Sixty-four songs written by one-hundred and nineteen songwriters have won the Eurovision Song Contest, an annual competition organised by member countries of the European Broadcasting Union. The contest, which has been broadcast every year since its debut in 1956, is one of the longest-running television programmes in the world. The contest's winner have 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 with the song that was awarded the most points is declared the winner.[1] The songwriters of the winning song have often been the first people to be called up on stage to receive their trophy before the performers perform the winning reprise.[2]
There have been 60 contests, with one winning country each year except the tied 1969 contest, which had four.
Year | Host City | Date | Winner | Songwriter(s) | Song | Performer | {{escyr|1956 | Switzerland}} Lugano | 24 May | Switzerland}} | Géo Voumard|Émile Gardaz}} | "Refrain" | Lys Assia |
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{{escyr|1957 | Germany}} Frankfurt | 3 March | Netherlands}} | Guus Jansen|Willy van Hemert}} | "Net als toen" | Corry Brokken |
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{{escyr|1958 | Netherlands}} Hilversum | 12 March | France}} | Hubert Giraud|Pierre Delanoë}} | "Dors, mon amour" | André Claveau |
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{{escyr|1959 | France}} Cannes | 11 March | Netherlands}} | Dick Schallies|Willy van Hemert}} | "Een beetje" | Teddy Scholten |
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{{escyr|1960 | United Kingdom}} London | 29 March | France}} | André Popp|Pierre Cour}} | "Tom Pillibi" | Jacqueline Boyer |
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{{escyr|1961 | France}} Cannes | 18 March | Luxembourg}} | Jacques Datin|Maurice Vidalin}} | "Nous les amoureux" | Jean-Claude Pascal |
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{{escyr|1962 | Luxembourg}} Luxembourg | 18 March | France}} | Claude-Henri Vic|Roland Valande}} | "Un premier amour" | Isabelle Aubret |
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{{escyr|1963 | United Kingdom}} London | 23 March | Denmark}} | Otto Francker|Sejr Volmer-Sørensen}} | "Dansevise" | Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann |
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{{escyr|1964 | Denmark}} Copenhagen | 21 March | Italy}} | Nicola Salerno|Mario Panzeri}} | "Non ho l'età" | Gigliola Cinquetti |
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{{escyr|1965 | Italy}} Naples | 20 March | Luxembourg}} | Serge Gainsbourg | "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" | France Gall |
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{{escyr|1966 | Luxembourg}} Luxembourg | 5 March | Austria}} | Udo Jürgens|Thomas Hörbiger}} | "Merci, Chérie" | Udo Jürgens |
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{{escyr|1967 | Austria}} Vienna | 8 April | United Kingdom}} | Bill Martin|Phil Coulter}} | "Puppet on a String" | Sandie Shaw |
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{{escyr|1968 | United Kingdom}} London | 6 April | Spain|1945}} | Manuel de la Calva|Ramón Arcusa (Dúo Dinámico)}} | "La, la, la" | Massiel |
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{{escyr|1969 | {{flagicon|Spain|1945}} Madrid | 29 March | Spain|1945}} | María José de Cerato|Aniano Alcalde}} | "Vivo cantando" | Salomé |
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United Kingdom}} | Alan Moorhouse|Peter Warne}} | "Boom Bang-a-Bang" | Lulu |
Netherlands}} | David Hartsema|Lenny Kuhr}} | "De troubadour" | Lenny Kuhr |
France}} | Émile Stern|Eddy Marnay}} | "Un jour, un enfant" | Frida Boccara |
{{escyr|1970 | Netherlands}} Amsterdam | 21 March | Ireland}} | Derry Lindsay|Jackie Smith}} | "All Kinds of Everything" | Dana |
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{{escyr|1971 | Ireland}} Dublin | 3 April | Monaco}} | Jean-Pierre Bourtayre|Yves Dessca}} | "Un banc, un arbre, une rue" | Séverine |
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{{escyr|1972 | United Kingdom}} Edinburgh | 25 March | Luxembourg}} | Mario Panas|Klaus Munro|Yves Dessca}} | "Après toi" | Vicky Leandros |
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{{escyr|1973 | Luxembourg}} Luxembourg | 7 April | Luxembourg}} | Claude Morgan|Vline Buggy}} | "Tu te reconnaîtras" | Anne-Marie David |
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{{escyr|1974 | United Kingdom}} Brighton | 6 April | Sweden}} | Benny Andersson|Björn Ulvaeus|Stig Anderson}} | "Waterloo" | ABBA |
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{{escyr|1975 | Sweden}} Stockholm | 22 March | Netherlands}} | Dick Bakker|Will Luikinga|Eddy Ouwens}} | "Ding-a-dong" | Teach-In |
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{{escyr|1976 | Netherlands}} The Hague | 3 April | United Kingdom}} | Tony Hiller|Lee Sheriden|Martin Lee}} | "Save Your Kisses for Me" | Brotherhood of Man |
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{{escyr|1977 | United Kingdom}} London | 7 May | France}} | Jean-Paul Cara|Joe Gracy}} | "L'oiseau et l'enfant" | Marie Myriam |
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{{escyr|1978 | France}} Paris | 22 April | {{Esc|Israel}} | Nurit Hirsh|Ehud Manor}} | "A-Ba-Ni-Bi" | Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta |
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{{escyr|1979 | Israel}} Jerusalem | 31 March | {{Esc|Israel}} | Kobi Oshrat|Shimrit Orr}} | "Hallelujah" | Gali Atari and Milk and Honey |
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{{escyr|1980 | Netherlands}} The Hague | 19 April | Ireland}} | Shay Healy}} | "What's Another Year" | Johnny Logan |
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{{escyr|1981 | Ireland}} Dublin | 4 April | United Kingdom}} | Andy Hill|John Danter}} | "Making Your Mind Up" | Bucks Fizz |
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{{escyr|1982 | United Kingdom}} Harrogate | 24 April | Germany}} | Ralph Siegel|Bernd Meinunger}} | "Ein bißchen Frieden" | Nicole |
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{{escyr|1983 | Germany}} Munich | 23 April | Luxembourg}} | Jean-Pierre Millers|Alain Garcia}} | "Si la vie est cadeau" | Corinne Hermès |
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{{escyr|1984 | Luxembourg}} Luxembourg | 5 May | Sweden}} | Torgny Söderberg|Britt Lindeborg}} | "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" | Herreys |
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{{escyr|1985 | Sweden}} Gothenburg | 4 May | Norway}} | Rolf Løvland}} | "La det swinge" | Bobbysocks! |
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{{escyr|1986 | Norway}} Bergen | 3 May | Belgium}} | Jean Paul Furnémon|Angelo Crisci|Rosario Marino Atria }} | "J'aime la vie" | Sandra Kim |
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{{escyr|1987 | Belgium}} Brussels | 9 May | Ireland}} | Johnny Logan}} | "Hold Me Now" | Johnny Logan |
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{{escyr|1988 | Ireland}} Dublin | 30 April | Switzerland}} | Nella Martinetti|Atilla Şereftuğ}} | "Ne partez pas sans moi" | Céline Dion |
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{{escyr|1989 | Switzerland}} Lausanne | 6 May | Yugoslavia}} | Rajko Dujmić|Stevo Cvikić}} | "Rock Me" | Riva |
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{{escyr|1990 | Yugoslavia}} Zagreb | 5 May | Italy}} | Toto Cutugno}} | "1992" | Toto Cutugno |
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{{escyr|1991 | Italy}} Rome | 4 May | Sweden}} | Stephan Berg}} | "Fångad av en stormvind" | Carola |
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{{escyr|1992 | Sweden}} Malmö | 9 May | {{Esc|Ireland}} | Johnny Logan}} | "Why Me" | Linda Martin |
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{{escyr|1993 | Ireland}} Millstreet | 15 May | {{Esc|Ireland}} | Jimmy Walsh}} | "In Your Eyes" | Niamh Kavanagh |
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{{escyr|1994 | {{flagicon|Ireland}} Dublin | 30 April | {{Esc|Ireland}} | Brendan Graham}} | "Rock 'n' Roll Kids" | Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan |
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{{escyr|1995 | 13 May | Norway}} | Rolf Løvland|Petter Skavlan}} | "Nocturne" | Secret Garden |
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{{escyr|1996 | Norway}} Oslo | 18 May | Ireland}} | Brendan Graham}} | "The Voice" | Eimear Quinn |
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{{escyr|1997 | Ireland}} Dublin | 3 May | United Kingdom}} | Kimberley Rew}} | "Love Shine a Light" | Katrina and the Waves |
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{{escyr|1998 | United Kingdom}} Birmingham | 9 May | Israel}} | Svika Pick|Yoav Ginai}} | "Diva" | Dana International |
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{{escyr|1999 | Israel}} Jerusalem | 29 May | Sweden}} | Lars Diedricson|Marcos Ubeda}} | "Take Me to Your Heaven" | Charlotte Nilsson |
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{{escyr|2000 | Sweden}} Stockholm | 13 May | Denmark}} | Jørgen Olsen}} | "Fly on the Wings of Love" | Olsen Brothers |
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{{escyr|2001 | Denmark}} Copenhagen | 12 May | Estonia}} | Ivar Must|Maian-Anna Kärmas}} | "Everybody" | Tanel Padar, Dave Benton and 2XL |
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{{escyr|2002 | Estonia}} Tallinn | 25 May | Latvia}} | Marija Naumova|Marats Samauskis}} | "I Wanna" | Marie N |
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{{escyr|2003 | Latvia}} Riga | 24 May | Turkey}} | Demir Demirkan|Sertab Erener}} | "Everyway That I Can" | Sertab Erener |
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{{escyr|2004 | Turkey}} Istanbul | 15 May | Ukraine}} | Ruslana Lyzhychko|Alexandr Ksenofontov}} | "Wild Dances" | Ruslana |
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{{escyr|2005 | Ukraine}} Kiev | 21 May | Greece}} | Christos Dantis|Natalia Germanou}} | "My Number One" | Helena Paparizou |
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{{escyr|2006 | Greece}} Athens | 20 May | Finland}} | Mr Lordi}} | "Hard Rock Hallelujah" | Lordi |
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{{escyr|2007 | Finland}} Helsinki | 12 May | Serbia|2004}} | Vladimir Graić|Saša Milošević Mare}} | "Molitva" | Marija Šerifović |
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{{escyr|2008 | Serbia|2004}} Belgrade | 24 May | Russia}} | Dima Bilan|Jim Beanz}} | "Believe" | Dima Bilan |
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{{escyr|2009 | Russia}} Moscow | 16 May | Norway}} | Alexander Rybak}} | "Fairytale" | Alexander Rybak |
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{{escyr|2010 | Norway}} Oslo | 29 May | Germany}} | Julie Frost|{{ill|John Gordon (Danish musician)|lt=John Gordon|da|John Gordon}}}} | "Satellite" | Lena |
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{{escyr|2011 | Germany}} Düsseldorf | 14 May | Azerbaijan}} | Stefan Örn|Sandra Bjurman|Iain James Farquharson}} | "Running Scared" | Ell & Nikki |
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{{escyr|2012 | Azerbaijan}} Baku | 26 May | Sweden}} | son|Peter Boström}} | "Euphoria" | Loreen |
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{{escyr|2013 | Sweden}} Malmö | 18 May | Denmark}} | Lise Cabble|Julia Fabrin Jakobsen|Thomas Stengaard}} | "Only Teardrops" | Emmelie de Forest |
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{{escyr|2014 | Denmark}} Copenhagen | 10 May | Austria}} | Charlie Mason|Joey Patulka|Ali Zuckowski|Julian Maas}} | "Rise Like a Phoenix" | Conchita Wurst |
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{{escyr|2015 | Austria}} Vienna | 23 May | Sweden}} | Anton Hård af Segerstad|Joy Deb|Linnea Deb}} | "Heroes" | Måns Zelmerlöw |
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{{escyr|2016 | Sweden}} Stockholm | 14 May | Ukraine}} | Jamala}} | "1944" | Jamala |
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{{escyr|2017 | Ukraine}} Kiev | 13 May | Portugal}} | Luísa Sobral}} | "Amar pelos dois" | Salvador Sobral}} |
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{{escyr|2018 | Portugal}} Lisbon | 12 May | Israel}} | Doron Medalie|Stav Beger}} | "Toy" | Netta |
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The following songwriters have all had more than one winning song. The remaining songwriters from the table above have only had one win.
1. ^Extract from the rules for the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest. Eurovision.tv. Retrieved on 22 August 2007. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070507234645/http://www.eurovision.tv/addons/files/Extract_ESC2007Rules.pdf |date= 7 May 2007 }}
2. ^Eurovision 1956. Eurovision.tv. Retrieved on 24 May 2008. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080528052507/http://www.eurovision.tv/index/main?page=66&event=273 |date=28 May 2008 }}