# List of LGBTQ participants in the Eurovision Song Contest

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

## Artists

| Artist | Country | Year | Song | Sexual orientation or gender identity | Points | Place |
| Dany Dauberson | France | 1956 | "Il est là" | Lesbian | — | — |
| Bob Benny | Belgium | 1959 | "Hou toch van mij" | Gay | 9 | 6 |
| Bob Benny | Belgium | 1961 | "September, gouden roos" | Gay | 1 | 15 |
| Jean-Claude Pascal | Luxembourg | 1961 | "Nous les amoureux" | Gay | 31 | 1 |
| Kathy Kirby | United Kingdom | 1965 | "I Belong" | Was in a lesbian relationship after the contest | 26 | 2 |
| Ronnie Tober | Netherlands | 1968 | "Morgen" | Gay | 1 | 16 |
| Patrick Juvet | Switzerland | 1973 | "Je vais me marier, Marie" | Bisexual | 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 | 41 | 11 |
| Gerard Joling | Netherlands | 1988 | "Shangri-La" | Gay | 70 | 9 |
| Dina | Portugal | 1992 | "Amor d'água fresca" | Lesbian | 26 | 17 |
| Christer Björkman | Sweden | 1992 | "I morgon är en annan dag" | Gay | 9 | 22 |
| Sara | Portugal | 1994 | "Chamar a música" | Bisexual | 73 | 8 |
| Paul Oscar | Iceland | 1997 | "Minn hinsti dans" | Gay | 18 | 20 |
| Gabriel Forss | Sweden | 1997 | "Bara hon älskar mig" | Gay | 36 | 14 |
| Katrina Leskanich | United Kingdom | 1997 | "Love Shine a Light" | Lesbian | 227 | 1 |
| Dana International | Israel | 1998 | "Diva" | Trans woman | 172 | 1 |
| Michelle | Netherlands | 2001 | "Out on My Own" | Lesbian | 16 | 18 |
| Piasek | Poland | 2001 | "2Long" | Gay | 11 | 20 |
| Kim Kärnfalk | Sweden | 2001 | "Listen to Your Heartbeat" | Bisexual | 100 | 5 |
| Sarit Hadad | Israel | 2002 | "Light a Candle" | Lesbian | 37 | 12 |
| Julia Volkova | Russia | 2003 | "Ne ver', ne boysia" | Bisexual | 164 | 3 |
| Deen | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2004 | "In the Disco" | Bisexual | 91 | 9 |
| Tomas Thordarson | Denmark | 2004 | "Shame on You" | Gay | Failed to qualify | Failed to qualify |
| Jari Sillanpää | Finland | 2004 | "Takes 2 to Tango" | Gay | Failed to qualify | Failed to qualify |
| Jonatan Cerrada | France | 2004 | "À chaque pas" | Gay | 40 | 15 |
| Knut Anders Sørum | Norway | 2004 | "High" | Bisexual | 3 | 24 |
| Donna McCaul | Ireland | 2005 | "Love?" | Lesbian | Failed to qualify | Failed to qualify |
| Brian Kennedy | Ireland | 2006 | "Every Song Is a Cry for Love" | Gay | 93 | 10 |
| Andreas Lundstedt | Switzerland | 2006 | "If We All Give a Little" | Gay | 30 | 16 |
| Marija Šerifović | Serbia | 2007 | "Molitva" (Молитва) | Lesbian | 268 | 1 |
| Olga Seryabkina and Elena Temnikova | Russia | 2007 | "Song #1" | Bisexuals | 207 | 3 |
| Javi Soleil | Spain | 2007 | "I Love You Mi Vida" | Gay | 43 | 20 |
| Ola Salo | Sweden | 2007 | "The Worrying Kind" | Bisexual | 51 | 18 |
| David Ducasse | United Kingdom | 2007 | "Flying the Flag (For You)" | Gay | 19 | 22 |
| Lucy Diakovska | Germany | 2008 | "Disappear" | Lesbian | 14 | 23 |
| Friðrik Ómar | Iceland | 2008 | "This is My Life" | Gay | 64 | 14 |
| Oscar Loya | Germany | 2009 | "Miss Kiss Kiss Bang" | Gay | 35 | 20 |
| Gordon Heuckeroth | Netherlands | 2009 | "Shine" | Gay | Failed to qualify | Failed to qualify |
| Harel Skaat | Israel | 2010 | "Milim" (מילים) | Gay | 71 | 14 |
| Michael von der Heide | Switzerland | 2010 | "Il pleut de l'or" | Gay | Failed to qualify | Failed to qualify |
| Dana International | Israel | 2011 | "Ding Dong" | Trans woman | Failed to qualify | Failed to qualify |
| Glen Vella | Malta | 2011 | "One Life" | Gay | Failed to qualify | Failed to qualify |
| Duncan James and Lee Ryan | United Kingdom | 2011 | "I Can" | Gay (James) Bisexual (Ryan) | 100 | 11 |
| Tooji | Norway | 2012 | "Stay" | Gay | 7 | 26 |
| Loreen | Sweden | 2012 | "Euphoria" | Bisexual | 372 | 1 |
| Ryan Dolan | Ireland | 2013 | "Only Love Survives" | Gay | 5 | 26 |
| Conchita Wurst | Austria | 2014 | "Rise Like a Phoenix" | Gay | 290 | 1 |
| Axel Hirsoux | Belgium | 2014 | "Mother" | Gay | Failed to qualify | Failed to qualify |
| Amber | Malta | 2015 | "Warrior" | Lesbian | Failed to qualify | Failed to qualify |
| Deen | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2016 | "Ljubav je" | Bisexual | Failed to qualify | Failed to qualify |
| Nina Kraljić | Croatia | 2016 | "Lighthouse" | Bisexual | 73 | 23 |
| Johannes Nymark [da] | Denmark | 2016 | "Soldiers of Love" | Gay | Failed to qualify | Failed to qualify |
| Jamie-Lee | Germany | 2016 | "Ghost" | Non-binary gender | 11 | 26 |
| Hovi Star | Israel | 2016 | "Made of Stars" | Gay | 135 | 14 |
| Douwe Bob | Netherlands | 2016 | "Slow Down" | Bisexual | 153 | 11 |
| Michal Szpak | Poland | 2016 | "Color of Your Life" | Pansexual | 229 | 8 |
| Rykka | Switzerland | 2016 | "The Last of Our Kind" | Non-binary gender | Failed to qualify | Failed to qualify |
| Imri Ziv | Israel | 2017 | "I Feel Alive" | Gay | 39 | 23 |
| Slavko Kalezić | Montenegro | 2017 | "Space" | Gay | Failed to qualify | Failed to qualify |
| Salvador Sobral | Portugal | 2017 | "Amar pelos dois" | Intersex | 758 | 1 |
| Saara Aalto | Finland | 2018 | "Monsters" | Lesbian | 46 | 25 |
| Mélovin | Ukraine | 2018 | "Under the Ladder" | Bisexual | 130 | 17 |
| Bilal Hassani | France | 2019 | "Roi" | Queer | 105 | 16 |
| Duncan Laurence | Netherlands | 2019 | "Arcade" | Bisexual | 498 | 1 |
| Tom Hugo | Norway | 2019 | "Spirit in the Sky" | Gay | 331 | 6 |
| Montaigne | Australia | 2021 | "Technicolour" | Bisexual and non-binary gender | Failed to qualify | Failed to qualify |
| Jendrik | Germany | 2021 | "I Don't Feel Hate" | Gay | 3 | 25 |
| Lesley Roy | Ireland | 2021 | "Maps" | Lesbian | Failed to qualify | Failed to qualify |
| Victoria De Angelis and Ethan Torchio | Italy | 2021 | "Zitti e buoni" | Lesbian (De Angelis) "Sexually free" (Torchio) | 524 | 1 |
| Jeangu Macrooy | Netherlands | 2021 | "Birth of a New Age" | Gay | 11 | 23 |
| Vasil | North Macedonia | 2021 | "Here I Stand" | Gay | Failed to qualify | Failed to qualify |
| Roxen | Romania | 2021 | "Amnesia" | Non-binary gender | Failed to qualify | Failed to qualify |
| Blas Cantó | Spain | 2021 | "Voy a quedarme" | Bisexual | 6 | 24 |
| Sheldon Riley | Australia | 2022 | "Not the Same" | Gay | 125 | 15 |
| Elín Eyþórsdóttir | Iceland | 2022 | "Með hækkandi sól" | Lesbian | 20 | 23 |
| Michael Ben David | Israel | 2022 | "I.M" | Gay | Failed to qualify | Failed to qualify |
| Andrei Ursu | Romania | 2022 | "Llámame" | Bisexual | 65 | 18 |
| Gustaph | Belgium | 2023 | "Because of You" | Gay | 182 | 7 |
| Alessandra Mele | Norway | 2023 | "Queen of Kings" | Bisexual | 268 | 5 |
| Luke Black | Serbia | 2023 | "Samo mi se spava" (Само ми се спава) | Gay | 30 | 24 |
| Loreen | Sweden | 2023 | "Tattoo" | Bisexual | 583 | 1 |
| Zaachariaha Fielding and Michael Ross | Australia | 2024 | "One Milkali (One Blood)" | Gay | Failed to qualify | Failed to qualify |
| Mustii | Belgium | 2024 | "Before the Party's Over" | Queer | Failed to qualify | Failed to qualify |
| Aiko | Czech Republic | 2024 | "Pedestal" | Queer | Failed to qualify | Failed to qualify |
| Saba | Denmark | 2024 | "Sand" | Lesbian | Failed to qualify | Failed to qualify |
| Bambie Thug | Ireland | 2024 | "Doomsday Blue" | Non-binary gender | 278 | 6 |
| Angelina Mango | Italy | 2024 | "La noia" | Queer | 268 | 7 |
| Silvester Belt | Lithuania | 2024 | "Luktelk" | Bisexual | 90 | 14 |
| Kenzy Loevett [es] and Kat Almagro | San Marino | 2024 | "11:11" | Lesbian | Failed to qualify | Failed to qualify |
| Nemo | Switzerland | 2024 | "The Code" | Non-binary gender and pansexual | 591 | 1 |
| Olly Alexander | United Kingdom | 2024 | "Dizzy" | Gay and Non-binary gender | 46 | 18 |
| Red Sebastian | Belgium | 2025 | "Strobe Lights" | Gay | TBA | TBA |
| Marko Bošnjak | Croatia | 2025 | "Poison Cake" | Gay | TBA | TBA |
| Adonxs | Czech Republic | 2025 | "Kiss Kiss Goodbye" | Queer | TBA | TBA |
| Erika Vikman | Finland | 2025 | "Ich komme" | Bisexual | TBA | TBA |

### Artists with multiple appearances

Five 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 and 2023 (won both times)

### Summaries

As of the 2024 contest:
* Of the 50 countries that have competed in the contest, 31 have been represented by LGBT artists at least once, 24 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.
LGBT participation by country :
| 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 | 6 | 1959, 1961, 2014, 2023, 2024, 2025 | 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 | 2 | 2016, 2025 | 2 |
| Czech Republic | 2 | 2024, 2025 | 2 |
| Denmark | 3 | 2004, 2016, 2024 | 3 |
| Finland | 3 | 2004, 2018, 2025 | 3 |
| 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 | 2 | 2021, 2024 | 3 (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 | 2 | 2007, 2023 | 2 |
| 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.
LGBT participation by year :
| Year | Number of entries with LGBT artists | Countries with LGBT artists |
| 1956 | 1 | France |
| 1959 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1961 | 2 | Belgium, Luxembourg |
| 1965 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1968 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1973 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1976 | 1 | Luxembourg |
| 1981 | 1 | Luxembourg |
| 1988 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1992 | 2 | Portugal, Sweden |
| 1994 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1997 | 3 | Iceland, Sweden, United Kingdom |
| 1998 | 1 | Israel |
| 2001 | 3 | Netherlands, Poland, Sweden |
| 2002 | 1 | Israel |
| 2003 | 1 | Russia |
| 2004 | 5 | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denmark, Finland, France, Norway |
| 2005 | 1 | Ireland |
| 2006 | 2 | Ireland, Switzerland |
| 2007 | 5 | Russia, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom |
| 2008 | 2 | Germany, Iceland |
| 2009 | 2 | Germany, Netherlands |
| 2010 | 2 | Israel, Switzerland |
| 2011 | 3 | Israel, Malta, United Kingdom |
| 2012 | 2 | Norway, Sweden |
| 2013 | 1 | Ireland |
| 2014 | 2 | Austria, Belgium |
| 2015 | 1 | Malta |
| 2016 | 8 | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Denmark, Germany, Israel, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland |
| 2017 | 3 | Israel, Montenegro, Portugal |
| 2018 | 2 | Finland, Ukraine |
| 2019 | 3 | France, Netherlands, Norway |
| 2021 | 8 | Australia, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Romania, Spain |
| 2022 | 5 | Australia, Iceland, Israel, Romania |
| 2023 | 4 | Belgium, Norway, Serbia, Sweden |
| 2024 | 10 | Australia, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, San Marino, Switzerland, United Kingdom |
| 2025 | 4 | Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland |

## Presenters

| Presenter | Host country | Year | Sexual orientation or gender identity |
| Yigal Ravid | Israel | 1999 | Gay |
| Assi Azar | Israel | 2019 | Gay |
| Nikkie de Jager | Netherlands | 2021 | Trans woman |
| Mika | Italy | 2022 | Gay |
| Graham Norton | United Kingdom | 2023 | Gay |