Eurovision Song Contest

The Eurovision Song Contest is a song contest run by the European Broadcasting Union that started in 1956. Different singers representing countries in Europe compete every year. Australia has also participated since 2015.

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Past famous winners include ABBA (1974), Céline Dion (1988), Lordi (2006), Loreen (2012 and 2023), Duncan Laurence (2019) and Måneskin (2021).

The Eurovision Song Contest 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is the first time the contest was cancelled. It was replaced by a replacement show called Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light. It showed the selected entries in place of the Grand Final on 16 May 2020.

Format

In the first few years of the contest, a small group of countries competed against each other in one show. As more countries wanted to join, it was decided that there would be two semi-finals where the ten highest-ranked countries from each semi-final would go into the Grand Final. The United Kingdom, France, Spain, Germany and Italy automatically qualify for the Grand Final because they give a lot of money to the EBU.

Until 2004, the winner was decided by experts from each country, who would award points to their favourite song. After 2004, the winner was decided by a public vote. Since 2009, the jury and public vote have decided a winner. Both the juries and public from each country will award points to their ten favourite songs. The results are added together and the winner is revealed. The winning country hosts the contest next year, unless they are unable to.

List of winners
YearCountrySongPerformerArticle
1956  SwitzerlandRefrainLys AssiaESC 1956
1957 NetherlandsNet als toenCorry BrokkenESC 1957
1958 FranceDors, mon amourAndré ClaveauESC 1958
1959 NetherlandsEen beetjeTeddy ScholtenESC 1959
1960 FranceTom PillibiJacqueline BoyerESC 1960
1961 LuxembourgNous les amoureuxJean-Claude PascalESC 1961
1962 FranceUn premier amourIsabelle AubretESC 1962
1963 DenmarkDanseviseGrethe & Jørgen IngmannESC 1963
1964 ItalyNon ho l'età (per amarti)Gigliola CinquettiESC 1964
1965 LuxembourgPoupée de cire, poupée de sonFrance GallESC 1965
1966 AustriaMerci, ChérieUdo JürgensESC 1966
1967 United KingdomPuppet on a StringSandie ShawESC 1967
1968 SpainLa, la, laMassielESC 1968
1969[1] SpainVivo cantandoSaloméESC 1969
 United KingdomBoom Bang-a-BangLulu
 NetherlandsDe troubadourLennie Kuhr
 FranceUn jour, un enfantFrida Boccara
1970 IrelandAll Kinds of EverythingDanaESC 1970
1971 MonacoUn banc, un arbre, une rueSéverineESC 1971
1972 LuxembourgAprès toiVicky LeandrosESC 1972
1973 LuxembourgTu te reconnaîtrasAnne-Marie DavidESC 1973
1974 SwedenWaterlooABBAESC 1974
1975 NetherlandsDing-a-DongTeach-InESC 1975
1976 United KingdomSave Your Kisses for MeBrotherhood of ManESC 1976
1977 FranceL'oiseau et l'enfantMarie MyriamESC 1977
1978 IsraelA-ba-ni-bi (א-ב-ני-בי)Izhar Cohen & AlphabetaESC 1978
1979 IsraelHallelujah (הללויה)Gali Atari & Milk and HoneyESC 1979
1980 IrelandWhat's Another Year?Johnny LoganESC 1980
1981 United KingdomMaking Your Mind UpBucks FizzESC 1981
1982 GermanyEin bißchen FriedenNicoleESC 1982
1983 LuxembourgSi la vie est cadeauCorinne HermèsESC 1983
1984 SwedenDiggi-loo diggi-leyHerreysESC 1984
1985 NorwayLa det swingeBobbysocks!ESC 1985
1986 BelgiumJ'aime la vieSandra KimESC 1986
1987 IrelandHold Me NowJohnny LoganESC 1987
1988  SwitzerlandNe partez pas sans moiCéline DionESC 1988
1989 YugoslaviaRock MeRivaESC 1989
1990 ItalyInsieme: 1992Toto CutugnoESC 1990
1991 SwedenFångad av en stormvindCarolaESC 1991
1992 IrelandWhy Me?Linda MartinESC 1992
1993 IrelandIn Your EyesNiamh KavanaghESC 1993
1994 IrelandRock 'n' Roll KidsPaul Harrington & Charlie McGettiganESC 1994
1995 NorwayNocturneSecret GardenESC 1995
1996 IrelandThe VoiceEimear QuinnESC 1996
1997 United KingdomLove Shine a LightKatrina and the WavesESC 1997
1998 IsraelDiva (דיווה‎)Dana InternationalESC 1998
1999 SwedenTake Me to Your HeavenCharlotte NilssonESC 1999
2000 DenmarkFly on the Wings of LoveOlsen BrothersESC 2000
2001 EstoniaEverybodyTanel Padar, Dave Benton & 2XLESC 2001
2002 LatviaI WannaMarie NESC 2002
2003 TurkeyEveryway That I CanSertab ErenerESC 2003
2004 UkraineWild DancesRuslanaESC 2004
2005 GreeceMy Number OneHelena PaparizouESC 2005
2006 FinlandHard Rock HallelujahLordiESC 2006
2007 SerbiaMolitva (Молитва)Marija ŠerifovićESC 2007
2008 RussiaBelieveDima BilanESC 2008
2009 NorwayFairytaleAlexander RybakESC 2009
2010 GermanySatelliteLena Meyer-LandrutESC 2010
2011 AzerbaijanRunning ScaredEll & NikkiESC 2011
2012 SwedenEuphoriaLoreenESC 2012
2013 DenmarkOnly TeardropsEmmelie de ForestESC 2013
2014 AustriaRise Like a PhoenixConchita WurstESC 2014
2015 SwedenHeroesMåns ZelmerlöwESC 2015
2016 Ukraine1944JamalaESC 2016
2017 PortugalAmar Pelos DoisSalvador SobralESC 2017
2018 IsraelToyNetta BarzilaiESC 2018
2019 NetherlandsArcadeDuncan LaurenceESC 2019
2020[2]———ESC 2020
2021 ItalyZitti e BuoniMåneskinESC 2021
2022 UkraineStefaniaKalush OrchestraESC 2022
2023 SwedenTattooLoreenESC 2023

Notes
  1. ^ In 1969 four countries were joint winners as there was no rule for a tie.
  2. ^ Cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Replaced by a programme called Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light.

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