished in twelfth place for the UK
+Rules that each country had to sing in one of their national languages were abolished for the first time since 1977. Live music became optional for the first time in the Contest's history. All entries used backing track during their performances. In was announced that, as of the 2000 Contest, the four biggest financial contributors to the EBU – Germany, Spain, France and the United Kingdom – would all be given automatic entry into the Contest, regardless of their average scores over the past five years. '''Charlotte Nilsson''' won for '''Sweden''', with the song '''''Take Me to Your Heaven'''''. Presenting the trophy to the winners, Dana International fell to the stage, bringing down the winning composers with her. ''Say It Again'', performed by Precious, finished in twelfth place for the UK
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 '''2002'''
-Held at the at the Saku Suurhall Arena in Tallinn. The contest was won by '''Latvia'''<nowiki/>'s '''Marie N''' and her song ''I '''Wanna'''''. Malta were runners-up. ''Come Back'', performed by Jessica Garlick, tied for third place (with Estonia) for the UK
+Held at the at the Saku Suurhall Arena in Tallinn. The contest was won by '''Latvia'''<nowiki/>'s '''Marie N''' and her song '''''I Wanna'''''. Malta were runners-up. ''Come Back'', performed by Jessica Garlick, tied for third place (with Estonia) for the UK
 '''2003'''
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 The contest was held at the at the PalaOlimpico in Turin. Ukraine won with the song '''''Stefania''''', performed by '''Kalush Orchestra'''. Third victory for Ukraine. UK finished in second place with the song '''''Space Man''''', performed by '''Sam Ryder'''. Best result for the UK since 1988. Finland was represented by The Rasmus. Norway was represented by Subwoolfer, whose two members perform in black suits with white shirts with distinctive yellow wolf-head masks and yellow gloves and ties and go by the pseudonyms Keith and Jim. Mika was one of the presenters
 == Trivia ==
-Ireland holds the record for the highest number of wins, having won the contest seven times – including three times in a row in 1992, 1993, and 1994. Sweden are second with six wins. France, Luxembourg, Netherlands and the United Kingdom are joint third with five wins. Israel has won four times
+Ireland and Sweden have both won the contest seven times. France, Luxembourg, Netherlands and the United Kingdom are joint third with five wins. Israel has won four times
 Germany has officially participated in every Eurovision Song Contest since its beginning in 1956, except in 1996 when its entry did not qualify past the audio-only pre‐selection round, and consequently was not seen in the broadcast final. France and the United Kingdom have only missed two contests each
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 Malta is the most successful country without a win, achieving two second places and two third places
 Marcel Bezençon Awards were first handed out during the Eurovision Song Contest in 2002 honouring the best competing songs in the final. The awards are divided into 3 categories: Press Award, Artistic Award, and Composer Award
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 The short clips before each contestant’s performance are known as ‘postcards’
-Cyprus has competed at 38 Eurovision Song Contests without winning
+Cyprus has competed at 39 Eurovision Song Contests without winning

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 The contest was held at the Rotterdam Ahoy convention centre. The winner was '''Italy''' with the song '''''Zitti e buoni''''' (Quiet and Good), performed by '''Måneskin'''. UK entry James Newman received nul points with the song ''Embers''. Belarus was disqualified as their song did not comply with the contest's rules against political entries
 == Trivia ==
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 Germany has officially participated in every Eurovision Song Contest since its beginning in 1956, except in 1996 when its entry did not qualify past the audio-only pre‐selection round, and consequently was not seen in the broadcast final. France and the United Kingdom have only missed two contests each
-The United Kingdom holds the record for the highest number of runner-up placings, coming in second on no less than 15 occasions
+The United Kingdom holds the record for the highest number of runner-up placings, coming in second on no less than 16 occasions
 Malta is the most successful country without a win, achieving two second places and two third places
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 The short clips before each contestant’s performance are known as ‘postcards’
-Cyprus has competed at 36 Eurovision Song Contests without winning
+Cyprus has competed at 38 Eurovision Song Contests without winning

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 '''2021'''
-The contest is scheduled to take place at the Rotterdam Ahoy convention centre with the final being held on 22 May
+The contest was held at the Rotterdam Ahoy convention centre. The winner was '''Italy''' with the song '''''Zitti e buoni''''' (Quiet and Good), performed by '''Måneskin'''. UK entry James Newman received nul points with the song ''Embers''. Belarus was disqualified as their song did not comply with the contest's rules against political entries
 == Trivia ==

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 '''2010'''
-The EBU announced that the voting system used in the semi-finals would change from previous years to balance jury voting with televoting. A return of accompaniment by orchestra was also proposed, but did not happen. The contest was won by Germany’s Lena with ''Satellite''. ''That Sounds Good to Me'', performed by Josh Dubovie and written by Pete Waterman and Mike Stock, finished in 25th and last place for the UK
+The EBU announced that the voting system used in the semi-finals would change from previous years to balance jury voting with televoting. A return of accompaniment by orchestra was also proposed, but did not happen. The contest was won by '''Germany'''’s '''Lena''' with '''''Satellite'''''. ''That Sounds Good to Me'', performed by Josh Dubovie and written by Pete Waterman and Mike Stock, finished in 25th and last place for the UK
 '''2011'''
-Held in the Esprit Arena in Dusseldorf. 43countries participated in the contest, with those returning including Austria, Hungary, and San Marino. Italy also returned to the Contest, marking its first participation since 1997. On 31 December 2010, it was announced that Italy would also automatically qualify for the final, joining the other four qualifiers to become the "Big Five". The winner was Azerbaijan with the song ''Running Scared'' performed by Ell & Nikki. Italy finished second. Dana International failed to qualify for the final. Jedward finished in eighth place for Ireland, singing ''Lipstick''. Last year’s winner, Lena, finished in tenth place, one place ahead of Blue singing ''I Can'' for the UK. It was the first time in Eurovision Song Contest history that the British entry has been decided internally by the BBC
+Held in the Esprit Arena in Dusseldorf. 43 countries participated in the contest, with those returning including Austria, Hungary, and San Marino. Italy also returned to the Contest, marking its first participation since 1997. On 31 December 2010, it was announced that Italy would also automatically qualify for the final, joining the other four qualifiers to become the "Big Five". The winner was '''Azerbaijan''' with the song '''''Running Scared''''' performed by '''Ell & Nikki'''. Italy finished second. Dana International failed to qualify for the final. Jedward finished in eighth place for Ireland, singing ''Lipstick''. Last year’s winner, Lena, finished in tenth place, one place ahead of Blue singing ''I Can'' for the UK. It was the first time in Eurovision Song Contest history that the British entry has been decided internally by the BBC
 '''2012'''
-Held at the newly constructed Baku Crystal Hall. Armenia withdrew due to security concerns in relation to ongoing conflicts with Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh region. The contest was won by Loreen from Sweden with the song ''Euphoria''. Jedward finished in nineteenth place for Ireland singing ''Waterline''. ''Love Will Set You Free'', performed by Engelbert Humperdinck, finished in 25th place (out of 26) for the UK
+Held at the newly constructed Baku Crystal Hall. Armenia withdrew due to security concerns in relation to ongoing conflicts with Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh region. The contest was won by '''Loreen''' from '''Sweden''' with the song '''''Euphoria'''''. Jedward finished in nineteenth place for Ireland singing ''Waterline''. ''Love Will Set You Free'', performed by Engelbert Humperdinck, finished in 25th place (out of 26) for the UK
 '''2013'''
-Hosted by Petra Mede, the event was held in Malmo. For the first time since 1985, no country of the former Yugoslav federation participated in the final. The contest was won by Emmelie de Forest from Denmark with the song ''Only Teardrops''. ''Believe in Me'', performed by Bonnie Tyler, finished in nineteenth place for the UK. ''Only Love Survives'', sung by Ryan Dolan, finished in 26th and last place for Ireland
+Hosted by Petra Mede, the event was held in Malmo. For the first time since 1985, no country of the former Yugoslav federation participated in the final. The contest was won by '''Emmelie de Forest''' from '''Denmark''' with the song '''''Only Teardrops'''''. ''Believe in Me'', performed by Bonnie Tyler, finished in nineteenth place for the UK. ''Only Love Survives'', sung by Ryan Dolan, finished in 26th and last place for Ireland
 '''2014'''
-San Marino and Montenegro both qualified for the final for the first time. The winner was Conchita Wurst with the song ''Rise Like a Phoenix'', for Austria. This was Austria's first win in the competition since 1966. Wurst is a drag queen portrayed by Thomas "Tom" Neuwirth. ''Children of the Universe'', sung by Molly (Smitten-Downes), finished in seventeenth place for the UK
+San Marino and Montenegro both qualified for the final for the first time. The winner was '''Conchita Wurst''' with the song '''''Rise Like a Phoenix''''', for '''Austria'''. This was Austria's first win in the competition since 1966. Wurst is a drag queen portrayed by Thomas "Tom" Neuwirth. ''Children of the Universe'', sung by Molly (Smitten-Downes), finished in seventeenth place for the UK
 '''2015'''
-The contest was won by Mans Zelmerlow from Sweden, singing ''Heroes''. This was Sweden's sixth win in the competition. Australia made their debut as a guest entrant, with Guy Sebastian singing ''Tonight'' finishing fifth. Austria became the first host country to score no points. Germany also scored no points. ''Still in Love with You'', sung by Electro Velvet, finished in 24th place for the UK
+The contest was won by '''Mans Zelmerlow''' from '''Sweden''', singing '''''Heroes'''''. This was Sweden's sixth win in the competition. Australia made their debut as a guest entrant, with Guy Sebastian singing ''Tonight'' finishing fifth. Austria became the first host country to score no points. Germany also scored no points. ''Still in Love with You'', sung by Electro Velvet, finished in 24th place for the UK
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 The United Kingdom holds the record for the highest number of runner-up placings, coming in second on no less than 15 occasions as of 2014
 Malta is the most successful country without a win, achieving two second places and two third places
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 ''Eurovision: Your Country Needs You'' was a BBC TV show broadcast annually to select the United Kingdom's entry into the Eurovision Song Contest. The show had previously gone under several other names, including ''Festival of British Popular Songs'', ''Eurovision Song Contest British Final'', ''The Great British Song Contest'', ''Eurovision: Making Your Mind Up'' and ''Eurovision: Your Decision'' but was known, for most of its history, as ''A Song for Europe''
 The short clips before each contestant’s performance are known as ‘postcards’