Criticized by some, loved by others (and adored by Australians) the Eurovision Song Contest is a phenomenon that has been part of our lives and our memories since 1956.

Almost two thousand songs have participated in Eurovision since the first edition back in 1956, however, only one can win (well, except in Madrid in 1969) so Eurovision has left behind many great songs that did not win the contest. Among them, one stands out above all: Nel Blu Di PInto Di Blu, later known simply as ‘Volare’. Sang by Domenico Modugno it could only come third in 1958, but it became the Eurovision song with the most million copies sold (22), the most covered (David Bowie, Paul McCartney or Luciano Pavarotti among many others have sung it) and the most translated into other languages. It is also the only song in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest to have won a Grammy award. Not even ABBA's Waterloo achieved something similar.

Here you can listen to all the winning songs and also to some of the best non-winning songs. In my selection of big losers there are plenty of runners-up, but there are also songs that came third, fourth or even lower and yet they could have certainly won. The songs will always be played in random order and it will change every time you reload the page. That way it will be more fun and if you return to this page again and again the experience will always be different.

Hope you enjoy it!