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History by year

Explore the history of the Eurovision Song Contest year by year. Each year contains the full list of participants, song titles including data about song writers and composers, and score tables.

Pick a running of the Eurovision Song Contest in the table below.

1956-1968
1969-1981
1982-1994
1995-2007
Lugano 1956
Madrid 1969
Harrogate 1982 Dublin 1995
Frankfurt 1957 Amsterdam 1970
Munich 1983 Oslo 1996
Hilversum 1958 Dublin 1971
Luxembourg 1984
Dublin 1997
Cannes 1959 Edinburgh 1972
Gothenburg 1985
Birmingham 1998
London 1960 Luxembourg 1973
Bergen 1986
Jerusalem 1999
Cannes 1961 Brighton 1974
Brussels 1987 Stockholm 2000
Luxembourg 1962 Stockholm 1975
Dublin 1988
Copenhagen 2001
London 1963 The Hague 1976
Lausanne 1989
Tallinn 2002
Copenhagen 1964 London 1977
Zagreb 1990
Riga 2003
Napels 1965 Paris 1978
Rome 1991
Istanbul 2004
Luxembourg 1966
Jerusalem 1979
Malmö 1992
Kyiv 2005
Vienna 1967
The Hague 1980 Millstreet 1993
Athens 2006
London 1968 Dublin 1981
Dublin 1994
Helsinki 2007

Congratulations - 50 years of Eurovision Song Contest

In 2005, the Eurovision Song Contest celebrated its 50th anniversary. In a spectacular live show from Copenhagen, Denmark, televoters from across Europe picked their all-time Eurovision Song Contest favorite.

Copenhagen 2005 (Congratulations - 50 years of Eurovision Song Contest)
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Nostalgia at Eurovision.tv

History by year
Go back in time! 52 years of rich Eurovision Song Contest history, ordered by year.

History by country
Check out our country profiles, including all historic data of previous participations.

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