Lys Assia (Switzerland) was the first winner of the Eurovision Song Contest on the 1st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1956.

In 1969 there were 4 winners of the Eurovision Song Contest: France, Spain, The Netherlands and United Kingdom.

Austria, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Portugal and Sweden boycotted the 1970 contest as they were not satisfied with the 1969 result and the voting structure.

Ireland holds the record for most wins in the Eurovision Song Contest. Ireland has won the Eurovision Song Contest 7 times in 1970, 1980, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1996.

No more than six people are allowed on the Eurovision stage, including backing vocals and dancers. Until 1971 the limit was three people on stage.

Morocco only participated once in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1980.

Johnny Logan (Ireland) is the only artist to win the Eurovision Song Contest twice (1980 and 1987).

From 1956 to 1998 all songs were accompanied by a live orchestra. As of 1999, the orchestra was withdrawn, so that entries could use tracks recorded during their performances at the Eurovision Song Contest.

The Eurovision Song Contest semi-finals were introduced in 2004. From 2004 to 2007 it was just a semifinal. Since 2008, 2 semifinals have been implemented.

The largest number of nations participating in the Eurovision Song Contest was 43 countries in 2008, 2011 and 2018.

The 60th Eurovision Song Contest in 2015 had a record number of countries in the Grand Final: 27 countries.

Portugal holds the record for most points in a Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest. In 2017 Salvador Sobral won with a record 758 points with the song "Amar Pelos Dois".

Only 6 countries have always participated since their first participation in the Eurovision Song Contest (Albania, Australia, Azerbaijan, Latvia, Moldava and Spain).

Spain is the only country of the "big five" that has always participated in the Eurovision Song Contest.