List of LGBT participants in the Eurovision Song Contest
Appearance
The following list includes those participants in the Eurovision Song Contest who are known to be members of the LGBT community.
Artists
Artists with multiple appearances
Five of the LGBT artists listed above have competed in the Eurovision Song Contest twice:
- Belgium: Bob Benny, 1959 and 1961
- Luxembourg: Jean-Claude Pascal, 1961 and 1981
- Israel: Dana International, 1998 and 2011
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: Deen, 2004 and 2016
- Sweden: Loreen, 2012 and 2023
Presenters
Presenter | Host country | Year | Sexual orientation or gender identity |
---|---|---|---|
Yigal Ravid | Israel | 1999 | Gay[60] |
Assi Azar | Israel | 2019 | Gay[61] |
Nikkie de Jager | Netherlands | 2021 | Trans woman[62] |
Mika | Italy | 2022 | Gay[63][64] |
Graham Norton[x] | United Kingdom | 2023 | Gay[65][66] |
See also
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Came out subsequent to the Eurovision performance
- ^ a b Never publicly came out during his lifetime
- ^ Performed as part of the band Blond
- ^ Performed as part of the band Katrina and the Waves
- ^ Performed as part of the band Friends
- ^ Performed as part of the duo t.A.T.u.
- ^ Performed as part of the duo Donna and Joe
- ^ Performed as part of the group six4one
- ^ Performed as part of the band Serebro
- ^ Performed as part of the band The Ark
- ^ Performed as part of the band Scooch
- ^ Performed as part of the band No Angels
- ^ Performed as part of the band Eurobandið
- ^ Performed as part of the band De Toppers
- ^ Performed as part of the band Blue
- ^ Thomas Neuwirth, the person behind the drag persona Conchita Wurst, is openly gay
- ^ Performed with Dalal and feat. Ana Rucner and Jala
- ^ Performed as part of the band Lighthouse X
- ^ Performed as part of the group Keiino
- ^ open during the contest
- ^ A backup vocalist for Daði og Gagnamagnið
- ^ Performed as part of the band Måneskin
- ^ Performed as part of the band Systur, who are activists for transgender rights. During the voting segments, while the group was in the green room, they waved a transgender flag alongside the Icelandic flag.
- ^ Has also served as the UK's television commentator for the contest since 2009
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