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  1. Luxembourg is returning to Eurovision in 2024. Despite Luxembourgish being the country's national language, just three of their entries have been entirely or partially in Luxembourgish.
  2. Morocco has only participated once in the Eurovision Song Contest. The song Morocco took to the competition was in Moroccan Arabic, sung by the pan-Arab World superstar Samira Said. 
  3. Made-up languages have also appeared on the Eurovision stage on three occasions: two entries from Belgium and one from the Netherlands.
  4. The most successful entry in a made-up language occurred in 2003 when Belgium came in second. 
  5. The 1960s is the only decade that Spanish-language entries have won the contest (Spain 1968, Spain 1969).
  6. The first ever song in English in Eurovision was 'All' by Patricia Bredin, who represented the United Kingdom in 1957.
  7. Lys Assia, Eurovision's first winner, participated in the contest in 1956 (double entry), 1957 and 1958. She sang songs in three languages: French, German and Italian.
  8. The first song in English to win the contest was 'Puppet on a String' by Sandie Shaw in 1967, representing the United Kingdom.
  9. In 2007, Latvia competed in the contest with a song in Italian.
  10. In 2018, Estonia competed in the contest with a song in Italian.
  11. The first and only song in Portuguese to win Eurovision is 'Amar Pelos Dois' by Salvador Sobral in 2017, representing Portugal.
  12. In the 1950s, the winning songs were in either French   or Dutch.
  13. Only three of Malta's 35 entries have been entirely or partially in Maltese.
  14. Only one of Ireland's 56 entries has been entirely or partially in Irish.
  15. In 2007, Cyprus competed in the contest with a song in French.
  16. All of the United Kingdom's entries in the contest have been in English.
  17. Finland has participated in the contest with songs in Swedish on two occasions.
  18. 35 winning songs have been in English.
  19. 15 winning songs have been in French.
  20. In 2016, Ukraine won the contest with a song in English and Crimean Tartar.
  21. In the 1970s, songs in English and French   won the contest four times each, plus there were two winning songs in Hebrew.
  22. The first Slavic language to appear on the Eurovision stage was Serbian in 1961, representing Yugoslavia.
  23. In 1989, Switzerland competed in the contest with a song in Romansh. Romansh is a Romance language spoken in the Canton of the Grisons in eastern Switzerland.
  24. In 2004, Estonia competed in the contest with a song in Võro. Võro is a Finno-Ugric language closely related to Estonian native to southern Estonia.
  25. In 1992, France competed in the contest with a song partially in Martinican Creole. Martinican Creole is a French-based Creole language spoken in Martinique.
  26. The Canadian singer Céline Dion, representing Switzerland, won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1988 with a song in French: 'Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi'.
  27. In 1991, Italy competed in the contest with a song in Neapolitan, one of the languages of southern Italy.
  28. In 2016, Austria competed in the contest with a song in French.
  29. ABBA, representing their country Sweden, won the contest in 1974 with a song in English: 'Waterloo'
  30. One of the most famous participating songs in Eurovision is the Italian-language song "Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu" by Domenico Modugno, which finished in third position in 1958.
  31. The first language on the Eurovision stage was Dutch.
  32. The first song in Slovenian at the Eurovision Song Contest was in 1966, with 'Brez Besed' by Berta Ambrož, representing Yugoslavia.
  33. In 1994, seven languages debuted in the contest: Estonian, Romanian, Slovak, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Russian and Polish.
  34. In 2008, Estonia participated in the contest with a song in Serbian, German and Finnish.
  35. Mahmood's 'Soldi', which finished second in 2019 representing Italy, contains phrases in Egyptian Arabic.
  36. In 1999, Lithuania competed in the contest with a song in Samogitian. Samogitian is a language closely related to Lithuanian native to the cultural region of Samogitia in Lithuania.
  37. In 2003, Poland participated in the contest with a song in German, Polish and Russian.
  38. In 2022, Serbia's song 'In Corpore Sano' was partially in Latin.
  39. In 2023, Czechia's entry was in four languages: English, Ukrainian, Czech and Bulgarian.
  40. In 2007, Romania's entry was in six languages: English, Italian, Spanish, Russian, French   and Romanian.
  41. Germany has participated with songs partially in Turkish on two occasions.
  42. The Corsican language has appeared on the Eurovision stage twice (France 1993, France 2011). Corsican   is a Romance language closely related to Italian   spoken in Corsica.
  43. France has entered the contest with songs in Breton twice. Breton is a Celtic language spoken in Brittany, France. 
  44. The highest-scoring song at the Eurovision Song Contest is in Portuguese .
  45. Six songs in German have not received any points since 1956.
  46. During the voting process, the spokesperson for each country can give points in English or French.
  47. Hosts at the Eurovision Song Contest present in English and French.
  48. Switzerland has sent songs to the contest in all four of the country's official languages: German, French, Italian   and Romansh.
  49. All of Andorra's entries in the contest have been entirely or partially in Catalan. 
  50. In 2021, the Netherlands competed in the contest with a song partially in Sranan Tongo. Sranan Tongo is an English-based Creole language spoken in Suriname.
  51. The Romani language debuted in the contest in 2007, where the Czech entry was partly in Romani. Romani is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Romani people.​ ​
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