Fifty-seven countries have participated in the North Vision Song Contest since it started in 2013. Of these, eleven have won the contest. The contest, organised by the North Broadcasting Union (NBU), is held between members of the Union. Broadcasters from different countries submit songs to the event, and cast votes to determine the most popular in the competition.
Participants
The following table lists the countries that have participated in the contest at least once. Shading indicates countries that have withdrawn from the contest. All information is as of the 26th edition.
- Table key
- Withdrawn – Countries who have participated in the past but have withdrawn.
- Former – Former participants that are no longer members of the NBU or not eligible to compete.
Country | Debut edn. | Entries | Wins | Broadcaster |
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Albania | #01 | 34 | 1 | RTSH |
Algeria | #08 | 29 | 0 | ENTV |
Andorra | #01 | 40 | 1 | RTVA |
Argentina | #40 | 1 | 0 | TVP |
Armenia | #02 | 32 | 0 | ARMTV |
Australia | #30 | 11 | 0 | ABC/Free/SBS |
Austria | #01 | 38 | 2 | ORF |
Azerbaijan | #03 | 30 | 0 | AzTV |
Belarus | #01 | 38 | 0 | BTV |
Belgium | #01 | 36 | 1 | VRT/RTBF |
Bosnia & Herzegovina | #01 | 39 | 1 | BHRT |
Bulgaria | #02 | 36 | 1 | BNT |
Croatia | #01 | 31 | 0 | HRT |
Cyprus | #01 | 35 | 0 | RIK/CyBC |
Czechia | #01 | 35 | 1 | ČT |
Denmark | #01 | 40 | 3 | DR |
Egypt | #18 | 9 | 0 | ERTU |
Estonia | #01 | 36 | 0 | ERR |
Faroe Islands | #10 | 30 | 0 | KVF |
Finland | #01 | 38 | 0 | YLE |
France | #01 | 37 | 0 | FT |
Georgia | #01 | 37 | 1 | GPD |
Germany | #01 | 39 | 0 | NDR |
Greece | #01 | 38 | 1 | ERT |
Hong Kong | #20 | 2 | 0 | RTHK |
Hungary | #01 | 38 | 0 | M1 |
Iceland | #01 | 35 | 1 | RÚV |
Ireland | #01 | 35 | 1 | RTÉ |
Israel | #02 | 37 | 2 | IPBC |
Italy | #01 | 38 | 2 | RAI |
Kazakhstan | #05 | 34 | 1 | NTK-TV |
Latvia | #01 | 37 | 0 | LTV |
Lebanon | #05 | 34 | 1 | LBC |
Liechtenstein | #03 | 22 | 0 | 1FLTV |
Lithuania | #01 | 38 | 0 | LRT |
Luxembourg | #01 | 37 | 1 | RTL |
Malta | #02 | 36 | 0 | PBS |
Moldova | #02 | 35 | 0 | TRM |
Monaco | #01 | 33 | 0 | TMC |
Montenegro | #01 | 35 | 0 | RTCG |
Morocco | #01 | 36 | 1 | SNRT |
Netherlands | #01 | 39 | 1 | AVROTROS |
North Macedonia | #01 | 37 | 0 | MRT |
Norway | #01 | 40 | 3 | NRK |
Poland | #01 | 37 | 0 | TVP |
Portugal | #01 | 35 | 0 | RTP |
Romania | #01 | 38 | 0 | TVR |
Russia | #01 | 40 | 1 | DOZHD |
San Marino | #01 | 36 | 0 | SMRTV |
Serbia | #01 | 38 | 0 | RTS |
Slovakia | #02 | 37 | 0 | JC1 |
Slovenia | #02 | 31 | 0 | RTVSLO |
Spain | #01 | 33 | 0 | TVE |
Sweden | #01 | 39 | 4 | SVT |
Switzerland | #01 | 37 | 3 | SRG/SRR |
Tunisia | #08 | 21 | 0 | Nessma |
Türkiye | #01 | 38 | 0 | TNV |
Ukraine | #01 | 40 | 2 | NTU |
United Kingdom | #01 | 39 | 2 | BBC |
Participating countries by editions
Table key
- Winner - The country won NVSC that edition.
- Second place - The country was ranked second that edition.
- Third place - The country was ranked third that edition.
- Remaining places - The country placed from fourth to second last in the final of this edition.
- Last - The country was ranked last in the final of that edition.
- Semi-final elimination - The country failed to qualify from the semi-final.
- PQR elimination - The country failed to qualify from the pre-qualification round.
- Debutant - The country debuted during the decade (or after the second edition for the first decade).
- Unknown - The country's result in the edition is not yet known.
- Did not participate - The country did not participate in the NVSC that edition.
- A cross (X) means that the country participated in the contest that edition.
First decade
First decade | ||||||||||
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Country | #01 | #02 | #03 | #04 | #05 | #06 | #07 | #08 | #09 | #10 |
Albania | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
Algeria | X | X | X | |||||||
Andorra | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Armenia | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
Austria | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Azerbaijan | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
Belarus | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Belgium | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Bosnia & Herzegovina | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Bulgaria | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
Croatia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Cyprus | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Czechia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Denmark | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Estonia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Faroe Islands | X | |||||||||
Finland | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
France | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
North Macedonia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
Georgia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
Germany | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Greece | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Hungary | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Iceland | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
Ireland | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Israel | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Italy | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Kazakhstan | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
Latvia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Lebanon | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
Liechtenstein | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
Lithuania | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Luxembourg | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Malta | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
Moldova | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Monaco | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
Montenegro | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Morocco | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Netherlands | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Norway | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Poland | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Portugal | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Romania | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Russia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
San Marino | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Serbia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Slovakia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Slovenia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
Spain | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Sweden | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Switzerland | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Tunisia | X | X | X | |||||||
Türkiye | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Ukraine | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
United Kingdom | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Second decade
Second decade | ||||||||||
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Country | #11 | #12 | #13 | #14 | #15 | #16 | #17 | #18 | #19 | #20 |
Albania | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
Algeria | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Andorra | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Armenia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Austria | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Azerbaijan | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Belarus | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Belgium | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
Bosnia & Herzegovina | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Bulgaria | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
Croatia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Cyprus | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Czechia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
Denmark | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Egypt | X | X | ||||||||
Estonia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Faroe Islands | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Finland | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
France | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
North Macedonia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Georgia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Germany | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Greece | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Hong Kong | X | |||||||||
Hungary | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Iceland | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Ireland | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Israel | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Italy | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Kazakhstan | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Latvia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Lebanon | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Liechtenstein | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Lithuania | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
Luxembourg | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Malta | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Moldova | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Monaco | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
Montenegro | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
Morocco | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
Netherlands | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Norway | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Poland | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Portugal | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
Romania | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Russia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
San Marino | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
Serbia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Slovakia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Slovenia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
Spain | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
Sweden | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Switzerland | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Tunisia | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
Türkiye | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Ukraine | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
United Kingdom | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Third decade
Third decade | ||||||||||
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Country | #21 | #22 | #23 | #24 | #25 | #26 | #27 | #28 | #29 | #30 |
Albania | X | X | X | X | X | TBA | ||||
Algeria | X | X | X | |||||||
Andorra | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
Armenia | X | X | X | X | ||||||
Austria | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
Azerbaijan | X | X | ||||||||
Belarus | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
Belgium | X | X | X | X | ||||||
Bosnia & Herzegovina | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
Bulgaria | X | X | X | |||||||
Croatia | X | X | X | X | ||||||
Cyprus | X | X | X | X | ||||||
Czechia | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
Denmark | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
Egypt | X | X | X | |||||||
Estonia | X | X | X | X | ||||||
Faroe Islands | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
Finland | X | X | X | X | ||||||
France | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
North Macedonia | X | X | X | X | ||||||
Georgia | X | X | X | X | ||||||
Germany | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
Greece | X | X | X | X | ||||||
Hong Kong | X | |||||||||
Hungary | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
Iceland | X | X | X | |||||||
Ireland | X | X | ||||||||
Israel | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
Italy | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
Kazakhstan | X | X | X | X | ||||||
Latvia | X | X | X | X | ||||||
Lebanon | X | X | X | X | ||||||
Liechtenstein | X | X | ||||||||
Lithuania | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
Luxembourg | X | X | X | X | ||||||
Malta | X | X | X | X | ||||||
Moldova | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
Monaco | X | X | X | |||||||
Montenegro | X | X | X | X | ||||||
Morocco | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
Netherlands | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
Norway | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
Poland | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
Portugal | X | X | X | X | ||||||
Romania | X | X | X | X | ||||||
Russia | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
San Marino | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
Serbia | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
Slovakia | X | X | X | |||||||
Slovenia | X | X | X | |||||||
Spain | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
Sweden | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
Switzerland | X | X | X | X | ||||||
Türkiye | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
Ukraine | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
United Kingdom | X | X | X | X |
North Vision Ranking of Nations
This ranking was introduced to present each country's recent results in the contest. It works very similarily to the FIFA World Rankings. The table is up-to-date until the twenty-fifth edition.
See also
- List of North Vision Song Contest winners
- List of host cities of the North Vision Song Contest
- List of languages in the North Vision Song Contest
- List of North Vision Song Contest presenters
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