ESC250 2023: Results by numbers

The Eurovision Top 250 countdown is over for another year and we have a new winner!

'Cha Cha Cha' by Käärijä knocked last year's winner 'SloMo' from the top spot!

That wasn't the only interesting results to come out of the 2023 ESC250 countdown.

We've crunched some numbers. Check out what we found:

Countries with the most entries

Which countries featured the most? Italy was the winner with 16 entries with Måneskin's 'Zitti e buoni' being their highest entry in 6th place.

Greece had 14 entries with their highest song placed at No. 21 with Helena Paparizou's 'My Number One'. Sweden's had the third highest entries with 13 and the highest entry was 'Tattoo' by Loreen at No. 2. The number of Swedish entries has been dropping the last few years from 25 in 2021 and 17 just last year. However three Swedish entries did make the top 5, an incredible feat!

Three Australian songs made the list! Voyager made their debut with 'Promise' at No. 66, Kate Miller-Heidke's 'Zero Gravity' dropped 28 spots to No. 158 and Dami Im's 'Sound of Silence' remains in the top 50 at No. 50.

The countries with five or more entries include:

• Italy - 16

• Greece - 14

• Sweden - 13

• Norway - 11

• Ukraine - 10

• Albania - 7

• Belgium - 7

• Estonia - 7

• Finland - 7

• France - 7

• Israel - 7

• Iceland - 7

• Germany - 7

• Russia - 7

• Armenia - 6

• Bulgaria - 6

• Cyprus - 6

• Portugal - 6

• Serbia - 6

• UK - 6

• Ireland - 5

• Netherlands - 5

• Slovenia - 5

• Türkiye - 5

A total of 48 countries featured with entries in the ESC250.

Which decade had the most entries?

Well it's no surprise that the most recent full decade, the 2010s, came out comfortably on top.

1. 2010s - 82 entries

2. 2020s - 81

3. 2000s - 43

4. 1990s - 28

5. 1970s - 7

6. 1980s - 5

7. 1960s - 3

8. 1950s - 1

This years ESC250 had 26 Eurovision 2023 songs, out of the 37 who competed in Liverpool. Voyager came in at No. 66, 'Promise' was the 14th highest of this year's Contest.

The Top 10 Eurovision 2023 songs were:

1. Käärijä - 'Cha Cha Cha' [1]

2. Loreen - 'Tattoo' (Sweden, 2023) [2]

3. Blanca Paloma - 'Eaea' (Spain, 2023) [10]

4. Joker Out - 'Carpe Diem (Slovenia, 2023) [11]

5. Alessandra - 'Queen of Kings' (Norway, 2023) [16]

6. Marco Mengoni - 'Due vite' (Italy, 2023) [23]

7. Noa Kirel - 'Unicorn' (Israel, 2023) [27]

8. Teya and Salena - 'Who the Hell Is Edgar?' (Austria, 2023) [29]

9. Sudden Lights - 'Aijā' (Latvia, 2023) [31]

10. Brunette - 'Future Lover' (Armenia, 2023) [45]

The oldest entry on the ESC250 is the 1958 entry 'Nel blu dipinto di blu' by Domenico Modugno from Italy. It finished at No. 204 (jumping up 32 spots). It has been the the oldest entry year after year since 2012.

Which songs made their debut in the ESC250?

The songs which reached the ESC250 for the first time that weren't from the class of 2023 include:

(in order of placing on the ESC250)

• PingPong - 'Be Happy' (Israel, 2000) [235]

• Stefania - 'SUPERG!RL' (Greece, 2020) [244]

Which songs made their big return in the ESC250?

Songs which made their return after more than three years absent include:

(in order of placing on the ESC250)

• D’Nash - 'I Love You Mi Vida' (Spain, 2007) [123] - 11 year absence

• Ines - 'Once In A Lifetime' (Estonia, 2000) [171] - 10 year absence

• Juliana Pasha - 'It’s All About You' (Albania, 2010) [181] - 6 year absence

• Alsou - 'Solo' (Russia, 2000) [192] - 10 year absence

Risers of the ESC250

The highest riser comes from Israel with 'Be Happy' by PingPong from 2000 climbing 794 spots to No. 235.

The top climbers in the top 100 from within the ESC250 last year are:

• Daria - 'Celebrate' (Croatia, 2011) Up 29 [103rd to 74th]

• AWS - 'Viszlát nyár' (Hungary, 2018) Up 29 [94th to 65th]

• Ofra Haza - 'Hi' (Israel, 1983) Up 20 [120th to 100th]

• Verka Serduchka - 'Dancing Lasha Tumbai' (Ukraine, 2007) Up 19 [57th to 38th]

• Blind Channel - 'Dark Side' (Finland, 2021) Up 17 [45th to 28th]

• Hatari - 'Hatrið Mun Sigra' (Iceland, 2019) Up 17 [32nd to 15th]

• Anne-Marie David - 'Tu te reconnaîtras' (Luxembourg, 1973) Up 14th [98th to 84th]

• Lordi - 'Hard Rock Hallelujah' (Finland, 2006) Up 14 [51st to 37th]

• Kalomira - 'Secret Combination' (Greece, 2008) Up 13 [99th to 86th]

• Sanna Nielsen - 'Undo' (Sweden, 2014) Up 13 [62nd to 49th]

• Celine Dion - 'Ne partez pas sans moi' (Switzerland, 1988) Up 12 spots [106th to 94th]

The biggest jump into the top 20 came from Hatari's 'Hatrið Mun Sigra' which saw it return to the top 20 jumping from 32nd place to 15th place. It was last in the top 20 in 2019 where it made its debut at No. 13.

Biggest drops on the ESC250

The song that fell rather hard down the list was 'That's Rich' by Brooke from Ireland. It fell 127 places. The top 20 songs with the biggest drop on the ESC250 2022 are:

• Brooke - 'That's Rich' (Ireland, 2022) Down 127 [116th to 243rd]

• t.A.T.u. – 'Ne Ver Ne Boisia' (Russia, 2003) Down 100 [145th to 245th]

• Nika Kocharov & Young Georgian Lolitaz - 'Midnight Gold' (Georgia, 2016) Down 95 [101st to 196th]

• Benjamin Ingrosso - 'Dance You Off' (Sweden, 2018)  Down 87 [133rd to 220th]

• Miki Núñez - 'La venda' (Spain, 2019)  Down 86[124th to 210]

• Kristina - 'Horehronie' (Slovakia, 2010)  Down 83 [134th to 217th]

• Vania Fernandes - 'Senhora Do Mar' (Portugal, 2008)  Down 83 [157th to 240th]

• Rosa Linn - 'Snap' (Armenia, 2022)  Down 81 [64th to 145th]

• TIX - 'Fallen Angel' (Norway, 2021) Down 78 [105 to 183]

• Stefan - 'Hope' (Estonia, 2022) Down 74 [176th to 250th]

• Destiny - 'Je me casse' (Malta, 2021) Down 67 [109th to 176th]

• Ronela Hajati - 'Sekret' (Albania, 2022)  Down 65 [55th to 120th]

• WRS - 'Llamame' (Romania, 2022)  Down 64 [66th to 130th]

• One More Time - 'Den vilda' (Sweden, 1996)  Down 64 [170th to 234th]

• Tamta - 'Replay' (Cyprus, 2019) Down 62 [113th to 175th]

• Francesca Michielin - 'No Degree Of Separation' (Italy, 2016) Down 61 [162nd to 223rd]

• Katerine Duska - 'Better Love' (Greece, 2019) Down 61 [178th to 237th]

• Ochman - 'River' (Poland, 2022) Down 54 [67th to 121st]

• Lena - 'Taken By A Stranger' (Germany, 2011) Down 54 [118th to 172nd]

New winner of the ESC250

Käärijä's win this year makes 'Cha Cha Cha' the seventh song to ever win the prestigious ESC250 crown within the fandom.

It is the second win from Finland. They won the inaugural ESC250 back in 2007 with Monica Aselund's 1977 entry 'Lapponia'!

Here are the full list of winners of the ESC250 over its 16 year history.

You can check out the full Top 250 songs that made the list here.

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