Hungary have had a mixed history at the contest with a few stand out achievements among other fairly average results, however since their return to the contest in 2011, Hungary have to be applauded for their consistency to at least qualify to the final. Some of their recent highlights include András Kállay-Saunders who finished in…
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Finland is one of those nations that although having a lengthy history at the contest, haven’t always grasped what is successful at Eurovision. Their history is very hit or miss, with the nation having one win in amongst no less than ten last place finishes. Despite that, Finland are unique at Eurovision in the sense…
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It’s fairly safe to say that the Czech Republic certainly aren’t the most successful nation when it comes to Eurovision, however Mikolas Josef proved to be the breath of fresh air that the nation needed to not only qualify to the final – something they had only done once before – but to actually climb…
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Cyprus certainly aren’t the most successful nation when it comes to Eurovision, but their hunger to win the contest has grown over the last few years, culminating in their 2nd place finish in last year’s contest. It would take a special artist to follow in the footsteps of Eleni Foureira, but the broadcaster has managed…
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Belarus have had a mixed history at the contest, however are still yet to crack into the Top 5 since their debut in 2004. They have come close with Dmitry Koldun back in 2007, although no act since then has really captured Europe’s imagination and more importantly Europe’s votes. This year a national selection was…
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Although they were the first ever Eurovision winner, in more recent times, Switzerland have been on struggle street at the contest they were once successful at, having failed to qualify more often than not in recent years. After many fans putting their hopes in Timebelle last year and them seeing them ultimately fail to qualify…
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Georgia is one of the newer nations to Eurovision, having only made their debut back in 2007, but despite that, they have found success in most of their participating years. There have been a few times where they’ve finished in the Top 10, and others where they’ve only just missed out on the Top 10,…
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It’s been a rough few years for Iceland, as the once successful Eurovision nation has been failing to make an impact at the contest. Over the last three years, the nation has found themselves stuck in the semi-finals with songs that we considered as fairly strong entries, but with the strength of the entries increasing…
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Since their return in 2011, Italy have barely put a foot wrong when it comes to Eurovision. Unlike the other Big 5 nations, Italy has been able to fairly consistently land themselves in the Top 10 which is pretty impressive. As per usual, the nation used their prestigious song festival, Sanremo, to choose who would…
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It was a bit of a shock last year to see Finland miss out on the final, but it also marked the third year in a row that the nation has missed out on reaching the Eurovision final. This year, the guns are out and Finland is in it to win it. Early on in…
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