Lugano 1956

Season 1 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on May 24, 1956

The first ever Eurovision Song Contest took place in Lugano, Switzerland, at the Teatro Kursaal, on 24th of May 1956.

Frankfurt 1957

Season 2 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on March 3, 1957

The 1957 Eurovision Song Contest was held in Frankfurt am Main, Germany after Switzerland declined to host the contest for a second time.

Hilversum 1958

Season 3 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on March 12, 1958

The Netherlands had the honour of hosting the third Eurovision Song Contest. The 1958 contest took place at the television studios in Hilversum, the '...Read more

Cannes 1959

Season 4 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on March 11, 1959

The glamorous Mediterranean resort of Cannes, France hosted the 4th Eurovision Song Contest in March 1959.

London 1960

Season 5 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on March 29, 1960

London was the host city of the fifth Eurovision Song Contest despite a Dutch victory in Cannes in 1959.

Cannes 1961

Season 6 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on March 18, 1961

The Eurovision Song Contest 1961 returned to Cannes for the second time in two years. The number of participants began to rise as the Eurovision Song ...Read more

Luxembourg City 1962

Season 7 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on March 18, 1962

The 1962 Eurovision Song Contest was held in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg for the first time. France scored another victory with Un premier amour per...Read more

London 1963

Season 8 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on March 23, 1963

The 8th Eurovision Song Contest took place in London, despite a French victory in the preceding year. Denmark's first victory would become controversial topic.

Copenhagen 1964

Season 9 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on March 21, 1964

The 1964 Eurovision Song Contest took place in Copenhagen, Denmark. Italy scored its first victory with a song performed by 16-year-old Gigliola Cinqu...Read more

Naples 1965

Season 10 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on March 20, 1965

The 1965 Eurovision Song Contest took place in Naples and saw Luxembourg win again. The winning entry, performed by France Gall, Poupée De Cire, Poupé...Read more

Luxembourg City 1966

Season 11 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on March 5, 1966

Once again, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg had the honour of staging Europe's most important musical contest and for the first time, a song in German m...Read more

Vienna 1967

Season 12 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on April 8, 1967

After Udo Jürgens' victory in 1966, Vienna, Austria's capital, was chosen to host the Eurovision Song Contest in 1967.

London 1968

Season 13 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on April 6, 1968

The thirteenth Eurovision Song Contest which took place in the Royal Albert Hall in London was the first Eurovision Song Contest to be broadcast in co...Read more

Madrid 1969

Season 14 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on March 29, 1969

The Spanish capital of Madrid hosted the 1969 Eurovision Song Contest after Massiel won the trophy in London the year before. Austria decided to stay ...Read more

Amsterdam 1970

Season 15 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on March 21, 1970

The Netherlands hosted the Eurovision Song Contest once again in 1970. The contest took place in the capital, Amsterdam, however only 12 delegations m...Read more

Dublin 1971

Season 16 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on April 3, 1971

After Dana's victory in 1970, the Eurovision Song Contest moved to the Emerald Isle, Ireland, and the number of participants rose again.

Edinburgh 1972

Season 17 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on March 25, 1972

Host Broadcaster BBC arranged the 1972 Eurovision Song Contest outside London for the first time. The honour of hosting went to the Scottish capital E...Read more

Luxembourg City 1973

Season 18 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on April 7, 1973

After hosting the Eurovision Song Contest in 1962 and 1966, it was Luxembourg's third occasion to show the best of Europe's music to millions of viewe...Read more

Brighton 1974

Season 19 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on April 6, 1974

For the second time in three years the United Kingdom staged the Eurovision Song Contest without having won the contest in the preceding year. Due to ...Read more

Stockholm 1975

Season 20 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on March 22, 1975

The Eurovision Song Contest moved northwards for its 20th anniversary. The 1975 Eurovision Song Contest was held in Stockholm, Sweden on 22nd March.

The Hague 1976

Season 21 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on April 3, 1976

For the third time in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest, the Netherlands organised the musical highlight of the year. After having hosted the...Read more

London 1977

Season 22 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on May 7, 1977

The Eurovision Song Contest 1977 was the first contest which was troubled by a strike and was only organised five weeks after the planned date.

Paris 1978

Season 23 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on April 22, 1978

After having won in London in 1977, French Television organised the 1978 Eurovision Song Contest in Paris on 22nd April.

Jerusalem 1979

Season 24 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on March 31, 1979

The 24th Eurovision Song Contest was held outside the geographical area of Europe for the first time. Jerusalem played the proud host of the annual event in 1979.

The Hague 1980

Season 25 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on April 19, 1980

Israeli TV declined the opportunity to host the 1980 Song Contest again after Israel won in Jerusalem in 1979. After much discussion, it was decided t...Read more

Dublin 1981

Season 26 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on April 4, 1981

Ireland's capital Dublin hosted the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest after Johnny Logan won the contest in the preceding year with What's Another Year. Bu...Read more

Harrogate 1982

Season 27 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on April 24, 1982

The BBC surprised everyone when they decided that the 1982 Eurovision Song Contest would be held in the northern city of Harrogate.

Munich 1983

Season 28 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on April 23, 1983

After trying to win for many years, German broadcaster ARD finally hosted the 1983 Eurovision Song Contest in Munich.

Luxembourg City 1984

Season 29 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on May 5, 1984

Luxembourg hosted the contest for the 4th last time after Corinne Hermès' victory the year before.

Gothenburg 1985

Season 30 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on May 4, 1985

Swedish national broadcaster SVT decided to stage the 1985 Eurovision Song Contest in Gothenburg's Scandinavium, the biggest venue to have hosted the show to date.

Bergen 1986

Season 31 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on May 3, 1986

The Norwegian city of Bergen had the honour of hosting the 1986 Eurovision Song Contest which saw Belgium score its first and to date, only victory wi...Read more

Brussels 1987

Season 32 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on May 9, 1987

The 1987 Eurovision Song Contest was held in Brussels, Belgium. Viktor Laszlo was the host of the 32nd edution of the competition which was won by Ireland.

Dublin 1988

Season 33 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on April 30, 1988

The 1988 Eurovision Song Contest is best remembered for one of the most thrilling voting moments in the history of the competition and for launching a...Read more

Lausanne 1989

Season 34 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on May 6, 1989

Following Céline Dion's victory the preceding year in Dublin, Switzerland staged the Eurovision Song Contest in Lausanne. 22 countries participated in...Read more

Zagreb 1990

Season 35 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on May 5, 1990

The 1990 Eurovision Song Contest was held in Zagreb following Yugoslavia's win the previous year. As communism fell in Europe, many of the songs refle...Read more

Rome 1991

Season 36 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on May 4, 1991

The 1991 Eurovision Song Contest was held in Rome, Italy and saw France and Sweden tie for first place at the end of the voting.

Malmö 1992

Season 37 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on May 2, 1992

After having hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in Stockholm and Gothenburg before, Swedish broadcaster SVT opted to host the 1992 Eurovision Song Con...Read more

Millstreet 1993

Season 38 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on May 15, 1993

The tiny town of Millstreet in Ireland was the centre of Europe when it hosted the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest.

Dublin 1994

Season 39 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on April 30, 1994

After winning the contest on home ground in Millstreet in 1993, the contest was staged at the Point Theatre in Dublin. Ireland set two new records for...Read more

Dublin 1995

Season 40 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on May 13, 1995

For a record third year in a row Ireland hosted the 40th Eurovision Song Contest which was held again in the Point Theatre in Dublin.

Oslo 1996

Season 41 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on May 18, 1996

The 1996 Eurovision Song Contest moved to a new destination, after it had been in Ireland for the three preceding years. Norway's capital Oslo had the...Read more

Dublin 1997

Season 42 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on May 3, 1997

Dublin's Point Theatre was - yet again - the venue for the 1997 Eurovision Song Contest. To date it is the last contest that has been held in Ireland....Read more

Birmingham 1998

Season 43 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on May 9, 1998

The 1998 Eurovision Song Contest from Birmingham culminated in one of the most thrilling voting sequences for years and reminded us that Europe is a m...Read more

Jerusalem 1999

Season 44 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on May 29, 1999

The 1999 Eurovision Song Contest took place in Jerusalem for the first time since 1979. Free language rules were introduced meaning that participating...Read more

Stockholm 2000

Season 45 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on May 13, 2000

In May 2000 the Eurovision Song Contest returned to Stockholm for the first time since 1975. The spectacular show took place in the Globen Arena with ...Read more

Copenhagen 2001

Season 46 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on May 12, 2001

A record-breaking 35,000 spectators attended the 2001 Eurovision Song Contest in the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, the largest venue to date.

Tallinn 2002

Season 47 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on May 25, 2002

The 2002 Eurovision Song Contest was hosted in the Estonian capital Tallinn. It was the first time that one of the new-entrant countries staged the Eu...Read more

Riga 2003

Season 48 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on May 24, 2003

Latvia hosted the competition in 2003 following Marie N's victory in Tallinn the previous year.

Istanbul 2004

Season 49 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on May 12, 2004

After having successfully hosted the first ever Eurovision Song Contest Semi-Final, Istanbul held its breath for the 2004 Final.

Kyiv 2005

Season 50 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on May 19, 2005

The 50th Eurovision Song Contest took place on 21st May 2005 in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. 24 countries participated in the Grand Final.

Athens 2006

Season 51 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on May 18, 2006

With the Eurovision Song Contest already enjoying enormous popularity in Greece, Helena Paparizou's victory in 2005 created the perfect circumstances ...Read more

Helsinki 2007

Season 52 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on May 10, 2007

The Final of the 52nd Eurovision Song Contest took place in Helsinki, Finland, at the Hartwall Arena. For the occasion, the venue was referred to as t...Read more

Belgrade 2008

Season 53 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on May 20, 2008

For the first time in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest, two Semi-Finals were held to decide which 25 countries would be represented in the F...Read more

Moscow 2009

Season 54 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on May 12, 2009

For the second time in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest, two Semi-Finals were held to decide which 25 countries will be represented in the F...Read more

Oslo 2010

Season 55 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on May 25, 2010

The 2010 Eurovision Song Contest was held in the capital of Norway, Oslo. 39 countries took part in the contest, which had two Semi-Finals and a Grand Final.

Düsseldorf 2011

Season 56 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on May 10, 2011

For the first time since 1983, Germany hosted the Eurovision Song Contest. The 2011 Eurovision Song Contest was held in Düsseldorf following an open selection process.

Baku 2012

Season 57 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on May 22, 2012

The 2012 Eurovision Song Contest was held in Baku, Azerbaijan. It is the furthest East that the contest had ever been held.

Malmö 2013

Season 58 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on May 14, 2013

Thirteen years after Stockholm hosted the Eurovision Song Contest, the 2013 contest took place in the Malmö Arena in Malmö, Sweden. Two Semi-Finals de...Read more

Copenhagen 2014

Season 59 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on May 6, 2014

The 2014 Eurovision Song Contest took place in Copenhagen, Denmark and was won by Austria's Conchita Wurst. The victory was headline news around the world.

Vienna 2015

Season 60 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on May 19, 2015

The 2015 Eurovision Song Contest took place in the Wiener Stadhalle. The the official Eurovision Song Contest logo was refreshed, for the first time s...Read more

Stockholm 2016

Season 61 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on May 10, 2016

Stockholm was announced as the host city in July 2015, with the Globe Arena taking the honour of being the venue for the 2016 contest. The arena previ...Read more

Kyiv 2017

Season 62 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on May 9, 2017

Following Jamala's victory in Stockholm with her song '1944', the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest was held in Ukraine's capital city, Kyiv. Kyiv had pre...Read more

Lisbon 2018

Season 63 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on May 8, 2018

The 2018 Eurovision Song Contest took place in Portugal's capital city, Lisbon. It was the first time Portugal hosted the competition. The right to ho...Read more

Tel Aviv 2019

Season 64 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on May 14, 2019

After Netta's grand victory in Lisbon in Lisbon, the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest took place in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Rotterdam 2021

Season 65 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on May 18, 2021

The Eurovision Song Contest 2021 takes place in Rotterdam. The Dutch city was due to host the Contest in 2020 before the event was cancelled due to th...Read more

Turin 2022

Season 66 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on May 10, 2022

The 66th Eurovision Song Contest was held at the PalaOlimpico in Turin, after Måneskin’s success for Italy the previous year.

Liverpool 2023

Season 67 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on May 9, 2023

The 67th Eurovision Song Contest took place in in Liverpool on the banks of the River Mersey, where a crowd of thousands witnessed Loreen become the f...Read more

Malmö 2024

Season 68 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on May 7, 2024

The Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 took place in the Malmö Arena on Saturday 11 May with Semi-Finals on Tuesday 7 and Thursday 9 May.

Basel 2025

Season 69 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on May 13, 2025

The Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 took place in St. Jakobshalle, Basel, on Saturday 17 May with Semi-Finals on Tuesday 13 and Thursd...Read more

Vienna 2026

Season 70 of Eurovision Song Contest premiered on May 12, 2026