List of Eurovision Song contest winners - wikipedia List of Eurovision Song contest winners Left : Lys Assia, the first Eurovision winner ( 1956 ), and Dima Bilan, winner in 2008. Centre : Johnny Logan, the winning artist in 1980, winning artist and composer in 1987 and the winning composer in 1992. Right : Ell & Nikki celebrating Eurovision Song Contest 2011 victory in Düsseldorf. Sixty - five songs have won the Eurovision Song Contest, an annual competition organised by member countries of the European Broadcasting Union. The contest, which has been broadcast every year since its debut in 1956, is one of the longest - running television programmes in the world. The contest 's winner has been determined using numerous voting techniques throughout its history ; centre to these have been the awarding of points to countries by juries or televoters. The country awarded the most points is declared the winner. The first Eurovision Song Contest was not won on points, but by votes ( two per country ), and only the winner was announced. There have been 62 contests, with one winner each year except the tied 1969 contest, which had four. Twenty - seven different countries have won the contest. Switzerland won the first contest in 1956. The country with the highest number of wins is Ireland, with seven. The only person to have won more than once as performer is Ireland 's Johnny Logan, who performed `` What 's Another Year '' in 1980 and `` Hold Me Now '' in 1987. Logan is also one of only five songwriters to have written more than one winning entry ( `` Hold Me Now '' 1987 and `` Why Me ? '' 1992, performed by Linda Martin ). This unique distinction makes Logan the only person to have three Eurovision victories to his / her credit, as either singer, songwriter or both. The other four songwriters with more than one winning entry to their credit are, Willy van Hemert ( Netherlands, 1957 and 1959 ), Yves Dessca ( Monaco, 1971 and Luxembourg, 1972 ), Rolf Løvland ( Norway, 1985 and 1995 ) and Brendan Graham ( Ireland, 1994 and 1996 ). Winning the Eurovision Song Contest provides a unique opportunity for the winning artist ( s ) to capitalise on their success and surrounding publicity by launching or furthering their international career. However, throughout the history of the contest, relatively few of these artists have gone on to be huge international stars. The most notable winning Eurovision artists whose career was directly launched into the spotlight following their win were the members of ABBA, who won the 1974 contest for Sweden with their song `` Waterloo ''. ABBA went on to be one of the most successful bands of its time. Another notable winner who subsequently achieved international fame and success was Céline Dion, who won the 1988 contest for Switzerland with the song `` Ne partez pas sans moi ''. Contents 1 List 2 By country 3 By language 4 Photogallery 5 See also 6 Notes and references 6.1 Footnotes 6.2 References 6.3 Bibliography List Year Date Host City Winner Song Performer Points Margin Runner - up 1956 24 May Lugano Switzerland `` Refrain '' Lys Assia Never announced 1957 3 March Frankfurt Netherlands `` Net als toen '' Corry Brokken 7001310000000000000 ♠ 31 7001140000000000000 ♠ 14 France 1958 12 March Hilversum France `` Dors, mon amour '' André Claveau 7001270000000000000 ♠ 27 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 Switzerland 1959 11 March Cannes Netherlands `` Een beetje '' Teddy Scholten 7001210000000000000 ♠ 21 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 United Kingdom 1960 29 March London France `` Tom Pillibi '' Jacqueline Boyer 7001320000000000000 ♠ 32 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7 United Kingdom 1961 18 March Cannes Luxembourg `` Nous les amoureux '' Jean - Claude Pascal 7001310000000000000 ♠ 31 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7 United Kingdom 1962 18 March Luxembourg France `` Un premier amour '' Isabelle Aubret 7001260000000000000 ♠ 26 7001130000000000000 ♠ 13 Monaco 1963 23 March London Denmark `` Dansevise '' Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann 7001420000000000000 ♠ 42 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 Switzerland 1964 21 March Copenhagen Italy `` Non ho l'età '' Gigliola Cinquetti 7001490000000000000 ♠ 49 7001320000000000000 ♠ 32 United Kingdom 1965 20 March Naples Luxembourg `` Poupée de cire, poupée de son '' France Gall 7001320000000000000 ♠ 32 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6 United Kingdom 1966 5 March Luxembourg Austria `` Merci, Chérie '' Udo Jürgens 7001310000000000000 ♠ 31 7001150000000000000 ♠ 15 Sweden 1967 8 April Vienna United Kingdom `` Puppet on a String '' Sandie Shaw 7001470000000000000 ♠ 47 7001250000000000000 ♠ 25 Ireland 1968 6 April London Spain `` La, la, la '' Massiel 7001290000000000000 ♠ 29 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 United Kingdom 1969 29 March Madrid Spain `` Vivo cantando '' Salomé 7001180000000000000 ♠ 18 No runner - up United Kingdom `` Boom Bang - a-Bang '' Lulu Netherlands `` De troubadour '' Lenny Kuhr France `` Un jour, un enfant '' Frida Boccara 1970 21 March Amsterdam Ireland `` All Kinds of Everything '' Dana 7001320000000000000 ♠ 32 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6 United Kingdom 1971 3 April Dublin Monaco `` Un banc, un arbre, une rue '' Séverine 7002128000000000000 ♠ 128 7001120000000000000 ♠ 12 Spain 1972 25 March Edinburgh Luxembourg `` Après toi '' Vicky Leandros 7002128000000000000 ♠ 128 7001140000000000000 ♠ 14 United Kingdom 1973 7 April Luxembourg Luxembourg `` Tu te reconnaîtras '' Anne - Marie David 7002129000000000000 ♠ 129 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 Spain 6 April Brighton Sweden `` Waterloo '' ABBA 7001240000000000000 ♠ 24 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6 Italy 22 March Stockholm Netherlands `` Ding - a-dong '' Teach - In 7002152000000000000 ♠ 152 7001140000000000000 ♠ 14 United Kingdom 1976 3 April The Hague United Kingdom `` Save Your Kisses for Me '' Brotherhood of Man 7002164000000000000 ♠ 164 7001170000000000000 ♠ 17 France 1977 7 May London France `` L'oiseau et l'enfant '' Marie Myriam 7002136000000000000 ♠ 136 7001150000000000000 ♠ 15 United Kingdom 1978 22 April Paris Israel `` A-Ba - Ni - Bi '' ( א - ב - ני - בי ) Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta 7002157000000000000 ♠ 157 7001320000000000000 ♠ 32 Belgium 1979 31 March Jerusalem Israel `` Hallelujah '' ( הללויה ) Gali Atari and Milk and Honey 7002125000000000000 ♠ 125 7000900000000000000 ♠ 9 Spain 1980 19 April The Hague Ireland `` What 's Another Year '' Johnny Logan 7002143000000000000 ♠ 143 7001150000000000000 ♠ 15 Germany 1981 4 April Dublin United Kingdom `` Making Your Mind Up '' Bucks Fizz 7002136000000000000 ♠ 136 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 Germany 1982 24 April Harrogate Germany `` Ein bißchen Frieden '' Nicole 7002161000000000000 ♠ 161 7001610000000000000 ♠ 61 Israel 23 April Munich Luxembourg `` Si la vie est cadeau '' Corinne Hermès 7002142000000000000 ♠ 142 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6 Israel 1984 5 May Luxembourg Sweden `` Diggi - Loo Diggi - Ley '' Herreys 7002145000000000000 ♠ 145 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8 Ireland 1985 4 May Gothenburg Norway `` La det swinge '' Bobbysocks ! 7002123000000000000 ♠ 123 7001180000000000000 ♠ 18 Germany 1986 3 May Bergen Belgium `` J'aime la vie '' Sandra Kim 7002176000000000000 ♠ 176 7001360000000000000 ♠ 36 Switzerland 9 May Brussels Ireland `` Hold Me Now '' Johnny Logan 7002172000000000000 ♠ 172 7001310000000000000 ♠ 31 Germany 1988 30 April Dublin Switzerland `` Ne partez pas sans moi '' Céline Dion 7002137000000000000 ♠ 137 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 United Kingdom 1989 6 May Lausanne Yugoslavia `` Rock Me '' Riva 7002137000000000000 ♠ 137 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7 United Kingdom 1990 5 May Zagreb Italy `` Insieme : 1992 '' Toto Cutugno 7002149000000000000 ♠ 149 7001170000000000000 ♠ 17 Ireland France 1991 4 May Rome Sweden `` Fångad av en stormvind '' Carola 7002146000000000000 ♠ 146 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 France 1992 9 May Malmö Ireland `` Why Me ? '' Linda Martin 7002155000000000000 ♠ 155 7001160000000000000 ♠ 16 United Kingdom 1993 15 May Millstreet Ireland `` In Your Eyes '' Niamh Kavanagh 7002187000000000000 ♠ 187 7001230000000000000 ♠ 23 United Kingdom 1994 30 April Dublin Ireland `` Rock ' n ' Roll Kids '' Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan 7002226000000000000 ♠ 226 7001600000000000000 ♠ 60 Poland 1995 13 May Dublin Norway `` Nocturne '' Secret Garden 7002148000000000000 ♠ 148 7001290000000000000 ♠ 29 Spain 18 May Oslo Ireland `` The Voice '' Eimear Quinn 7002162000000000000 ♠ 162 7001480000000000000 ♠ 48 Norway 1997 3 May Dublin United Kingdom `` Love Shine a Light '' Katrina and the Waves 7002227000000000000 ♠ 227 7001700000000000000 ♠ 70 Ireland 1998 9 May Birmingham Israel `` Diva '' ( דיווה ) Dana International 7002172000000000000 ♠ 172 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6 United Kingdom 1999 29 May Jerusalem Sweden `` Take Me to Your Heaven '' Charlotte Nilsson 7002163000000000000 ♠ 163 7001170000000000000 ♠ 17 Iceland 2000 13 May Stockholm Denmark `` Fly on the Wings of Love '' Olsen Brothers 7002195000000000000 ♠ 195 7001400000000000000 ♠ 40 Russia 2001 12 May Copenhagen Estonia `` Everybody '' Tanel Padar, Dave Benton and 2XL 7002198000000000000 ♠ 198 7001210000000000000 ♠ 21 Denmark 2002 25 May Tallinn Latvia `` I Wanna '' Marie N 7002176000000000000 ♠ 176 7001120000000000000 ♠ 12 Malta 2003 24 May Riga Turkey `` Everyway That I Can '' Sertab Erener 7002167000000000000 ♠ 167 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 Belgium 15 May Istanbul Ukraine `` Wild Dances '' Ruslana 7002280000000000000 ♠ 280 7001170000000000000 ♠ 17 Serbia and Montenegro 2005 21 May Kiev Greece `` My Number One '' Helena Paparizou 7002230000000000000 ♠ 230 7001380000000000000 ♠ 38 Malta 2006 20 May Athens Finland `` Hard Rock Hallelujah '' Lordi 7002292000000000000 ♠ 292 7001440000000000000 ♠ 44 Russia 2007 12 May Helsinki Serbia `` Molitva '' ( Молитва ) Marija Šerifović 7002268000000000000 ♠ 268 7001330000000000000 ♠ 33 Ukraine 2008 24 May Belgrade Russia `` Believe '' Dima Bilan 7002272000000000000 ♠ 272 7001420000000000000 ♠ 42 Ukraine 2009 16 May Moscow Norway `` Fairytale '' Alexander Rybak 7002387000000000000 ♠ 387 7002169000000000000 ♠ 169 Iceland 29 May Oslo Germany `` Satellite '' Lena 7002246000000000000 ♠ 246 7001760000000000000 ♠ 76 Turkey 2011 14 May Düsseldorf Azerbaijan `` Running Scared '' Ell & Nikki 7002221000000000000 ♠ 221 7001320000000000000 ♠ 32 Italy 2012 26 May Baku Sweden `` Euphoria '' Loreen 7002372000000000000 ♠ 372 7002113000000000000 ♠ 113 Russia 2013 18 May Malmö Denmark `` Only Teardrops '' Emmelie de Forest 7002281000000000000 ♠ 281 7001470000000000000 ♠ 47 Azerbaijan 2014 10 May Copenhagen Austria `` Rise Like a Phoenix '' Conchita Wurst 7002290000000000000 ♠ 290 7001520000000000000 ♠ 52 Netherlands 2015 23 May Vienna Sweden `` Heroes '' Måns Zelmerlöw 7002365000000000000 ♠ 365 7001620000000000000 ♠ 62 Russia 2016 14 May Stockholm Ukraine `` 1944 '' Jamala 7002534000000000000 ♠ 534 7001230000000000000 ♠ 23 Australia 2017 13 May Kiev Portugal `` Amar pelos dois '' Salvador Sobral 7002758000000000000 ♠ 758 7002143000000000000 ♠ 143 Bulgaria 2018 12 May Lisbon For information about the winning songwriters of each year, see List of Eurovision Song Contest winning songwriters Eleven Eurovision winners ( alongside three non-winners ) featured at the Congratulations concert in 2005, in which ABBA 's `` Waterloo '' was voted the most popular song of the contest 's first fifty years. Ireland has finished first seven times, more than any other country, Ireland also won the contest for three consecutive years ( 1992, 1993, 1994 ), more consecutive years than any other country. Three countries have won twice in a row, Spain ( 1968 and 1969 ), Luxembourg ( 1972 and 1973 ) and Israel ( 1978 and 1979 ). Along with Switzerland 's win in the first contest, Serbia is the only other country to win with its debut entry ( in 2007 ), though Serbia had competed prior as part of Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro. Under the voting system used between 1975 and 2015, the winner of the contest was decided by the final voting nation on eleven occasions. Changes to the voting system, including a steady growth in the number of countries participating / voting, means that the points earned are not comparable across the decades. Portugal 's Salvador Sobral holds the record of the highest number of points in the contest 's history, earning 758 with the song `` Amar pelos dois ''. Norway 's Alexander Rybak holds the largest margin of victory in absolute points, a 169 - point cushion over second place in 2009. Italy 's Gigliola Cinquetti holds the record for largest victory by percentage, scoring almost three times as many as second place ( 49 points compared with 17 by the runner - up ) in the 1964 contest. Under the voting system used from 1975 until 2015, the lowest winning score was Norway 's Bobbysocks ! 123 points earned ( of the 216 available from the 18 other countries ) when winning Eurovision 1985, while the lowest winning total ever is the 18 points ( of the 160 total votes cast by 16 countries ) scored by each of the four winning countries in 1969. Under the voting system used from 1975 until 2015, in which each country gives maximum points to its first place choice, Sweden 's Loreen won Eurovision 2012 with the most ever first place votes earned, receiving first place votes from 18 of 41 countries ( excluding themselves ). The 1976 United Kingdom entrant, Brotherhood of Man with the song `` Save Your Kisses For Me '' holds the record of the highest average score per participating country, with an average of 9.65 points received per country. 2011 winner Azerbaijan Eldar & Nigar, hold the lowest average score for a winning song under that system, receiving 5.14 points per country. The United Kingdom has finished second fifteen times at Eurovision ( most recently in 1998 ), more than any other country. The most successful country never to have won the Contest is Malta, having finished second in 2002 and 2005 and third in 1992 and 1998. Another island nation Iceland has also finished second twice, in 1999 and 2009. There is no official runner - up for two of the contests -- 1956 and 1969. In 1956 only the winner, Switzerland, was announced, whilst there were speculative reports that Germany ended up in second place with `` Im Wartesaal zum großen Glück '' by Walter Andreas Schwarz, on account that Germany was chosen to host the 1957 contest. In 1969 four songs shared first place by achieving the same number of points, and the second best result was achieved by Switzerland, who is not considered an official runner - up, because of the draw for first place. By country Map showing each country 's number of Eurovision wins up to and including 2017. Wins Country Years 7 Ireland 1970, 1980, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996 6 Sweden 1974, 1984, 1991, 1999, 2012, 2015 5 France 1958, 1960, 1962, 1969, 1977 Luxembourg 1961, 1965, 1972, 1973, 1983 United Kingdom 1967, 1969, 1976, 1981, 1997 Netherlands 1957, 1959, 1969, 1975 Denmark 1963, 2000, 2013 Israel 1978, 1979, 1998 Norway 1985, 1995, 2009 Switzerland 1956, 1988 Italy 1964, 1990 Austria 1966, 2014 Spain 1968, 1969 Germany 1982, 2010 Ukraine 2004, 2016 Monaco 1971 Belgium 1986 Yugoslavia 1989 Estonia 2001 Latvia 2002 Turkey 2003 Greece 2005 Finland 2006 Serbia 2007 Russia 2008 Azerbaijan 2011 Portugal 2017 Year 1969 is in italics to indicate joint ( 4 - way ) win. By language English ( 46.26 % ) French ( 20.89 % ) Dutch ( 4.48 % ) Hebrew ( 4.48 % ) German ( 2.99 % ) Norwegian ( 2.99 % ) Swedish ( 2.99 % ) Italian ( 2.99 % ) Spanish ( 2.99 % ) Danish ( 1.49 % ) Ukrainian ( 1.49 % ) Croatian ( 1.49 % ) Serbian ( 1.49 % ) Crimean Tatar ( 1.49 % ) Portuguese ( 1.49 % ) Between 1966 and 1973, and again between 1977 and 1998, countries were only permitted to perform in their own language ; see the main Eurovision Song Contest article. Wins Language Years Countries 31 English 1967, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 United Kingdom, Ireland, Sweden, Netherlands, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Turkey, Ukraine, Greece, Finland, Russia, Norway, Germany, Azerbaijan, Austria 14 French 1956, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1983, 1986, 1988 Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, Monaco, Belgium Dutch 1957, 1959, 1969 Netherlands Hebrew 1978, 1979, 1998 Israel Italian 1964, 1990 Italy German 1966, 1982 Austria, Germany Spanish 1968, 1969 Spain Swedish 1984, 1991 Sweden Norwegian 1985, 1995 Norway Danish 1963 Denmark Croatian 1989 Yugoslavia Ukrainian Ukraine Serbian 2007 Serbia Crimean Tatar 2016 Ukraine Portuguese 2017 Portugal Photogallery Lys Assia, winner of the 1956 contest for Switzerland. Corry Brokken, winner of the 1957 contest for The Netherlands. André Claveau, winner of the 1958 contest for France. Teddy Scholten, winner of the 1959 contest for The Netherlands. Jacqueline Boyer, winner of the 1960 contest for France. Jean - Claude Pascal, winner of the 1961 contest for Luxembourg. Isabelle Aubret, winner of the 1962 contest for France. Jørgen & Grethe Ingmann, winners of the 1963 contest for Denmark. Gigliola Cinquetti, winner of the 1964 contest for Italy. France Gall, winner of the 1965 contest for Luxembourg. Udo Jürgens, winner of the 1966 contest for Austria. Sandie Shaw, winner of the 1967 contest for the United Kingdom. Massiel, winner of the 1968 contest for Spain. Lulu, one of the four winners of the 1969 contest for the United Kingdom. Frida Boccara, one of the four winners of the 1969 contest for France. Lenny Kuhr, one of the four winners of the 1969 contest for The Netherlands. Dana, winner of the 1970 contest for Ireland. Vicky Leandros, winner of the 1972 contest for Luxembourg. Anne - Marie David, winner of the 1973 contest for Luxembourg. ABBA, winners of the 1974 and the 50th anniversary contests for Sweden. Teach - In, winners of the 1975 contest for The Netherlands. Brotherhood of Man, winners of the 1976 contest for the United Kingdom Marie Myriam, winner of the 1977 contest for France. Gali Atari, winner ( together with Milk and Honey ) of the 1979 contest for Israel. Johnny Logan, winner of the 1980 and 1987 contests for Ireland. Bucks Fizz, winners of the 1981 contest for the United Kingdom. Nicole Hohloch, winner of the 1982 contest for Germany. Richard Herrey from Herreys, winners of the 1984 contest for Sweden. Bobbysocks !, winners of the 1985 contest for Norway. Sandra Kim, winner of the 1986 contest for Belgium. Celine Dion, winner of the 1988 contest for Switzerland. Toto Cutugno, winner of the 1990 contest for Italy. Carola Häggkvist, winner of the 1991 contest for Sweden. Linda Martin, winner of the 1992 contest for Ireland. Niamh Kavanagh, winner of the 1993 contest for Ireland. Secret Garden, winner of the 1995 contest for Norway. Katrina and the Waves, winners of the 1997 contest for the United Kingdom. Dana International, winner of the 1998 contest for Israel. Charlotte Nilsson, winner of the 1999 contest for Sweden. Olsen Brothers, winners of the 2000 contest for Denmark. Dave Benton, winner ( together with Tanel Padar and 2XL ) of the 2001 contest for Estonia. Marie N, winner of the 2002 contest for Latvia. Sertab Erener, winner of the 2003 contest for Turkey. Ruslana, winner of the 2004 contest for Ukraine. Helena Paparizou, winner of the 2005 contest for Greece. Lordi, winner of the 2006 contest for Finland. Marija Šerifović, winner of the 2007 contest for Serbia. Dima Bilan, winner of the 2008 contest for Russia. Alexander Rybak, winner of the 2009 contest for Norway. Lena, winner of the 2010 contest for Germany. Ell & Nikki, winners of the 2011 contest for Azerbaijan. Loreen, winner of the 2012 contest for Sweden. Emmelie de Forest, winner of the 2013 contest for Denmark. Conchita Wurst, winner of the 2014 contest for Austria. Måns Zelmerlöw, winner of the 2015 contest for Sweden. Jamala, winner of the 2016 contest for Ukraine. Salvador Sobral, winner of the 2017 contest for Portugal. See also Eurovision portal List of Eurovision Song Contest winning songwriters Eurovision Song Contest winners discography List of Junior Eurovision Song Contest winners Notes and references Footnotes Jump up ^ Since 2004, the contest has included a televised semi-final : : -- In 2004 held on the Wednesday before the final : -- Between 2005 and 2007 held on the Thursday of `` Eurovision Week '' Jump up ^ Since 2008 the contest has included two semi-finals, held on the Tuesday and Thursday before the final. Jump up ^ 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1998, 2002 and 2003. Jump up ^ the Federal Republic of Germany has two wins, one before, one after German reunification. The map depicts the outline of Germany during both of their wins. Jump up ^ the Federal Republic of Germany has two wins, one before, one after German reunification ^ Jump up to : This song was partially sung in Ukrainian. ^ Jump up to : This song was partially sung in Crimean Tatar. ^ Jump up to : Croatian ( the language of the 1989 winning song ) and Serbian ( the language of the 2007 winning song ) are fully mutually intelligible and often considered varieties of a single language, Serbo - Croatian. However, they are listed separately in Eurovision statistics. Jump up ^ `` Nocturne '' features unaccredited vocals from Norwegian singer Gunnhild Tvinnereim. References Jump up ^ Extract from the rules for the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest. Eurovision.tv. Retrieved on 22 August 2007. Archived May 7, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ Eurovision 1956. Eurovision.tv. Retrieved on 24 May 2008. Archived May 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ O'Connor, John Kennedy. The Eurovision Song Contest -- The Official History. Carlton Books, UK. 2007 ISBN 978 - 1 - 84442 - 994 - 3 Jump up ^ BBC News ( 6 December 2005 ). ABBA 's Bjorn says no to reunion. Retrieved on 15 March 2008. Jump up ^ ABBA win ' Eurovision 50th ' vote. BBC News ( 23 October 2005 ). Retrieved on 22 August 2007. Bibliography Wikimedia Commons has media related to Winners of the Eurovision Song Contest. Eurovision Song Contest history. Eurovision.tv. Retrieved on 19 August 2007. History. ESCtoday.com. Retrieved on 19 August 2007. John Kennedy O'Connor ( 2005 ). The Eurovision Song Contest 50 Years The Official History. London : Carlton Books Limited. ISBN 1 - 84442 - 586 - X. Eurovision Song Contest History Host cities Languages Presenters Rules Voting Winners Winners discography Contests 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Countries Active Albania Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Latvia Lithuania Macedonia Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Ukraine United Kingdom Inactive Andorra Bosnia and Herzegovina Luxembourg Monaco Morocco Slovakia Turkey Former Lebanon Serbia and Montenegro Yugoslavia Relations Armenia -- Azerbaijan Russia -- Ukraine National selections Current Albania Armenia Belarus Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Hungary Iceland Israel Italy Latvia Lithuania Malta Moldova Montenegro Norway Poland Portugal Romania Serbia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Ukraine United Kingdom Former Austria Azerbaijan Belgium Bosnia & Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Estonia Finland Greece Ellinikós Telikós Eurosong - A MAD Show Ireland The Late Late Show You 're a Star Israel Latvia Eirodziesma Dziesma Lithuania Macedonia Malta Montenegro Netherlands Serbia and Montenegro Switzerland United Kingdom Yugoslavia Other awards Marcel Bezençon Awards OGAE OGAE Video Contest OGAE Second Chance Contest Television and concerts Eurovision Song Contest Previews Songs of Europe Kvalifikacija za Millstreet Congratulations : 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest Best of Eurovision Eurovision Song Contest 's Greatest Hits Category Portal List of Eurovision Song Contest winners Winning countries 1950s Switzerland Netherlands France Netherlands 1960s France Luxembourg France Denmark Italy Luxembourg Austria United Kingdom Spain France Netherlands Spain United Kingdom 1970s Ireland Monaco Luxembourg Luxembourg Sweden Netherlands United Kingdom France Israel Israel 1980s Ireland United Kingdom Germany Luxembourg Sweden Norway Belgium Ireland Switzerland Yugoslavia 1990s Italy Sweden Ireland Ireland Ireland Norway Ireland United Kingdom Israel Sweden 2000s Denmark Estonia Latvia Turkey Ukraine Greece Finland Serbia Russia Norway 2010s Germany Azerbaijan Sweden Denmark Austria Sweden Ukraine Portugal Winning performers 1950s Lys Assia Corry Brokken André Claveau Teddy Scholten 1960s Jacqueline Boyer Jean - Claude Pascal Isabelle Aubret Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann Gigliola Cinquetti France Gall Udo Jürgens Sandie Shaw Massiel Frida Boccara Lenny Kuhr Lulu Salomé 1970s Dana Séverine Vicky Leandros Anne - Marie David ABBA Teach - In Brotherhood of Man Marie Myriam Izhar Cohen / Alphabeta Gali Atari / Milk and Honey 1980s Johnny Logan Bucks Fizz Nicole Corinne Hermès Herreys Bobbysocks ! Sandra Kim Johnny Logan Celine Dion Riva 1990s Toto Cutugno Carola Linda Martin Niamh Kavanagh Paul Harrington / Charlie McGettigan Secret Garden Eimear Quinn Katrina and the Waves Dana International Charlotte Nilsson 2000s Olsen Brothers Tanel Padar / Dave Benton / 2XL Marie N. Sertab Erener Ruslana Helena Paparizou Lordi Marija Šerifović Dima Bilan Alexander Rybak 2010s Lena Ell & Nikki Loreen Emmelie de Forest Conchita Wurst Måns Zelmerlöw Jamala Salvador Sobral Winning songs 1950s `` Refrain '' `` Net als toen '' `` Dors, mon amour '' `` ' n Beetje '' 1960s `` Tom Pillibi '' `` Nous les amoureux '' `` Un premier amour '' `` Dansevise '' `` Non ho l'età '' `` Poupée de cire, poupée de son '' `` Merci, Chérie '' `` Puppet on a String '' `` La, la, la '' `` Boom Bang - a-Bang '' `` Un jour, un enfant '' `` De troubadour '' `` Vivo cantando '' 1970s `` All Kinds of Everything '' `` Un banc, un arbre, une rue '' `` Après toi '' `` Tu te reconnaîtras '' `` Waterloo '' `` Ding - a-dong '' `` Save Your Kisses for Me '' `` L'oiseau et l'enfant '' `` A-Ba - Ni - Bi '' `` Hallelujah '' 1980s `` What 's Another Year '' `` Making Your Mind Up '' `` Ein bißchen Frieden '' `` Si la vie est cadeau '' `` Diggi - Loo Diggi - Ley '' `` La det swinge '' `` J'aime la vie '' `` Hold Me Now '' `` Ne partez pas sans moi '' `` Rock Me '' 1990s `` Insieme : 1992 '' `` Fångad av en stormvind '' `` Why Me ? '' `` In Your Eyes '' `` Rock ' n ' Roll Kids '' `` Nocturne '' `` The Voice '' `` Love Shine a Light '' `` Diva '' `` Take Me to Your Heaven '' 2000s `` Fly on the Wings of Love '' `` Everybody '' `` I Wanna '' `` Everyway That I Can '' `` Wild Dances '' `` My Number One '' `` Hard Rock Hallelujah '' `` Molitva '' `` Believe '' `` Fairytale '' 2010s `` Satellite '' `` Running Scared '' `` Euphoria '' `` Only Teardrops '' `` Rise Like a Phoenix '' `` Heroes '' `` 1944 '' `` Amar pelos dois '' Winning songwriters 1950s Géo Voumard / Émile Gardaz Guus Jansen / Willy van Hemert Hubert Giraud / Pierre Delanoë Dick Schallies / Willy van Hemert 1960s André Popp / Pierre Cour Jacques Datin / Maurice Vidalin Claude - Henri Vic / Roland Valande Otto Francker / Sejr Volmer - Sørensen Nicola Salerno / Mario Panzeri Serge Gainsbourg Udo Jürgens / Udo Jürgens, Thomas Hörbiger Bill Martin, Phil Coulter Manuel de la Calva, Ramón Arcusa David Hartsema / Lenny Kuhr Alan Moorhouse / Peter Warne María José de Cerato / Aniano Alcalde Émile Stern / Eddy Marnay 1970s Derry Lindsay, Jackie Smith Jean - Pierre Bourtayre / Yves Dessca Mario Panas, Klaus Munro / Yves Dessca, Klaus Munro Claude Morgan / Vline Buggy Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Stig Anderson Dick Bakker / Will Luikinga, Eddy Ouwens Tony Hiller, Lee Sheriden, Martin Lee Jean - Paul Cara / Joe Gracy Nurit Hirsh / Ehud Manor Kobi Oshrat / Shimrit Orr 1980s Shay Healy Andy Hill, John Danter Ralph Siegel / Bernd Meinunger Jean - Pierre Millers / Alain Garcia Torgny Söderberg / Britt Lindeborg Rolf Løvland Jean Paul Furnémon, Angelo Crisci / Rosario Marino Atria Johnny Logan Nella Martinetti, Atilla Şereftuğ Rajko Dujmić / Stevo Cvikić 1990s Toto Cutugno Stephan Berg Johnny Logan Jimmy Walsh Brendan Graham Rolf Løvland / Petter Skavland Brendan Graham Kimberley Rew Svika Pick / Yoav Ginai Lars Diedricson / Marcos Ubeda 2000s Jørgen Olsen Ivar Must / Maian - Anna Kärmas Marija Naumova / Marija Naumova, Marats Samauskis Demir Demirkan, Sertab Erener / Demir Demirkan Ruslana Lyzhychko / Ruslana Lyzhychko, Alexandr Ksenofontov Christos Dantis / Christos Dantis, Natalia Germanou Mr Lordi Vladimir Graić / Saša Milošević Mare Dima Bilan, Jim Beanz Alexander Rybak 2010s Julie Frost, John Gordon ( da ) Stefan Örn, Sandra Bjurman, Iain James Farquharson Thomas G : son, Peter Boström Lise Cabble, Julia Fabrin Jakobsen, Thomas Stengaard Charlie Mason, Joey Patulka, Ali Zuckwoski, Julian Maas Anton Hård af Segerstad, Joy Deb, Linnea Deb Jamala, Art Antonyan Luísa Sobral Category Portal Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Eurovision_Song_Contest_winners&oldid=818794272 '' Categories : Eurovision Song Contest winners Eurovision Song Contest related lists Lists of award winners Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links Interlanguage link template link number Featured lists Talk Contents About Wikipedia Languages Azərbaycanca Беларуская Dansk Deutsch Ελληνικά Español فارسی Français Bahasa Indonesia Interlingua Italiano ქართული Кыргызча Latviešu Lietuvių Македонски Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Norsk nynorsk Polski Português Română Русский Suomi Türkçe Українська Vepsän kel ' 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 5 January 2018, at 16 : 38. 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Question: who has won the eurovision song contest the most times
Answer: Ireland; Ireland; Johnny Logan, who performed "What's Another Year" in 1980 and "Hold Me Now" in 1987; Ireland's Johnny Logan; Ireland