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Thank you to everyone who has sent messages of support or bought me coffees over the last few weeks. I'm delighted to say we are pretty much back to normal following the cyber attack at the end of April (perfectly timed for Eurovision season). If you do spot any issues, please let me know.
Six on Stage is a database of everyone who has ever taken part in the Eurovision Song Contest. In particular, it highlights backing performers – the unsung heroes who get trapped in glass boxes, thrown around on poles, sing their hearts out off stage or lurk in the shadows.
By recording the data in a structured way, the site can answer pressing questions like "Who has performed on the most entries?" (Georges Costa) and "Who has been involved with the most winning songs?" (legendary Irish conductor Noel Kelehan).
Statistics include all broadcast Contests up to 2026. Those due to appear in the cancelled 2020 Contest are included on the site for information but not included in overall stats.
The database currently contains 11,642 people involved in the Eurovision Song Contest across 1,830 songs, including 6,218 performers, 3,286 writers, 339 conductors, 2,641 jurors and 938 national spokespeople.
Additionally there are 4,982 people from withdrawn Eurovision entries and from national finals and the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.
| Name | First | Last | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Siegel | 1980 | 2014 | 34 |
| Victoria Chalkitis | 1993 | 2026 | 33 |
| Justyna Steczkowska | 1995 | 2025 | 30 |
| Dea Norberg | 1999 | 2026 | 27 |
| Anna Vissi | 1980 | 2006 | 26 |
| Kaire Vilgats | 2000 | 2026 | 26 |
| Margot Daly | 1992 | 2017 | 25 |
| Evridiki | 1983 | 2007 | 24 |
| Al Bano | 1976 | 2000 | 24 |
| Dagmar Oja | 2002 | 2026 | 24 |
There are lots of good sites with much of this data already and most of the existing information is spot on. But some song credits have been copied from site to site over the years with no checking, and what looks like a lot of independent sources supporting the same fact turn out to be one error copied several times.
Checking, cleaning and tidying this data over time should at least mean that, while this site can't be 100% correct, the information is the best available and gradually getting better.
This site divides performers into named artists and backing performers.
A named artist is the person or group credited during the Eurovision Song Contest. If the act is a band, all performing members are counted in this category even if they aren't singing. Backing performers are those who go uncredited on the night, regardless of their role.
On individual song pages, composers and lyricists are listed separately. Elsewhere on the site, they're grouped together as writers. If sources don't differentiate, the songwriters have been credited for both music and lyrics.
In general, people are listed by their stage name although mononymous performers often have their full name given to avoid confusion – I've tended to use Wikipedia's naming convention as a guide. Using the search box, you should be able to find people under alternative names. And yes, there really are two Niamh Kavanaghs on the same song.
My name is Will and I love data.
...have corrections or missing information? Don't shut up about it. Email [email protected].
The last person added to the database was Eva Petersen, jury member for United Kingdom in 2026.
This site is a labour of love (and compulsiveness) so I'm happy to put in the hours for free. But if you find it useful and want to say thanks, feel free to email me corrections or suggestions or get me a coffee.