Competition History
See also: List of Eurovision Song Contest winners| Edition | Finals date | Year | Broad- caster |
Venue | City | Countries | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 24 May | 1956 | SSR | Teatro Kursaal | Lugano | 7 | Switzerland |
| 2nd | 3 March | 1957 | ARD | Großer Sendesaal | Frankfurt | 10 | Netherlands |
| 3rd | 12 March | 1958 | NTS | AVRO Studio | Hilversum | 10 | France |
| 4th | 11 March | 1959 | RTF | Palais des Festivals | Cannes | 11 | Netherlands |
| 5th | 25 March | 1960 | BBC | Royal Festival Hall | London | 13 | France |
| 6th | 18 March | 1961 | RTF | Palais des Festivals | Cannes | 16 | Luxembourg |
| 7th | 18 March | 1962 | CLT | Villa Louvigny | Luxembourg | 16 | France |
| 8th | 23 March | 1963 | BBC | BBC Television Centre | London | 16 | Denmark |
| 9th | 21 March | 1964 | DR | Tivoli Concert Hall | Copenhagen | 16 | Italy |
| 10th | 20 March | 1965 | RAI | RAI Television Centre | Naples | 18 | Luxembourg |
| 11th | 5 March | 1966 | CLT | Villa Louvigny | Luxembourg | 18 | Austria |
| 12th | 8 April | 1967 | ORF | Hofburg Imperial Palace | Vienna | 17 | United Kingdom |
| 13th | 6 April | 1968 | BBC | Royal Albert Hall | London | 17 | Spain |
| 14th | 29 March | 1969 | TVE | Teatro Real | Madrid | 16 | France Netherlands Spain United Kingdom |
| 15th | 21 March | 1970 | NOS | RAI Congrescentrum | Amsterdam | 12 | Ireland |
| 16th | 3 April | 1971 | RTÉ | Gaiety Theatre | Dublin | 18 | Monaco |
| 17th | 25 March | 1972 | BBC | Usher Hall | Edinburgh | 18 | Luxembourg |
| 18th | 7 April | 1973 | CLT | Nouveau Théâtre Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 17 | Luxembourg |
| 19th | 6 April | 1974 | BBC | Brighton Dome | Brighton | 17 | Sweden |
| 20th | 22 March | 1975 | SR | Stockholm International Fairs | Stockholm | 19 | Netherlands |
| 21st | 3 April | 1976 | NOS | Congresgebouw | The Hague | 18 | United Kingdom |
| 22nd | 7 May | 1977 | BBC | Wembley Conference Centre | London | 18 | France |
| 23rd | 22 April | 1978 | TF1 | Palais des Congrès | Paris | 20 | Israel |
| 24th | 31 March | 1979 | IBA | International Convention Centre | Jerusalem | 19 | Israel |
| 25th | 19 April | 1980 | NOS | Congresgebouw | The Hague | 19 | Ireland |
| 26th | 4 April | 1981 | RTÉ | Royal Dublin Society | Dublin | 20 | United Kingdom |
| 27th | 24 April | 1982 | BBC | Harrogate International Centre | Harrogate | 18 | Germany |
| 28th | 23 April | 1983 | ARD | Rudi Sedlmayer Halle | Munich | 20 | Luxembourg |
| 29th | 5 May | 1984 | CLT | Théâtre Municipal | Luxembourg | 19 | Sweden |
| 30th | 4 May | 1985 | SVT | Scandinavium | Gothenburg | 19 | Norway |
| 31st | 3 May | 1986 | NRK | Grieg Hall | Bergen | 20 | Belgium |
| 32nd | 9 May | 1987 | RTBF | Centenary Palace | Brussels | 22 | Ireland |
| 33rd | 30 April | 1988 | RTÉ | Royal Dublin Society | Dublin | 21 | Switzerland |
| 34th | 6 May | 1989 | SSR | Palais de Beaulieu | Lausanne | 22 | Yugoslavia |
| 35th | 5 May | 1990 | JRT | Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall | Zagreb | 22 | Italy |
| 36th | 4 May | 1991 | RAI | Studio 15 di Cinecittà | Rome | 22 | Sweden |
| 37th | 9 May | 1992 | SVT | Malmö Entertainment Centre | Malmö | 23 | Ireland |
| 38th | 15 May | 1993 | RTÉ | Green Glens Arena | Millstreet | 25 | Ireland |
| 39th | 1 May | 1994 | RTÉ | Point Depot | Dublin | 25 | Ireland |
| 40th | 13 May | 1995 | RTÉ | Point Depot | Dublin | 23 | Norway |
| 41st | 18 May | 1996 | NRK | Oslo Spektrum | Oslo | 23 | Ireland |
| 42nd | 3 May | 1997 | RTÉ | Point Depot | Dublin | 25 | United Kingdom |
| 43rd | 9 May | 1998 | BBC | National Indoor Arena | Birmingham | 25 | Israel |
| 44th | 29 May | 1999 | IBA | International Convention Centre | Jerusalem | 23 | Sweden |
| 45th | 13 May | 2000 | SVT | Stockholm Globen Arena | Stockholm | 24 | Denmark |
| 46th | 12 May | 2001 | DR | Parken Stadium | Copenhagen | 23 | Estonia |
| 47th | 25 May | 2002 | ETV | Saku Suurhall | Tallinn | 24 | Latvia |
| 48th | 24 May | 2003 | LTV | Skonto Hall | Riga | 26 | Turkey |
| 49th | 15 May | 2004 | TRT | Abdi İpekçi Arena | Istanbul | 36 | Ukraine |
| 50th | 21 May | 2005 | NTU | Kiev Sports Palace | Kiev | 39 | Greece |
| 51st | 20 May | 2006 | ERT | Olympic Indoor Hall | Athens | 37 | Finland |
| 52nd | 12 May | 2007 | YLE | Hartwall Arena | Helsinki | 42 | Serbia |
| 53rd | 24 May | 2008 | RTS | Belgrade Arena | Belgrade | 43 | Russia |
| 54th | 16 May | 2009 | C1R | Olimpiyskiy Arena | Moscow | 42 | Norway |
| 55th | 29 May | 2010 | NRK | Telenor Arena | Oslo | 39 | Germany |
| 56th | 14 May | 2011 | NDR | Esprit Arena | Düsseldorf | 43 | Azerbaijan |
| 57th | 26 May | 2012 | İTV | Baku Crystal Hall | Baku | 42 | Sweden |
| 58th | 18 May | 2013 | SVT | Malmö Arena | Malmö | TBD |
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