Liechtenstein , Vatican City and Kosovo are the only European countries not to have participated ; the most recent major European country to take part was the Czech Republic , which made its debut in the 2007 contest . San Marino took part in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest in Belgrade , Serbia , together with Azerbaijan . Australia made their debut in the 2015 contest and became the first country from the Oceania region ( and the second country outside Eurasia overall after Morocco in 1980 ) to participate in the contest . Although their participation was originally announced as a one-off event , the country was subsequently invited to participate in the 2016 contest
2008 Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
History of the Eurovision Song Contest