Most points scored at the Eurovision Song Contest

At the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) in Kiev, Ukraine, on 13 May 2017, Portuguese singer Salvador Sobral secured his country's first ever Eurovision triumph with “Amar Pelos Dois”. The ballad amassed an incredible total of 758 points from the combined votes of the jury (382 points) and the public (376 points), including 30 maximum scores of 12 points. Sobral – and runner-up Kristian Kostov (Bulgaria) with “Beautiful Mess” (615 points) – smashed the record set in 2016 by Ukraine's Jamala, whose "1944" attracted 534 points.

The ESC adopted a new scoring system for the 2016 competition, with each country awarding two sets of points (jury and televoting), thus increasing the number of points available.

Prior to 2016, Alexander Rybak's (Norway) “Fairytale” achieved the highest score – 387 points – under the old scoring system, winning the 2009 contest in Moscow, Russia. “Euphoria” by Loreen (372 points in 2012) and “Heroes” by Måns Zelmerlöw (365 points in 2015) – both Swedish entries – had narrowly failed to topple Rybak’s record score before the new system was adopted.

Most points scored at the Eurovision Song Contest (2016-24):

758 – “Amar Pelos Dois” by Salvador Sobral (Portugal, 1st, 2017)

631 – “Stefania” by Kalush Orchestra (Ukraine, 1st, 2022)

615 – “Beautiful Mess” by Kristian Kostov (Bulgaria, 2nd, 2017)

591 – “The Code” by Nemo (Switzerland, 1st, 2024)

583 – “Tattoo” by Loreen (Sweden, 1st, 2023)

547 – “Rim Tim Tagi Dim” by Baby Lasagna (Croatia, 2nd, 2024)

534 – “1944” by Jamala (Ukraine, 1st, 2016)

529 – “Toy” by Netta (Israel, 1st, 2018)

526 – “Cha Cha Cha” by Käärijä (Finland, 2nd, 2023)

524 – “Zitti e Buoni” by Måneskin (Italy, 1st, 2021)