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Viewers across the world are gearing up for the semi-finals of the world’s biggest music competition, the 70th Eurovision Song Contest which begin in earnest on Tuesday night. <\/p>\n
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This year, we\u2019ve already been treated to a number of bangers like Liekinheitin, by Finland\u2019s Linda Lampenius and Pete Parkkonen, Ferto, by Greece\u2019s Akylas and My System by Sweden\u2019s Felicia. <\/p>\n
However, given the event\u2019s rich and varied history, there have been several iconic hits <\/a>and artists over the past 70 years that have become part of our wider popular culture. <\/p>\n A new report by Spotify highlights some of the most-streamed Eurovision entries of all time – along with the entries that may not have won the coveted prize but have seen immense fame in the following years. <\/p>\n Spotify <\/a>listeners have already created more than 1.2 million Eurovision playlists in the last year and have streamed its entries more than 1.5 billion times. <\/p>\n Duncan Laurence\u2019s Arcade most-streamed entry of all time<\/p>\n Arcade by\u2019Duncan Laurence from the Netherlands, the 2019 contest winner, was the most-streamed Eurovision entry of all time by Europeans, gaining more than 1.5 billion streams across the world on Spotify. <\/p>\n Similarly, Armenian <\/a>artist Rosa Linn\u2019s Snap was the second most-streamed entry, with over a billion streams, despite bagging 20th place in the 2022 contest. <\/p>\n A number of other entries won hearts worldwide, including 2021\u2019s winner Zitti e Buoni by M\u00e5neskin<\/a>, 2023\u2019s winner Tattoo by Loreen and 2009\u2019s winning entry Fairytale by Alexander Rybak. <\/p>\n The Eurovision <\/a>contest has also long been a launchpad for some of the most popular artists across the world. <\/p>\n Sweden\u2019s ABBA, which took part in Eurovision in 1974, is the most-streamed artist of all time from the contest, with their songs racking up more than 12.5 billion streams globally. <\/p>\n M\u00e5neskin, who competed in 2021, is the second most-streamed artist ever with nine billion streams, followed by C\u00e9line Dion<\/a>, who represented Switzerland in 1988, with seven billion views. <\/p>\n Hits that won hearts worldwide<\/p>\n Several Eurovision entries have become fan favourites over the years, despite not winning the contest. In many cases, they have ended up outperforming contest winners. <\/p>\n Rosa Linn\u2019s Snap went viral on social media across Europe, outranking the 2022 Ukrainian winner Stefania by Kalush Orchestra, despite being placed 20th in the contest that year. <\/p>\n Similarly, the Portuguese entry Deslocado by NAPA triggered an immense social media trend of personal hometown videos, leading to it becoming the most-streamed entry from the 2025 Eurovision, despite placing 21st. <\/p>\n