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History
The Eurovision Song Contest is one of the longest running television shows in the world. It was on the 24th of May, 1956, that Europe saw the first ever Eurovision Song Contest. After 56 runnings, the contest is one of the most typical European traditions and without doubt, Europe's favourite TV show!
In 2005, the Eurovision Song Contest celebrated its 50th anniversary by picking the best entry to date. READ MORE »
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Hosts

Måns Zelmerlöw and Petra Mede hosted the two Semi-Finals and Grand Final in 2016.
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Host Cities on map
Check out where the previous Eurovision Song Contests have taken place and click for more details!
- Latest Host City is in Purple
- Cities in blue have hosted the Eurovision Song Contest
- Cities in yellow have hosted the Eurovision Song Contest twice
- Cities in red have hosted the Eurovision Song Contest more than two times
Winners on map
Check out all the countries that have won the Eurovision Song Contest. Click on the place marks for more information on the winners.
- Latest winner has a TV icon
- Countries in blue have won the Eurovision Song Contest 1 time
- Countries in yellow have won the Eurovision Song Contest up to 3 times
- Countries in red have won the Eurovision Song Contest more than three times
View Eurovision Song Contest Winners of all times in a larger map
Winners after the contest?
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What's your favourite winner from the past decade?
To date there have been 61 editions of the Eurovision Song Contest. In 1969 four countries tied for first place meaning that when Jamala won the 2016... Read more
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Official 2015 Eurovision Song Contest DVD released
The official DVD of the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest has now been released. Did you already buy your copy? If not you can get it now in the... Read more
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The second Semi-Final winners' press conference
The second Semi-Final of the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest was held on 21 May, with 10 countries qualifying for the Grand Final on Saturday. After the... Read more
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The first Semi-Final winners' press conference
On 19 May, the First Semi-Final of the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest was held, with 10 countries qualifying for the Grand Final on Saturday. After... Read more
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We have ten more finalists!
Tonight in the second two hour show of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, broadcast live from...
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16 May 2013 at 22:56
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We have our first ten finalists!
Tonight in the first two hour show of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, broadcasted LIVE from...
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14 May 2013 at 22:55
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Second Semi-Final: Reactions from the ten winners
A short while ago, ten countries emerged victorious as qualifiers from the Second Semi-Final of...
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25 May 2012 at 00:02
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First Semi-Final: Reactions from the ten winners
Moments after the First Semi-Final had ended, Eurovision.tv went backstage to capture the emotions...
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23 May 2012 at 00:06
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Winners of the 2000s - What happened to them?
For the last in our series of articles about previous winners, we look at the 2000s where many new...
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9 Nov 2011 at 21:56
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Winners of the 1990s - What happened to them?
In the latest of our series of articles about past winners, we now take a look into what happened to...
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29 Sep 2011 at 00:16
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Lugano 1956
London 1977
Frankfurt am Main 1957
Paris 1978
Jerusalem 1999
Hilversum 1958
Stockholm 2000
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Istanbul 2004
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