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Eurovision winner: Conchita Wurst
Eurovision winner: Conchita Wurst Austrian drag performer Conchita Wurst (Thomas Neuwirth) clutching Eurovision's iconic glass microphone trophy after winning the contest in Copenhagen, May 10, 2014.

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How Eurovision became the “Olympics for singing”
How Eurovision became the “Olympics for singing”The first Eurovision was held on May 24, 1956, in Lugano, Switzerland.
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Eurovision Song Contest winner, winner of the annual Eurovision Song Contest organized by the European Broadcasting Union. A glass trophy in the shape of a microphone is awarded to the winning performer, and smaller trophies are given to the winning songwriters. The country represented by the winning performance is accorded the right to host the contest the following year. Widespread recognition from winning the song contest has been instrumental in launching several successful music careers, such as those of ABBA (winner of the 1974 contest), CĂ©line Dion (1988), and MĂ„neskin (2021). Below is a list of the winning song and songwriter for each year, alongside the performer and country.

year song, songwriter performer country
1956 “Refrain,” Émile Gardaz, GĂ©o Voumard Lys Assia Switzerland
1957 “Net als toen,” Willy van Hemert, Guus Jansen Corry Brokken Netherlands
1958 “Dors mon amour,” Pierre DelanoĂ«, Hubert Giraud AndrĂ© Claveau France
1959 “Een beetje,” Willy van Hemert, Dick Schallies Teddy Scholten Netherlands
1960 “Tom Pillibi,” Pierre Cour, AndrĂ© Popp Jacqueline Boyer France
1961 “Nous les amoureux,” Jacques Datin, Maurice Vidalin Jean-Claude Pascal Luxembourg
1962 “Un Premier Amour,” Rolande Valade, Claude Henri Vic Isabelle Aubret France
1963 “Dansevise,” Sejr Volmer-Sþrensen, Otto Francker Grethe and Jþrgen Ingmann Denmark
1964 “Non ho l’età,” Nicola Salerno Gigliola Cinquetti Italy
1965 “PoupĂ©e de cire, poupĂ©e de son,” Serge Gainsbourg France Gall Luxembourg
1966 “Merci chĂ©rie,” Udo JĂŒrgens, Thomas Hörbiger Udo JĂŒrgens Austria
1967 “Puppet on a String,” Bill Martin, Phil Coulter Sandie Shaw United Kingdom
1968 “La, la, la,” Ramón Arcusa, Manuel de la Calva Massiel Spain
1969 “Vivo cantando,” Aniano Alcalde, MarĂ­a JosĂ© de Cerato SalomĂ© Spain
“Boom Bang-a-Bang,” Peter Warne, Alan Moorhouse Lulu United Kingdom
“De troubadour,” Lenny Kuhr, David Hartsena Lenny Kuhr Netherlands
“Un Jour, un enfant,” Eddy Marnay, Emile Stern Frida Boccara France
1970 “All Kinds of Everything,” Derry Lindsay, Jackie Smith Dana Ireland
1971 “Un Banc, un arbre, une rue,” Yves Dessca, Jean-Pierre Bourtayre SĂ©verine Monaco
1972 “Aprùs toi,” Klaus Munro, Yves Dessca, Mario Panas Vicky Leandros Luxembourg
1973 “Tu te reconnaütras,” Vline Buggy, Claude Morgan Anne-Marie David Luxembourg
1974 “Waterloo,” Stikkan Anderson, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus ABBA Sweden
1975 “Ding-a-Dong,” Will Luikinga, Eddy Ouwens, Dick Bakker Teach-In Netherlands
1976 “Save Your Kisses for Me,” Tony Hiller, Lee Sheriden, Martin Lee Brotherhood of Man United Kingdom
1977 “L’Oiseau et l’enfant,” JosĂ© Gracy, Jean-Paul Cara Marie Myriam France
1978 “A-Ba-Ni-Bi,” Ehud Manor, Nurit Hirsh Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta Israel
1979 “Hallelujah,” Shimrit Orr, Kobi Oshrat Gali Atari and Milk and Honey Israel
1980 “What’s Another Year,” Shay Healy Johnny Logan Ireland
1981 “Making Your Mind Up,” Andy Hill, John Danter Bucks Fizz United Kingdom
1982 “Ein bisschen Frieden,” Bernd Meinunger, Ralph Siegel Nicole West Germany
1983 “Si la vie est cadeau,” Alain Garcia, Jean-Pierre Millers Corinne Hermùs Luxembourg
1984 “Diggi-loo diggi-ley,” Britt Lindeborg, Torgny Söderberg Herrey’s Sweden
1985 “La det swinge,” Rolf Lþvland Bobbysocks Norway
1986 “J’aime la vie,” Marino Atria, Jean-Pierre FurnĂ©mont, Angelo Crisci Sandra Kim Belgium
1987 “Hold Me Now,” Sean Sherrard Johnny Logan Ireland
1988 “Ne partez pas sans moi,” Nella Martinetti, Atilla Sereftug CĂ©line Dion Switzerland
1989 “Rock Me,” Stevo Cvikich, Rajko Dujmich Riva Yugoslavia
1990 “Insieme: 1992,” Toto Cutugno Toto Cutugno Italy
1991 “FĂ„ngad av en stormvind,” Stephan Berg Carola Sweden
1992 “Why Me,” Sean Sherrard Linda Martin Ireland
1993 “In Your Eyes,” Jimmy Walsh Niamh Kavanagh Ireland
1994 “Rock ‘n’ Roll Kids,” Brendan Graham Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan Ireland
1995 “Nocturne,” Petter Skavlan, Rolf Lþvland Secret Garden Norway
1996 “The Voice,” Brendan Graham Eimear Quinn Ireland
1997 “Love Shine a Light,” Kimberley Rew Katrina and the Waves United Kingdom
1998 “Diva,” Yoav Ginay Dana International Israel
1999 “Take Me to Your Heaven,” Gert Lengstrand Charlotte Nilsson Sweden
2000 “Fly on the Wings of Love,” Jþrgen Olsen Olsen Brothers Denmark
2001 “Everybody,” Maian-Anna KĂ€rmas, Ivar Must Tanel Padar, Dave Benton, and 2XL Estonia
2002 “I Wanna,” Marija Naumova, Marats Samauskis Marie N Latvia
2003 “Every Way That I Can,” Demir Demirkan, Sertab Erener Sertab Erener Turkey
2004 “Wild Dances,” Ruslana Lyzhichko, Aleksandr Ksenofontov Ruslana Ukraine
2005 “My Number One,” Christos Dantis, Natalia Germanou Helena Paparizou Greece
2006 “Hard Rock Hallelujah,” LORDI LORDI Finland
2007 “Molitva,” Vladimir Graić, Saơa Miloơević Mare Marija Ơerifović Serbia
2008 “Believe,” Dima Bilan, Jim Beanz Dima Bilan Russia
2009 “Fairytale,” Alexander Rybak Alexander Rybak Norway
2010 “Satellite,” Julie Frost, John Gordon Lena Germany
2011 “Running Scared,” Stefan Örn, Sandra Bjurman, Iain Farquharson Ell/Nikki Azerbaijan
2012 “Euphoria,” Thomas G:son, Peter Boström Loreen Sweden
2013 “Only Teardrops,” Lise Cabble, Julia Fabrin Jakobsen, Thomas Stengaard Emmelie de Forest Denmark
2014 “Rise like a Phoenix,” Charly Mason, Joey Patulka, Ali Zuckowski, Julian Maas Conchita Wurst Austria
2015 “Heroes,” Linnea Deb, Joy Deb, Anton HĂ„rd af Segerstad MĂ„ns Zelmerlöw Sweden
2016 “1944,” Susana (“Jamala”) Jamaladinova Susana (“Jamala”) Jamaladinova Ukraine
2017 “For the Both of Us,” Luisa Sobral Salvador Sobral Portugal
2018 “Toy,” Doron Medalie, Stav Beger Netta Israel
2019 “Arcade,” Duncan Laurence, Joel Sjöö, Wouter Hardy Duncan Laurence Netherlands
2020 Not held because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021 “Zitti e buoni,” Damiano David, Victoria De Angelis, Thomas Raggi, Ethan Torchio MĂ„neskin Italy
2022 “Stefania,” Ivan Klymenko, Oleh Psiuk, Ihor Didenchuk, Tymofii Muzychuk, Vitalii Duzhyk Kalush Orchestra Ukraine
2023 “Tattoo,” Jimmy Jansson, Jimmy Joker, Loreen, Moa Carlebecker, Peter Boström, Thomas G:son Loreen Sweden
2024 “The Code,” Benjamin Alasu, Lasse Midtsian Nymann, Linda Dale, Nemo Mettler Nemo Switzerland
2025 “Wasted Love,” JJ (Johannes Pietsch), Teodora Ơpirić, Thomas Thurner JJ Austria
2026 “Bangaranga,” Dara (Darina Yotova), Anne Judith Wik, Monior (Cristian Tarcea), Dimitris Kontopoulos Dara Bulgaria
The Editors of Encyclopaedia BritannicaThis article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.