72 songs written by 150 songwriters have won the

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, an international song competition organised annually by the

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(EBU). The contest, which has been broadcast every year since its debut in , is one of the longest-running television programmes in the world. The contest's winner has been determined using numerous voting techniques throughout its history; centre to these have been the awarding of points by juries or televoters. The entry awarded the most points is declared the winner. The first contest was not won on points, but by votes (two per country), and only the winner was announced. There have been 69 contests, with one winner each year except for the tied , which had four. Songs representing 27 countries have won the contest, with winning the first contest in 1956. The countries with the highest number of wins are and with seven wins each. Two people have won more than once as a performer: Ireland's Johnny Logan, who performed "

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" in and " Hold Me Now" in , and Sweden's

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, who performed "

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" in and "

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" in . Logan is also one of seven songwriters to have written more than one winning entry ("Hold Me Now" and " Why Me?" performed by Linda Martin in ), and is the only person to have three Eurovision victories to their credit, as either singer, songwriter or both. The other six songwriters with more than one winning entry to their credit are Willy van Hemert ( and ), Yves Dessca ( and ), Rolf Løvland ( and ), Brendan Graham ( and ), and Thomas G:son and Peter Boström (both for Sweden 2012 and 2023). Relatively few winners of the Eurovision Song Contest have gone on to achieve major success in the music industry. The most notable winners who have gone on to become international stars are

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, who won for with their song " Waterloo", and

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, who won for with the song "". More recently,

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, who won for the with " Arcade", experienced worldwide streaming success with the song as a

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throughout 2020 and 2021, with it becoming the most streamed Eurovision entry on

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, winners for with "", subsequently achieved worldwide popularity in the months following their victory. The performer and the songwriter(s) of the winning song only receive a medal or a trophy, while its participating broadcaster is invited to host the following year's contest. Since 2008, the performer has been awarded a handmade trophy of sandblasted glass in the shape of a 1950s

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, while the songwriter(s) and the broadcaster receive smaller versions of the trophy. Its original design was created by Kjell Engman of

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, who specialises in glass art. This trophy is notoriously fragile, and the support infamously broke on stage right after being received by

Alexander Rybak Alexander Igorevich Rybak (; born 13 May 1986) or Alyaksandr Iharavich Rybak () is a Belarusian-born Norwegian musician and actor. Based in Oslo, Norway, Rybak extensively worked on television programs and on tours in Europe, particularly in S ...

, who won for , and by Nemo, who won for . Emmelie de Forest, who won for , later revealed that her trophy also broke in the exact same spot. Despite this, no redesigns have been made since.

Winners by year

Performers and songwriters with multiple wins

The following individuals have won the Eurovision Song Contest as a performer or songwriter more than once.

Observations

Eleven Eurovision winning songs (alongside three non-winners) were featured at the special concert '' Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest'' in 2005, in which "Waterloo" by ABBA was voted the most popular song of the contest's first fifty years. and have won seven times, more than any other country. Ireland also won the contest for three consecutive years (, , and ), the only country to ever do so. Three countries have won twice in a row: ( and ), ( and ) and ( and ). is the only country to win with its debut entry (in ). By contrast, holds the record for waiting the longest to achieve their first win, doing so in ; 53 years after their first appearance in the contest. holds the record for longest wait in between wins, having won for the first time in and a second time in . Under the voting system used between 1975 and 2015, the winner of the contest was decided by the final voting country on eleven occasions. Changes to the voting system, including a steady growth in the number of countries participating and voting, means that the points earned are not comparable across the decades. " Amar pelos dois" by Salvador Sobral holds the record of the highest number of points in the contest's history, earning 758 points in 2017. " Fairytale" by

holds the largest margin of victory in absolute points, a 169-point cushion over second place in 2009. "" by

Gigliola Cinquetti Gigliola Cinquetti (; born Giliola Cinquetti on 20 December 1947) is an Italian singer, songwriter and television presenter. Life and career Gigliola Cinquetti was born into a wealthy family in Verona, Italy. At the age of 16, she debuted at ...

holds the record for largest victory by percentage, scoring almost three times as many as second place (49 points compared with 17 by the runner-up) in the 1964 contest. The lowest winning score is the 18 points (of the 160 total votes cast by 16 countries) scored by each of the four winning countries in . Under the voting system used from 1975 until 2015, in which each country gives maximum points to its first place choice, "

" by

won the 2012 contest with the most ever first place votes earned, receiving first place votes from 18 of 41 countries (excluding themselves). The 1976 winner, " Save Your Kisses for Me" by Brotherhood of Man, holds the record of the highest average score per participating country, with an average of 9.65 points received per country. The 2011 winner, " Running Scared" by Ell and Nikki, holds the lowest average score for a winning song under that system, receiving 5.14 points per country. Around two-thirds of the winning songs were performed in the second half of the final. According to the official statistics, until 2019, only 34.3% of the winning songs were performed in the first half, including 3 of the 4 winners in 1969. The only song to win without being clearly in one half or the other was the Israeli entry " Hallelujah" by Milk and Honey in 1979, which was drawn 10th out of 19 songs. Between 2005 and 2013, all the winning songs were performed in the second half of the final's running order. The has finished second sixteen times at Eurovision (most recently in ), more than any other country. has finished third and fourth eight times at Eurovision (most recently respectively in and in ), and Sweden has finished fifth nine times at Eurovision (most recently in ). The country with the most top three places that has never won the contest is , having finished second in and and third in and . Another island nation, , has also finished second twice, in and . With Portugal achieving its first win in 2017, Malta now also holds the record for longest wait for a first win, having first entered the contest in (although has more winless appearances, with 36 since debuting in , due to Malta taking a break from 1976 through 1990). Spain holds the current record for longest drought by a winning country, having last won in 1969. They are followed by France () and (). There is no official runner-up for two of the contests – 1956 and 1969. In 1956 only the winner, Switzerland, was announced. In 1969, four songs shared first place by achieving the same number of points; fifth place was achieved by , which is not considered an official runner-up, because of the draw for first place.

Discrepancies between the jury and televote

Since the reintroduction of the juries alongside televoting in 2009, the jury and the televote awarded the most points to the same entry on six occasions: in 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2017. Two winners have won without placing first in either area: Ukraine's "

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" by

Jamala Susana Alimivna Jamaladinova. (born 27 August 1983), known professionally as Jamala,. is a Ukrainian singer. She represented and won the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with her song "1944 (song), 1944". In 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023 and 2024 ...

in 2016, who finished second in the jury vote behind Australia and second in the televote behind Russia, and the Netherlands' " Arcade" by

in 2019, who placed third behind North Macedonia and Sweden in the jury vote, and second behind Norway in the televote. Sweden won both the combined vote and jury vote in 2015 and 2023, represented by " Heroes" by Måns Zelmerlöw and "

" by Loreen, respectively. However, in the televote, Sweden came third behind Italy and Russia in 2015, and second behind Finland in 2023. Both Switzerland's " The Code" by Nemo in 2024 and Austria's " Wasted Love" by JJ in 2025 won the combined vote and jury vote, but in 2024 Switzerland placed fifth in the televote behind Croatia, Israel, Ukraine, and France. Meanwhile, in 2025 Austria placed fourth in the televote behind Israel, Estonia and Sweden. Azerbaijan's "Running Scared" by Ell and Nikki in 2011, Israel's "

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" by Netta in 2018, Italy's "" by

in 2021 and Ukraine's "

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" by Kalush Orchestra in 2022 all won both the combined vote and televote. However, in the jury vote, Azerbaijan came second behind Italy in 2011, Israel came third behind Austria and Sweden in 2018, Italy came fourth behind Switzerland, France and Malta in 2021, and Ukraine came fourth behind the United Kingdom, Sweden and Spain in 2022.

Winners by country

The first country to repeat win was the , completed in . France was the first country to win three times (completed in ), four times (completed in ), and five times (completed in ). Ireland was the first country to win six times (completed in ) and seven times (completed in ). The first country to win two consecutive contests was Spain, in 1968 and 1969. The first and to date only country to win three consecutive contests was Ireland, in 1992, 1993, and 1994. 1969 is in ''italics'' to indicate the joint (four-way) win.

Gallery

Performers

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Lys Assia Rosa Mina Schärer (3 March 1924 – 24 March 2018), known by her stage name Lys Assia, was a Swiss singer who won the first Eurovision Song Contest in . Assia was born in Rupperswil, Aargau, and began her stage career as a dancer, but changed ...

, winner of the inaugural

1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...

contest for Switzerland. File:Eurovision Song Contest 1958 - Corry Brokken.png,

Corry Brokken Cornelia Maria "Corry" Brokken (3 December 1932 – 31 May 2016) was a Dutch singer, television presenter and jurist. In 1957, she won the second edition of the Eurovision Song Contest with the song " Net als toen", representing the Netherlands ...

, winner of the

1957 Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricke ...

contest for the Netherlands. File:Eurovision Song Contest 1958 - André Claveau.png, André Claveau, winner of the

1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...

contest for France. File:Dam tot Dam race , Teddy Scholten in aktie, Bestanddeelnr 910-6304.jpg,

Teddy Scholten Dorothea Margaretha "Teddy" Scholten (; 11 May 1926 – 8 April 2010) was a Dutch singer and television presenter. She is known for winning the Eurovision Song Contest 1959 with the song " Een beetje", representing the Netherlands. Career In ...

, winner of the

1959 Events January * January 1 – Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 – Soviet lunar probe Luna 1 is the first human-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reaches the ...

contest for the Netherlands. File:Jacqueline Boyer (1960).jpg,

Jacqueline Boyer Eliane Ducos (born 23 April 1941), known professionally as Jacqueline Boyer (), is a French singer and actress. She is also the daughter of performers Jacques Pills and Lucienne Boyer. In Eurovision Song Contest 1960, 1960, she won the Eurovis ...

, winner of the

1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Janu ...

contest for France. File:Jean-Claude Pascal 1945.pdf, Jean-Claude Pascal, winner of the

1961 Events January * January 1 – Monetary reform in the Soviet Union, 1961, Monetary reform in the Soviet Union. * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and cons ...

contest for Luxembourg. File:Isabelle Aubret.jpg,

Isabelle Aubret Isabelle Aubret (; born Thérèse Coquerelle; 27 July 1938) is a French singer best known for winning the Eurovision Song Contest in 1962 with the song " Un premier amour". Early life Thérèse Coquerelle was born in Lille, France, on 27 Jul ...

, winner of the

1962 The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ...

contest for France. File:Jørgen & Grethe Ingmann.jpg,

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Grethe Ingmann Grethe Ingmann (born Clemmensen; 17 June 1938 – 18 August 1990) was a Danish singer. She started her career at 17, when she temporarily performed as a singer of the Malihini Hawaiians pop quartet. Soon after she sang with the Danish guitarist J ...

, winners of the

1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...

contest for Denmark. File:Gigliola Cinquetti (1966).jpg,

, winner of the

1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...

contest for Italy. File:Eurovision Song Contest 1965 - France Gall.jpg,

France Gall Isabelle Geneviève Marie Anne Gall (9 October 1947 – 7 January 2018), known professionally as France Gall, was a French ''yé-yé'' singer. In 1965, at the age of 17, she won the Eurovision Song Contest 1965, tenth edition of the Eurov ...

, winner of the

1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lynd ...

contest for Luxembourg. File:Eurovision Song Contest 1965 - Udo Jürgens.jpg,

Udo Jürgens Jürgen Udo Bockelmann (30 September 1934 – 21 December 2014), generally known as Udo Jürgens, was an Austrian composer and singer of popular music whose career spanned over 50 years. He won the Eurovision Song Contest 1966 for Austria, ...

, winner of the

1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...

contest for Austria. File:Sandie Shaw 3.jpg,

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, winner of the

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...

contest for the United Kingdom. File:Spaanse zangeres Massiel, winnares Euro Song Festival tijdens opname in studio K, Bestanddeelnr 921-2648.jpg,

Massiel María de los Ángeles Felisa Santamaría Espinosa (born 2 August 1947), known professionally as Massiel (), is a Spanish pop and protest singer. She won the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 with the song " La, la, la", being the first performer ...

, winner of the

1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...

contest for Spain. File:Popzangeres Salome zal Spanje vertegenwoordigen op Euro Songfestival in Madrid, Bestanddeelnr 922-1722.jpg, Salomé, one of the four winners of the

1969 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th century, and the ...

contest for Spain. File:Fanclub1965Lulu (cropped).jpg,

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, one of the four winners of the

contest for the United Kingdom. File:Nationale finale van het Eurovisie Songfestival in Scheveningen, Lenny Kuhr zong, Bestanddeelnr 922-1416.jpg,

Lenny Kuhr Helena Hubertina Johanna "Lenny" Kuhr (born 22 February 1950) is a Dutch singer-songwriter. Career In 1967, she started a singing career in the Netherlands, performing songs in the French chanson tradition. In 1969, she represented the Neth ...

, one of the four winners of the

contest for the Netherlands. File:Grand Gala du Disque in RAI Amsterdam. Frida Boccara, Bestanddeelnr 923-3017.jpg,

Frida Boccara Danielle Frida Hélène Boccara (29 October 1940 – 1 August 1996) was a French singer of Italian descent, who performed and recorded in a number of languages, including French, Spanish, English, Italian, German, Dutch and Russian. Early ...

, one of the four winners of the

contest for France. File:Eurovision Song Contest 1970 - Dana 1.jpg, Dana, winner of the

1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli ...

contest for Ireland. File:Séverine - Un Banc... Une Arbre... Une Rue..., 1971 (cropped).jpg, Séverine, winner of the

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...

contest for Monaco. File:2010-10-03-quadriga-vicky-leandros2.jpg,

Vicky Leandros Vasiliki Papathanasiou (, ; born 23 August 1949), known professionally as Vicky Leandros (, ), is a Greek singer living in Germany. She is the daughter of singer, musician and composer Leandros Papathanasiou (also known as Leo Leandros as well ...

, winner of the

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, ...

contest for Luxembourg. File:Anne-Marie David 2015 1094.jpg,

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, winner of the

1973 Events January * January 1 – The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 14 - The 16-0 19 ...

contest for Luxembourg. File:ABBA1974TopPop.jpg,

, winners of the

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; ...

and 2005's 50th anniversary contests for Sweden. File:Teach-in (winnaar Eurovisie Songfestival) terug op Schiphol Teach-in na aankoms, Bestanddeelnr 927-8208.jpg,

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, winners of the

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 – Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

contest for the Netherlands. File:Eurovision Song Contest 1976 rehearsals - United Kingdom - Brotherhood of Man 20.jpg, Brotherhood of Man, winners of the

1976 Events January * January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 18 – Full diplomatic ...

contest for the United Kingdom File:MarieMyriam.jpg,

Marie Myriam Marie Myriam (born Myriam Lopes, 8 May 1957, Luluabourg, Belgian Congo, (now Democratic Republic of the Congo) is a French singer. Career Representing France, she won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1977 with '' L'oiseau et l'enfant'' ("The ...

, winner of the

1977 Events January * January 8 – 1977 Moscow bombings, Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (no ...

contest for France. File:The International Eurovision contest for 1979 was held in Jerusalem (FL45813625).jpg, Milk and Honey winners of the

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

contest for Israel. File:Eurovisie Songfestival 1980 ( Den Haag ) winnaar Johnny Logan in aktie, Bestanddeelnr 930-7803.jpg, Johnny Logan, winner of the

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...

and

1987 Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader ...

contests for Ireland. File:Bucks Fizz 1984.jpg,

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, winner of the

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 6 – A funeral service is held in West Germany for Nazi Grand Admiral ...

contest for the United Kingdom. File:Nicole Hohloch.jpg, Nicole Hohloch, winner of the

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C. ...

contest for Germany. File:Richard Herrey 001.jpg,

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from

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, winners of the

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

contest for Sweden. File:Bobbysocks (11096943775).jpg,

Bobbysocks! Bobbysocks is a Norwegian pop duo consisting of Norwegian Hanne Krogh and Swedish-Norwegian Elisabeth Andreassen. They won the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 with the song "La det swinge" ("Let it swing"). Elisabeth went by the surname Andreasson ...

, winners of the

1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a n ...

contest for Norway. File:Sandra Kim.jpg,

Sandra Kim Sandra Caldarone (born 15 October 1972), better known as Sandra Kim, is a Belgian singer of Italian descent who won the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 in Bergen, Norway. Her father was an Italian immigrant from Torrebruna in the Province of Chie ...

, winner of the

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. ** Spain and Portugal en ...

contest for Belgium. File:Céline Dion 2012.jpg,

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, winner of the

1988 1988 was a crucial year in the early history of the Internet—it was the year of the first well-known computer virus, the Morris worm, 1988 Internet worm. The first permanent intercontinental Internet link was made between the United State ...

contest for Switzerland. File:Emilija Kokić.jpg,

Emilija Kokić Emilija Kokić (born 10 May 1968) is a Croatian singer. She was the lead singer of the Croatian pop band Riva, which won the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 for Yugoslavia, with the song '' Rock Me'', just four days before her 21st Birthday. Current ...

, lead vocalist for the winning band

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1989 1989 was a turning point in political history with the "Revolutions of 1989" which ended communism in Eastern Bloc of Europe, starting in Poland and Hungary, with experiments in power-sharing coming to a head with the opening of the Berlin W ...

for Yugoslavia. File:Toto Cutugno.jpg,

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, winner of the

1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the separation of Namibia from South ...

contest for Italy. File:Carola Häggkvist.jpg,

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, winner of the

1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...

contest for Sweden. File:Linda Martin 2013 01 (crop 2).jpg, Linda Martin, winner of the

1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...

contest for Ireland. File:Niamh Kavanagh in Oslo 2010.jpg,

Niamh Kavanagh Niamh Kavanagh ( ; born 13 February 1968) is an Irish singer who sang the winning entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993. The 1993 Eurovision Song Contest was held in Millstreet, County Cork, Ireland. She sang "In Your Eyes" to clinch t ...

, winner of the

1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...

contest for Ireland. File:Secret Garden1.jpg, Secret Garden, winner of the

1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...

contest for Norway. File:Eimear Quinn tijdens Het Grote Songfestivalfeest 2019.jpg,

Eimear Quinn Eimear Mary Rose Quinn ( ; , ; born 18 December 1972) is an Irish singer and composer. She is best known for winning the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 with the song " The Voice". Since then she has toured and performed extensively international ...

, winner of the

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

contest for Ireland. File:Katrina and the Waves - Malmö 1988.jpg,

Katrina and the Waves Katrina and the Waves were a British Rock music, rock band formed in Cambridge in 1981, widely known for their 1985 hit "Walking on Sunshine (Katrina and the Waves song), Walking on Sunshine". They won the 1997 Eurovision Song Contest with the ...

, winners of the

1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

contest for the United Kingdom. File:Dana International 2008 Eurovision.jpg,

Dana International Sharon Cohen (; born 2 February 1969), professionally known as Dana International (), is an Israeli Pop music, pop singer. She has released eight albums and three additional compilation albums. She was the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest ...

, winner of the

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

contest for Israel. File:Charlotte Perrelli By Daniel Åhs.jpg,

Charlotte Nilsson Anna Jenny Charlotte Perrelli (; ; born 7 October 1974), known until 2003 by her maiden name, is a Swedish singer and television host. Under her maiden name, she won the 1999 Melodifestivalen and subsequently that year's Eurovision Song Conte ...

, winner of the

1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...

contest for Sweden. File:Olsen Brothers.jpg,

Olsen Brothers Olsen Brothers () were a Danish rock/pop music duo, formed by brothers Jørgen (born 15 March 1950) and Niels "Noller" Olsen (born 13 April 1954), both from Odense, who won the Eurovision Song Contest 2000. They formed their first band, The Kids ...

, winners of the

2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...

contest for Denmark. File:Dave Benton.jpg,

Dave Benton Efrén Eugene Benita (born 31 January 1951), also known as Dave Benton, is an Aruban-born Estonian pop musician. He won the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 along Tanel Padar and 2XL with the song " Everybody" representing ; becoming the oldest s ...

, winner (together with

Tanel Padar Tanel Padar (born 27 October 1980) is an Estonian singer and songwriter. He is best known internationally for winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2001. Padar became famous by winning the '' Kaks takti ette'', a biennial televised competition fo ...

and 2XL) of the

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

contest for Estonia. File:Padar, Tanel 2011 240.jpg,

, winner (together with

and 2XL) of the

contest for Estonia. File:Maria Naumova 2.JPG,

Marie N Marija Naumova-Bullīta (born 23 June 1973), known professionally as Marija Naumova, is a Latvian singer. Under the stage name Marie N, she sings a broad range of music ranging from pop to musical theatre and jazz, and has recorded several albu ...

, winner of the

2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

contest for Latvia. File:Sertab Erener (cropped).jpg,

Sertab Erener Sertab Erener (born 4 December 1964) is a Turkish singer, songwriter and composer. With her coloratura soprano voice, she started working as a backing vocalist for Sezen Aksu, and with Aksu's help she released her first studio album in the 1990s ...

, winner of the

2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...

contest for Turkey. File:Ruslana, 2009-05-09 (2).jpg,

Ruslana Ruslana Stepanivna Lyzhychko (, ; born 24 May 1973),Руслана – Биография< ...

, winner of the

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

contest for Ukraine. File:Paparizou HBH Fruitea.jpg,

Helena Paparizou Helena Paparizou (; ; born 31 January 1982) is a Swedish-Greek singer, and television personality. Born and raised in Sweden to Greek parents, she launched her singing career in Sweden in 1999 as a member of the laïko (Greek folk music) and Eur ...

, winner of the

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

contest for Greece. File:MrLordi2013.jpg,

Lordi Lordi () is a Finnish Rock music, rock band. Formed in 1992 by the band's lead singer, songwriter and costume maker Mr Lordi (Tomi Petteri Putaansuu), Lordi are known for wearing monster masks and using horror elements with pyrotechnics during c ...

, winner of the

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

contest for Finland. File:ESC 2007 Serbia - Marija Serifovic - Molitva (2) (cropped).jpg,

Marija Šerifović Marija Šerifović ( sr-cyr, Марија Шерифовић, ; born 14 November 1984) is a Serbian singer. Born in Kragujevac, she is best known for winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki, Finland with "Molitva", becoming Serbia's ...

, winner of the

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

contest for Serbia. File:Dima Bilan 2008 Eurovision 2.jpg,

Dima Bilan Dima Nikolayevich Bilan (, ; born Viktor Nikolayevich Belan [] on 24 December 1981) is a Russian singer. In 2002, Bilan participated in the first edition of New Wave. At the end of the contest, he finished in fourth place. He represented Russ ...

, winner of the

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

contest for Russia. File:Alexander Rybak at the Eurovision press conference.jpg,

, winner of the

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

contest for Norway. File:Lena Meyer-Landrut at PC after 2010 Eurovision 2.jpg,

Lena Lena or LENA may refer to: Places * Léna Department, a department of Houet Province in Burkina Faso * Lena, Manitoba, an unincorporated community located in Killarney-Turtle Mountain municipality in Manitoba, Canada * Lena, Norway, a village in ...

, winner of the

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

contest for Germany. File:Ell & Nikki - Azerbaijan (Eurovision Song Contest 2011) cropped 2.jpg, Ell and Nikki, winners of the

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

contest for Azerbaijan. File:Loreen Eurovision 2012 winner.jpg,

, winner of the

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

and

2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

contests for Sweden. File:ESC2013 winner's press conference 06 (crop).jpg, Emmelie de Forest, winner of the

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

contest for Denmark. File:ESC2014 winner's press conference 11 (crop).jpg,

Conchita Wurst Thomas Neuwirth (born 6 November 1988) is an Austrian singer, fashion designer, human rights activist and drag queen who is known for his stage persona Conchita Wurst (or simply Conchita). He came to international attention after winning the Euro ...

, winner of the

2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...

contest for Austria. File:20150514 ESC 2015 Måns Zelmerlöw 5767.jpg, Måns Zelmerlöw, winner of the

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

contest for Sweden. File:ESC2016 winner's press conference 02 (cropped).jpg,

, winner of the

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

contest for Ukraine. File:Salvador Sobral RedCarpet Kyiv 2017.jpg, Salvador Sobral, winner of the

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

contest for Portugal. File:Netta (3) 20180508 EuroVisionary (cropped).jpg, Netta, winner of the

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

contest for Israel. File:Duncan Laurence with the 2019 Eurovision Trophy.jpg,

, winner of the

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

contest for the Netherlands. File:Maneskin 2018.jpg,

, winners of the contest for Italy. File:Kalush Orchestra, May 2022.png, Kalush Orchestra, winners of the contest for Ukraine. File:Nemo Trophy Press Conference.jpg, Nemo, winner of the contest for Switzerland. File:Johannes JJ Pietsch - Federal Chancellery - 2025-05-19 - SRO6120-ARW (cropped 2).jpg, JJ, winner of the

2025 So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudanese civil war, and the Gaza war. Internal crises in Bangladesh post-resignation v ...

contest for Austria.

Songwriters

File:Emile_Gardaz_(1980)_by_Erling_Mandelmann_-_2.jpg,

Émile Gardaz Émile Gardaz (29 August 1931, Échallens, Vaud - 19 December 2007) was a Swiss radio moderator and author, working for Radio suisse romande since 1955. He was the father of comedian Sophie Gardaz. Ten years before his death, in 1997, he was, ...

, winner of the

contest for Switzerland. File:Nisa_1938.jpg,

Nicola Salerno Nicola Salerno (11 March 1910 – 22 May 1969), often known as Nisa, was an Italian lyricist. He formed a famous songwriting duo with Renato Carosone. Life and career Nicola Salerno was born in Naples in 1910. His first hit was "Eulalia ...

, winner of the

contest for Italy. File:Serge_Gainsbourg_par_Claude_Truong-Ngoc_1981.jpg,

Serge Gainsbourg Serge Gainsbourg (; born Lucien Ginsburg; 2 April 1928 – 2 March 1991) was a French singer-songwriter, actor, composer, and director. Regarded as one of the most important figures in French pop, he was renowned for often provocative rel ...

, winner of the

contest for Luxembourg. File:1968. Dúo Dinámico (cropped).jpg, Manuel de la Calva and Ramón Arcusa (known as ''

Dúo Dinámico Dúo Dinámico () is a Spanish pop music duo formed by Manuel de la Calva and Ramón Arcusa. Besides singers, they are songwriters and record producers and they starred in four feature films. They were the main precursors of pop music and fandom ...

''), winners of the

contest for Spain. File:Benny_Andersson_2012-09-24_001.jpg,

Benny Andersson Göran Bror Benny Andersson (; born 16 December 1946) is a Swedish musician, composer and producer best known as a member of the pop group ABBA and co-composer of the musicals ''Chess (musical), Chess'', ''Kristina från Duvemåla'', and ''Mamm ...

, winner of the

contest for Sweden. File:Eddy_Ouwens_(1978).jpg,

Eddy Ouwens Eddy Ouwens (born 30 May 1946, Rotterdam), also known as Danny Mirror, is a Dutch musician and record producer. Overview He was a founder member in 1966 of the Rotterdam-based group, Eddy Nelson & the Eddysons. After a few hits he left to work as ...

, winner of the

contest for Netherlands. File:Tony_Hiller.jpg,

Tony Hiller Anthony Toby Hiller (30 July 1927 – 26 August 2018) was an English songwriter and record producer. He was best known for writing and/or producing hits for Brotherhood of Man, including " United We Stand" (1970) and " Save Your Kisses for Me" ( ...

, winner of the

contest for United Kingdom. File:Nurit_Hirsh.jpg,

Nurit Hirsh Nurit Hirsh (; born August 13, 1942) is an Israeli composer, arranger and conductor who has written over a thousand Hebrew songs. Three of her most famous and widely known songs are '' Ba-Shanah ha-Ba'ah'' (''Next Year'', lyrics by Ehud Manor), ...

, winner of the

1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd ...

contest for Israel. File:Secret_Garden1.jpg, Rolf Løvland ''(left)'', winning songwriter of the

and

contests for Norway. File:Pick_por.jpg, Svika Pik, winner of the

contest for Israel. File:Kärmas,_Maian-Anna_MG_1435.JPG,

Maian Kärmas Maian-Anna Kärmas (born Maian-Anna Kärmas, 25 February 1978 in Tallinn) is an Estonian singer, songwriter, and journalist. Kärmas had her debut as a soloist in 1995 at '' Kaks takti ette'', a contest for debutant singers, organized by Eesti ...

, winner of the

contest for Estonia. File:Christos Dantis 2010.jpg,

Christos Dantis Christos Dantis (; born Christos Vlachakis, 26 September 1966), is a Greek multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, lyricist, and record producer best known for his hits such as "To Palio Mou Palto" and "Ena Tragoudi Akoma" and later for co-w ...

, winner of the

contest for Greece. File:MrLordi2013.jpg,

Mr Lordi Tomi Petteri Putaansuu (born 15 February 1974), known professionally as Mr Lordi, is a Finnish musician, businessman, make-up artist, special effect make-up artist, songwriter, painter, comics artist and graphic designer. He is best known as the ...

, winner of the

contest for Finland. File:JimBeanzEmpire.jpg,

Jim Beanz James David Washington (born August 26, 1980), known professionally as Jim BEANZ, is an American music producer, songwriter, singer and record producer from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He is signed to Timbaland Productions and Sunset Entertainment ...

, winner of the

contest for Russia. File:20160213 ESC Österreich 4789.jpg,

Julie Frost Julie Frost is an American songwriter, singer, guitarist and record producer. She is the recipient of Golden Globe and Eurovision Song Contest awards for songs written, as well as a Parent's Choice Award for album production and performance. She ...

, winner of the

contest for Germany. File:Stefan_Örn.jpg,

Stefan Örn Stefan Örn ( Gällstads församling, Älvsborgs län, 9 January 1975) is a Swedish music composer and guitarist. He is a member of the band Apollo Drive. Örn was one of the composers of the songs which represented Azerbaijan in the Eurovisi ...

, winner of the

contest for Azerbaijan. File:Thomas_Gson_Studio_Eurovision_2013_03_(crop).jpg , Thomas G:son, winner of the

and

contests for Sweden. File:The songwriters behind Only Teardrops.jpg, Thomas Stengaard ''(left)'', Julia Fabrin Jakobsen ''(centre)'' and

Lise Cabble Lise Cabble (born 10 January 1958, in Amager) is a Danish singer and songwriter. Cabble has written more than ten songs for Dansk Melodi Grand Prix and Eurovision Song Contest performers. Notable songs include the 1995 Danish song '' Fra Mols til ...

''(right)'', winner of the

contest for Denmark. File:Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad (cropped).jpg,

Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad Anton may refer to: People *Anton (given name), a list of people with the given name *Anton (surname), a list of people with the surname Places *Anton Municipality, Bulgaria **Anton, Sofia Province, a village *Antón District, Panama **Antón, ...

, winner of the

contest for Sweden. File:Luísa_Sobral_Red_Carpet_Kyiv_2017.jpg,

Luísa Sobral Luísa Vilar Braamcamp Sobral (; born 18 September 1987) is a Portuguese singer and songwriter. She came to prominence in 2003 after finishing third in the first season of '' Ídolos'', the Portuguese version of '' Idols'' television series. Aft ...

, winner of the

contest for Portugal. File:Doron Medalie By Kfir Ziv (cropped).jpg,

Doron Medalie Doron Medalie (; born 5 December 1977) is an Israeli songwriter, composer and artistic director. He co-wrote the song "Toy", which was performed by Netta Barzilai and won the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. Biography Doron Medalie was raised in Ra ...

, winner of the

contest for Israel. File:Cazzi Opeia - Melodifestivalen 2022, finalen, torsdagen 125 (cropped).jpg, Moa Carlebecker, winner of the

contest for Sweden. File:Teya at the Eurovision Turquoise Carpet 2023 (cropped 2).jpg, Teodora Špirić, winner of the

contest for Austria.

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References

Bibliography

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Performers and songwriters with multiple wins

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Winners by country

Gallery

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See also

Notes

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