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List of countries in the Eurovision Young Musicians

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Participation since 1982:
  Entered at least once
  Never entered, although eligible to do so
  Competed as a part of another country but never as a sovereignty
Number of participating countries in Eurovision Young Musicians from 1982 to 2022 (excluding 2020)

Broadcasters from forty-three countries have participated in the Eurovision Young Musicians since it started in 1982, with winners coming from twelve of those countries. This biennial classical music competition organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) is held between members of the union, who participate representing their countries. Broadcasters send to the competition one young talented musician aged 12 to 21 that performs a piece of classical music of their choice accompanied by the event's orchestra, and a jury, composed of international experts, decides the top 3 participants.

Participation in the contest is primarily open to all broadcasters with active EBU membership, with only one entrant per country allowed in any given year. To become an active member of the EBU, a broadcaster has to be from a country which is covered by the European Broadcasting Area –that is not limited only to the continent of Europe–, or is a member state of the Council of Europe.[1] Thus, eligibility is not determined by geographic inclusion within Europe, despite the "Euro" in "Eurovision", nor does it have a direct connection with the European Union.

Participants

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The Eurovision Young Musicians, inspired by the success of the BBC Young Musician of the Year, is a biennial competition organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) for European musicians that are 18 years old or younger. The first edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians took place in Manchester, United Kingdom on 11 May 1982 and six countries took part.[2] Germany's Markus Pawlik won the contest, with France and Switzerland placing second and third respectively.[3] The 2020 contest was cancelled, so it will be excluded from the table below.

Listed are all the countries that have ever taken part in the competition, alongside the year in which they made their debut:

Table key
Inactive – countries which participated in the past but did not appear in the most recent contest, or will not appear in the upcoming contest
Ineligible – countries whose broadcasters have been suspended from the European Broadcasting Union and are therefore ineligible to participate
Former – countries which previously participated but no longer exist
Country Broadcaster(s) Debut year Latest entry Entries Finals Times qualified Latest final Wins Latest win
 Albania RTSH
1
0
0/1
N/A
0
N/A
 Armenia AMPTV
2
1
1/1
0
N/A
 Austria ORF
20
15
12/16
6
 Belarus BTRC
2
2
2/2
0
N/A
 Belgium VRT (Dutch)
RTBF (French)
11
3
2/10
0
N/A
 Bosnia and Herzegovina BHRT
1
0
0/1
N/A
0
N/A
 Bulgaria BNT
1
0
0/1
N/A
0
N/A
 Croatia HRT
12
5
4/11
0
N/A
 Cyprus CyBC
11
0
0/11
N/A
0
N/A
 Czech Republic ČT
9
6
5/7
1
 Denmark[a] DR
6
2
2/6
0
N/A
 Estonia ERR
7
3
3/7
0
N/A
 Finland[a] Yle
13
8
7/12
0
N/A
 France TF1 (1982)
France 3 (1984–2000)
France Télévisions (2022–)
Radio France (2022)
11
7
4/6
1
 Georgia GPB
1
0
0/1
N/A
0
N/A
 Germany ZDF (1982–2004)
WDR (ARD) (2008–)
20
13
10/16
2
 Greece ERT
12
3
3/12
1
 Hungary MTVA
6
5
5/6
0
N/A
 Ireland RTÉ
8
0
0/8
N/A
0
N/A
 Israel IBA (1986)
IPBC (2018)
2
0
0/2
N/A
0
N/A
 Italy RAI
4
1
1/4
0
N/A
 Latvia LTV
5
3
3/5
0
N/A
 Lithuania LRT
1
0
0/1
N/A
0
N/A
 Malta PBS
3
2
2/3
0
N/A
 Moldova TRM
1
1
1/1
0
N/A
 Netherlands NOS (1984–1990, 2000–2004)
NPS (2006–2010)
NTS (2012–2014)
13
5
4/13
2
 North Macedonia[b] MKRTV
1
0
0/1
N/A
0
N/A
 Norway[a] NRK
20
14
12/17
1
 Poland TVP
16
10
9/14
3
 Portugal RTP
6
1
1/6
0
N/A
 Romania TVR
5
1
1/5
0
N/A
 Russia VGTRK
9
6
6/9
1
 San Marino SMRTV
2
1
1/2
0
N/A
 Serbia RTS
2
0
1/2
2024
0
N/A
 Serbia and Montenegro UJRT
1
0
0/1
N/A
0
N/A
 Slovakia STV
1
0
0/1
0
N/A
 Slovenia RTV SLO
13
7
7/13
1
 Spain TVE (1988–2000)
RTVE (2018)
8
1
1/8
0
N/A
 Sweden[a] SVT
17
6
5/16
1
  Switzerland SRG SSR
14
7
5/10
0
N/A
 Turkey TRT
1
0
0/1
N/A
0
N/A
 Ukraine NTU
2
0
0/2
N/A
0
N/A
 United Kingdom BBC
16
10
8/14
1
 Yugoslavia[c] JRT
4
1
1/4
0
N/A

Other EBU members

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The following countries have broadcasters eligible to participate in Eurovision Young Musicians, but have yet to make their debut at the contest.

Participating countries in the decades

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The table lists the participating countries in each decade since the first Eurovision Young Musicians was held in 1982.

Table key
#
Debutant The country made its debut during the decade.
1
Winner The country won the contest.
2
Second place The country was ranked second.
3
Third place The country was ranked third.
X
Remaining places The country placed from fourth to last in the final.
Non-qualified for the final The country did not qualify for the final. (1986–2018)
W
Disqualified or withdrawn The country was to participate in the contest, but was disqualified or withdrew.
C
Cancelled The contest was cancelled after the announcement of participating countries. (2020)
U
Upcoming The country has confirmed participation for the next contest, however, the contest has yet to take place.
No entry The country did not enter the contest.

1980s

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1990s

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2000s

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2010s

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2020s

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Broadcast in non-participating countries

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Country Broadcaster(s) Year(s)
 Australia Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) 1986[5]
Un­known 2004
 Canada 2004[6]
 Iceland Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV) 1996,[7] 2002,[8] 2008–2012[9][10][11]

List of winners

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By contest

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Year Date Host City Countries Winner Performer Instrument Piece
1982 11 May United Kingdom Manchester 6  Germany Markus Pawlik Piano Piano Concerto No.1 by Felix Mendelssohn
1984 22 May Switzerland Geneva 7  Netherlands Isabelle van Keulen Violin Violin concert no. 5 op. 37 by Henri Vieuxtemps
1986 27 May Denmark Copenhagen 15  France Sandrine Lazarides Piano Piano Concerto E flat by Franz Liszt
1988 31 May Netherlands Amsterdam 16  Austria Julian Rachlin Violin Concerto for violin and orchestra in d, op.22 by Henryk Wieniawski
1990 29 May Austria Vienna 18  Netherlands Niek van Oosterum [nl] Piano Concert for Piano and Orchestra a-minor op. 16, 1 Mov. by Edvard Grieg
1992 9 June Belgium Brussels 18  Poland Bartłomiej Nizioł Violin Concerto for violin and orchestra in d major op. 77 by Johannes Brahms
1994 14 June Poland Warsaw 24  United Kingdom Natalie Clein Cello Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85, part I by Edward Elgar
1996 12 June Portugal Lisbon 22  Germany Julia Fischer Violin Havanaise in E major, op. 83 by Camille Saint-Saëns
1998 4 June Austria Vienna 18  Austria Lidia Baich [de] Violin Violin Concerto no. 5, 1st Mov. by Henri Vieuxtemps
2000 15 June Norway Bergen 24  Poland Stanisław Drzewiecki Piano Piano Concerto in E minor, op. 11, 3rd movement by Frederic Chopin
2002 19 June Germany Berlin 20  Austria Dalibor Karvay Violin Carmen Fantasie by Franz Waxman
2004 27 May Switzerland Lucerne 17  Austria Alexandra Soumm Violin Violin Concerto No.1 (1st Movement) by Niccolò Paganini
2006 12 May Austria Vienna 18  Sweden Andreas Brantelid Cello Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra, 1st movement by Joseph Haydn
2008 9 May Austria Vienna 16  Greece Dionysis Grammenos [el] Clarinet Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra, 4th movement by Jean Françaix
2010 14 May Austria Vienna 15  Slovenia Eva Nina Kozmus Flute Concerto for flute, III. mov. Allegro scherzando by Jacques Ibert
2012 11 May Austria Vienna 14  Norway Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad [no] Viola Viola concerto, 2 & 3 mov. by Béla Bartók
2014 31 May Germany Cologne 14  Austria Ziyu He Violin 2. Violinkonzert by Béla Bartók
2016 3 September Germany Cologne[12] 11  Poland Łukasz Dyczko [pl] Saxophone Rhapsody pour Saxophone alto by André Waignein
2018 23 August United Kingdom Edinburgh 18  Russia Ivan Bessonov Piano 3rd mvt from Piano Concerto No. 1 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
2022 23 July France Montpellier 9  Czech Republic Daniel Matejča Violin 3rd and 4th mvt Violin Concerto No. 1 by Dmitri Shostakovich
2024 17 August Norway Bodø 11  Austria Leonhard Baumgartner Violin Violin Concerto No. 5 in A minor, 1st movement by Henri Vieuxtemps

By country

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Map showing each country's number of Young Musicians gold medal wins up to and including 2022. Czechia won instead of Italy.

The table below shows the top-three placings from each contest, along with the years that a country won the contest.

Country 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total Years won
 Austria 6 2 1 9
 Poland 3 0 0 3
 Germany 2 2 1 5
 Netherlands 2 0 0 2
 Norway 1 3 2 6
 Slovenia 1 2 1 4
 United Kingdom 1 1 2 4
 France 1 1 0 2
 Czech Republic 1 1 0 2
 Russia 1 0 4 5
 Sweden 1 1 1 2
 Greece 1 0 0 1
 Finland 0 3 1 4
  Switzerland 0 1 1 2
 Croatia 0 1 0 1
 Latvia 0 1 0 1
 Spain 0 1 0 1
 Armenia 0 0 1 1
 Belgium 0 0 1 1
 Estonia 0 0 1 1
 Hungary 0 0 1 1
 Italy 0 0 1 1

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h The four Scandinavian countries (Denmark, Norway, Finland and Sweden) originally sent a joint participant to the contest. In 1982, the musician represented the Norwegian colors and the Finnish colors in 1984.[4] The nations were represented individually, following the introduction of a preliminary round, at the 1986 contest.
  2. ^ Until 2018 it was known as F.Y.R. Macedonia.
  3. ^ The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed as "Yugoslavia" in 1992.
  4. ^ Succeeded by Česká televize (ČT) of the Czech Republic and Slovenská televízia (STV) of Slovakia.
  5. ^ The 2020 contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

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  1. ^ "Admission". EBU. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  2. ^ "History. How it all started". British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Archived from the original on 7 April 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
  3. ^ "Eurovision Young Musicians 1982 (Participants)". youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Eurovision Young Musicians 1986". Issuu. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Sunday – Television – December". The Sydney Morning Herald. North Sydney, Australia. 15 December 1986. p. 15. Retrieved 6 July 2024 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "EBU.CH :: 2004_05_28_EYM". EBU. 8 April 2005. Archived from the original on 8 April 2005. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Útvarp – filmtudagar 2/1" [Radio – Thursdays 2/1]. Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 28 December 1996. p. 7. Retrieved 17 April 2024 – via Timarit.is.
  8. ^ "Austria wins the 2002 Eurovision Competition for Young Musicians". European Broadcasting Union. 4 February 2005. Archived from the original on 4 February 2005. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Eurovision Young Musicians - Final Press Release". youngmusicians.tv. EBU. 12 May 2008. Archived from the original on 12 May 2008. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  10. ^ "Eurovision Young Musicians - 2010 Eurovision Young Musician: Eva-Nina Kozmus, Slovenia". youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 23 May 2010. Archived from the original on 23 May 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  11. ^ "Norwegian viola prodigy wins Eurovision Young Musicians 2012". youngmusicians.tv. EBU. 11 May 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  12. ^ "WDR and Cologne chosen to host 2016 competition". Youngmusicians.tv. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.