Most last places in Eurovision history

While more modern fans might only know the United Kingdom as routine disappointments in the Eurovision Song Contest, they didn't actually finish bottom until 2003, and remain the third most successful country in the competition's history.

Below we look at the countries with the most last-place finishes in Eurovision history.

(Doesn't include countries who finished last in semi-finals)

1 - Norway - 12 times

Despite the success of their Scandinavian neighbours Sweden, Norway have had a very mixed bag of results at Eurovision, with Alexander Rybak breaking the record for the most points, while also finishing rock bottom the most.

2= - Finland - nine times

Although they're perhaps best remembered for their 2005-winning entry, Hard Rock Hallelujah, Finland are behind only Norway for last-place finished with nine.

2= - Germany - nine times

Slightly hampered by being a member of the 'big five', meaning their worst entries don't get eliminated at the semi-final stage, Germany are tied for second with nine last-place finishes.

Although not a traditional big hitter at Eurovision, Germany have regularly propped up the table in the years since their 2010 win with Satellite.

Since 2013, they've finished outside of the top 20 on eight occasions, finishing dead last four times, one without scoring a point.

4 - Belgium - eight times

Although they've been a rather mixed bag in recent years, not finishing in the top three or outside the top 20 in their last eight Grand Final appearances, Belgium did finish bottom eight times between 1961 and 2000.

5 - Austria - seven times

Like their neighbours Germany, Austria have experienced more failure than success at Eurovision. While their most memorable entry came in 2014 with Conchita Wurst's Rise Like a Phoenix, they've got a total of seven last-place finishes.

Interestingly, despite putting up nul points in 2015, they actually finished above Germany due to tie-breaking rules.