Who will win the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest?

Who will win the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest?

By Charlie Rowing May 1, 2014

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This year’s Eurovision song contest kicks off on May 6th as 37 nations compete to be crowned the 2014 Eurovision Champion. This article highlights a number of Eurovision song contest trends.

0 - No Debutants!

For the sixth successive Eurovision, there will be no countries making their debut, the last countries to make their Eurovision debut were Azerbaijan and San Marino in 2008. Azerbaijan are at 1.067* to make the final, whilst San Marino are at 4.020*

1 – Betting on Armenia? You’re “Not Alone” 

This year the favourite to win Eurovision is Armenia’s 2.610* entry “Not Alone” by Aram Mp3. The video has received more views than any other entry at Eurovision 2014 on Youtube, surpassing 1 million. Should Armenia win, it would be the first time in their history and they would become the 10th first time winner since 2000.

2 – Most Eurovision wins by a performer

‘Mr. Eurovision’, Johnny Logan is the only person to have two Eurovision competitions as a performer. He took 1st place for Ireland in 1980 with “What’s Another Year” and again in 1987 with “Hold Me Now”.

3 – A Scandinavian Hatrick?

The past two Eurovisions have seen the winner come from Scandinavia. Emmelie de Forest of Denmark won in 2013 with “Only Teardrops”, whilst Sweden were victorious in 2012 with Loreen and “Euphoria”. This year Sweden are second favourites at 6.620* with their entry “Undo” by Sanna Nielsen, while Norway are available at 12.230* to complete the Nordic triangle with Carl Espen’s entry “Silent Storm”.

If Sweden were to win, it would take them one more triumph away to equalling Ireland’s record seven wins.

6 – Home Advantage

The host country has won Eurovision on six occasions; most recently Ireland in 1993 and 1994. Denmark are third favourites to win on their own turf at 8.880* with a “Clich Love Song”.

7 – Sing when you’re winning

Ireland hold the record of the most Eurovision wins with seven. They tasted victory in 1970, 1980, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1996. Whilst it has been a while since their last win, they are 1.351* to qualify for the Final.

12 - Maximum points

Sweden’s entry in 2012 – “Euphoria” holds the record for being award the most maximum number of points – 12 – from 18 countries out of 41. Can Sweden 6.620* go 12 better this year?

15 - Good but not good enough

The United Kingdom have finished as Eurovision runners-up a record 15 times. However their most recent near miss (and best finish) hasn’t been since 1998. The United Kingdom are 11.260* to win Eurovision.

16 - Nul Points

Since the introduction of the current scoring system in 1975, there have been 16 entries that have received no points. The most recent being “Aven Romale” by Gypsy.cz in 2009.

Norway are the country to have been awarded no points the most amount of times – in 1978, 1981 and 1997. However the odds reflect that this is very unlikely to happen this year, given they are 11.140* to qualify for the Final.

27 – English Tone

The last six Eurovision winners were sung in English, so it’s no surprise that the top six favourites have all recorded their songs in English. In fact, in the last decade there has only been one winning song not in English, which was in 2007 when Serbia triumphed with “Molitva”. English is also the language with the most wins – 27.

387 – Record Points

Norway currently hold the record for the most points won at Eurovision, when Alexander Rybak’s song “Fairytale” scored 387 points in 2009. Whether or not they’ll be able to repeat this feat remains to be seen but Norway are 12.230* to win Eurovision.

Click here for the latest 2014 Eurovision Song Contest odds.

*Odds subject to change

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