The artists to appears on the National Final Countdown the most number of times
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The National Final Countdown sees fans from across the world vote for their favourite songs that didn't make the Eurovision stage.
The songs eligible are those that competed in a national selection for Eurovision but were not chosen for the Contest.
The countdown has been running since the end of the 2017 season, and many artists have made the list with multiple songs and/or multiple years.
Here are the Top 10 artists who have appeared the most times.
=9. Adelen (Norway)
8 times
Adelen from Norway finished runner-up with her song Bombo at Melodi Grand Prix in 2013.
The song charted across Europe and saw her work with Simon Fuller to record a song for the 2014 World Cup album.
Bombo won the OGAE Second Chance Contest and appeared on the first ever National Final Countdown at No.21
The song has made the Top 100 EVERY year since, staying inside the Top 50 until it dropped to No.77 last year.
=9. Jaguar Jonze (Australia)
8 times
Jaguar Jonze is the only artist to compete at Eurovision - Australia Decides twice.
She finished 6th in 2020 with Rabbit Hole and 3rd in 2022 with Little Fires.
Both songs have made the NFC 100 ever year they have been eligible (Five times for Rabbit Hole and three times for Little Fires).
They also have the same highest position, both reaching No.10 in the year of their performance.
=9. Anna Bergendahl
8 times
Anna Bergendahl has appeared at Melodifestivalen on four occasions, with two of her songs making the NFC 100.
Kingdom Come has appeared five times, reaching a high of No.9
Ashes to Ashes has appeared three times, reaching a high of No.8
8. Tayanna (Ukraine)
9 times
With two incredible entries from Vidbir in the 2010s, it felt inevitable that Tayanna would represent Ukraine, but it never came to be.
Her 2017 song I Love You has featured on the countdown six times, reaching No.7.
While Lelya from 2018 made the countdown three times, reaching No.17.
7. Dotter (Sweden)
10 times
Another artist with four Melodifestivalen entries with three making the NFC 100.
Bulletproof appeared five times, reaching a high of No.2
Little Tot featured three times, reaching a high of No.10
It's Not Easy to Write a Love Song appeared once, reaching No.62
=5. Mariette (Sweden)
11 times
Mariette has competed at Melodifestivalen five times, reaching the final on every occasion.
Just two of her songs have made the NFC 100, however, they have appeared a high number of times.
A Million Years made the first seven countdowns, reaching a high of No.5
Don't Stop Believing appeared four times, reaching a high of No.43
=5. Annalisa
11 times
The Italian superstar has competed at Sanremo an incredible six times and is unlucky to have never taken the trophy.
Four of her songs have made the NFC 100:
Sinceremante has appeared just one time, when it took out 1st place last year
Il mondo prima di te has featured on seven occasions, reaching No.3
Dieci has made the list twice, reaching No.72
Una finestra tra le stelle has also featured twice reaching, No.56
4. Alcazar
15 times
The Swedish supergroup may be known to many for their hit Crying at the Discoteque.
However, outside that hit, they had a huge career in Sweden, including five appearances at Melodifestivalen.
Three of those entries have made the NFC 100:
Stay The Night has featured seven times, reaching No.18
Blame it on the Boogie has made the list six times, reaching a high of No.25
Not a Sinner nor a Saint appeared twice, reaching a high of No.36
=2. Loreen
16 times
The two-time Eurovision winner also had Melodifestivalen songs that didn't win!
Both Statements from 2017 and My Heart is Refusing Me from 2011 have made the countdown EVERY year (eight times each).
Statements won the second edition of NFC 100 and regularly makes the Top 10.
My Heart is Refusing me reached a high of No.6, also in the second edition
=2. Ace Wilder
16 times
Ace Wilder competed in Melodifestivalen three times placed 2nd and 3rd in her first two years.
All three of her entries have made the NFC 100:
Busy Doin' Nothin has featured seven times, reaching a high of No.3
Don't Worry appeared six times, reaching a high of No.16
Wild Child made the NFC 100 three times, reaching a high of No.19
1. Wiktoria
17 times
Wiktoria competed at Melodifestivan three times and all three songs have made the NFC 100.
As I Lay Me Down made the list seven times winning the very first countdown
Save Me appeared six times reaching No.4
Not With Me featured four times, reaching a high of No.26
Where are the men?
Other than members of Alcazar, no other men appeared, though a few just missed this list.
Mick Pedaja (Estonia), Danny Saucedo (Sweden) and Oscar Zia (Sweden) all appeared seven times.
Voting in this year's NFC 100 is still open!
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