Eurovision this decade: the results
20 September 2019 at 17:14 CESTWatch the video
The first win of the decade
The first Eurovision Song Contest of the decade took place in Oslo, where Lena from Germany was the first representative of a Big 5 country to win since the introduction of Semi-Finals into the Contest.
39 countries took part in the 2010 contest, which was produced under the slogan Share the Moment; it was Lena from Germany who took the prize home that year with her song Satellite. Germany hadn't won the Contest since Nicole took the trophy with Ein Bisschen Frieden.
Portugal and Azerbaijan's first time
Portugal and Azerbaijan won their first-ever Eurovision Song Contest this decade. Germany, Austria and Ukraine recorded their second victory, Denmark their third, Israel their fourth and the Netherlands their fifth victory.
Sweden's success
It was also a big decade for Sweden; apart from the Big 5 (who are always present in the final), Sweden has the longest record of being present in Grand Final - 9 years in a row!
Sweden won the contest twice this decade, bringing their total to 6 victories. Only 1 win away from matching Ireland’s 7 victories, Sweden has the best result this decade with the most top 5 positions and the most points overall.
The Netherlands make their comeback
This decade was notably a turn-around for the most recent winner of the contest, the Netherlands. After not qualifying for 8 years, Anouk reached the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö. After that, the Dutch have only been absent from the Grand Final once, in 2015.
The best-ever results
All in all, 46 countries participated in the Eurovision Song Contest this decade. Apart from the winners, these countries reached their best-ever result:
- San Marino (2019): 19th
- Montenegro (2015): 13th
- Georgia (2010): 9th
- North Macedonia (2019): 7th
- Czech Republic (2018): 6th
- Albania (2012): 5th
- Moldova (2017): 3rd
- Romania (2010): 3rd
- Australia (2016): 2nd
- Bulgaria (2017): 2nd
- Cyprus (2018): 2nd
Stay tuned for the next episode of Eurovision this decade where we look back on the hosts of the last 10 Contests.