The following list includes those participants in the Eurovision Song Contest who are known to be members of the LGBT community.
Artists
editArtists with multiple appearances
editFive of the LGBT artists listed above have competed in the Eurovision Song Contest twice:
- Belgium: Bob Benny, 1959 and 1961
- Luxembourg: Jean-Claude Pascal, 1961 and 1981 (won the first time)
- Israel: Dana International, 1998 and 2011 (won the first time)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: Deen, 2004 and 2016
- Sweden: Loreen, 2012[b] and 2023 (won both times)
Summaries
editAs of the 2024 contest:
- Of the 50 countries that have competed in the contest,[ab] 31 have been represented by LGBT artists at least once, 23 of which have been represented by LGBT artists more than once
Country | Number of years represented by LGBT artists |
Years represented by LGBT artists | Number of unique LGBT artists representing the country |
---|---|---|---|
Australia | 3 | 2021, 2022, 2024 | 4 (two different artists shared in the representation for the country in 2024) |
Austria | 1 | 2014 | 1 |
Belgium | 5 | 1959, 1961, 2014, 2023, 2024 | 4 (same artist represented Belgium in 1959 and 1961) |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 2004, 2016 | 1 (same artist represented Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2004 and 2016) |
Croatia | 1 | 2016 | 1 |
Czech Republic | 1 | 2024 | 1 |
Denmark | 3 | 2004, 2016, 2024 | 3 |
Finland | 2 | 2004, 2018 | 2 |
France | 3 | 1956, 2004, 2019 | 3 |
Germany | 4 | 2008, 2009, 2016, 2021 | 4 |
Iceland | 3 | 1997, 2008, 2022 | 3 |
Ireland | 5 | 2005, 2006, 2013, 2021, 2024 | 5 |
Israel | 7 | 1998, 2002, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2022 | 6 (same artist represented Israel in 1998 and 2011) |
Italy | 1 | 2021 | 2 (two different artists shared in the representation for the country in 2021) |
Lithuania | 1 | 2024 | 1 |
Luxembourg | 3 | 1961, 1976, 1981 | 2 (same artist represented Luxembourg in 1961 and 1981) |
Malta | 2 | 2011, 2015 | 2 |
Montenegro | 1 | 2017 | 1 |
Netherlands | 7 | 1968, 1988, 2001, 2009, 2016, 2019, 2021 | 7 |
North Macedonia | 1 | 2021 | 1 |
Norway | 4 | 2004, 2012, 2019, 2023 | 4 |
Poland | 2 | 2001, 2016 | 2 |
Portugal | 3 | 1992, 1994, 2017 | 3 |
Romania | 2 | 2021, 2022 | 2 |
Russia | 2 | 2003, 2007 | 3 (two different artists shared in the representation for the country in 2007) |
San Marino | 1 | 2024 | 2 (two different artists shared in the representation for the country in 2024) |
Serbia | 1 | 2023 | 1 |
Spain | 2 | 2007, 2021, | 2 |
Sweden | 6 | 1992, 1997, 2001, 2007, 2012, 2023 | 5 (same artist represented Sweden in 2012 and 2023) |
Switzerland | 5 | 1973, 2006, 2010, 2016, 2024 | 5 |
Ukraine | 1 | 2018 | 1 |
United Kingdom | 5 | 1965, 1997, 2007, 2011, 2024 | 6 (two different artists shared in the representation for the country in 2011) |
- Of the 68 editions of the contest that have been held, 36 had at least one entry performed by LGBT artists, 21 of which had more than one entry performed by LGBT artists.
- Every contest held in the 21st century has featured at least one LGBT artist.
Presenters
editPresenter | Host country | Year | Sexual orientation or gender identity |
---|---|---|---|
Yigal Ravid | Israel | 1999 | Gay[78] |
Assi Azar | Israel | 2019 | Gay[79] |
Nikkie de Jager | Netherlands | 2021 | Trans woman[80] |
Mika | Italy | 2022 | Gay[81][82] |
Graham Norton[ac] | United Kingdom | 2023 | Gay[83][84] |
See also
edit- LGBT visibility in the Eurovision Song Contest
- Drag performances in the Eurovision Song Contest:
Notes
edit- ^ The 1956 contest had secret voting and, apart from the winner, no results were released.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y Came out subsequent to the Eurovision performance
- ^ a b Never publicly came out during his lifetime
- ^ Performed as part of the band Blond
- ^ Performed as part of the band Katrina and the Waves
- ^ Performed as part of the band Friends
- ^ Performed as part of the duo t.A.T.u.
- ^ Performed as part of the duo Donna and Joe
- ^ Performed as part of the group six4one
- ^ Performed as part of the band Serebro
- ^ Performed as part of the band D'Nash
- ^ Performed as part of the band The Ark
- ^ Performed as part of the band Scooch
- ^ Performed as part of the band No Angels
- ^ Performed as part of the band Eurobandið
- ^ Performed as part of the band De Toppers
- ^ Performed as part of the band Blue
- ^ Thomas Neuwirth, the person behind the drag persona Conchita Wurst, is openly gay
- ^ Performed with Dalal and feat. Ana Rucner and Jala
- ^ Performed as part of the band Lighthouse X
- ^ Performed as part of the group Keiino
- ^ a b Open during the contest
- ^ Performed as part of the band Måneskin
- ^ Performed as part of the band Systur, who are activists for transgender rights. During the voting segments, while the group was in the green room, they waved a transgender flag alongside the Icelandic flag.
- ^ Performed under the stage name Wrs
- ^ Performed as part of the band Electric Fields
- ^ Performed as part of the band Megara
- ^ Excluding Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro, countries that no longer exist and were not represented by LGBT artists during their existence
- ^ Has also served as the UK's television commentator for the contest since 2009
- ^ a b Listed in this article since the performer is also LGBT
- ^ Performance featured dancers in drag
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