List of countries in the Eurovision Young Musicians

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 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)

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

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	2018		1	0	0/1	N/A	0	N/A
Armenia	AMPTV	2012	2024	2	1	1/1	2024	0	N/A
Austria	ORF	1982	2024	20	15	12/16	2024	6	2024
Belarus ◇	BTRC	2010	2012	2	2	2/2	2012	0	N/A
Belgium	VRT (Dutch) RTBF (French)	1986	2024	11	3	2/10	2024	0	N/A
Bosnia and Herzegovina †	BHRT	2012		1	0	0/1	N/A	0	N/A
Bulgaria †	BNT	2006		1	0	0/1	N/A	0	N/A
Croatia †	HRT	1994	2022	12	5	4/11	2022	0	N/A
Cyprus †	CyBC	1988	2010	11	0	0/11	N/A	0	N/A
Czech Republic	ČT	2002	2024	9	6	5/7	2024	1	2022
Denmark[a] †	DR	1986	2002	6	2	2/6	1994	0	N/A
Estonia †	ERR	1994	2018	7	3	3/7	2004	0	N/A
Finland[a] †	Yle	1984	2008	13	8	7/12	2008	0	N/A
France	TF1 (1982) France 3 (1984–2000) France Télévisions (2022–) Radio France (2022)	1982	2024	11	7	4/6	2024	1	1986
Georgia †	GPB	2012		1	0	0/1	N/A	0	N/A
Germany	ZDF (1982–2004) WDR (ARD) (2008–)	1982	2024	20	13	10/16	2024	2	1996
Greece †	ERT	1990	2018	12	3	3/12	2014	1	2008
Hungary †	MTVA	1992	2018	6	5	5/6	2018	0	N/A
Ireland †	RTÉ	1986	2000	8	0	0/8	N/A	0	N/A
Israel †	IBA (1986) IPBC (2018)	1986	2018	2	0	0/2	N/A	0	N/A
Italy †	RAI	1986	2002	4	1	1/4	1988	0	N/A
Latvia †	LTV	1994	2002	5	3	3/5	1998	0	N/A
Lithuania †	LRT	1994		1	0	0/1	N/A	0	N/A
Malta †	PBS	2014	2018	3	2	2/3	2016	0	N/A
Moldova †	TRM	2014		1	1	1/1	2014	0	N/A
Netherlands †	NOS (1984–1990, 2000–2004) NPS (2006–2010) NTR (2012–2014)	1984	2014	13	5	4/13	2014	2	1990
North Macedonia[b]†	MKRTV	1994		1	0	0/1	N/A	0	N/A
Norway[a]	NRK	1982	2024	20	14	12/17	2024	1	2012
Poland	TVP	1992	2024	16	10	9/14	2024	3	2016
Portugal †	RTP	1990	2014	6	1	1/6	2014	0	N/A
Romania †	TVR	2002	2010	5	1	1/5	2006	0	N/A
Russia ◇	VGTRK	1994	2018	9	6	6/9	2018	1	2018
San Marino †	SMRTV	2016	2018	2	1	1/2	2016	0	N/A
Serbia	RTS	2008	2024	2	0	1/2	2024	0	N/A
Serbia and Montenegro ‡	UJRT	2006		1	0	0/1	N/A	0	N/A
Slovakia †	STV	1998		1	0	0/1	1998	0	N/A
Slovenia †	RTV SLO	1994	2018	13	7	7/13	2018	1	2010
Spain †	TVE (1988–2000) RTVE (2018)	1988	2018	8	1	1/8	1992	0	N/A
Sweden[a]	SVT	1986	2024	17	6	5/16	2024	1	2006
Switzerland	SRG SSR	1982	2024	14	7	5/10	2024	0	N/A
Turkey †	TRT	2000		1	0	0/1	N/A	0	N/A
Ukraine †	NTU	2008	2012	2	0	0/2	N/A	0	N/A
United Kingdom †	BBC	1982	2018	16	10	8/14	2008	1	1994
Yugoslavia[c] ‡	JRT	1986	1992	4	1	1/4	1986	0	N/A

Other EBU members

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

•  Algeria – ENTV, ENRS, TDA
•  Andorra – RTVA
•  Azerbaijan – İTV
•  Czechoslovakia – ČST (1991–1992,^[d] dissolved)
•  Egypt – ERTU
•  Iceland – RÚV
•  Jordan – JRTV
•  Lebanon – TL
•  Libya – LJBC (1982–2011), LNC (2011–present)
•  Luxembourg – CLT, ERSL
•  Monaco – TMC
•  Montenegro – RTCG
•  Morocco – SNRT
•  Tunisia – ERTT
•  Vatican City – RV

Participating countries in the decades

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

1982–1988
Country	1982	1984	1986	1988
Austria #	Х	Х	†	1
Belgium #			†	†
Cyprus #				†
Denmark[a] #			†	†
Finland[a] #		2	3	X
France #	2	Х	1	†
Germany #	1	Х	†	X
Ireland #			†	†
Israel #			†
Italy #			†	3
Netherlands #		1	†	†
Norway[a] #	Х		†	2
Portugal			W
Spain #				†
Sweden[a] #			†	†
Switzerland #	3	X	2	†
United Kingdom #	Х	3	X	X
Yugoslavia #			X	†

1990s

1990–1998
Country	1990	1992	1994	1996	1998
Austria	Х	Х	†	2	1
Belgium	3	3	†	†
Croatia #			†		2
Cyprus	†	†	†	†	†
Denmark	†	Х	Х
Estonia #			X	3	†
Finland	†	Х	Х	†	Х
France	Х	†	†	X
Germany	2	†	†	1	†
Greece #	†		†	†	†
Hungary #		†	X
Ireland	†	†	†	†	†
Italy	†
Latvia #			2	Х	Х
Lithuania #			†
Macedonia #			†
Netherlands	1	†
Norway	†	Х	†	Х	†
Poland #		1	†	X	†
Portugal #	†	†	†	†	†
Russia #			†	†
Slovakia #					X
Slovenia #			†	†	X
Spain	†	2	†	†	†
Sweden	†	†	3		X
Switzerland	†	†	Х	Х	†
United Kingdom	†	Х	1	†	3
Yugoslavia	†	†

2000s

2000–2008
Country	2000	2002	2004	2006	2008
Albania			W
Austria	X	1	1	Х	†
Belgium	†		†	†
Bulgaria #				†
Croatia	†	†	†	†	†
Cyprus	†	†	†	†	†
Czech Republic #	†	X		†
Denmark	†	†
Estonia	†	†	X
Finland	2	†	†	†	2
France	X
Germany	†	X	2		†
Greece	†	X	†	†	1
Hungary	X
Ireland	†
Italy		†
Latvia	†	†
Netherlands	X	†	†	†	X
Norway	X	†	X	2	3
Poland	1	X	X	†	†
Romania #		†	†	X	†
Russia	3	†	3	3	X
Serbia #					†
Serbia and Montenegro #				†
Slovenia	†	3	†	†	X
Spain	†
Sweden	†	†	†	1	†
Switzerland	†	†	X	X
Turkey #	†
Ukraine #					†
United Kingdom	†	2	†	X	X

2010s

2010–2018
Country	2010	2012	2014	2016	2018
Albania #					†
Armenia #		3
Austria	†	Х	1	3
Belarus #	X	X
Belgium					†
Bosnia and Herzegovina #		†
Croatia	X	†	X	X	†
Cyprus	†
Czech Republic	†	X	X	2	X
Estonia					†
Georgia #		†
Germany	X	X	X	X	X
Greece	†	†	X		†
Hungary			3	X	X
Israel					†
Malta #			X	X	†
Moldova #			X
Netherlands	†	†	X
Norway	2	1	X	X	X
Poland	X	X	X	1	†
Portugal			X
Romania	†
Russia	3				1
San Marino #				X	†
Slovenia	1	†	2	X	2
Spain					†
Sweden	†		X	X	†
Ukraine		†
United Kingdom	†				†

2020s

2020s
Country	2020[e]	2022	2024
Armenia			X
Austria		X	1
Belgium		X	X
Croatia	C	X
Czech Republic	C	1	X
Estonia	C
France		X	X
Germany	C	2	3
Greece	C
Malta	C
Norway	C	3	X
Poland	C	X	X
Serbia			X
Slovenia	C
Sweden	C	X	2
Switzerland			X
Ukraine	C

Broadcast in non-participating countries

Country	Broadcaster(s)	Year(s)
Australia	Special Broadcasting Service (SBS)	1986[5]
	Un­known	2004[6]
Canada	TV5 Québec Canada	1992,[7] 1998[8]
	Un­known	2004[6]
Iceland	Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV)	1996,[9] 2002,[10] 2008–2012[11][12][13]

List of winners

By contest

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

By country

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				Total	Years won
Austria	6	2	1	9	1988 1998 2002 2004 2014 2024
Poland	3	0	0	3	1992 2000 2016
Germany	2	2	1	5	1982 1996
Netherlands	2	0	0	2	1984 1990
Norway	1	3	2	6	2012
Slovenia	1	2	1	4	2010
United Kingdom	1	1	2	4	1994
France	1	1	0	2	1986
Czech Republic	1	1	0	2	2022
Russia	1	0	4	5	2018
Sweden	1	1	1	2	2006
Greece	1	0	0	1	2008
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

• List of countries in Eurovision Choir
• List of countries in the Eurovision Dance Contest
• List of countries in the Eurovision Song Contest
• List of countries in the Eurovision Young Dancers
• List of countries in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Notes

1. 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.