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The Netherlands has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 64 times since making its debut as one of the seven countries at the first contest in 1956.The country has missed only four contests, twice because the dates coincided with Remembrance of the Dead (1985 and 1991), and twice because of being relegated due to poor results the previous year (1995 and 2002).
Eleven Eurovision winners (alongside three non-winners) were featured at the special concert Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest in 2005, in which ABBA's "Waterloo" was voted the most popular song of the contest's first fifty years. [85] Ireland and Sweden have won seven times, more than any other country. Ireland also won ...
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[21] [145] [147] The Netherlands was the first country to win the contest under this new system, with Teach-In achieving a fourth Dutch Eurovision win with "Ding-a-dong". [91] "Save Your Kisses for Me" by Brotherhood of Man would become the contest's most successful winning song, selling over six million copies worldwide.
Each country's number of Eurovision wins as of 2024 Line graph showing the number of countries participating in each Eurovision Song Contest. Broadcasters from fifty-two countries have participated in the Eurovision Song Contest since it started in 1956, with winning songs coming from twenty-seven of those countries.
Laurence performed a repeat of his semi-final performance during the final on 18 May. The Netherlands won the contest placing first with a score of 498 points: 261 points from the televoting and 237 points from the juries. [32] This was the Netherlands's fifth victory in the Eurovision Song Contest; the country's most recent win was in 1975. [33]
The compilation featured over 100 songs, including all Eurovision Song Contest winners from 1956 until 2005 and a selection of all-time favourites, that was divided into 2 separate double CDs: 1956–1980 and 1981–2005. The 22-page booklet includes information about the entries, contestants and venues. [59]
The discography of the Eurovision Song Contest winners includes all the winning singles of the annual competition held since 1956. As of 2024 [update] , 71 songs have won the competition, including four entries which were declared joint winners in 1969 .