A few moments ago, the European Broadcast Union (EBU) revealed the 38 countries, which are going to participate in the 69th Eurovision Song Contest in Basel next year.

This is the first ever year in the contest’s history with 38 participants.

The full list of participating broadcasters are:

• 🇦🇱 Albania (RTSH)
• 🇦🇲 Armenia (AMPTV)
• 🇦🇺 Australia (SBS)
• 🇦🇹 Austria (ORF)
• 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan (İTV)
• 🇧🇪 Belgium (VRT)
• 🇭🇷 Croatia (HRT)
• 🇨🇾 Cyprus (CyBC)
• 🇨🇿 Czechia (ČT)
• 🇩🇰 Denmark (DR)
• 🇪🇪 Estonia (ERR)
• 🇫🇮 Finland (Yle)
• 🇬🇪 Georgia (GPB)
• 🇬🇷 Greece (ERT)
• 🇮🇸 Iceland (RÚV)
• 🇮🇪 Ireland (RTÉ)
• 🇮🇱 Israel (Kan)
• 🇱🇻 Latvia (LTV)
• 🇱🇹 Lithuania (LRT)
• 🇱🇺 Luxembourg (RTL)
• 🇲🇹 Malta (PBS)
• 🇲🇩 Moldova (TRM)
• 🇲🇪 Montenegro (RTCG)
• 🇳🇱 Netherlands (AVROTROS)
• 🇳🇴 Norway (NRK)
• 🇵🇱 Poland (TVP)
• 🇵🇹 Portugal (RTP)
• 🇸🇲 San Marino (SMRTV)
• 🇷🇸 Serbia (RTS)
• 🇸🇮 Slovenia (RTV SLO)
• 🇸🇪 Sweden (SVT)
• 🇺🇦 Ukraine (UA:PBC)

As well as the host country Switzerland and the directly qualified Big 5 countries:

🇫🇷 France (France Télévisions)

🇩🇪 Germany (NDR)

🇮🇹 Italy (Rai)

🇪🇸 Spain (TVE)

🇨🇭 Switzerland (SRG SSR)

🇬🇧 United Kingdom (BBC)

The list includes the same countries as last year’s competition in Malmö, joined by Montenegro.

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