List of Eurovision Song Contest winners facts for kids
70 songs written by 143 songwriters have won the Eurovision Song Contest, an international song competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union. The contest, which has been broadcast every year since its debut in 1956 (with the exception of 2020), 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 to countries by juries or televoters. The country awarded the most points is declared the winner. The first Eurovision Song Contest was not won on points, but by votes (two per country), and only the winner was announced.
There have been 68 contests, with one winner each year except the tied 1969 contest, which had four. 27 countries have won the contest, with Switzerland winning the first contest in 1956. The countries with the highest number of wins are Ireland and Sweden with seven wins each. Two people have won more than once as a performer: Ireland's Johnny Logan, who performed "What's Another Year" in 1980 and "Hold Me Now" in 1987, and Sweden's Loreen, who performed "Euphoria" in 2012 and "Tattoo" in 2023. Logan is also one of seven songwriters to have written more than one winning entry ("Hold Me Now" in 1987 and "Why Me?" in 1992, performed by Linda Martin), 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 (Netherlands, 1957 and 1959), Yves Dessca (Monaco, 1971 and Luxembourg, 1972), Rolf Løvland (Norway, 1985 and 1995), Brendan Graham (Ireland, 1994 and 1996), and Thomas G:son and Peter Boström (both for Sweden's entries in 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 ABBA, who won the 1974 contest for Sweden with their song "Waterloo", and Céline Dion, who won the 1988 contest for Switzerland with the song "Ne partez pas sans moi". More recently, Duncan Laurence, who won the 2019 contest for the Netherlands with "Arcade", experienced worldwide streaming success with the song as a sleeper hit throughout 2020 and 2021, while Måneskin, winners of the 2021 contest for Italy with "Zitti e buoni", subsequently achieved worldwide popularity in the months following their victory.
Since 2008, the winner has been awarded an official winner's trophy of the Eurovision Song Contest. The trophy is a handmade piece of sandblasted glass in the shape of a 1950s microphone. The songwriters and composers of the winning entry receive smaller versions of the trophy. The original design was created by Kjell Engman of Kosta Boda, who specialises in glass art.
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Winners by year
| Year | Country | Song | Artist | Songwriter(s) | Ref. |
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| 1956 |  Switzerland |
"Refrain" | Lys Assia |
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| 1957 |  Netherlands |
"Net als toen" | Corry Brokken |
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| 1958 |  France |
"Dors, mon amour" | André Claveau |
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| 1959 | Netherlands |
"Een beetje" | Teddy Scholten |
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| 1960 |  France |
"Tom Pillibi" | Jacqueline Boyer |
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| 1961 |  Luxembourg |
"Nous les amoureux" | Jean-Claude Pascal |
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| 1962 | France |
"Un premier amour" | Isabelle Aubret |
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| 1963 |  Denmark |
"Dansevise" | Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann |
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| 1964 |  Italy |
"Non ho l'età" | Gigliola Cinquetti |
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| 1965 | Luxembourg |
"Poupée de cire, poupée de son" | France Gall | Serge Gainsbourg | |
| 1966 |  Austria |
"Merci, Chérie" | Udo Jürgens |
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| 1967 |  United Kingdom |
"Puppet on a String" | Sandie Shaw |
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| 1968 |  Spain |
"La La La" | Massiel |
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| 1969 | Spain |
"Vivo cantando" | Salomé |
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| United Kingdom |
"Boom Bang-a-Bang" | Lulu |
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| Netherlands |
"De troubadour" | Lenny Kuhr |
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| France |
"Un jour, un enfant" | Frida Boccara |
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| 1970 |  Ireland |
"All Kinds of Everything" | Dana |
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| 1971 |  Monaco |
"Un banc, un arbre, une rue" | Séverine |
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| 1972 | Luxembourg |
"Après toi" | Vicky Leandros |
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| 1973 | Luxembourg |
"Tu te reconnaîtras" | Anne-Marie David |
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| 1974 |  Sweden |
"Waterloo" | ABBA |
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| 1975 | Netherlands |
"Ding-a-dong" | Teach-In |
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| 1976 | United Kingdom |
"Save Your Kisses for Me" | Brotherhood of Man |
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| 1977 | France |
"L'Oiseau et l'Enfant" | Marie Myriam |
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| 1978 |  Israel |
"A-Ba-Ni-Bi" (א-ב-ני-בי) | Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta |
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| 1979 | Israel |
"Hallelujah" (הללויה) | Milk and Honey |
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| 1980 | Ireland |
"What's Another Year" | Johnny Logan | Shay Healy | |
| 1981 | United Kingdom |
"Making Your Mind Up" | Bucks Fizz |
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| 1982 |  Germany |
"Ein bißchen Frieden" | Nicole |
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| 1983 | Luxembourg |
"Si la vie est cadeau" | Corinne Hermès |
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| 1984 | Sweden |
"Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" | Herreys |
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| 1985 |  Norway |
"La det swinge" | Bobbysocks! | Rolf Løvland | |
| 1986 |  Belgium |
"J'aime la vie" | Sandra Kim |
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| 1987 | Ireland |
"Hold Me Now" | Johnny Logan | Johnny Logan | |
| 1988 | Switzerland |
"Ne partez pas sans moi" | Céline Dion |
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| 1989 |  Yugoslavia |
"Rock Me" | Riva |
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| 1990 | Italy |
"Insieme: 1992" | Toto Cutugno | Toto Cutugno | |
| 1991 | Sweden |
"Fångad av en stormvind" | Carola | Stephan Berg | |
| 1992 | Ireland |
"Why Me?" | Linda Martin | Johnny Logan | |
| 1993 | Ireland |
"In Your Eyes" | Niamh Kavanagh | Jimmy Walsh | |
| 1994 | Ireland |
"Rock 'n' Roll Kids" | Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan | Brendan Graham | |
| 1995 | Norway |
"Nocturne" | Secret Garden |
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| 1996 | Ireland |
"The Voice" | Eimear Quinn | Brendan Graham | |
| 1997 | United Kingdom |
"Love Shine a Light" | Katrina and the Waves | Kimberley Rew | |
| 1998 | Israel |
"Diva" (דיווה) | Dana International |
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| 1999 | Sweden |
"Take Me to Your Heaven" | Charlotte Nilsson |
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| 2000 | Denmark |
"Fly on the Wings of Love" | Olsen Brothers | Jørgen Olsen | |
| 2001 |  Estonia |
"Everybody" | Tanel Padar, Dave Benton and 2XL |
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| 2002 |  Latvia |
"I Wanna" | Marie N |
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| 2003 |  Turkey |
"Everyway That I Can" | Sertab Erener |
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| 2004 |  Ukraine |
"Wild Dances" | Ruslana |
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| 2005 |  Greece |
"My Number One" | Helena Paparizou |
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| 2006 |  Finland |
"Hard Rock Hallelujah" | Lordi | Mr Lordi | |
| 2007 |  Serbia |
"Molitva" (Молитва) | Marija Šerifović |
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| 2008 |  Russia |
"Believe" | Dima Bilan |
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| 2009 | Norway |
"Fairytale" | Alexander Rybak | Alexander Rybak | |
| 2010 | Germany |
"Satellite" | Lena |
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| 2011 |  Azerbaijan |
"Running Scared" | Ell and Nikki |
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| 2012 | Sweden |
"Euphoria" | Loreen |
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| 2013 | Denmark |
"Only Teardrops" | Emmelie de Forest |
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| 2014 | Austria |
"Rise Like a Phoenix" | Conchita Wurst |
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| 2015 | Sweden |
"Heroes" | Måns Zelmerlöw |
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| 2016 | Ukraine |
"1944" | Jamala | Jamala | |
| 2017 |  Portugal |
"Amar pelos dois" | Salvador Sobral | Luísa Sobral | |
| 2018 | Israel |
"Toy" | Netta |
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| 2019 | Netherlands |
"Arcade" | Duncan Laurence |
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| 2020 | Contest cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2021 | Italy |
"Zitti e buoni" | Måneskin |
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| 2022 | Ukraine |
"Stefania" (Стефанія) | Kalush Orchestra |
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| 2023 | Sweden |
"Tattoo" | Loreen |
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| 2024 | Switzerland |
"The Code" | Nemo |
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Performers and songwriters with multiple wins
The following individuals have won the Eurovision Song Contest as a performer or songwriter more than once.
| Wins | Name | Wins as performer | Wins as songwriter |
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| 3 | Johnny Logan | 1980, 1987 | 1987, 1992 |
| 2 | Willy van Hemert | N/A | 1957, 1959 |
| Yves Dessca | N/A | 1971, 1972 | |
| Rolf Løvland | 1995 | 1985, 1995 | |
| Brendan Graham | N/A | 1994, 1996 | |
| Loreen | 2012, 2023 | 2023 | |
| Peter Boström | N/A | 2012, 2023 | |
| Thomas G:son | N/A |
Winners by country
The first repeat winner was the Netherlands, completed in 1959. France was the first country to win three times (completed in 1962), four times (completed in 1969), and five times (completed in 1977). Ireland was the first country to win six times (completed in 1994) and seven times (completed in 1996). The first country to win two consecutive contests was Spain, from 1968 to 1969. The first country to win three consecutive contests was Ireland, from 1992 to 1994.
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Inactive – countries which participated in the past but did not appear in the most recent contest, and have not announced their appearance in the upcoming contest |
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Ineligible – countries whose broadcasters are no longer part of the EBU and are therefore ineligible to participate |
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Former – countries which previously participated but no longer exist |
| Wins | Country | Years | Ref. |
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| 7 | Ireland |
1970, 1980, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996 | |
| Sweden |
1974, 1984, 1991, 1999, 2012, 2015, 2023 | ||
| 5 | France |
1958, 1960, 1962, 1969, 1977 | |
| Luxembourg |
1961, 1965, 1972, 1973, 1983 | ||
| United Kingdom |
1967, 1969, 1976, 1981, 1997 | ||
| Netherlands |
1957, 1959, 1969, 1975, 2019 | ||
| 4 | Israel |
1978, 1979, 1998, 2018 | |
| 3 | Norway |
1985, 1995, 2009 | |
| Denmark |
1963, 2000, 2013 | ||
| Italy |
1964, 1990, 2021 | ||
| Ukraine |
2004, 2016, 2022 | ||
| Switzerland |
1956, 1988, 2024 | ||
| 2 |  Spain |
1968, 1969 | |
| Germany |
1982, 2010 | ||
| Austria |
1966, 2014 | ||
| 1 | Monaco † |
1971 | |
| Belgium |
1986 | ||
| Yugoslavia ‡ |
1989 | ||
| Estonia |
2001 | ||
| Latvia |
2002 | ||
| Turkey † |
2003 | ||
| Greece |
2005 | ||
| Finland |
2006 | ||
 Serbia |
2007 | ||
| Russia ◇ |
2008 | ||
| Azerbaijan |
2011 | ||
| Portugal |
2017 |
The year 1969 is in italics to indicate the joint (four-way) win.
Gallery
Performers
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Lys Assia, winner of the inaugural 1956 contest for Switzerland.
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Corry Brokken, winner of the 1957 contest for the Netherlands.
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André Claveau, winner of the 1958 contest for France.
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Teddy Scholten, winner of the 1959 contest for the Netherlands.
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Jacqueline Boyer, winner of the 1960 contest for France.
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Jean-Claude Pascal, winner of the 1961 contest for Luxembourg.
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Isabelle Aubret, winner of the 1962 contest for France.
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Jørgen & Grethe Ingmann, winners of the 1963 contest for Denmark.
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Gigliola Cinquetti, winner of the 1964 contest for Italy.
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France Gall, winner of the 1965 contest for Luxembourg.
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Udo Jürgens, winner of the 1966 contest for Austria.
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Sandie Shaw, winner of the 1967 contest for the United Kingdom.
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Massiel, winner of the 1968 contest for Spain.
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Salomé, one of the four winners of the 1969 contest for Spain.
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Lulu, one of the four winners of the 1969 contest for the United Kingdom.
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Lenny Kuhr, one of the four winners of the 1969 contest for the Netherlands.
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Frida Boccara, one of the four winners of the 1969 contest for France.
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Dana, winner of the 1970 contest for Ireland.
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Séverine, winner of the 1971 contest for Monaco.
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Vicky Leandros, winner of the 1972 contest for Luxembourg.
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Anne-Marie David, winner of the 1973 contest for Luxembourg.
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ABBA, winners of the 1974 and 2005's 50th anniversary contests for Sweden.
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Teach-In, winners of the 1975 contest for the Netherlands.
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Brotherhood of Man, winners of the 1976 contest for the United Kingdom
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Marie Myriam, winner of the 1977 contest for France.
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Gali Atari, winner (as part of Milk and Honey) of the 1979 contest for Israel.
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Johnny Logan, winner of the 1980 and 1987 contests for Ireland.
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Bucks Fizz, winner of the 1981 contest for the United Kingdom.
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Nicole Hohloch, winner of the 1982 contest for Germany.
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Richard Herrey from Herreys, winners of the 1984 contest for Sweden.
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Bobbysocks!, winners of the 1985 contest for Norway.
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Sandra Kim, winner of the 1986 contest for Belgium.
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Celine Dion, winner of the 1988 contest for Switzerland.
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Emilija Kokić, lead vocalist for the winning band Riva in 1989 for Yugoslavia.
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Toto Cutugno, winner of the 1990 contest for Italy.
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Linda Martin, winner of the 1992 contest for Ireland.
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Niamh Kavanagh, winner of the 1993 contest for Ireland.
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Secret Garden, winner of the 1995 contest for Norway.
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Eimear Quinn, winner of the 1996 contest for Ireland.
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Katrina and the Waves, winners of the 1997 contest for the United Kingdom.
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Dana International, winner of the 1998 contest for Israel.
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Charlotte Nilsson, winner of the 1999 contest for Sweden.
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Olsen Brothers, winners of the 2000 contest for Denmark.
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Dave Benton, winner (together with Tanel Padar and 2XL) of the 2001 contest for Estonia.
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Tanel Padar, winner (together with Dave Benton and 2XL) of the 2001 contest for Estonia.
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Marie N, winner of the 2002 contest for Latvia.
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Sertab Erener, winner of the 2003 contest for Turkey.
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Ruslana, winner of the 2004 contest for Ukraine.
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Helena Paparizou, winner of the 50th contest, the 2005 contest, for Greece.
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Lordi, winner of the 2006 contest for Finland.
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Marija Šerifović, winner of the 2007 contest for Serbia.
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Dima Bilan, winner of the 2008 contest for Russia.
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Alexander Rybak, winner of the 2009 contest for Norway.
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Ell and Nikki, winners of the 2011 contest for Azerbaijan.
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Emmelie de Forest, winner of the 2013 contest for Denmark.
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Conchita Wurst, winner of the 2014 contest for Austria.
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Måns Zelmerlöw, winner of the 2015 contest for Sweden.
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Salvador Sobral, winner of the 2017 contest for Portugal.
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Netta, winner of the 2018 contest for Israel.
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Duncan Laurence, winner of the 2019 contest for the Netherlands.
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Måneskin, winners of the 2021 contest for Italy.
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Kalush Orchestra, winners of the 2022 contest for Ukraine.
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Songwriters
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Émile Gardaz, winner of the 1956 contest for Switzerland.
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Nicola Salerno, winner of the 1964 contest for Italy.
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Serge Gainsbourg, winner of the 1965 contest for Luxembourg.
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Udo Jürgens, winner of the 1966 contest for Austria.
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Manuel de la Calva and Ramón Arcusa (known as Dúo Dinámico), winners of the 1968 contest for Spain.
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Benny Andersson, winner of the 1974 contest for Sweden.
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Eddy Ouwens, winner of the 1975 contest for Netherlands.
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Tony Hiller, winner of the 1976 contest for United Kingdom.
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Nurit Hirsh, winner of the 1978 contest for Israel.
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Johnny Logan, winning songwriter of the 1987 and 1992 contests for Ireland.
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Toto Cutugno, winner of the 1990 contest for Italy.
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Rolf Løvland (left), winning songwriter of the 1985 and 1995 contests for Norway.
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Zvika Pik, winner of the 1998 contest for Israel.
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Maian Kärmas, winner of the 2001 contest for Estonia.
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Marie N, winner of the 2002 contest for Latvia.
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Sertab Erener, winner of the 2003 contest for Turkey.
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Ruslana, winner of the 2004 contest for Ukraine.
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Christos Dantis, winner of the 2005 contest for Greece.
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Mr Lordi, winner of the 2006 contest for Finland.
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Jim Beanz, winner of the 2008 contest for Russia.
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Alexander Rybak, winner of the 2009 contest for Norway.
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Julie Frost, winner of the 2010 contest for Germany.
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Stefan Örn, winner of the 2011 contest for Azerbaijan.
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Thomas Stengaard (left), Julia Fabrin Jakobsen (centre) and Lise Cabble (right), winner of the 2013 contest for Denmark.
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Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad, winner of the 2015 contest for Sweden.
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Luísa Sobral, winner of the 2017 contest for Portugal.
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Doron Medalie, winner of the 2018 contest for Israel.
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Moa Carlebecker, winner of the 2023 contest for Sweden.
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See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Ganadores del Festival de la Canción de Eurovisión para niños
- Eurovision Song Contest winners discography
- List of Junior Eurovision Song Contest winners
