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List of countries in the Eurovision Young Dancers

Broadcasters from thirty-six countries have participated in the Eurovision Young Dancers since it started in 1985, with winners coming from eleven of those countries. This biennial dance competition organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) was held between members of the union, who participate representing their countries. Broadcasters sent to the competition one young talented dancer or couple aged 16 to 21, with each performing a dance routine of their choice.

Participation since 1985:
  Entered at least once
  Never entered, although were eligible to do so
  Competed as a part of another country (Yugoslavia), but never as a sovereignty
Number of participating countries in Eurovision Young Dancers from 1985 to 2017

Participation in the contest was primarily open to all broadcasters with active EBU membership, with only one entrant per country allowed in any given year. To become an active member of the EBU, a broadcaster has to be from a country which is covered by the European Broadcasting Area –that is not limited only to the continent of Europe–, or is a member state of the Council of Europe.[1] Thus, eligibility was not determined by geographic inclusion within Europe, despite the "Euro" in "Eurovision", nor did it have a direct connection with the European Union.

Participants

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The Eurovision Young Dancers, inspired by the success its counterpart Eurovision Young Musicians, was a biennial competition organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) for European dancers that are aged between 16 and 21. The first edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers, then known as Eurovision Competition for Young Dancers, took place in Reggio Emilia, Italy, on 16 June 1985 and eleven countries took part.[2] Spain won the first edition in 1985, represented by Arantxa Argüelles. Norway, represented by Arne Fagerholt, and Sweden, represented by Mia Stagh and Göran Svalberg, came second and third respectively.[3] The 2019 contest was cancelled, so it will be excluded from the table.

Table key
†
 Inactive – countries which participated in the past but did not appear in the final contest
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 Ineligible – countries whose broadcasters have been suspended from the European Broadcasting Union and are therefore ineligible to participate
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 Former – countries which previously participated but no longer exist
Country[4] Broadcaster(s)[5] Debut year Final entry Entries Finals Times qualified Last final Wins Final win
  Albania RTSH 2015 1 0 0/1 N/A 0 N/A
  Armenia AMPTV 2003 2013 2 0 0/2 N/A 0 N/A
  Austria ORF 1987 2001 5 3 2/4 1995 0 N/A
  Belarus ◇ BTRC 2013 1 0 0/1 N/A 0 N/A
  Belgium[a] VRT (Dutch)
RTBF (French) 		1985 2005 11 8 6/9 2005 0 N/A
  Bulgaria BNT 1991 1 1 1/1 1991 0 N/A
  Canada CBC 1987 1989 2 1 0/1 1987 0 N/A
  Croatia HRT 2011 1 0 0/1 N/A 0 N/A
  Cyprus CyBC 1989 2005 9 0 0/9 N/A 0 N/A
  Czech Republic ČT 1999 2017 7 2 2/7 2005 1 2003
  Denmark DR 1987 1993 4 3 2/3 1991 1 1987
  Estonia ERR 1993 2003 4 2 2/4 2005 0 N/A
  Finland Yle 1985 2005 11 9 7/9 2005 0 N/A
  France France Télévisions 1985 1999 7 7 5/5 1999 1 1989
  Germany ZDF (1985–2001)
WDR (ARD) (2011–17) 		1985 2017 13 8 6/11 2013 1 1999
  Greece ERT 1993 2011 8 4 4/8 2005 0 N/A
  Hungary MTV 1995 1999 3 0 0/3 N/A 0 N/A
  Ireland RTÉ 2001 1 0 0/1 N/A 0 N/A
  Italy RAI 1985 1991 4 2 0/2 1987 0 N/A
  Kosovo RTK 2011 1 0 0/1 N/A 0 N/A
  Latvia LTV 1997 2005 5 5 5/5 2005 0 N/A
  Malta PBS 2015 2017 2 0 0/2 N/A 0 N/A
  Netherlands[a] NPO 1985 2015 11 9 7/9 2013 2 2013
  Norway NRK 1985 2017 13 3 1/11 2011 1 2011
  Poland TVP 1993 2017 11 8 8/11 2017 3 2017
  Portugal RTP 1989 2017 4 0 0/4 N/A 0 N/A
  Romania TVR 2003 2005 2 2 2/2 2005 0 N/A
  Russia ◇ VGTRK 1995 1 1 1/1 1995 0 N/A
  Slovakia STV 1997 2015 2 1 1/2 1997 0 N/A
  Slovenia RTV SLO 1993 2017 11 3 3/11 2017 0 N/A
  Spain TVE 1985 1999 8 8 6/6 1999 5 1997
  Sweden SVT 1985 2017 15 11 9/13 2005 1 2003
   Switzerland SRG SSR 1985 2003 9 8 6/7 2003 0 N/A
  Ukraine NTU 2001 2013 3 1 1/3 2003 1 2003
  United Kingdom BBC 1985 2005 7 5 3/5 2005 1 1989
  Yugoslavia JRT 1987 1991 3 1 0/2 1987 0 N/A

Other EBU members

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The following countries had broadcasters eligible to participate in Eurovision Young Dancers, but never made their debut at the contest.[4]

Participating countries in the decades

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The table lists the participating countries in each decade since the first Eurovision Young Dancers was held in 1985.

Table key
#
 Debutant The country made its debut during the decade.
1
 Winner The country won the contest.
2
 Second place The country was ranked second.
3
 Third place The country was ranked third.
X
 Remaining places The country placed from fourth to last in the final.
†
 Non-qualified for the final The country did not qualify for the final (1989–2017).
C
 Cancelled The contest was cancelled after the deadline for submitting songs had passed (2019).
No entry The country did not enter the contest.

1980s

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1990s

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2000s

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2010s

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Broadcast in non-participating countries

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Country Broadcaster(s) Year(s)
  Iceland Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV) 2003[6]
  Jordan Jordan Radio and Television Corporation (JRTV) 1989[7]
  Puerto Rico Un­known 2003[8]
  Serbia and Montenegro Udruženje javnih radija i televizija (UJRT)

List of winners

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By contest

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Year Date Host City Countries Winner(s) Performer(s) Dance
1985 16 June   Reggio Emilia 11   Spain Arantxa Argüelles Unknown
1987 31 May   Schwetzingen 14   Denmark Rose Gad Poulsen and Nikolaj Hübbe Divertissement from "La Sylphide"
1989 28 June   Paris 17   France[b] Agnès Letestu (Contemporary dance) Unknown
  United Kingdom[b] Tetsuya Kumakawa (Classical ballet)
1991 5 June   Helsinki 15   Spain Amaya Iglesias Variations from "La Grisi"
1993 15 June   Stockholm 15   Spain Zenaida Yanowsky "Esmeralda"
1995 6 June   Lausanne 15   Spain Jesús Pastor Sahuquillo and Ruth Miró Salvador "Arrayan Daraxa"
1997 17 June   Gdynia 13   Spain Antonio Carmena San José "Angelitos Locos"
1999 10 July   Lyon 16   Germany Stegli Yohan and Katja Wünsche "Cinderella"
2001 23 June   London 18   Poland David Kupinski and Marcin Kupinski "Brothers"
2003 4 July   Amsterdam 17   Ukraine[c] Jerlin Ndudi (Ballet) "Le Corsaire"
  Sweden[c] Kristina Oom and Sebastian Michanek (Modern dance) "Light Beings"
  Czech Republic[c] Monika Hejduková and Viktor Konvalinka (Youth Jury Choice) "The Twilight Of Innocence"
2005 24 June   Warsaw 13   Netherlands Milou Nuyens "Snakesense"
2011 24 June   Oslo 10   Norway Daniel Sarr "Full Force"
2013 14 June   Gdańsk 10   Netherlands Sedrig Verwoert "The 5th Element"
2015 19 June   Plzeň 10   Poland Viktoria Nowak "Piece in Old Style"
2017 16 December   Prague 8   Poland Paulina Bidzińska "La Certa"
2019 Cancelled[d] 2[d] Cancelled

By country

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Map showing each country's number of Young Dancers wins up to and including 2017

The table below shows the top-three placings from each contest, along with the years that a country won the contest.

Country       Total Years won
  Spain 5 0 1 6
  Poland 3 1 0 4
  Netherlands 2 0 1 3
  Sweden 1 2 2 5
  France 1 1 1 3
  Germany 1 1 1 3
  Norway 1 1 0 2
  Denmark 1 0 1 2
  Czech Republic 1 0 0 1
  United Kingdom 1 0 0 1
  Ukraine 1 0 0 1
  Slovenia 0 3 0 3 —
  Belgium 0 2 2 4
   Switzerland 0 2 0 2
  Austria 0 0 1 1

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b In 1987, Belgium and Netherlands competed together with a joint entry. In the competition, the two dancers represented the Dutch colors.
  2. ^ a b The Eurovision Young Dancers 1989 event had two sets of first prize, one for contemporary dance (awarded to France) and one for classical dance (awarded to United Kingdom).[9]
  3. ^ a b c The Eurovision Young Dancers 2003 event had three sets of first prize, one for modern dance (awarded to Sweden), one for ballet (awarded to Ukraine), and the 'Youth Jury Choice' (awarded to Czech Republic).[10]
  4. ^ a b At the time of cancellation, Malta and Poland were the only eligible countries to have confirmed their intention to participate in the contest.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Admission". EBU. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Eurovision Young Dancers". ebu.ch. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  3. ^ "1st Eurovision Young Dancers 1985". youngdancers.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  4. ^ a b "List of EBU Active Members". ebu.ch. European Broadcasting Union. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Eurovision Young Dancers". www.ebu.ch. 22 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Eurovision Young Dancers 2003". 2 June 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-06-02. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Eurovision Young Dancers 1989". Issuu. 6 December 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  8. ^ "2003 Countries Broadcastrs" (PDF). young-dancers.com. 25 June 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2004-03-31. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Eurovision Young Dancers 1989". youngdancers.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  10. ^ "Eurovision Young Dancers 2003". youngdancers.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  11. ^ Granger, Anthony (20 December 2018). "Eurovision Young Dancers 2019 Cancelled Due to Lack of Host Broadcaster". eurovoix.com. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
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