Every single winner of the Eurovision Song Contest by year

16 May 2025, 23:33 | Updated: 16 May 2025, 23:39

ABBA, Lordi, Katrina and The Waves, Sandie Shaw and Måneskin were all Eurovision Song Contest winners. Picture: Olle Lindeborg / TT / Alamy, GTCRFOTO / Alamy, PA Images / Alamy , Trinity Mirror / Mirrorpix / Alamy , Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images

As the Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final takes place this weekend, we look back on every country and artist to ever win the coveted title.

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The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 Grand Final takes place this Saturday 17th May and in Basel, Switzerland and it looks like it's going to be a good one!

There's been some iconic Eurovision winners over the years, from the moving to the down-right bonkers but can you remember them all?

Get every Eurovision Song Contest winner by each year and get the answer to the most asked questions about the competition here:

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Every Eurovision winner by year:

1956 - Switzerland, 'Refrain' performed by Lys Assia
1957 - Netherlands, 'Net als toen' performed by Corry Brokken
1958 - France, 'Dors mon amour' performed by Andre Claveau
1959 - Netherlands, 'Een Beetje' performed by Teddy Scholten
1960 - France, 'Tom Pillibi' performed by Jacqueline Boyer
1961 - Luxembourg, 'Nous les amoureux' performed by Jean-Claude Pascal
1962 - France, 'Un premier amour' performed by Isabelle Aubret
1963 - Denmark, 'Dansevise' performed by Grethe and Jorgen Ingmann
1964 - Italy, 'Non ho l'eta' performed by Gigliola Cinquetti
1965 - Luxembourg, 'Poupee de cire, poupée de son' performed by France Gall
1966 - Austria, 'Merci Cherie' performed by Udo Juergens
1967 - UK, 'Puppet on a String' performed by Sandie Shaw
1968 - Spain, 'La, la, la' performed by Massiel
1969 - 4-way tie! Spain, 'Vivo cantando' performed by Salome, UK, 'Boom Bang-a-Bang' performed by Lulu, Netherlands, 'De troubadour' performed by Lenny Kuhr, France, 'Un jour, un enfant' performed by Frida Boccara
1970 - Ireland, 'All Kinds of Everything' performed by Dana
1971 - Monaco, 'Un banc, un arbre, une rue' performed by Séverine
1972 - Luxembourg, 'Apres toi' performed by Vicky Leandros
1973 - Luxembourg, 'Tu te reconnaitras' performed by Anne-Marie David
1974 - Sweden, 'Waterloo' performed by ABBA
1975 -Netherlands, 'Ding-a-Dong' performed by Teach-In
1976 - UK, 'Save Your Kisses For Me' performed by Brotherhood of Man
1977 - France, 'L'oiseau et l'enfant' performed by Marie Myriam
1978 - Israel, 'A-Ba-Ni-Bi' performed by Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta
1979 - Israel, 'Hallelujah' performed by Milk and Honey
1980 - Ireland, 'What's Another Year' performed by Johnny Logan
1981 - UK, 'Making Your Mind Up', performed by Bucks Fizz
1982 - Germany, 'Ein bisschen Frieden' performed by Nicole
1983 - Luxembourg, 'Si la vie est cadeau' performed by Corinne Hermes
1984 - Sweden, 'Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley' performed by Herreys
1985 - Norway, 'La det swinge' performed by Bobbysocks!
1986 - Belgium, 'J'aime la vie' performed by Sandra Kim
1987 - Ireland, 'Hold Me Now' performed by Johnny Logan
1988 - Switzerland, 'Ne partez pas sans moi' performed by Celine Dion
1989 - Yugoslavia, 'Rock Me' performed by Riva
1990 - Italy, 'Insieme: 1992' performed by Toto Cutugno
1991 - Sweden, 'Fangad av en stormvind' performed by Carola
1992 - Ireland, 'Why Me?' performed by Linda Martin
1993 - Ireland, 'In Your Eyes' performed by Niamh Kavanagh
1994 - Ireland, 'Rock 'n' Roll Kids' performed by Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan
1995 - Norway, 'Nocturne' performed by Secret Garden
1996 - Ireland, 'The Voice' performed by Eimear Quinn
1997 - UK, 'Love Shine a Light' performed by Katrina and the Waves
1998 - Israel, 'Diva' performed by Dana International
1999 - Sweden, 'Take Me To Your Heaven' performed by Charlotte Nilsson
2000 - Denmark, 'Fly on the Wings of Love' performed by the Olsen Brothers
2001 - Estonia, 'Everybody' performed by Tanal Padar, Dave Benton and 2XL
2002 - Latvia, 'I Wanna' by Marie N
2003 - Turkey, 'Everyway That I Can' performed by Sertab Erener
2004 - Ukraine, 'Wild Dances' performed by Rusiana
2005 - Greece, 'My Number One' performed by Helena Paparizou
2006 - Finland, 'Hard Rock Hallelujah' performed by Lordi
2007 - Serbia, 'Molitva' performed by Marija Serifovic
2008 - Russia, 'Believe' performed by Dima Bilan
2009 - Norway, 'Fairytale' performed by Alexander Rybak
2010 - Germany, 'Satellite' performed by Lena
2011 - Azerbaijan, 'Running Scared' performed by Ell & Nikki
2012 - Sweden, 'Euphoria' performed by Loreen
2013 - Denmark, 'Only Teardrops' performed by Emmelie de Forest
2014 - Austria, 'Rise Like A Phoenix' performed by Conchita Wurst
2015 - Sweden 'Heroes' performed by Mans Zelmerlow
2016 - Ukraine, '1944' performed by Jamala
2017 - Portugal, 'Amar pelos dois' performed by Salvador Sobral
2018 - Israel, 'Toy' performed by Netta
2019 - Netherlands, 'Arcade' performed by Duncan Laurence
2020 - The competition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 - Italy, 'Zitti e Buoni' performed by Måneskin
2022 - Ukraine, 'Stefania' performed by Kalush Orchestra
2023 - Sweden, 'Tattoo' performed by Loreen
2024 - Switzerland, 'The Code' performed by Nemo

Which country has won Eurovision the most times?

Ireland and Sweden are tied with the most Eurovision Song Contest wins, with both countries scoring the most points seven times. Ireland won most recently in 1996 with The Voice performed by Eimear Quinn, while Sweden last won in 2023 with Loreen's Tattoo- her second win in the competition after also winning the competition in 2012 with Euphoria.

Loreen - Euphoria | Sweden 🇸🇪 | Live - Grand Final - Winner of Eurovision 2012

When did the UK last win the Eurovision Song Contest?

1997. The UK last won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1997 with Katrina & the Waves and Love Shine a Light.

How many times has the UK won Eurovision?

The UK has won the Eurovision Song Contest five times. They won in 1967 with Sandie Shaw’s Puppet On A String, in 1969 with Lulu and Boom Bang-a-Bang (a four-way tie with France, Spain and The Netherlands), in 1976 with Brotherhood of Man and Save Your Kisses for Me, in 1981 with Bucks Fizz and Making Your Mind Up and in 1997 with Katrina and the Waves and Love Shine a Light.