Every Eurovision Song Contest winner by year
From 1956-2019: how many can you name?
If the BBC’s extensive coverage of Eurovision 2023 still hasn’t met all your cheesy pop competition needs, then look no further than this comprehensive list of winners from years gone by.
Starting in 1956, past acts to have been triumphant in the competition include ABBA, Bucks Fizz and last year’s winners Kalush Orchestra.
But while the Ukrainians did incredibly well in 2022, the UK’s entrant Sam Ryder was just pipped to the post, after coming second with his amazing hit, Space Man.
Read on for all the past Eurovision winners from 1956 up to last year.
Every Eurovision winner by year
1956 - Switzerland, 'Refrain' performed by Lys Assia
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1957 - Netherlands, 'Net als toen' performed by Corry Brokken
1958 - France, 'Dors mon amour' performed by Andre Claveau
1959 - Netherlands, 'Een Beetje' performed by Teddy Scholten
1960 - France, 'Tom Pillibi' performed by Jacqueline Boyer
1961 - Luxembourg, 'Nous les amoureux' performed by Jean-Claude Pascal
1962 - France, 'Un premier amour' performed by Isabelle Aubret
1963 - Denmark, 'Dansevise' performed by Grethe and Jorgen Ingmann
1964 - Italy, 'Non ho l'eta' performed by Gigliola Cinquetti
1965 - Luxembourg, 'Poupee de cire, poupée de son' performed by France Gall
1966 - Austria, 'Merci Cherie' performed by Udo Juergens
1967 - UK, 'Puppet on a String' performed by Sandie Shaw
1968 - Spain, 'La, la, la' performed by Massiel
1969 - 4-way tie! Spain, 'Vivo cantando' performed by Salome, UK, 'Boom Bang-a-Bang' performed by Lulu, Netherlands, 'De troubadour' performed by Lenny Kuhr, France, 'Un jour, un enfant' performed by Frida Boccara
1970 - Ireland, 'All Kinds of Everything' performed by Dana
1971 - Monaco, 'Un banc, un arbre, une rue' performed by Séverine
1972 - Luxembourg, 'Apres toi' performed by Vicky Leandros
1973 - Luxembourg, 'Tu te reconnaitras' performed by Anne-Marie David
1974 - Sweden, 'Waterloo' performed by ABBA
1975 -Netherlands, 'Ding-a-Dong' performed by Teach-In
1976 - UK, 'Save Your Kisses For Me' performed by Brotherhood of Man
1977 - France, 'L'oiseau et l'enfant' performed by Marie Myriam
1978 - Israel, 'A-Ba-Ni-Bi' performed by Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta
1979 - Israel, 'Hallelujah' performed by Milk and Honey
1980 - Ireland, 'What's Another Year' performed by Johnny Logan
1981 - UK, 'Making Your Mind Up', performed by Bucks Fizz
1982 - Germany, 'Ein bisschen Frieden' performed by Nicole
1983 - Luxembourg, 'Si la vie est cadeau' performed by Corinne Hermes
1984 - Sweden, 'Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley' performed by Herreys
1985 - Norway, 'La det swinge' performed by Bobbysocks!
1986 - Belgium, 'J'aime la vie' performed by Sandra Kim
1987 - Ireland, 'Hold Me Now' performed by Johnny Logan
1988 - Switzerland, 'Ne partez pas sans moi' performed by Celine Dion
1989 - Yugoslavia, 'Rock Me' performed by Riva
1990 - Italy, 'Insieme: 1992' performed by Toto Cutugno
1991 - Sweden, 'Fangad av en stormvind' performed by Carola
1992 - Ireland, 'Why Me?' performed by Linda Martin
1993 - Ireland, 'In Your Eyes' performed by Niamh Kavanagh
1994 - Ireland, 'Rock 'n' Roll Kids' performed by Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan
1995 - Norway, 'Nocturne' performed by Secret Garden
1996 - Ireland, 'The Voice' performed by Eimear Quinn
1997 - UK, 'Love Shine a Light' performed by Katrina and the Waves
1998 - Israel, 'Diva' performed by Dana International
1999 - Sweden, 'Take Me To Your Heaven' performed by Charlotte Nilsson
2000 - Denmark, 'Fly on the Wings of Love' performed by the Olsen Brothers
2001 - Estonia, 'Everybody' performed by Tanal Padar, Dave Benton and 2XL
2002 - Latvia, 'I Wanna' by Marie N
2003 - Turkey, 'Everyway That I Can' performed by Sertab Erener
2004 - Ukraine, 'Wild Dances' performed by Rusiana
2005 - Greece, 'My Number One' performed by Helena Paparizou
2006 - Finland, 'Hard Rock Hallelujah' performed by Lordi
2007 - Serbia, 'Molitva' performed by Marija Serifovic
2008 - Russia, 'Believe' performed by Dima Bilan
2009 - Norway, 'Fairytale' performed by Alexander Rybak
2010 - Germany, 'Satellite' performed by Lena
2011 - Azerbaijan, 'Running Scared' performed by Ell & Nikki
2012 - Sweden, 'Euphoria' performed by Loreen
2013 - Denmark, 'Only Teardrops' performed by Emmelie de Forest
2014 - Austria, 'Rise Like A Phoenix' performed by Conchita Wurst
2015 - Sweden 'Heroes' performed by Mans Zelmerlow
2016 - Ukraine, '1944' performed by Jamala
2017 - Portugal, 'Amar pelos dois' performed by Salvador Sobral
2018 - Israel, 'Toy' performed by Netta
2019 - Netherlands, 'Arcade' performed by Duncan Laurence
2020 - The competition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 - Italy, 'Zitti e Buoni' performed by Måneskin
2022 - Ukraine, 'Stefania' performed by Kalush Orchestra
The 2023 Eurovision Song Contest continues on the BBC from Thursday 11th May to Saturday 14th May – listen to all of this year's Eurovision songs on TIDAL, while the full album of tracks is also available on CD and vinyl now.
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