Eurovision Song Contest (1956)

Lugano 1956

1956-05-24 | 1 episodes

Inspired by the Italian Sanremo Festival, the idea to organise a pan-European musicial competition was born at a meeting of the European Broadcasting Union in Monaco in 1955. It was decided that the first ever Eurovision Song Contest would be hosted the following year in the Swiss resort of Lugano. The 1956 Eurovision Song Contest was primarily a radio show, although some cameras were taping the contest for the few Europeans who had a television set at that time. Lohengrin Filipello hosted the programme, which lasted 1 hour and 40 minutes. The seven participating countries each submitted two entries. The songs of the contest were not to exceed three and a half minutes, and the performers were accompanied by an orchestra of 24 musicians, led by Fernando Paggi.

Frankfurt 1957

1957-03-03 | 1 episodes

Hilversum 1958

1958-03-12 | 1 episodes

Cannes 1959

1959-03-11 | 1 episodes

London 1960

1960-03-29 | 1 episodes

Cannes 1961

1961-03-18 | 1 episodes

Luxembourg City 1962

1962-03-18 | 1 episodes

London 1963

1963-03-23 | 1 episodes

Copenhagen 1964

1964-03-21 | 1 episodes

Naples 1965

1965-03-20 | 1 episodes

Luxembourg City 1966

1966-03-05 | 1 episodes

Vienna 1967

1967-04-08 | 1 episodes

London 1968

1968-04-06 | 1 episodes

Madrid 1969

1969-03-29 | 1 episodes

Amsterdam 1970

1970-03-21 | 1 episodes

Dublin 1971

1971-04-03 | 1 episodes

Edinburgh 1972

1972-03-25 | 1 episodes

Luxembourg City 1973

1973-04-07 | 1 episodes

Brighton 1974

1974-04-06 | 1 episodes

Stockholm 1975

1975-03-22 | 1 episodes

The Hague 1976

1976-04-03 | 1 episodes

London 1977

1977-05-07 | 1 episodes

Paris 1978

1978-04-22 | 1 episodes

Jerusalem 1979

1979-03-31 | 1 episodes

The Hague 1980

1980-04-19 | 1 episodes

Dublin 1981

1981-04-04 | 1 episodes

Harrogate 1982

1982-04-24 | 1 episodes

Munich 1983

1983-04-23 | 1 episodes

Luxembourg City 1984

1984-05-05 | 1 episodes

Gothenburg 1985

1985-05-04 | 1 episodes

Swedish national broadcaster SVT decided to stage the 1985 Eurovision Song Contest in Gothenburg's Scandinavium, the biggest venue to have hosted the show to date.

Bergen 1986

1986-05-03 | 1 episodes

For the first time, Norway had the honour of hosting the 31st Eurovision Song Contest. Just like in Munich three years earlier, 20 countries participated in the contest. The Netherlands and Yugoslavia returned, Italy and Greece withdrew from the from the contest and Iceland made its debut. Iceland had wanted to participate for some years but the small Atlantic island nation had to wait until a satellite connection to Iceland could be established. The 1986 Eurovision Song Contest also marked a historic landmark as the 500th Eurovision song was performed in Bergen - Luxembourg's entry L'Amour De Ma Vie by Canadian-born Sherisse Laurence.

Brussels 1987

1987-05-09 | 1 episodes

Dublin 1988

1988-04-30 | 1 episodes

Lausanne 1989

1989-05-06 | 1 episodes

Switzerland hosted the very first Eurovision Song Contest in 1956 but did not host again until 1989. Céline Dion opened the show with a shortened reprise of her winning song from 1988, Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi and also performed her new English language single, Where Does My Heart Beat Now. The song would go on to be her first major hit in the United States.

Zagreb 1990

1990-05-05 | 1 episodes

Rome 1991

1991-05-04 | 1 episodes

Malmö 1992

1992-05-02 | 1 episodes

Millstreet 1993

1993-05-15 | 1 episodes

Dublin 1994

1994-04-30 | 1 episodes

Dublin 1995

1995-05-13 | 1 episodes

Oslo 1996

1996-05-18 | 1 episodes

Dublin 1997

1997-05-03 | 1 episodes

Birmingham 1998

1998-05-09 | 1 episodes

Jerusalem 1999

1999-05-29 | 1 episodes

Stockholm 2000

2000-05-13 | 1 episodes

13,000 spectators were at the final in the Globen Arena in Stockholm, which was a new record.

Copenhagen 2001

2001-05-12 | 1 episodes

Tallinn 2002

2002-05-25 | 1 episodes

Riga 2003

2003-05-24 | 1 episodes

Istanbul 2004

2004-05-12 | 2 episodes

For the first time ever in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest, a Semi-Final was held to ensure that all countries who wanted could participate in the event.

Kyiv 2005

2005-05-19 | 2 episodes

Athens 2006

2006-05-18 | 2 episodes

Helsinki 2007

2007-05-10 | 2 episodes

Belgrade 2008

2008-05-20 | 3 episodes

Moscow 2009

2009-05-12 | 3 episodes

Oslo 2010

2010-05-25 | 3 episodes

Düsseldorf 2011

2011-05-10 | 3 episodes

Baku 2012

2012-05-22 | 3 episodes

Malmö 2013

2013-05-14 | 3 episodes

Copenhagen 2014

2014-05-06 | 3 episodes

Vienna 2015

2015-05-19 | 3 episodes

Stockholm 2016

2016-05-10 | 3 episodes

Kyiv 2017

2017-05-09 | 3 episodes

Lisbon 2018

2018-05-08 | 3 episodes

The Eurovision Song Contest 2018 was the 63rd edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Lisbon, Portugal, following Salvador Sobral's win at the 2017 contest in Kiev, Ukraine with the song "Amar pelos dois". It was the first time the contest took place in Portugal - 53 years after the Iberian nation made its debut.

Tel Aviv 2019

2019-05-14 | 3 episodes

The Eurovision Song Contest 2019 was the 64th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Rotterdam 2021

2021-05-18 | 3 episodes

The Eurovision Song Contest 2021 takes place in Rotterdam. The Dutch city was due to host the Contest in 2020 before the event was cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Turin 2022

2022-05-10 | 3 episodes

After Måneskin won the 2021 contest, Eurovision will return to Italy for the third time.

Liverpool 2023

2023-05-08 | 3 episodes

Liverpool is the Host City for the 67th Eurovision Song Contest, this year's hosts are Alesha Dixon, Hannah Waddingham and Julia Sanina joined in the grand final by Graham Norton.

Malmö 2024

2024-05-07 | 3 episodes

Malmö was chosen following a strong city bid process that examined facilities at the venue; the ability to accommodate thousands of visiting delegations, crew, fans and journalists; infrastructure; and other criteria.

Basel 2025

2025-05-13 | 3 episodes

Following Nemo's victory in the 2024 contest, Eurovision returns to its home country for the first time since 1989.