List of LGBT participants in the Eurovision Song Contest

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The following list includes those participants in the Eurovision Song Contest who are known to be members of the LGBT community.

Artists[edit]

Artist Country Year Song Sexual orientation or gender identity Points Place
Dany Dauberson  France 1956 "Il est là" Lesbian[1] —[a]
Bob Benny  Belgium 1959 "Hou toch van mij" Gay[b][2] 9 6
Bob Benny  Belgium 1961 "September, gouden roos" Gay[b][2] 1 15
Jean-Claude Pascal  Luxembourg 1961 "Nous les amoureux" Gay[c][3] 31 1
Kathy Kirby  United Kingdom 1965 "I Belong" Was in a lesbian relationship after the contest[4] 26 2
Ronnie Tober  Netherlands 1968 "Morgen" Gay 1 16
Patrick Juvet   Switzerland 1973 "Je vais me marier, Marie" Bisexual[b][5] 79 12
Jürgen Marcus  Luxembourg 1976 "Chansons pour ceux qui s'aiment" Gay 17 14
Jean-Claude Pascal  Luxembourg 1981 "C'est peut-être pas l'Amérique" Gay[c][3] 41 11
Gerard Joling  Netherlands 1988 "Shangri-La" Gay 70 9
Dina  Portugal 1992 "Amor d'água fresca" Lesbian[6] 26 17
Christer Björkman  Sweden 1992 "I morgon är en annan dag" Gay 9 22
Sara  Portugal 1994 "Chamar a música" Bisexual[b][7] 73 8
Paul Oscar  Iceland 1997 "Minn hinsti dans" Gay[8] 18 20
Gabriel Forss[d]  Sweden 1997 "Bara hon älskar mig" Gay[9] 36 14
Katrina Leskanich[e]  United Kingdom 1997 "Love Shine a Light" Lesbian[b][10] 227 1
Dana International  Israel 1998 "Diva" Trans woman[11][12] 172 1
Michelle  Netherlands 2001 "Out on My Own" Lesbian 16 18
Piasek  Poland 2001 "2Long" Gay[b] 11 20
Kim Kärnfalk[f]  Sweden 2001 "Listen to Your Heartbeat" Bisexual[13] 100 5
Sarit Hadad  Israel 2002 "Light a Candle" Lesbian[b][14] 37 12
Julia Volkova[g]  Russia 2003 "Ne ver', ne boysia" Bisexual 164 3
Deen  Bosnia
and Herzegovina 		2004 "In the Disco" Bisexual[b][15][16] 91 9
Tomas Thordarson  Denmark 2004 "Shame on You" Gay[17] Failed to qualify
Jari Sillanpää  Finland 2004 "Takes 2 to Tango" Gay[18] Failed to qualify
Jonatan Cerrada  France 2004 "À chaque pas" Gay[19] 40 15
Knut Anders Sørum  Norway 2004 "High" Bisexual[20] 3 24
Donna McCaul[h]  Ireland 2005 "Love?" Lesbian[21] Failed to qualify
Brian Kennedy  Ireland 2006 "Every Song Is a Cry for Love" Gay[22] 93 10
Andreas Lundstedt[i]   Switzerland 2006 "If We All Give a Little" Gay[23] 30 16
Olga Seryabkina and
Elena Temnikova[j] 		 Russia 2007 "Song #1" Bisexuals[b] 207 3
Marija Šerifović  Serbia 2007 "Molitva" (Молитва) Lesbian[b][24] 268 1
Javi Soleil[k]  Spain 2007 "I Love You Mi Vida" Gay[b][25] 43 20
Ola Salo[l]  Sweden 2007 "The Worrying Kind" Bisexual[26] 51 18
David Ducasse[m]  United Kingdom 2007 "Flying the Flag (For You)" Gay[27] 19 22
Lucy Diakovska[n]  Germany 2008 "Disappear" Lesbian[b][28] 14 23
Friðrik Ómar[o]  Iceland 2008 "This is My Life" Gay 64 14
Oscar Loya  Germany 2009 "Miss Kiss Kiss Bang" Gay 35 20
Gordon Heuckeroth[p]  Netherlands 2009 "Shine" Gay Failed to qualify
Harel Skaat  Israel 2010 "Milim" (מילים) Gay[b][29] 71 14
Michael von der Heide   Switzerland 2010 "Il pleut de l'or" Gay Failed to qualify
Dana International  Israel 2011 "Ding Dong" Trans woman[30][12] Failed to qualify
Glen Vella  Malta 2011 "One Life" Gay Failed to qualify
Duncan James and
Lee Ryan[q] 		 United Kingdom 2011 "I Can" Gay (James)[31]
Bisexual (Ryan)[32] 		100 11
Tooji  Norway 2012 "Stay" Gay 7 26
Loreen  Sweden 2012 "Euphoria" Bisexual[b][33] 372 1
Ryan Dolan  Ireland 2013 "Only Love Survives" Gay[b][34] 5 26
Conchita Wurst  Austria 2014 "Rise Like a Phoenix" Gay[r][35] 290 1
Axel Hirsoux  Belgium 2014 "Mother" Gay Failed to qualify
Amber  Malta 2015 "Warrior" Lesbian[36] Failed to qualify
Deen[s]  Bosnia
and Herzegovina 		2016 "Ljubav je" Bisexual[15][16] Failed to qualify
Nina Kraljić  Croatia 2016 "Lighthouse" Bisexual 73 23
Johannes Nymark[t]  Denmark 2016 "Soldiers of Love" Gay Failed to qualify
Jamie-Lee  Germany 2016 "Ghost" Gender non-binary[b] 11 26
Hovi Star  Israel 2016 "Made of Stars" Gay[37] 135 14
Douwe Bob  Netherlands 2016 "Slow Down" Bisexual[38] 153 11
Michal Szpak  Poland 2016 "Color of Your Life" Pansexual[39] 229 8
Rykka   Switzerland 2016 "The Last of Our Kind" Gender non-binary[b] Failed to qualify
Imri Ziv  Israel 2017 "I Feel Alive" Gay[b][40] 39 23
Slavko Kalezić  Montenegro 2017 "Space" Gay[41] Failed to qualify
Saara Aalto  Finland 2018 "Monsters" Lesbian[42] 46 25
Mélovin  Ukraine 2018 "Under the Ladder" Bisexual[b][43] 130 17
Bilal Hassani  France 2019 "Roi" Queer[44] 105 16
Duncan Laurence  Netherlands 2019 "Arcade" Bisexual[45] 498 1
Tom Hugo[u]  Norway 2019 "Spirit in the Sky" Gay[46] 331 6
Montaigne  Australia 2021 "Technicolour" Bisexual[v][47] and gender non-binary[b][48] Failed to qualify
Jendrik  Germany 2021 "I Don't Feel Hate" Gay[49] 3 25
Hulda Kristín Kolbrúnardóttir[w]  Iceland 2021 "10 Years" Pansexual[50] 378 4
Lesley Roy  Ireland 2021 "Maps" Lesbian[51] Failed to qualify
Victoria De Angelis and
Ethan Torchio[x] 		 Italy 2021 "Zitti e buoni" Bisexual (De Angelis)
"Sexually free" (Torchio)[52] 		524 1
Jeangu Macrooy  Netherlands 2021 "Birth of a New Age" Gay[53] 11 23
Vasil  North Macedonia 2021 "Here I Stand" Gay[54] Failed to qualify
Roxen  Romania 2021 "Amnesia" Gender non-binary[b][55] Failed to qualify
Blas Cantó  Spain 2021 "Voy a quedarme" Bisexual[56] 6 24
Sheldon Riley  Australia 2022 "Not the Same" Gay[57] 125 15
Elín Eyþórsdóttir[y]  Iceland 2022 "Með hækkandi sól" Lesbian[58] 20 23
Michael Ben David  Israel 2022 "I.M" Gay[59] Failed to qualify
Andrei Ursu[z]  Romania 2022 "Llámame" Bisexual[b][60] 65 18
Chanel Terrero  Spain 2022 "SloMo" Queer[b][61] 459 3
Gustaph  Belgium 2023 "Because of You" Gay[62] 182 7
Alessandra Mele  Norway 2023 "Queen of Kings" Bisexual[63] 268 5
Luke Black  Serbia 2023 "Samo mi se spava" (Само ми се спава) Gay[64] 30 24
Loreen  Sweden 2023 "Tattoo" Bisexual[33] 583 1
Zaachariaha Fielding and
Michael Ross[aa] 		 Australia 2024 "One Milkali (One Blood)" Queer (additionally, Fielding is a drag performer)[65] TBD
Mustii  Belgium 2024 "Before the Party's Over" Queer[66]
Saba  Denmark 2024 "Sand" Lesbian[67]
Bambie Thug  Ireland 2024 "Doomsday Blue" Gender non-binary[68]
Silvester Belt  Lithuania 2024 "Luktelk" Bisexual[69]
Kenzy Loevett[ab]  San Marino 2024 "11:11" Lesbian[70]
Nemo   Switzerland 2024 "The Code" Gender non-binary[71]
Olly Alexander  United Kingdom 2024 "Dizzy" Gay[72] and gender non-binary[73]

Artists with multiple appearances[edit]

Five of the LGBT artists listed above have competed in the Eurovision Song Contest twice:

Summaries[edit]

As of the 2024 contest:

  • Of the 50 countries that have competed in the contest,[ac] 31 have been represented by LGBT artists at least once, 23 of which have been represented by LGBT artists more than once
    • Of the 19 countries that have competed in the contest but have never been represented by LGBT artists, five have not been active for over a decade (Andorra, Monaco, Morocco, Slovakia, and Turkey). A sixth country, Belarus, is currently ineligible to participate.


  • 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[edit]

Presenter Host country Year Sexual orientation or gender identity
Yigal Ravid  Israel 1999 Gay[74]
Assi Azar  Israel 2019 Gay[75]
Nikkie de Jager  Netherlands 2021 Trans woman[76]
Mika  Italy 2022 Gay[77][78]
Graham Norton[ad]  United Kingdom 2023 Gay[79][80]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The 1956 contest had secret voting and, apart from the winner, no results were released.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Came out subsequent to the Eurovision performance
  3. ^ a b Never publicly came out during his lifetime
  4. ^ Performed as part of the band Blond
  5. ^ Performed as part of the band Katrina and the Waves
  6. ^ Performed as part of the band Friends
  7. ^ Performed as part of the duo t.A.T.u.
  8. ^ Performed as part of the duo Donna and Joe
  9. ^ Performed as part of the group six4one
  10. ^ Performed as part of the band Serebro
  11. ^ Performed as part of the band D'Nash
  12. ^ Performed as part of the band The Ark
  13. ^ Performed as part of the band Scooch
  14. ^ Performed as part of the band No Angels
  15. ^ Performed as part of the band Eurobandið
  16. ^ Performed as part of the band De Toppers
  17. ^ Performed as part of the band Blue
  18. ^ Thomas Neuwirth, the person behind the drag persona Conchita Wurst, is openly gay
  19. ^ Performed with Dalal and feat. Ana Rucner and Jala
  20. ^ Performed as part of the band Lighthouse X
  21. ^ Performed as part of the group Keiino
  22. ^ open during the contest
  23. ^ A backup vocalist for Daði og Gagnamagnið
  24. ^ Performed as part of the band Måneskin
  25. ^ 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.
  26. ^ Performed under the stage name Wrs
  27. ^ Performed as part of the band Electric Fields
  28. ^ Performed as part of the band Megara
  29. ^ Excluding Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro, countries that no longer exist and were not represented by LGBT artists during their existence
  30. ^ Has also served as the UK's television commentator for the contest since 2009

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