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Eurovision Song Contest 1994

The Eurovision Song Contest 1994 was the 39th edition, held in Dublin, Ireland, and won by Ireland's "Rock 'n' Roll Kids" for a third straight victory.

Eurovision Song Contest 1997

Eurovision Song Contest 1997, the 42nd edition held 3 May at Dublin's Point Theatre, won by the UK's Katrina and The Waves with "Love Shine A Light" on a then-record 227 points; first year five countries televoted.

Eurovision Song Contest 2003

Eurovision Song Contest 2003 (Riga 2003, Magical Rendez-vous): held 24 May 2003 at Skonto Olympic Hall, Riga; record 26 countries; Türkiye's Sertab Erener won with Everyway That I Can; last single-evening Contest.

Eurovision Song Contest 2004

Eurovision Song Contest 2004 (Istanbul 2004), the 49th edition held at Abdi İpekçi Sport Center, introduced the first Semi-Final with 36 countries; Ruslana won for Ukraine with "Wild Dances" on 280 points.

Eurovision Song Contest 2005

Eurovision Song Contest 2005, the 50th edition held in Kyiv, Ukraine, won by Greece's Helena Paparizou with "My Number One" on 230 points; record 39 countries, slogan Awakening.

Eurovision Song Contest 2006

Eurovision Song Contest 2006, the 51st contest held in Athens (Olympic Indoor Hall, 18–20 May), won by Finland's Lordi with "Hard Rock Hallelujah" on a then-record 292 points, 44 ahead of Russia; 37 countries, Armenia debuted.

Eurovision Song Contest 2007

Eurovision Song Contest 2007 (Helsinki 2007): 52nd edition at Hartwall Arena, 10-12 May 2007, 42 countries. Serbia won its independent debut with Marija Šerifović's Molitva, 268 points; first fully HD contest; final single-semi-final year.

Eurovision Song Contest 2008

The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition, held at the Belgrade Arena in Serbia in May 2008, won by Russia with Dima Bilan's "Believe".

Eurovision Song Contest 2009

Eurovision Song Contest 2009, Moscow 2009, was the 54th edition, held at the Olimpiysky Arena and won by Norway's Alexander Rybak with "Fairytale" on a record 387 points, as juries returned under a 50/50 voting split.

Eurovision Song Contest 2010

Eurovision Song Contest 2010, the 55th edition, held 29 May 2010 at Telenor Arena, Oslo, Norway; 39 countries, slogan "Share the Moment". Germany's Lena won with "Satellite" on 246 points under the 50/50 jury-televote system.

Eurovision Song Contest 2011

Eurovision Song Contest 2011 (Düsseldorf 2011), the 56th edition held at the Espirit Arena, Germany. Won by Azerbaijan's Ell & Nikki with "Running Scared" on 221 points; Italy returned to the Big Five and finished second with 189 points.

Eurovision Song Contest 2012

The 57th Eurovision Song Contest, held 22–26 May 2012 at the purpose-built Baku Crystal Hall in Azerbaijan, hosted by İTV. Sweden's Loreen won with Euphoria (372 points) over Russia's Buranovskiye Babushki; the edition drew major human rights criticism.

Eurovision Song Contest 2013

Eurovision Song Contest 2013 (Malmö 2013), the 58th ESC, held 14-18 May 2013 at Malmö Arena, Sweden, slogan "We Are One", hosted by Petra Mede; won by Denmark's Emmelie de Forest, "Only Teardrops", 281 points.

Eurovision Song Contest 2014

Eurovision Song Contest 2014 (Copenhagen 2014, #JoinUs): the 59th edition, held 6–10 May 2014 at B&W Hallerne, Denmark, with 37 countries; won by Austria's Conchita Wurst with "Rise Like a Phoenix" on 290 points.

Eurovision Song Contest 2015

Eurovision Song Contest 2015, the 60th edition held at Vienna's Wiener Stadthalle, won by Sweden's Måns Zelmerlöw with "Heroes" (365 points) over Russia's Polina Gagarina (303); Australia debuted as guest finalist, Austria and Germany scored nul points.

Eurovision Song Contest 2016

Eurovision Song Contest 2016, the 61st edition (Come Together), held 10-14 May at Stockholm's Globe Arena, hosted by Petra Mede and Måns Zelmerlöw; 42 countries; Ukraine's Jamala won with "1944" under a new split jury/televote system.

Eurovision Song Contest 2017

Eurovision Song Contest 2017 (62nd edition, Kyiv) was won by Portugal's Salvador Sobral with "Amar pelos dois" at 758 points; held at the International Exhibition Centre, reached over 180 million viewers, and Russia's Julia Samoylova was banned.

Eurovision Song Contest 2018

The Eurovision Song Contest 2018 was the 63rd edition, held at the Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal, and won by Israel's Netta with "Toy" on 529 points.

Eurovision Song Contest 2019 (אירוויזיון 2019)

The Eurovision Song Contest 2019, also known as אירוויזיון 2019, was the 64th edition, held in Tel Aviv, Israel, where Duncan Laurence's "Arcade" won for the Netherlands.

Eurovision Song Contest 2020

Eurovision Song Contest 2020 (Rotterdam 2020), the planned 65th edition at Rotterdam Ahoy, was cancelled on 18 March 2020 due to COVID-19, the Contest's first-ever cancellation; its 41 songs were honored non-competitively and Rotterdam hosted 2021.

Eurovision Song Contest 2021

Eurovision Song Contest 2021, the 65th edition held at Ahoy in Rotterdam after 2020's cancellation, won by Italy's Måneskin with "Zitti E Buoni" on 524 points; 39 countries, 3,500-person COVID-limited audience, UK scored nul points.

Eurovision Song Contest 2022

Eurovision Song Contest 2022, the 66th edition, held in Turin, Italy, 10-14 May 2022, slogan "The Sound of Beauty"; won by Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra with "Stefania" (631 points) after Russia's exclusion; 161 million viewers.

Eurovision Song Contest 2023

Eurovision Song Contest 2023, the 67th edition, held in Liverpool on behalf of Ukraine; won by Sweden's Loreen with "Tattoo", her second win; 37 countries, Rest of the World vote introduced.

Eurovision Song Contest 2024

Eurovision Song Contest 2024, the 68th edition held in Malmö, Sweden (May 7–11), won by Switzerland's Nemo with "The Code" on 591 points; marked by Israel-participation protests, the Joost Klein disqualification, and record 163-million viewing reach.

Eurovision Song Contest 2025

Eurovision Song Contest 2025 (Basel 2025, 69th edition) was held 13–17 May 2025 at St. Jakobshalle, Basel; Austria's JJ won with "Wasted Love" on 436 points, amid an Israeli televote controversy and record viewership.

Eurovision Song Contest 2026

Eurovision Song Contest 2026, the 70th edition, held in Vienna at the Wiener Stadthalle, 12-16 May 2026, hosted by ORF. 35 countries competed after five boycotted over Israel; Bulgaria's DARA won with "Bangaranga" on 516 points, a record 173-point margin.

Eurovision Song Contest 2027

Eurovision Song Contest 2027, the 71st edition, held in Burgas, Bulgaria at Arena Burgas on 11, 13, and 15 May 2027, hosted by BNT after DARA's first Bulgarian win with "Bangaranga"; Canada debuts; artist age raised to 18.

Eurovision Song Contest Asia

Eurovision Song Contest Asia, also known as Eurovision Asia, is a pan-Asian song competition organized by the EBU with Voxovation, debuting in Bangkok, Thailand, in 2026 with 11 countries.

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga is a 2020 Netflix musical comedy directed by David Dobkin, starring Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams as Icelandic duo Fire Saga, with the Oscar-nominated song "Husavik" and a planned Broadway musical adaptation.

Eurovision Young Musicians 2026

Eurovision Young Musicians 2026, 22nd EBU biennial classical contest, 6 June 2026, Armenian National Opera, Yerevan, host AMPTV; won by Poland's accordionist Michał Stochel, Latvia second, Armenia third; next edition Liepāja 2027.