List of Eurovision Song Contest presenters

List of Eurovision Song Contest presenters
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual international song competition, held every year by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) since 1956. This page is a list of people who have acted as presenters of the contest.
Since 1988, it has been the norm to have at least two presenters for the contest. All contests before 1978, while only three after 1988 (i.e. the 1993, 1995 and 2013 contests), have had one presenter. The 1999 contest was the first to feature three presenters, a method that has been used most often since 2010. The contests from 2018 to 2021 all had four presenters each.
Katie Boyle holds the record for the highest number of contests hosted, with four editions (in 1960, 1963, 1968 and 1974).
Presenters
Green room hosts
Online host
Special events
Presenters born outside the host country
Katie Boyle, born in Florence, Italy to an Italian-Russian father and a British-Australian mother
Mireille Delannoy, born in France
Helga Guitton, born in Königsberg, East Prussia, Germany (now Kaliningrad, Russia)
Léon Zitrone, born in Petrograd, Russian Empire (now Saint Petersburg, Russia)
Lill Lindfors, born in Helsinki, Finland
Åse Kleveland, born in Stockholm, Sweden to a Norwegian father and a Swedish mother
Viktor Lazlo, born in Lorient, France
Fionnuala Sweeney, born in Belfast, United Kingdom
Ulrika Jonsson, born in Sollentuna, Sweden
Terry Wogan, born in Limerick, Ireland
Maria Menounos, born in Medford, Massachusetts, United States to Greek parents
Nadia Hasnaoui, born in Morocco to a Moroccan father and a Norwegian mother
Anke Engelke, born in Montréal, Quebec, Canada to German parents
Katrina Leskanich, born in Topeka, Kansas, United States
Graham Norton, born in Clondalkin, Ireland
Daniela Ruah, born in Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Portuguese parents
Mika, born in Beirut, Lebanon
Julia Sanina, born in Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
Presenters who had formerly competed at Eurovision
Corry Brokken, winner of the contest for the , also represented the country in and
Yardena Arazi, represented in as part of Chocolate, Menta, Mastik and
Lill Lindfors, represented in alongside Svante Thuresson
Åse Kleveland, represented in
Gigliola Cinquetti, winner of the contest and runner-up of the contest for
Toto Cutugno, winner of the contest for
Dafna Dekel, represented in
Katrina Leskanich, winner of the contest for the as part of Katrina and the Waves
Renārs Kaupers, represented in as part of Brainstorm
Marie N, winner of the contest for
Sakis Rouvas, represented in and
Željko Joksimović, represented in alongside the Ad Hoc Orchestra, and in
Alsou, represented in
Stefan Raab, represented in
Eldar Gasimov, winner of the contest for
Måns Zelmerlöw, winner of the contest for
Edsilia Rombley, represented the in and
Presenters who resigned
Chaim Topol (1979)
Rene Medvešek and (1990)
Alison Doody (1995)
Ruslana, winner of the contest (2005)
Yana Churikova (2009)
Presenters' costume designers
Running order and allocation draw presenters
Prior to each year's contest, a series of draws have been held to determine differing facets of the contest's production, which typically are presided over by one or more presenters. Historically, a random drawing of lots was held prior to each year's contest to determine the order in which participating countries would perform in the final, and since 2004 in the semi-finals; this was abolished in 2013, when the running order began to be determined by the contest producers.
A semi-final allocation draw has been held since 2008, to determine which countries perform in which of the two semi-finals, as well as in which semi-final the automatic finalists have voting rights. The semi-finalist countries are divided into pots based on historical voting patterns, and countries in each pot are then split equally between the two semi-finals. During this draw, the countries are also assigned to perform in either the first or second half of the show; the exact running order is then determined at a later date.
Opening Ceremony presenters
Gallery
See also
List of Junior Eurovision Song Contest presenters
Notes and references
Notes
References
Further reading
Presenters
Lists of television presenters
Presenters
Masters of ceremonies