13-05-2025
Eurovision: Fun facts to make YOU an expert
Eurovision 2025 is HERE. The 2025 contest is being held in Basel, a city in Switzerland. We have brought you all you need to know about the 2025 contest, but what about the history of the competition? Here are some facts to make you seem like an expert whilst your watching this weekend!
When did Eurovision start?
The first ever Eurovision took place back in 1956. Only seven countries took part in the first contest on 24 May 1956. Each country performed two songs, this was the only time this happened!
When did the UK first enter Eurovision?
The UK's first ever entry to Eurovision was in 1957, a year after the contest began. Patricia Bredin represented the UK at the contest in Frankfurt and she sang a song called "All". She came 7th in the contest, scoring 6 points.
Eurovision facts to make you sound like an expert:
Who is the most successful Eurovision Song Contest winner?
What do Dancing Queen, Mamma Mia and Waterloo have in common? They are all big hits by legendary Swedish pop band Abba. Abba won the contest in 1974 and the group has enjoyed phenomenal success ever since, despite officially splitting up in was actually their Eurovision-winning song!
Who is the youngest Eurovision winner?
At the 31st Eurovision Song Contest history was made. Belgium contestant Sandra Kim won the contest in 1986, aged just 13. In 1990, a rule change was brought in saying all competitors had to be at least 16 years old.
Which countries have NEVER won Eurovision?
There are loads of countries that have never won the contest despite competing in it multiple example, Australia, Iceland, Poland and Malta are all amongst the countries that have yet to take a win. Malta first competed in 1971, making it the oldest participating country without a trophy.
Which Eurovision song got the most points?
People might have different ideas of what the best song is but we do know the highest-scoring Eurovision Sobral represented Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest in Ukraine in 2017 with the song 'Amar pelos dois'.The entry received thirty sets of twelve points (eighteen sets from the jury vote and twelve sets from the public vote).And a total of 758 points! This makes his song the highest-scoring song in Eurovision history.
Who has finished last in Eurovision the most?
It's never nice coming last but two countries have tasted that the Finland and Norway have both come last ten have come last nice times and... what about the UK?They've come last five times - the same number as they have won it!
What if there's a Eurovision tie?
There have only ever been two tie situations at the Eurovision Song Contest. The first was in 1969 when there was a four-way tie between the UK, Spain, the Netherlands and France. As there were no rules in place for a tie-break, all four countries were declared joint winners! From that point on a tie-break rule was introduced meaning there would only ever be one winner! This meant when a tie happened in 1991 between France and Sweden, the rules meant that Sweden was declared the winner!
