Eurovision Song Contest
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The Eurovision Song Contest is a song contest held in European Broadcasting Union which started in 1956. Different singers representing countries in Europe compete every year.
Famous past winners include ABBA (representing their native Sweden) and Céline Dion (though Canadian, represented Switzerland).
[change] List of winners
| Year | Country | Song | Performer | Article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Switzerland | Refrain | Lys Assia | ESC 1956 |
| 1957 | Netherlands | Net Als Toen | Corry Brokken | ESC 1957 |
| 1958 | France | Dors, Mon Amour | André Claveau | ESC 1958 |
| 1959 | Netherlands | Een Beetje | Teddy Scholten | ESC 1959 |
| 1960 | France | Tom Pillibi | Jacqueline Boyer | ESC 1960 |
| 1961 | Luxembourg | Nous les amoureux | Jean-Claude Pascal | ESC 1961 |
| 1962 | France | Un premier amour | Isabelle Aubret | ESC 1962 |
| 1963 | Denmark | Dansevise | Grethe & Jørgen Ingmann | ESC 1963 |
| 1964 | Italy | Non ho l'età (per amarti) | Gigliola Cinquetti | ESC 1964 |
| 1965 | Luxembourg | Poupée de cire, poupée de son | France Gall | ESC 1965 |
| 1966 | Austria | Merci Chérie | Udo Jürgens | ESC 1966 |
| 1967 | United Kingdom | Puppet On A String | Sandie Shaw | ESC 1967 |
| 1968 | Spain | La, la, la | Massiel | ESC 1968 |
| 1969[1] | Spain | Vivo Cantando | Salomé | ESC 1969 |
| United Kingdom | Boom Bang-a-Bang | Lulu | ||
| Netherlands | De Troubadour | Lennie Kuhr | ||
| France | Un jour, un enfant | Frida Boccara | ||
| 1970 | Republic of Ireland | All Kinds Of Everything | Dana | ESC 1970 |
| 1971 | Monaco | Un banc, un arbre, une rue | Séverine | ESC 1971 |
| 1972 | Luxembourg | Après Toi | Vicky Leandros | ESC 1972 |
| 1973 | Luxembourg | Tu Te Reconnaîtras | Anne-Marie David | ESC 1973 |
| 1974 | Sweden | Waterloo | ABBA | ESC 1974 |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Ding-A-Dong | Teach-In | ESC 1975 |
| 1976 | United Kingdom | Save Your Kisses For Me | Brotherhood of Man | ESC 1976 |
| 1977 | France | L'Oiseau Et L'Enfant | Marie Myriam | ESC 1977 |
| 1978 | Israel | A-Ba-Ni-Bi | Izhar Cohen & Alphabeta | ESC 1978 |
| 1979 | Israel | Hallelujah | Gali Atari & Milk and Honey | ESC 1979 |
| 1980 | Republic of Ireland | What's Another Year? | Johnny Logan | ESC 1980 |
| 1981 | United Kingdom | Making Your Mind Up | Bucks Fizz | ESC 1981 |
| 1982 | Germany | Ein Bisschen Frieden | Nicole | ESC 1982 |
| 1983 | Luxembourg | Si la vie est cadeau | Corinne Hermès | ESC 1983 |
| 1984 | Sweden | Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley | Herreys | ESC 1984 |
| 1985 | Norway | La det swinge | Bobbysocks | ESC 1985 |
| 1986 | Belgium | J'aime la vie | Sandra Kim | ESC 1986 |
| 1987 | Republic of Ireland | Hold Me Now | Johnny Logan | ESC 1987 |
| 1988 | Switzerland | Ne partez pas sans moi | Céline Dion | ESC 1988 |
| 1989 | Yugoslavia | Rock Me | Riva | ESC 1989 |
| 1990 | Italy | Insieme: 1992 | Toto Cutugno | ESC 1990 |
| 1991 | Sweden | Fångad av en stormvind | Carola | ESC 1991 |
| 1992 | Republic of Ireland | Why Me | Linda Martin | ESC 1992 |
| 1993 | Republic of Ireland | In Your Eyes | Niamh Kavanagh | ESC 1993 |
| 1994 | Republic of Ireland | Rock 'n' Roll Kids | Paul Harrington & Charlie McGettigan | ESC 1994 |
| 1995 | Norway | Nocturne | Secret Garden | ESC 1995 |
| 1996 | Republic of Ireland | The Voice | Eimear Quinn | ESC 1996 |
| 1997 | United Kingdom | Love Shine A Light | Katrina and the Waves | ESC 1997 |
| 1998 | Israel | Diva | Dana International | ESC 1998 |
| 1999 | Sweden | Take Me to Your Heaven | Charlotte Nilsson | ESC 1999 |
| 2000 | Denmark | Fly On The Wings Of Love | Olsen Brothers | ESC 2000 |
| 2001 | Estonia | Everybody | Tanel Padar, Dave Benton & 2XL | ESC 2001 |
| 2002 | Latvia | I Wanna | Marie N | ESC 2002 |
| 2003 | Turkey | Everyway That I Can | Sertab Erener | ESC 2003 |
| 2004 | Ukraine | Wild Dances | Ruslana | ESC 2004 |
| 2005 | Greece | My Number One | Elena Paparizou | ESC 2005 |
| 2006 | Finland | Hard Rock Hallelujah | Lordi | ESC 2006 |
| 2007 | Serbia | Moltiva | Marija Šerifović | ESC 2007 |
| 2008 | Russia | Believe | Dima Bilan | ESC 2008 |
- ^ In 1969 four countries were joint winners as there was no rule for a tie.
[change] Junior winners
| Year | Country | Song | Performer | Article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Croatia | You Are My First Love | Dino Jelusić | JESC 2003 |
| 2004 | Spain | I'd be Rather Dead Than Plain | María Isabel | JESC 2004 |
| 2005 | Belarus | We Are Together | Ksenia Sitnik | JESC 2005 |
| 2006 | Russia | Spring Jazz | The Tolmachevy Twins | JESC 2006 |
| 2007 | Belarus | With Friends | Alexey Zhigalkovich | JESC 2007 |
[change] Other websites
- Eurovision.tv - the official website of the Eurovision Song Contest
- JuniorEurovision.tv - the official website of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
- ebu.ch - the official website of the European Broadcasting Union
- The Official Eurovision Shop - Selection of Eurovision items
- The Eurovision History - National Finals & Eurovision Entries
