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Another ESC edition has passed, so let's make some new rankings including 2013. So which are your top. 3 entries/country since ESC started? And please take some time researching and listen to the countries' entries since the beginning of ESC to make a fair ranking.
 

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Re: Your top. 3 entries / countries 1956 - 2013

So here is my current Top. 3 entries / country 1956-2013:

:al: Albania:
2008 - Olta Boka - Zemrën e lamë peng
2012 - Rona Nishliu - Suus
2005 - Ledina Çelo - Tomorrow I Go

:ad: Andorra:
2009 - Susanne Georgi - La teva decisió (Get a Life)
2005 - Marian van de Wal - La mirada interior
2006 - Jenny - Sense tu

:am: Armenia:
2008 - Sirusho - Qélé, Qélé / Քելե Քելե
2009 - Inga & Anush - Nor Par (Jan Jan) / Նոր պար (Ջան ջան)
2010 - Eva Rivas - Apricot Stone

:at: Austria:
1965 - Udo Jürgens - Sag ihr, ich lass sie grüßen
1989 - Thomas Forstner - Nur ein Lied
1987 - Gary Lux - Nur noch Gefühl

:az: Azerbaijan:
2012 - Sabina Babayeva - When the Music Dies
2011 - Eldar & Nigar - Running Scared
2009 - Aysel & Arash - Always

:by: Belarus
2005 - Angelica Agurbash - Love Me Tonight
2004 - Aleksandra & Konstantin - My Galileo
2011 - Anastasia Vinnikova - I Love Belarus

:be: Belgium:
2004 - Xandee - 1 Life
1990 - Philippe Lafontaine - Macédomienne
2006 - Kate Ryan - Je t'adore

:ba: Bosnia & Herzegovina:
2009 - Regina - Bistra voda
2012 - Maya Sar - Korake ti znam
2006 - Hari Mata Hari - Lejla

:bg: Bulgaria:
2007 - Elitsa Todorova & Stoyan Yankoulov - Voda / Вода
2012 - Sofi Marinova - Love Unlimited
2013 - Elitsa Todorova & Stoyan Yankoulov - Samo shampioni / Само шампиони

:hr: Croatia:
1999 - Doris Dragović - Marija Magdalena
1998 - Danijela Martinović - Neka mi ne svane
2005 - Boris Novković feat. Lado - Vukovi umiru sami / 2006 - Severina - Moja štikla <- I simply can't choose between the two!

:cy: Cyprus:
2012 - Ivi Adamou - La La Love
2004 - Lisa Andreas - Stronger Every Minute
2008 - Evdokia Kadí - Femme Fatale

:cz: Czech Republic:
2007 - Kabát - Malá dáma
2008 - Tereza Kerndlová - Have Some Fun

:dk: Denmark:
1995 - Aud Wilken - Fra Mols til Skagen
1987 - Anne-Cathrine Herdorf - En lille melodi
2001 - Rollo & King - Never Ever Let You Go

:ee: Estonia:
2009 - Urban Symphony - Rändajad
1997 - Maarja Liis-Ilus - Keelatud maa
1996 - Maarja-Liis Ilus & Ivo Linna - Kaelakee hääl

:fi: Finland:
2010 - Kuunkuiskaajat - Työlki ellää
2012 - Pernilla Karlsson - När jag blundar
1991 - Kaija Kärkinen - Hullu yö

:fr: France:
2001 - Natasha St-Pier - Je n'ai que mon âme
1976 - Catherine Ferry - Un, deux, trois
2010 - Jessy Matador - Allez Ola Olé

:ge: Georgia:
2007 - Sopho Khalvashi - Visionary Dream
2010 - Sopho Nizharadze - Shine
2013 - Sopho Gelovani & Nodiko Tatishvili - Waterfall

:de: Germany:
1982 - Nicole - Ein bißchen Frieden
1993 - Münchener Freiheit - Viel zu weit
1966 - Margot Eskens - Die Zeiger der Uhr

:gr: Greece:
2001 - Antique - (I Would) Die for You
1997 - Marianna Zorba - Horepse / Χόρεψε
2005 - Helena Paparizou - My Number One

:hu: Hungary:
2005 - NOX - Forogj, világ!
1994 - Friderika Bayer - Kinek mondjam el vétkeimet?
2011 - Kati Wolf - What About My Dreams? (Szerelem, miért múlsz?)

:is: Iceland:
1993 - Inga - Þá veistu svarið
2013 - Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson - Ég á líf
2009 - Johanna - Is It True?

:ie: Ireland:
1972 - Sandie Jones - Ceol an Ghrá
2011 - Jedward - Lipstick
1998 - Dawn Martin - Is Always Over Now?

:il: Israel:
1983 - Ofra Haza - Hi / חי
1991 - Duo Datz - Kan / כאן
1981 - Hakol Over Habibi - Halayla / הלילה

:it: Italy:
1964 - Gigliola Cinquetti - Non ho l'età
1997 - Jalisse - Fiumi di parole
1984 - Alice & Battiato - I treni di Tozeur

:lv: Latvia:
2000 - Brainstorm - My Star
2010 - Aisha - What For?
2012 - Anmary - Beautiful Song

:lt: Lithuania:
1999 - Aistė - Strazdas
2009 - Sasha Son - Love
2012 - Donny Montell - Love Is Blind

:lu: Luxembourg:
1988 - Lara Fabian - Croire
1984 - Sophie Carle - 100% d'amour
1965 - France Gall - Poupée de cire, poupée de son

:mk: Macedonia:
2007 - Karolina Gočeva - Mojot svet / Мојот свет
2012 - Kaliopi - Crno i belo / Црно и бело
2006 - Elena Risteska - Ninanajna / Нинанајна

:mt: Malta:
1998 - Chiara - The One That I Love
1997 - Debbie Scerri - Let Me Fly
2006 - Fabrizio Faniello - I Do

:md: Moldova:
2009 - Nelly Ciobanu - Hora din Moldova
2010 - SunStroke Project & Olia Tira - Run Away
2013 - Aliona Moon - O mie

:mc: Monaco:
1969 - Jean Jacques - Maman, Maman
1974 - Romuald - Celui qui reste et celui qui s'en va
1963 - Françoise Hardy - L'amour s'en va

:me: Montenegro:
2013 - Who See feat. Nina Žižić - Igranka / Игранка
2005 - No Name - Zauvijek moja / Заувијек моја (as part of ::cs)
2009 - Andrea Demirović - Just Get Out of My Life

:nl: Netherlands:
2010 - Sieneke - Ik ben verliefd (Sha-la-lie)
2012 - Joan Franka - You and Me
1979 - Xandra - Colorado

:no: Norway:
2006 - Christine Guldbrandsen - Alvedansen
1993 - Silje Vige - Alle mine tankar
1995 - Secret Garden - Nocturne

:pl: Poland:
1994 - Edyta Górniak - To nie ja!
1996 - Kasia Kowalska - Chcę znać swój grzech...
2011 - Magdalena Tul - Jestem

:pt: Portugal:
2009 - Flor-de-Lis - Todas as ruas do amor
2008 - Vânia Fernandes - Senhora do mar (Negras águas)
1997 - Célia Lawson - Antes do adeus

:ro: Romania:
2012 - Mandinga - Zaleilah
2010 - Paula Seling & Ovi - Playing with Fire
2006 - Mihai Trăistariu - Tornerò

:ru: Russia:
2009 - Anastasiya Prihodko - Mamo / Мамо
1994 - Youddiph - Vyechniy stranik / Вечный странник
2003 - t.A.T.u. - Ne ver', ne boysia / Не верь, не бойся

:sm: San Marino:
2008 - Miodio - Complice
2013 - Valentina Monetta - Crisalide (Vola)
2012 - Valentina Monetta - The Social Network Song (OH OH - Uh - OH OH)

:rs: Serbia:
2008 - Jelena Tomašević - Oro / Оро
2004 - Željko Joksimović - Lane moje / Лане моје (as part of ::cs)
2010 - Milan Stanković - Ovo je Balkan / Oво je Балкан

:sk: Slovakia:
2010 - Kristína - Horehronie
2009 - Kamil Mikulčík & Nela Pocisková - Leť tmou
1996 - Marcel Palonder - Kým nás máš

:sl: Slovenia:
1997 - Tanja Ribič - Zbudi se
2008 - Rebeka Dremelj - Vrag naj vzame
2007 - Alenka Gotar - Cvet z juga

:es: Spain:
1994 - Alejandro Abad - Ella no es ella
2012 - Pastora Soler - Quédate conmigo
1999 - Lydia - No quiero escuchar

:se: Sweden:
2012 - Loreen - Euphoria
1996 - One More Time - Den vilda
2010 - Anna Bergendahl - This Is My Life

note: had the Swedish entry in 2004 by Lena Philipsson stayed in its original Swedish version "Det gör ont", then it would have been my #1 Swedish entry to date.

:ch: Switzerland:
1975 - Simone Drexel - Mikado
1972 - Veronique Müller - C'est la chanson de mon amour
1959 - Christa Williams - Irgendwoher

:tr: Turkey:
1997 - Şebnem Paker - Dinle
2008 - Mor ve Ötesi - Deli
2005 - Gülseren - Rimi Rimi Ley

:ua: Ukraine:
2004 - Ruslana - Wild Dances (Dyki tantsi) / Дикі танці
2009 - Svitlana Loboda - Be My Valentine! (Anti-Crisis Girl)
2008 - Ani Lorak - Shady Lady

:uk: United Kingdom:
1994 - Frances Ruffelle - Lonely Symphony (We Will Be Free)
1970 - Mary Hopkin - Knock, Knock Who's There?
1996 - Gina G - Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit

:yu: Yugoslavia:
1986 - Doris Dragović - Željo moja (:hr:)
1966 - Berta Ambrož - Brez besed (:sl:)
1990 - Tajči - Hajde da ludujemo (:hr:)
 

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I'll start with the first 5 countries:

:al: Since the debut entry I have thoroughly enjoyed all of Albania's entries except 2006. I find them to be somewhat underrated in the final. Top 3:
2005: Ledina Celo - Tomorrow I Go
2010: Juliana Pasha - It's All About You
2004: Anjeza Shanini - The Image of You

:ad: Again a horribly underrated country. Andorra deserved to get into the final in most of their contests and I don't understand the reason they didn't. Top 3:
2008: Gisela - Casanova
2006: Jenny - Sense Tu
2009: Susanne Georgi - La Teva Decisio

:am: Since 2006 I have enjoyed 5 out of the 7 entries. Top 3:
2009: Inga and Anush - Jan Jan
2008: Sirusho - Qele Qele
2010: Eva Rivas - Apricot Stone
2006 would have been number 3 but his "performance" of the song in this years voting sequence put me off

:at: For me Austria has been an extremely weak country so I only have 1 song that I enjoy from their entries and it is considered one of their worst.
2005: Global.Kryner - Y Asi

:az: The first Azerbaijani entry was hideous, the most recent entry wasn't much better but in between those two entries 3 years stood out as one of my favourites in that year and that is very hard to admit.
2009: Aysel and Arash - Always
2010: Safura - Drip Drop
2012: Sabina Babayeva - When The Music Dies

I Will continue with the rest of the countries when I have time.
 

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:at: For me Austria has been an extremely weak country so I only have 1 song that I enjoy from their entries and it is considered one of their worst.
2005: Global.Kryner - Y Asi

You really don't like any of their older entries? I think Austria has been occasionally rather good, it's just that it's been a couple of decades ago that they had something good...
 

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Here is countries B - C (Note that Czech Republic did not make the list as all 3 entries were horrible

:by: With 10 entries and only making it to the finals 3 times I feel that the Belorussian songs can be sometimes overlooked. Top 3:
2011 I Love Belarus - Anastasia Vinnikova
2005 Love Me Tonight - Angelica Agrubash
2013 Solayoh - Alyona Lanksaya

:be: Robbed in 2004 and 2006 and a respectable 2nd in 2003. Belgium, like Austria hasn’t given me many good songs. Incredibly overrated in 2010 and 2013.
2006 Je t'adore - Kate Ryan
2004 1 Life - Xandee
1986 J'amie La Vie - Sandra Kim

:ba: You should know that you can win me over with a ballad or by singing in your own language and by mixing the two Bosnia has become one of my favourite countries.
2007 Rijeka Bez Imena - Marija
1997 Goodbye - Alma Cardzic
2009 Bistra Voda - Regina

:bg: Misunderstood or overlooked? This country consistently sends perfect entries and has always failed to make the final. I did however hate 2007 and 2013.
2012 Love Unlimited - Sofi Marinova
2011 Na Inat - Poli Genova
2008 DJ, Take Me Away - Deep Zone & Balthazar

:hr: As I only started watching in 2006 my first Croatian entry was Moja Stikla and I fell in love. Going through their 21 entries as an independent state a 4th position is the highest they’ve reached and I highly disagree with that.
1999 Marija Magdalena - Doris Dragovic
1998 Neka Mi Ne Svane - Danijela
2006 Moja Stikla - Severina
All 3 have a costume reveal

:cy: Same deal as Bulgaria! consistently sends perfect entries and always overlooked!
2008 Femme Fetale - Evdokia Kadí
1999 Tha 'Ne Erotas - Marlain
1982 Mono I Agapi - Anna Vissi
 

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I have not done my research yet so i'll do some easier countries...

:al:

1. 2012 - Rona Nishliu - Suus
2. 2010 - Juliana Pasha - It's All About You
3. 2009 - Kejsi Tola - Carry Me In Your Dreams

(I feel bad for leaving Aurela out)


:ua:

1. 2006 - Tina Karol - Show Me Your Love
2. 2009 - Svetlana Loboda - Be My Valentine
3. 2007 - Verka Serduchka - Dancing Lasha Tumbai


:md:

1. 2009 - Nelly Ciobanu - Hora Din Moldova
2. 2008 - Geta Burlaco - A Century Of Love
3. 2013 - Aliona Moon - O Mie


:bg:

1. 2012 - Sofi Marinova - Love Unlimited
2. 2013 - Elitsa & Stoyan - Samo Shampioni
3. 2008 - Deep Zone & Balthazar - DJ, Take Me Away


:ru:

1. 2001 - Mumiy Troll - Lady Alpine Blue
2. 2012 - Buranovskiye Babushki - Party For Everybody
3. 2009 - Anastasia Prikhodko - Mamo


:by:

1. 2007 - Dmitry Koldun - Work Your Magic
2. 2005 - Angelica Agurbash - Love Me Tonight
3. 2011 - Anastasia Vinnikova - I Love Belarus


:sm:

1. 2013 - Valentina Monetta - Crisalide (Vola)
2. 2012 - Valentina Monetta - The Social Network Song (Oh Oh-Uh-Oh Oh)
3. Reserved




I'll get back to you on the others.
 

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Okay, my Top 3 for some countries (though my Top entries always sort of depend on my mood a bit xD)... The entries are put in chronological order, not the order of my preference

:az: Azerbaijan
2008 - Elnur & Samir - Day After Day
2010 - Safura - Drip Drop
2013 - Farid Mammadov - Hold Me

:ba: Bosnia and Herzegovina
2006 - Hari Mata Hari - Lejla
2009 - Regina - Bistra Voda
2011 - Dino Merlin - Love in Rewind

:bg:
2007 - Elitsa & Stoyan - Water
2008 - Deep Zone & Balthazar - DJ, Take Me Away
2013 - Elitsa & Stoyan - Samo Shampioni

:ee: Estonia
2009 - Urban Symphony - Rändajad
2010 - Malcolm Lincoln - Siren
2011 - Getter Jaani - Rockefeller Street

:de: Germany
1962 - Conny Froboess - Zwei Kleine Italiener
1966 - Margot Eskens - Die Zeiger der Uhr
2010 - Lena - Satellite

:gr: Greece
1993 - Katy Garbi - Ellada, Chora Tou Fotos
1995 - Elina Konstantopoulou - Pia Prosefhi
2013 - Koza Mostra feat. Agathonas Iakovidis - Alcohol is Free

:il: Israel
1978 - Izhar Cohen & the Alphabeta - A-Ba-Ni-Bi
1983 - Ofra Haza - Chai
1991 - Duo Datz - Kan

:it: Italy
1958 - Domenico Modugno - Nel blu, dipinto di blu
1961 - Betty Curtis - Al di lá
1964 - Gigliola Cinquetti - Non ho l'età

:lu: Luxembourg
1965 - France Gall - Poupée de cire, Poupée de son
1967 - Vicky Leandros - L'Amour est bleu
1972 - Vicky Leandros - Aprés toi

:no: Norway
1966 - Ase Kleveland - Intet er nytt under solen
1995 - Secret Garden - Nocturne
2013 - Margaret Berger - I Feed You My Love

:ro: Romania
2006 - Mihai Traistariu - Tornero
2010 - Paula Seling & Ovi - Playing With Fire
2012 - Mandinga - Zaleilah

:es: Spain
1990 - Azúcar Moreno - Bandido
1995 - Anabel Conde - Vuelve Conmigo
2003 - Beth - Dime

:uk: United Kingdom
1967 - Sandie Shaw - Puppet on a String
1969 - Lulu - Boom Bang-a-Bang
1971 - Clodagh Rogers - Jack in the Box
 
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