1956 Lugano, Switzerland
Winner : Switzerland : "Refrain" performed by Lys Assia
1957 Frankfurt, Germany
Winner : Netherlands : "Net Als Toen" performed by Corry Brokken.
1958 Hilversum, Netherlands
Winner : France : "Dors, Mon Amour" performed by Andre Claveau.
1959 Cannes, France
Winner : Netherlands : "Een Beetje" performed by Teddy Scholten.
No 1969 video here as this was an unusual year. Please see below for more details.
1960 London, United Kingdom
Winner : France : "Tom Pillibi" performed by Jacqueline Boyer.
1961 Cannes, France
Winner : Luxembourg : "Nous Les Amoureux" performed by Jean-Claude Pascal.
1962 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Winner : France : "Un Premier Amour" performed by Isabelle Aubret
1963 London, United Kingdom
Winner : Denmark : "Dansevise" performed by Grethe and Jorgen Ingmann.
1964 Copenhagen, Denmark
Winner : Italy : "Non Ho L'eta" performed by Gigliola Cinquetti.
1965 Naples, Italy
Winner : Luxembourg : "Poupee De Cire, Poupee De Son" performed by France Gall.
1966 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Winner : Austria : "Merci Cherie" performed by Udo Jurgens.
1967 Vienna, Austria
Winner : United Kingdom : "Puppet On A String" performed by Sandie Shaw.
1968 London, United Kingdom
Winner : Spain : "La La La" performed by Massiel.
In 1969, there was a four way tie for the winning song, and no rules in place to break the deadlock. As a result, four countries shared the winners rostrum: France, Spain, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
Songs:
France - Un Jour, Un Enfant (Frida Boccara)
Spain - Vivo Cantando (Salome)
Netherlands - De Troubadour (Lenny Kuhr)
United Kingdom - Boom Bang-A-Bang (Lulu)
Possibly some of the best songs came during the 1970s. Here are the winners from 1971 to 1979.
1971 Dublin, Ireland
Winner : Monaco : "Un Banc, Un Arbre, Une Rue" performed by Severine.
1972 Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Winner : Luxembourg : "Apres Toi" performed by Vicky Leandros.
1973 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Winner : Luxembourg : "Tu Te Reconnaitras" performed by Anne-Marie David.
1974 Brighton, United Kingdom
Winner : Sweden : "Waterloo" performed by ABBA.
1975 Stockholm, Sweden
Winner : Netherlands : "Ding-A-Dong" performed by Teach-In.
1976 The Hague, Netherlands
Winner : United Kingdom : "Save Your Kisses For Me" performed by Brotherhood Of Man.
1977 London, United Kingdom
Winner : France : "L'oiseau Et L'enfant" performed by Marie Myriam.
1978 Paris, France
Winner : Israel : "A-Ba-Ni-Bi" performed by Izhar Cohen and The Alphabeta.
1979 Jerusalem, Israel
Winner : Israel : "Hallelujah" performed by Milk And Honey.
While this decade produced some fine songs (and artists that became household names) - the fashions and hairstyles left something to be desired! However...enjoy!
1980 The Hague, Netherlands
Winner : Ireland : "What's Another Year" performed by Johnny Logan.
1981 Dublin, Ireland
Winner : United Kingdom : "Making Your Mind Up" performed by Bucks Fizz.
1982 Harrogate, United Kingdom
Winner : Germany : "Ein Bisschen Frieden" performed by Nicole.
1983 Munich, Germany
Winner : Luxembourg : "Si La Vie Est Cadeau" performed by Corinne Hermes.
1984 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Winner : Sweden : "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" performed by Herreys.
1985 Gothenburg, Sweden
Winner : Norway : "La Det Swinge" performed by Bobbysocks.
More down and dirty songs from the 1980s ;-) And yes, it's THAT Celine Dion!
1986 Bergen, Oslo
Winner : Belgium : "J'aime La Vie" performed by Sandra Kim.
1987 Brussels, Belgium
Winner : Ireland : "Hold Me Now" performed by Johnny Logan.
1988 Dublin, Ireland
Winner : Switzerland : "Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi" performed by Celine Dion.
1989 Lausanne, Switzerland
Winner : Yugoslavia : "Rock Me" performed by Riva.
This was Ireland's decade. Four winning songs, with the Celtic sound mesmerizing voters three years in a row (1992-1994 inclusive).
1990 Zagreb, Yugoslavia
Winner : Italy : "Insieme 1992" performed by Toto Cotugno.
1991 Rome, Italy
Winner : Sweden : "Faangad Av En Stormvind" performed by Carola.
1992 Malmo, Sweden
Winner : Ireland : "Why Me?" performed by Linda Martin.
1993 Millstreet, Ireland
Winner : Ireland : "In Your Eyes" performed by Niamh Kavanagh.
1994 Dublin, Ireland
Winner : Ireland : "Rock'N'Roll Kids" performed by Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan.
1995 Dublin, Ireland
Winner : Norway : "Nocturne" performed by Secret Garden.
Winning songs for the final four years of the 1990s:
1996 Oslo, Norway
Winner : Ireland : "The Voice" performed by Eimear Quinn.
1997 Dublin, Ireland
Winner : United Kingdom : "Love Shine A Light" performed by Katrina and The Waves.
1998 Birmingham, United Kingdom
Winner : Israel : "Diva" performed by Dana International.
1999 Jerusalem, Israel
Winner : Sweden : "Take Me To Your Heaven" performed by Charlotte Nilsson.
Eurovision entered the new millenium with ever more countries participating in the contest. Eastern Europe was now heavily involved, and this was reflected in the voting which appeared to show Eastern Bloc nations voting for their neighbours, as well as politically influenced voting which shut out some superior songs from either winning or reaching the Top 5.
2000 Stockholm, Sweden
Winner : Denmark : "Fly On The Wings Of Love" performed by Olsen Brothers.
2001 Copenhagen, Denmark
Winner : Estonia : "Everybody" performed by Tanel Padar, Dave Benton and 2XL.
2002 Tallinn, Estonia
Winner : Latvia : "I Wanna" performed by Marie N.
2003 Riga, Latvia
Winner : Turkey : "Every Way That I Can" performed by Sertab Erener.
2004 Istanbul, Turkey
Winner : Ukraine : "Wild Dances" performed by Ruslana.
2005 Kyiv, Ukraine
Winner : Greece : "My Number One" performed by Helena Pararizou.
2006 Athens, Greece
Winner : Finland : "Hard Rock Hallelujah" performed by Lordi.
2007 Helsinki, Finland
Winner: Serbia: "Molitva" performed by Marija Serifovic.
2008 Belgrade, Serbia
Winner : Russia :" Believe" performed by Dima Bilan
2009 Moscow, Russia
Winner : Norway : " Fairytale" performed by Alexander Ryback
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