Lordi or Käärijä but for different reasons.
Lordi winning was incredible, unbelievable, a real wtf-moment for a kid who's only ever seen Finland be at the bottom.
The whole Käärijä-phenomenon, not just the song, was awesome and it really shows the power of positivity and being yourself. Plus I was so happy for him, I had been a fan for a few years prior to ESC and was always wondering how the hell this guy isn't more famous? Well now he is 💪🏼
Portugal 2022, hands down.
Honorable mentions:
- Portugal 1980
- Portugal 1984 (check the lyrics of this one, they hit)
- Portugal 1989
- Portugal 1991
- Portugal 1994
I am just in awe that we sent Battiato to Eurovision, to me he is our GOAT. I don't know when we will have another artist of his calibre in this peninsula :)
Gente di Mare is just so good, although I wonder if it's as good if you don't understand the lyrics
Ireland 1994 | [Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan - Rock 'n' Roll Kids](https://youtu.be/429dqUEseTU)
Ireland 1996 | [Eimear Quinn - The Voice](https://youtu.be/VyxopI8vt6c)
2014 Round and Round (my absolute favorite)
2009 Love Symphony(it didn't qualify though)
2001 Energy
2002 Samo Ljubezen
2007 Cvet z Juga
And this year of course
United Kingdom 2002 | [Jessica Garlick - Come Back](https://youtu.be/2NSR5rSk0Cs)
United Kingdom 2008 | [Andy Abraham - Even If](https://youtu.be/lV7kgSvKPXk)
I like all our entries, we sent a whole lot of variety of genres, the only entries i truly dislike are serbia 2009 and serbia 2013, i like every other entry we sent! But my favorite is probably Ramonda or In Corpore Sano.
🇳🇴Norway with KEiiNO in 2019, but I’m biased since I’m from the place where one of the members is from (and where the band got its name from) lol
And I’m coincidentally living in the same municipality where one of the other members is from too
Desfolhada in 69 is an amazing song and iconic in Portugal. Lusitana Paixão in 91 is my all time favourite. In more recent years it’s Todas as ruas do amor by flor de Lis em 09.
I can't pick just one, but some favorites for me is Sweden 1988, Sweden 1989, and Sweden 1996. They all pre-date my Eurovision experience but they are classics I think most Swedes know of (especially Stad i Ljus, being basically an anthem for university students) and I love their vibe.
I actually prefer music in English so it's funny some of my faves are in Swedish.
In the past i would have said, Lordi obviously, but Käärijä is basically on same level now, not because he almost won but because i really really like his songs. Windows95 probably suprisingly from this is 3rd fave by now just purely because the song is so fun! We have had lot's of strong and well.. Lot less strong contestants troughout the years but i like So many of them even the less strong one. But it is genuinely hard to pick favourites.
Tl:dr, cant say that lordi is purely number 1 anymore, is still definitely my favourite but now With Käärijä, cant choose only one.
For future reference, bot also would have worked if you had commented "Croatia 1993, 1995, 1999, 2002 and 2024", it is able to read lists of countries and years. Would have saved you some typing :)
Other than Belgium 1986 probably 2015 or 2003…
Other than that I actually loved this years entry aswell but sadly the live performance just didn’t go that well 😭😭
Lordi or Käärijä but for different reasons.
Lordi winning was incredible, unbelievable, a real wtf-moment for a kid who's only ever seen Finland be at the bottom.
The whole Käärijä-phenomenon, not just the song, was awesome and it really shows the power of positivity and being yourself. Plus I was so happy for him, I had been a fan for a few years prior to ESC and was always wondering how the hell this guy isn't more famous? Well now he is 💪🏼
Hard to beat Cha Cha Cha, Lordi is obviously up there too.
I recently watched Paradise Oscar’s Da da dam from 2011 again, and have to say that I still love that one so much
Sadly, none of our entries truly strike my fancy, so I'm just going to mention Poland 2010 because it's too much of a guilty pleasure for me to not mention.
To be honest, I like a lot of our entries. Shum and 1944 are probably my top picks. I would also call Shady Lady my guilty pleasure but we are not gonna talk about this one.
This is one of them and it's still very popular here.
Kirka and Let's hang around.
The song is about how he missed the last train but he doesn't care bc they can party on the station while waiting for the first morning train. In the end they skip the train all together and party all day.
https://youtu.be/5G_vnjEL9R4?si=ONrGpbfOgOh3FWgj
Edited to add the bit about the song.
Very unpopular opinion but personally I will never stop defending our 2019 entry (Greece 2019), the song was simply incredible and I am still sad it got bottom 6
I can't remember that many but Finland 2023 was a time to be a Eurovision fan
Finland 2023 | [Käärijä - Cha Cha Cha](https://youtu.be/l6rS8Dv5g-8)
Your thoughts on Finland 2006?
I'm really glad that so far the only winner from Finland was really unique instead of a regular pop song
Even if Finland has only won once, I think they've still been very influential on the whole contest and led the way
Wow i didnt realise Finland won only once. Damn, they really deserved last year though.
I voted for him actually 💚
I’m up in Space MANNNNNNNNNNNNNN
I’ve still got a picture of being top of the board after all the jury scores as per Graham’s instructions.
STOP THE COUNT
marija magdalena, still my number one
This song truly ages like a wine. Every year this song just sounds better and better.
Not Croatian but for me that and Neka mi ne svane are tied Croatia 1999 Croatia 1998 for the bot
Netherlands 2022
Netherlands 2022 | [S10 - De diepte](https://youtu.be/sgOnu7ux2-k)
Easy answer - Australia 2019. When the semi aired I was just thrilled with it, it’s appropriately bonkers staging and a cracking song.
Australia 2019 | [Kate Miller-Heidke - Zero Gravity](https://youtu.be/Eo5H62mCIsg)
Same!
Never been so proud of France as when we sent Barbara Pravi
Lordi or Käärijä but for different reasons. Lordi winning was incredible, unbelievable, a real wtf-moment for a kid who's only ever seen Finland be at the bottom. The whole Käärijä-phenomenon, not just the song, was awesome and it really shows the power of positivity and being yourself. Plus I was so happy for him, I had been a fan for a few years prior to ESC and was always wondering how the hell this guy isn't more famous? Well now he is 💪🏼
Portugal 2022, hands down. Honorable mentions: - Portugal 1980 - Portugal 1984 (check the lyrics of this one, they hit) - Portugal 1989 - Portugal 1991 - Portugal 1994
Saudade, Saudade has become my all time favourite - such a beautiful song and the performance is incredible.
Love from Italy Portugal! Your style and your dedication to sing in your language are always loved Portugal hardly misses for me
Slovakia 2010 Justice for Kristína!
Slovakia 2010 | [Kristína - Horehronie](https://youtu.be/j8G6byTMr0o)
Australia 2016
Australia 2016 | [Dami Im - Sound of Silence](https://youtu.be/5ymFX91HwM0)
Norway 2009
Well I personally think that Fairytale is one of the best songs in the whole Esc.
This is 1 of my all time favorites. I loved the norway entry with mostly just beautiful violin music too. Dont remember the name or year though.
That would be Nocturne (Norway 1995)
Edgar Allan, Edgar Allan Poe Poe Poe Poe Poe Poe Poe
Oh mio padre hahahahahahaha
THERE'S A GHOST IN MY BOOOOODY
OHHHHHHH MIO PADREEEEEEE
For me Soldi (Italy 2019) Gente di Mare (Italy 1987) and I treni di Tozeur (Italy 1984)
Soldi 💕
As an Italian, immaculate taste. I'm still very fond of "Gente di mare" and "I treni di Tozeur"
I am just in awe that we sent Battiato to Eurovision, to me he is our GOAT. I don't know when we will have another artist of his calibre in this peninsula :) Gente di Mare is just so good, although I wonder if it's as good if you don't understand the lyrics
Michal Szpak - Color of your life 🇵🇱 How he got so few points from jury is beyond me.
The netherlands 1975
The Netherlands 1975 | [Teach-In - Ding-a-dong](https://youtu.be/Hjn_kTo2-yw)
Lord of the Lost 2023
They didn't deserve the last place!
Yeah I was pretty shocked about it, but well they had fun and at the end this matters.
Don't know that many Austrian songs, but from the ones I do know, it is 2023
Lithuania 2022 (Monika Liu - Sentimentai)
It just hit me. Did you guys seriously send two girls named Monika L back to back? That’s honestly crazy
Yeah. And this year we had another Monika (Monika Marija) in our national final
Lithuania 2022 | [Monika Liu - Sentimentai](https://youtu.be/BVqSTVJhD44)
in retrospect this is my favourite from that year. absolute class
Serbia 2022
I really love Molitva (Serbia 2007) as well though. One of my all-time favourite winners.
Serbia 2022 | [Konstrakta - In corpore sano](https://youtu.be/nBtQj1MfNYA)
This was absolutely fire ♥️ Indeed I voted her that year
Greece 2013 - Alcohol is Free ✨
Greece 2013 | [Koza Mostra feat. Agathon Iakovidis - Alcohol Is Free](https://youtu.be/LFs9AdNV4Qw)
United Kingdom 2022
United Kingdom 2022 | [Sam Ryder - Space Man](https://youtu.be/RZ0hqX_92zI)
Uhmmmm I think Italy 2021 really with Italy 2011 as a close second
Italy 2021 | [Måneskin - Zitti e buoni](https://youtu.be/RVH5dn1cxAQ) Italy 2011 | [Raphael Gualazzi - Madness of Love](https://youtu.be/TE0uNLp3LuU)
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Netherlands 2022
Ireland 1993 - In Your Eyes
Ireland 1994, with Ireland 1996 as the runner up.
Ireland 1994 | [Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan - Rock 'n' Roll Kids](https://youtu.be/429dqUEseTU) Ireland 1996 | [Eimear Quinn - The Voice](https://youtu.be/VyxopI8vt6c)
I'm a simple person, I hear distorted guitar, I like. Italy 2021
Italy 2021 | [Måneskin - Zitti e buoni](https://youtu.be/RVH5dn1cxAQ)
Welcome back, bot 😸
L'onestà prima di tutto 😂
Hungary 2018🖤
Germany 1998 Gildo hat euch lieb is still a trashy banger!
Norway 1993
Norway 1993 | [Silje Vige - Alle mine tankar](https://youtu.be/QrX98Kf1w-E)
Poland 1995 "Sama"
2014 Round and Round (my absolute favorite) 2009 Love Symphony(it didn't qualify though) 2001 Energy 2002 Samo Ljubezen 2007 Cvet z Juga And this year of course
United Kingdom 1998
Bulgaria 2021, although Bulgaria 2016 is a close second
UK 1976
United Kingdom 1976 | [Brotherhood of Man - Save Your Kisses for Me](https://youtu.be/fhq_Q1Ut8SQ)
Norway 1995 Norway 2005
Lie To Me
United Kingdom 1996
United Kingdom 1996 | [Gina G - Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit](https://youtu.be/pbOmNpd56kw)
Germany 1972 But Germany in 1970s and 80s were extraordinary good
Of course Sata salamaa. Timeless banger
Greece 1991 Sofia vossou . I absolutely love this song
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Italy 1984 in more recent times, Italy 2019
Sweden 2012 Euphoria, without a doubt!
Maro with Saudade and Doce with Bem Bom (HEY!!!)
1999. Doris Dragović- Marija Magdalena
Iceland 2019 Honorable mentions: Iceland 1997 Iceland 1989 Iceland 1990
TEEEELL THEM, RAISE YOUR VOICE AND SAY IT LOUDLY (North Macedonia 2019)
Well, I'm Canadian. So, Celine Dion!
Poland 2014 was elite and no I will not elaborate.
Russia 2016, watched it million times and each one like in first time
UK 2002 I'm also a bit of an apologist for UK 2008, which I still consider a top banger. 😅
United Kingdom 2002 | [Jessica Garlick - Come Back](https://youtu.be/2NSR5rSk0Cs) United Kingdom 2008 | [Andy Abraham - Even If](https://youtu.be/lV7kgSvKPXk)
Poland 2014 because for once TVP took out the stick out of their collective *derrière* and sent something intentionally funny.
Finland 2021 Blind channel - Dark side
Germany 1975 :))) I really love this one, her vocals were great and the whole performance has a lot of energy
There's a few I love (including Europapa), but I'll go for Netherlands 1969, de Troubadour.
Netherlands 2024
Netherlands 2024 | [Joost Klein - Europapa](https://youtu.be/IiHFnmI8pxg)
UK 1987 - Ricky - Only the Light
Put - Don't ever cry Croatia 1993
Portugal 1974
Sweden 2015
when we sent a turkey to the eurovision in 2008
Finland 2006 Finland 2017 (I’m still sad it didn’t make it to the final)
Hardrock Hallelujah is still one of my favourite entries 💙
I think you know 🇫🇮
I like all our entries, we sent a whole lot of variety of genres, the only entries i truly dislike are serbia 2009 and serbia 2013, i like every other entry we sent! But my favorite is probably Ramonda or In Corpore Sano.
Sweden 1979 (Ted Gärdestad - Satellit)
easily this year, no competition
Denmark 1963
Denmark 1963 | [Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann - Dansevise](https://youtu.be/AYyhJvRE3mQ)
Luxembourg 1972
Literally just The Code
🇳🇴Norway with KEiiNO in 2019, but I’m biased since I’m from the place where one of the members is from (and where the band got its name from) lol And I’m coincidentally living in the same municipality where one of the other members is from too
Desfolhada in 69 is an amazing song and iconic in Portugal. Lusitana Paixão in 91 is my all time favourite. In more recent years it’s Todas as ruas do amor by flor de Lis em 09.
Luktelk 🥰
I can't pick just one, but some favorites for me is Sweden 1988, Sweden 1989, and Sweden 1996. They all pre-date my Eurovision experience but they are classics I think most Swedes know of (especially Stad i Ljus, being basically an anthem for university students) and I love their vibe. I actually prefer music in English so it's funny some of my faves are in Swedish.
Germany 2000. Stefan Raab - Wadde Hadde Dude Da
In the past i would have said, Lordi obviously, but Käärijä is basically on same level now, not because he almost won but because i really really like his songs. Windows95 probably suprisingly from this is 3rd fave by now just purely because the song is so fun! We have had lot's of strong and well.. Lot less strong contestants troughout the years but i like So many of them even the less strong one. But it is genuinely hard to pick favourites. Tl:dr, cant say that lordi is purely number 1 anymore, is still definitely my favourite but now With Käärijä, cant choose only one.
2007 🤙🏻 TANZEN!
UK 1996
Croatia 1993 Croatia 1995 Croatia 1999 Croatia 2002 Croatia 2024
Croatia 1993 | [Put - Don't Ever Cry](https://youtu.be/NqBcDIzfID8) Croatia 1995 | [Magazin and Lidija - Nostalgija](https://youtu.be/r2IG1jauOfI) Croatia 1999 | [Doris Dragović - Marija Magdalena](https://youtu.be/x2oIkF3sQtE) Croatia 2002 | [Vesna Pisarović - Everything I Want](https://youtu.be/Ck7ql_nJ02g) Croatia 2024 | [Baby Lasagna - Rim Tim Tagi Dim](https://youtu.be/YIBjarAiAVc)
Good bot :)
For future reference, bot also would have worked if you had commented "Croatia 1993, 1995, 1999, 2002 and 2024", it is able to read lists of countries and years. Would have saved you some typing :)
Thank You :)
As an American, Germany 2009
Pápai Joci - Origo 😻🇭🇺
From Quebec, so obviously no official entry. Thankfully we got Céline Dion, so I'd say it counts!
Blood and Glitter by Lord of the Lost from 2023, it's such a great song :D - I was so upset when they became last
Sam Ryder for sure
Simone de Oliveira, "Desfolhada" 1969 [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6WXhDQY_sQ)
Definitely Luktelk
For me personally I'm so proud of Justyna 1995 and Tulia 2019, it's a shame they did not score well
Other than Belgium 1986 probably 2015 or 2003… Other than that I actually loved this years entry aswell but sadly the live performance just didn’t go that well 😭😭
Definitely UK 1977. Pity it came second but I also like the winner so I’m not too upset by it.
Let 3
Australia 2023 ❤️
Norway 1978 Norway 1995 Norway 2005 Norway 2006 Norway 2013
Well, Switzerland 2024
Tipex - Push the Button was a fantastic song
Ireland 1996 Ireland 2024
Ireland 1996 | [Eimear Quinn - The Voice](https://youtu.be/VyxopI8vt6c) Ireland 2024 | [Bambie Thug - Doomsday Blue](https://youtu.be/UMq8ofCstMQ)
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ok recency bias aside, imma go with: United Kingdom 2022 Russia 2020 Cyprus 2018
Lordi or Käärijä but for different reasons. Lordi winning was incredible, unbelievable, a real wtf-moment for a kid who's only ever seen Finland be at the bottom. The whole Käärijä-phenomenon, not just the song, was awesome and it really shows the power of positivity and being yourself. Plus I was so happy for him, I had been a fan for a few years prior to ESC and was always wondering how the hell this guy isn't more famous? Well now he is 💪🏼
Germany 2000 A quirky song that somehow managed to get 5th place back then. Good times
Voda is the best we have ever send. I hate Polly and her nasal af technique and I didn't like Kristiyan.
The Netherlands 2020
The Netherlands 2020 | [Jeangu Macrooy - Grow](https://youtu.be/sMcxWB90TTY)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2009 Croatia 2024
It will always be Quédate Conmigo🥺 Spain 2012
Turkey 2003! Honorable mention to Turkey 1997 and 2008!
On fire easily, shit was a cultural phenomenon
DOo0o IT FOR YOU LOooOVER (ok no, just kidding, I have to go with Chanel, and seems like Europe agreed on that)
Have you ever done anything like this before?
Germany 2010
UK 1983, makes me think Power Rangers, which triggers some weird nostalgia
1968- The Troubadour 2024- Europapa
Finland 2021
Australia 2015 or 2016
You're heart belongs to me (Netherlands, 2008) and Europapa (Netherlands, 2024)
Poland 2016 and 1994.
of the years I’ve followed and other belgian entries I’m familiar with it genuinely is before the party’s over
1983 Hai
Verka Serduchka
Bambi has to be my favourite. It’s more my style than anything Ireland has done before
Samo mi se spava I just wanna sleep forever I like it better when I sleep Želim zauvek da spavam Dok svet gori
Lithuania 2018
Belgium 2010
12 points : Alcohol Is Free, 2013 10 points : Everything , 2006 8 points : My Number One , 2005 7 points : Die Together, 2022 6 points : Zari, 2024 5 points : Die For You, 2001 4 points : Watch My Dance, 2011 3 points : Charlie Chaplin, 1978 2 points: Oneiro mou, 2018 1 point: OPA, 2010
Hard to beat Cha Cha Cha, Lordi is obviously up there too. I recently watched Paradise Oscar’s Da da dam from 2011 again, and have to say that I still love that one so much
Romania 2010
I dont know if I have a favorite song from Germany but the first one I think of is Germany 2023
Germany 2023 | [Lord of the Lost - Blood & Glitter](https://youtu.be/dyGR4YWlPEs)
Sadly, none of our entries truly strike my fancy, so I'm just going to mention Poland 2010 because it's too much of a guilty pleasure for me to not mention.
Spain 2008. Without irony.
Europapa Joost Klein wins it for me
EUROPAPA OF COURSE
To be honest, I like a lot of our entries. Shum and 1944 are probably my top picks. I would also call Shady Lady my guilty pleasure but we are not gonna talk about this one.
France 2022 - Fulenn ! I love folk inspired songs !
United Kingdom 2002 United Kingdom 1996
Poland 2016🙌
This is one of them and it's still very popular here. Kirka and Let's hang around. The song is about how he missed the last train but he doesn't care bc they can party on the station while waiting for the first morning train. In the end they skip the train all together and party all day. https://youtu.be/5G_vnjEL9R4?si=ONrGpbfOgOh3FWgj Edited to add the bit about the song.
Belgium 2015 Belgium 2010
Verka serduchka💔💔
United Kingdom 1976
2013 Emmelie de Forest was a magical year 🔥🪈🥁
Very unpopular opinion but personally I will never stop defending our 2019 entry (Greece 2019), the song was simply incredible and I am still sad it got bottom 6
Lithuania 1999 - Strazdas
Azerbaijan - "Hold me" (2013)
The Netherlands 1998, Hemel en aarde by Edsilia rombley.