Eurovision Fact #437:
Manizha's 'Russian Woman,' which represented Russia in 2021, was the first Russian entry in 12 years to feature lyrics in Russian. 2009's 'Mamo' by Anastasia Prikhodko was the previous song to feature Russian.
It should be noted that the 2012 representatives Buranovskiye Babushki's song 'Party for Everybody' did not exclusively feature English lyrics, but it did not use Russian as the other featured language. It used Udmurt, which uses the Cyrillic alphabet and is spoken within Russia, but is its own distinct language.
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Participants of Rotterdam 2021: Manizha, Eurovision.tv.
Participants of Rotterdam 2020: Little Big, Eurovision.tv.
Participants of Tel Aviv 2019: Sergey Lazarev, Eurovision.tv.
Participants of Lisbon 2018: Julia Samoylova, Eurovision.tv.
Participants of Stockholm 2016: Sergey Lazarev, Eurovision.tv.
Participants of Vienna 2015: Polina Gagarina, Eurovision.tv.
Participants of Copenhagen 2014: Tolmachevy Sisters, Eurovision.tv.
Participants of Malmö 2013: Dina Garipova, Eurovision.tv.
Participants of Baku 2012: Buranovskiye Babushki, Eurovision.tv.
Participants of Düsseldorf 2011: Alexej Vorobjov, Eurovision.tv.
Participants of Oslo 2010: Peter Nalitch & Friends, Eurovision.tv.
Participants of Moscow 2009: Anastasia Prikhodko, Eurovision.tv.
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So, I have a list of Eurovision songs from 2004 onwards ranking which entries did the best based on average score.
This year's Loreen, Käärijä, Noa Kirel and Marco Mengoni all made the list
1. Norway - 2009 - Alexander Rybak - Fairytale - 78.6%
2. Sweden - 2015 - Måns Zelmerlöw - Heroes - 77.9%
3. Portugal - 2017 - Salvador Sobral - Amar pelos dois - 77%
4. Sweden - 2012 - Loreen - Euphoria - 75.6%
5. Ukraine - 2022 - Kalush Orchestra - Stefania - 67.4%
6. Austria - 2014 - Conchita Wurst - Rise Like a Phoenix - 67.1%
7. Ukraine - 2004 - Ruslana - Wild Dances - 66.6%
8. Sweden – 2023 – Loreen – Tattoo – 66.5%
9. Finland - 2006 - Lordi - Hard Rock Hallelujah - 65.7%
10. Russia - 2015 - Polina Gagarina - A Million Voices - 64.7%
11. Serbia and Montenegro - 2004 - Željko Joksimović and Ad-Hoc Orchestra - Lane Moje - 62.6%
12. Bulgaria - 2017 - Kristian Kostov - Beautiful Mess - 62.5%
13. Italy - 2015 - Il Volo - Grande amore - 62.3%
14. Denmark - 2013 - Emmelie de Forest - Only Teradrops - 61.6%
15. Finland – 2023 – Käärijä – Cha Cha Cha – 60%
16. Greece - 2004 - Sakis Rouvas - Shake It - 60%
17. Italy - 2021 - Måneskin - Zitti e Buoni - 57.4%
18. Russia - 2006 - Dima Bilan - Never Let You Go - 55.8%
19. Netherlands - 2014 - The Common Linnets - Calm After the Storm - 55%
20. France - 2021 - Barbara Pravi - Voilà - 54.7%
21. Serbia - 2007 - Marija Šerifović - Molitva - 54.4%
22. Ukraine - 2016 - Jamala - 1944 - 54.2%
23. Russia - 2008 - Dima Bilan - Believe - 53.9%
24. Germany - 2010 - Lena - Satellite - 53.9%
25. Russia - 2012 - Buranovskiye Babushki - Party for Everybody - 52.6%
26. Israel - 2018 - Netta - Toy - 52.4%
27. Australia - 2016 - Dami Im - Sound of Silence - 51.9%
28. Netherlands - 2019 - Duncan Laurence - Arcade - 51.8%
29. Bosnia and Herzegovina - 2006 - Hari Mata Hari - Lejla - 51.5%
30. Azerbaijan - 2013 - Farid Mammadov - Hold Me - 51.3%
31. Greece - 2005 - Helena Paparizou - My Number One - 50.4%
32. Sweden - 2014 - Sanna Nielsen - Undo - 50.4%
33. Russia - 2016 - Sergey Lazarev - You Are the Only One - 49.8%
34. United Kingdom - 2022 - Sam Ryder - Space Man - 49.7%
35. Italy - 2019 - Mahmood - Soldi - 49.1%
36. Spain - 2022 - Chanel - SloMo - 49%
37. Azerbaijan - 2011 - Ell and Nikki - Running Scared - 48.4%
38. Ukraine - 2007 - Verka Serduchka - Dancing Lasha Tumbai - 47.7%
39. Switzerland - 2021 - Gjon's Tears - Tout l'univers - 47.3%
40. Ukraine - 2013 - Zlata Ognevich - Gravity - 46.9%
41. Sweden - 2022 - Cornelia Jakobs - Hold Me Closer - 46.7%
42. Turkey - 2004 - Athena - For Real - 46.4%
43. Belgium - 2015 - Loïc Nottet - Rhythm Inside - 46.3%
44. Ukraine - 2008 - Ani Lorak - Shady Lady - 45.6%
45. Iceland - 2009 - Yohanna - Is It True? - 44.3%
46. Serbia - 2012 - Željko Joksimović - Nije ljubav stvar - 43.4%
47. Cyprus - 2018 - Eleni Foureira - Fuego - 43.2%
48. Greece - 2008 - Kalomira - Secret Combination - 43.2%
49. Malta - 2005 - Chiara - Angel - 42.1%
50. Russia - 2007 - Serebro - Song #1 - 42%
51. Azerbaijan - 2009 - AySel and Arash - Always - 42%
52. Norway - 2013 - Margaret Berger - I Feed You My Love - 41.8%
53. Australia - 2015 - Guy Sebastian - Tonight Again - 41.8%
54. Italy - 2011 - Raphael Gualazzi - Madness of Love - 41.4%
55. Iceland - 2021 - Daði og Gagnamagnið - 10 Years - 41.4%
56. Israel – 2023 – Noa Kirel – Unicorn – 41.3%
57. Sweden - 2011 - Eric Saade - Popular - 40.5%
58. Cyprus - 2004 - Lisa Andreas - Stronger Every Minute - 40.4%
59. Sweden - 2004 - Lena Philipsson - It Hurts - 40.4%
60. Armenia - 2014 - Aram Mp3 - Not Alone - 40.3%
61. Italy – 2023 – Marco Mengoni – Due vite – 39.9%
62. Ukraine - 2021 - Go_A - Shum - 39.9%
63. Latvia - 2015 - Aminata - Love Injected - 39.7%
64. Armenia - 2008 - Sirusho - Qélé, Qélé - 39.4%
65. Romania - 2006 - Mihai Trăistariu - Tornerò - 38.7%
66. Russia - 2019 - Sergey Lazarev - Scream - 38.5%
67. Sweden - 2006 - Carola - Invincible - 38.2%
68. Russia - 2013 - Dina Garipova - What If - 38.1%
69. Moldova - 2017 - SunStroke Project - Hey Mamma - 38%
70. Switzerland - 2019 - Luca Hänni - She Got Me - 37.9%
71. Turkey - 2010 - Manga - We Could Be the Same - 37.2%
72. Belgium - 2017 - Blanche - City Lights - 36.8%
73. Lithuania - 2006 - LT United - We Are the Winners - 36.4%
74. Norway - 2008 - Maria - Hold On Be Strong - 36.1%
75. Turkey - 2009 - Hadise - Düm Tek Tek - 35.9%
76. Romania - 2010 - Paula Seling and Ovi - Playing with Fire - 35.5%
77. United Kingdom - 2009 - Jade Ewen - It's My Time - 35.1%
78. Sweden - 2017 - Robin Bengtsson - I Can't Go On - 34.9%
79. Ukraine - 2011 - Mika Newton - Angel - 34.8%
80. Sweden - 2019 - John Lundvik - Too Late for Love - 34.7%
81. Romania - 2005 - Luminița Anghel and Sistem - Let Me Try - 34.6%
82. Norway - 2019 - Keiino - Spirit in the Sky - 34.4%
83. Austria - 2018 - Cesár Sampson - Nobody but You - 33.9%
84. Italy - 2017 - Francesco Gabbanni - Occidentali's Karma - 33.9%
85. Germany - 2018 - Michael Schulte - You Let Me Walk Alone - 33.7%
86. Israel - 2005 - Shiri Maimon - HaSheket SheNish'ar - 33.7%
87. Latvia - 2005 - Walters and Khaza - The War Is Not Over - 33.5%
88. Serbia - 2022 - Konstrakta - In corpore sano - 33.3%
89. Greece - 2013 - Koza Mostra feat. Agathon Iakovidis - Alcohol Is Free - 33.3%
90. Turkey - 2007 - Kenan Doğulu - Shake It Up Şekerim - 33.1%
91. Hungary - 2014 - András Kállay-Saunders - Running - 33.1%
92. Finland - 2021 - Blind Channel - Dark Side - 33%
93. Denmark - 2010 - Chanée and N'evergreen - In a Moment like This - 32.6%
94. Ukraine - 2006 - Tina Karol - Show Me Your Love - 32.6%
95. Moldova - 2005 - Zdob și Zdub - Boonika bate toba - 32.4%
96. Bulgaria - 2007 - Elitsa Todorova and Stoyan Yankoulov - Water - 31.7%
97. Azerbaijan - 2010 - Safura - Drip Drop - 31.7%
98. Serbia - 2008 - Jelena Tomašević feat. Bora Dugić - Oro - 31.7%
99. North Macedonia - 2019 - Tamara Todevska - Proud - 31.7%
100. Azerbaijan - 2019 - Chingiz - Truth - 31.4%
Full YouTube playlist
Semi Full Spotify Playlist because some songs are just not on Spotify 😭😔😞
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My favorites over the past years
2022
Norway: Subwoolfer – “Give That Wolf a Banana”
Spain: Chanel – “SloMo”
United Kingdom: Sam Ryder – “Space Man”
2021
Azerbaijan: Efendi – “Mata Hari”
Italy – Måneskin – “Zitti e buoni”
Ukraine: Go_A – “SHUM”
2019
Italy: Mahmood – “Soldi
2018
Cyprus – Eleni Foureira “Fuego”
Israel – Netta Barzilai “Toy”
Other favorites through the years:
LORDI: HARD ROCK HALLELUJAH (FINLAND, 2006)
MÅNS ZELMERLÖW: HEROES (SWEDEN, 2015)
ALEXANDER RYBAK: FAIRYTALE (NORWAY, 2009)
Ukraine, 2007: Verka Serduchka - Dancing Lasha Tumbai
Russia, 2012: Buranovskiye Babushki - Party For Everybody
LOREEN: EUPHORIA (SWEDEN, 2012)
CONCHITA WURST: RISE LIKE A PHOENIX (AUSTRIA, 2014)
So many more but this should get you started
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The monster is unleashed, time for part two of my Gilmore Girls x Eurovision nonsense with Name Your Gilmore Girls Character’s Favourite Entries:
Lorelai: “Diva” by Dana International (1998), “Waterloo” by ABBA (1974), “Wild Dances” by Ruslana (2004), “Papa Pingouin” by Sophie & Magali (1980), “Diggiloo Diggiley” by Herreys (1984), and “Shady Lady” by Ani Lorak (2008)
Rory: “City Lights” by Blanche (2017), “De Diepte” by S10 (2022), “Push The Button” by Teapacks (2007), “Goodbye to Yesterday” by Elina Borg and Stig Rästa (2015), and “Euro Neuro” by Rambo Amadeus (2012)
Luke: “Trenulețul” by Zdob și Zdub and the Advahov Brothers (2022), “Nesto Sto Ke Ostane” by Next Time (2009), and “Mall” by Eugent Bushpepa (2018)
Lane: “Shum” by GO_A (2021), “Hard Rock Hallelujah” by Lordi (2006), “Stefania” by Kalush Orchestra (2022), “Crno I Belo” by Kaliopi (2012), and “Euphoria” by Loreen (2012)
Dave, Zack and Brian: “Zitti E Buoni” by Måneskin (2021), “We Could Be The Same” by maNga (2010), and “Midnight Gold” by Nika Kocharov and Young Georgian Lolitaz (2016)
Gil: “In My Dreams” by Wig Wam (2005)
Paris: “Amar Pelos Dois” by Salvador Sobral (2017), “Há Um Mar Que Nos Separa” by Leonor Andrade (2015), and “Siren” by Malcolm Lincoln (2010)
Richard and Emily: “Let Me Be The One” by The Shadows (1975), “Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu” by Domenico Modugno (1958), “Requiem” by Alma (2017), and “Voilà” by Barbara Pravi (2021)
Jess: “Viszlat Nyar” by AWS (2018), “Soldi” by Mahmood (2019), “Goodbye to Yesterday” by Elina Borg and Stig Rästa (2015) and “Boonika Bate Doba” by Zdob și Zdub (2005)
Miss Patty: “OPA” by Giorgos Alkaios and Friends (2010), “Dum Tek Tek” by Hadise (2009), “Miss Kiss Kiss Bang” by Alex Swings Oscar Sings! (2009) and “Flying the Flag” by Schooch (2007)
Babette: “OPA” by Giorgos Alkaios and Friends (2010), “Congratulations” by Silvía Nótt (2006), “I Can’t Go On” by Robin Bengtsson (2017), and “In Your Eyes” by Niamh Kavanagh (1993)
Logan, Finn and Colin (yes, collectively): “Run Away” by The Sunstroke Project ft. Olia Tira (2010)
Dean: “Outlaw In ‘Em” by Waylon (2018), “Slow Down” by Douwe Bob (2016), and “Something” by Andrius Pojavis (2013)
Liz: “L’Enfer Et Moi” by Amandine Bourgeois (2013) (because she’d think she looks like her)
TJ: “Alcohol is Free” by Koza Mostra ft. Agathon Iakovidis (2013) (no he has not looked up the translated lyrics)
Sookie: “Too Late For Love” by John Lundvik (2019), “Fly On The Wings Of Love” by Olsen Brothers (2000), and “Party for Everybody” by Buranovskiye Babushki (2012)
And last but not least, the only European here - Michel: “My Number One″ by Helena Paparizou (2005), “Just A Little Bit” by Gina G (1996), “L’Essenziale” by Marco Mengoni (2013), “Molitva” by Marija Šerifović (2007), and (of course) “Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi” by Celine Dion (1988)
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