Recap / Eurovision Song Contest

Recap (Eurovision Song Contest)

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• 1956 — Lugano, Switzerland
  Date: May 24
  Venue: Teatro Kursaal (now Casinò Lugano)
  Presenter: Lohengrin Filipello
  Broadcaster: Radiotelevisione Svizzera di Lingua Italiana (RSLI)
  Participating Countries: 7 (2 entries each) — Belgium, France, West Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands and Switzerland
  Winner: Switzerland — "Refrain" by Lys Assia
  The inaugural season, featuring 7 countries submitting 2 entries each. In a case of Early-Installment Weirdness, Lugano 1956 featured a closed-doors voting system, double voting of the jury, allowing (a) the juries to vote for their own country's entry and (b) one country's jury (Switzerland) voting on another country's (Luxembourg) behalf, and the results being released such that the other 13 entries were given 2nd place.
• 1957 — Frankfurt, West Germany
  Date: March 3
  Venue: Großer Sendesaal des hessischen Rundfunks
  Presenter: Anaid Iplicjian
  Broadcaster: Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (ARD)
  Participating Countries: 10 — Austria, Denmark and United Kingdom debut
  Winner: Netherlands — "Net als toen" ("Just Like Then") by Corry Brokken
  Like last year, Frankfurt 1957 was still radio-oriented, though TV viewership has seen an increase. Because of the disparate length of songs — Italy had 5:09, while UK only had 1:52, a rule was later set up restricting songs to 3 minutes. Frankfurt 1957 also established the concept of phone-in juries and barring participating countries from voting for their own entries. Third-placers Denmark are notable for having their performers kiss for 11 seconds, a kiss that caused an outcry in some countries in a still largely conservative Europe.
• 1958 — Hilversum, Netherlands
  Date: March 12
  Venue: Algemene Vereniging Radio Omroep (AVRO) Studios
  Presenter: Hannie Lips
  Broadcaster: Nederlandse Televisie Stichting (NTS), now Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS)
  Participating Countries: 10 — Sweden debuts; United Kingdom withdraws
  Winner: France — "Dors, mon amour" ("Sleep, My Love") by André Claveau
  Hilversum 1958 introduced the convention of last year's winning country hosting the current edition. Italy's third-placing "Nel blu dipinto di blu" ("In the Blue Painted Blue") by Domenico Modugno became a global hit after the contest, peaking at #1 on Billboard and winning the two big Grammys (the only Eurovision song to do so) in 1959.^note The song was later covered in at least seven languages, the most famous cover being Dean Martin's version in which only half the lyrics were translated into English and the rest were kept in Modugno's original Italian. This was the second Contest not to have any songs in English (1956 being the first time), and it would be the last time.
• 1959 — Cannes, France
  Date: March 11
  Venue: Palais des Festivals et des Congrès
  Presenter: Jacqueline Joubert
  Broadcaster: Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française (RTF)
  Participating Countries: 11 — Monaco debuts; United Kingdom returns; Luxembourg withdraws
  Winner: Netherlands — "Een beetje" ("A Little Bit") by Teddy Scholten
  A new rule was established this year ensuring that no professional publishers or composers can be in the national juries. Like 1957, the Netherlands' winning entry was written by Willy Van Hemert, making him the first person to win Eurovision twice. This is the only year where the second and third placed entries were reprised at the end of the show along with the winner.
• 1960 — London, England, United Kingdom
  Date: March 29
  Venue: Royal Festival Hall
  Presenter: Katie Boyle
  Broadcaster: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
  Participating Countries: 13 — Norway debuts; Luxembourg returns
  Winner: France — "Tom Pillibi" by Jacqueline Boyer
  In a break from convention, the Netherlands declined hosting rights this year, having already hosted the event two years prior, thus the honors went to the runner-up nation.
• 1961 — Cannes, France
  Date: March 18
  Venue: Palais des Festivals et des Congrès
  Presenter: Jacqueline Joubert
  Broadcaster: Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française (RTF)
  Participating Countries: 16 — Finland, Spain and Yugoslavia debut
  Winner: Luxembourg — "Nous les amoureux" ("We the Lovers") by Jean-Claude Pascal
  Cannes 1961 was the first held on Saturday evening, another convention continued to this day. The city also became the first two-time host. Due to the show overrunning, the United Kingdom never aired the winning song's reprise.
• 1962 — Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
  Date: March 18
  Venue: Villa Louvigny
  Presenter: Mireille Delannoy
  Broadcaster: Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion (CLT) [now RTL Group]
  Participating Countries: 16 — no changes
  Winner: France — "Un premier amour" ("A First Love") by Isabelle Aubret
  This edition saw the first time countries ended up with nul points (i.e., Austria, Belgium, Netherlands and Spain). After France performed, there was a technical error rendering the screens dark. A shorter technical error occurred during the Dutch entry.
• 1963 — London, England, United Kingdom
  Date: March 23
  Venue: BBC Broadcasting Centre
  Presenter: Katie Boyle
  Broadcaster: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
  Participating Countries: 16 — no changes
  Winner: Denmark — "Dansevise" ("Dance Ballad") by Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann
  Like three years ago, the United Kingdom had to host after last year's winner (i.e., France) declined due to financial troubles (though this time, Britain volunteered). Host broadcaster BBC wanted to give this year's contest a distinct feel by having the audience and entrants located in different stages with a boom mike in between, leading to rumors that the entries were prerecorded. In contrast to winning Denmark, its Nordic neighbors all received nul points, as did the Netherlands (second in a row). There was also controversy over the points - Norway's votes weren't given in the proper procedure (i.e. Song X, <country>, Y points"). When they went back to Norway after the rest of the points, their points had changed and meant that Denmark, rather than Switzerland^note who would have won with Norway's original points, were the winners.
• 1964 — Copenhagen, Denmark
  Date: March 21
  Venue: Tivolis Koncertsal
  Presenter: Lotte Wæver
  Broadcaster: Danmarks Radio (DR)
  Participating Countries: 16 — Portugal debuts; Sweden withdraws
  Winner: Italy — "Non ho l'età" ("I'm Not Old Enough") by Gigliola Cinquetti
  Sweden withdrew due to a singers' boycott, while Portugal's debut saw it off with nul points, as did Germany, Switzerland and Yugoslavia (their first time). The Netherlands sent the ESC's first entrant without a pure European ancestry (i.e., Indonesian-blooded Anneke Grönloh), while Spain's Los TNT was the first entry with at least three members. Italy won via Curb-Stomp Battle, being 30 points ahead of the next-best-placed song. Gigiola was 16 at the time of victory, the youngest Eurovision winner at the time.
• 1965 — Naples, Italy
  Date: March 20
  Venue: RAI Production Centre of Naples
  Presenter: Renata Mauro
  Broadcaster: Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI)
  Participating Countries: 18 — Ireland debuts; Sweden returns
  Winner: Luxembourg — "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" ("Wax Doll, Sawdust Doll") by France Gall
  Naples 1965 saw the debut of Ireland, which would dominate the series for many years, while Finland, Germany and Spain suffer nul points for the second time, and Belgium their first. The winning song was written by Serge Gainsbourg and was the first winner to not be a ballad. This was the first Eurovision to be broadcast to Eastern Europe.
• 1966 — Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
  Date: March 5
  Venue: Villa Louvigny
  Presenter: Josiane Chen
  Broadcaster: Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion (CLT)
  Participating Countries: 18 — no changes
  Winner: Austria — "Merci, Chérie" ("Thank You, Darling") by Udo Jürgens
  Luxembourg 1966 saw the establishment of a rule restricting entries to their home country's languages (after Sweden sung in English last year). This would also be Austria's first and only win until 2014. The Netherlands' Milly Scott was the first black person to compete in the contest, as well as the first to use a portable microphone.
• 1967 — Vienna, Austria
  Date: April 8
  Venue: Hofburg Palace
  Presenter: Erica Vaal
  Broadcaster: Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)
  Participating Countries: 17 — Denmark withdraws
  Winner: United Kingdom — "Puppet on a String" by Sandie Shaw
  Like three years ago, the UK wins with a wide berth, this time 25 points ahead of Ireland. Luxembourg's entry "L'amour Est Bleu" ("Love Is Blue") would be later be given an instrumental cover by Paul Mauriat. Portugal's singer, Angolan-born Eduardo Nascimento, was the first black male entrant in Eurovision, and was supposedly chosen by then-prime minister António de Oliveira Salazar to prove that he wasn't racist.
• 1968 — London, England, United Kingdom
  Date: April 6
  Venue: Royal Albert Hall
  Presenter: Katie Boyle
  Broadcaster: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
  Participating Countries: 17 — no changes
  Winner: Spain — "La, la, la" by Massiel
  London 1968 was the first Eurovision to be broadcast in colour. The winning entry was originally to be sung by Joan Manuel Serrat in Catalan, but due to the Franco regime's crackdown on any perceived insurgent activity, he was replaced with the slightly more politically-correct Massiel. The song ended up winning over the UK's Cliff Richard by a margin of one point. A 2008 documentary suggested that the votes were rigged by the Spanish dictator to serve as good publicity for his country, although the veracity of this has never been proven.
• 1969 — Madrid, Spain
  Date: March 29
  Venue: Teatro Real
  Presenter: Laurita Valenzuela
  Broadcaster: Televisión Española (TVE)
  Participating Countries: 16 — Austria withdraws
  Winners: France — "Un jour, un enfant" ("A Day, a Child") by Frida Boccara; Netherlands — "De troubadour" ("The Troubadour") by Lenny Kuhr; Spain — "Vivo cantando" ("I Live Singing") by Salomé; and United Kingdom — "Boom Bang-a-Bang" by Lulu
  Salvador Dalí (he of the wacky moustache and melting clocks fame) helped with the stage design. This edition also saw great controversy, being the only time more than one country won the title, due to lack of rules regarding a tie.
• 1970 — Amsterdam, Netherlands
  Date: March 21
  Venue: RAI Congrescentrum (now Amsterdam RAI Exhibition and Convention Centre)
  Presenter: Willy Dobbe
  Broadcaster: Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS)
  Participating Countries: 12 — Finland, Norway, Portugal and Sweden withdraw
  Winner: Ireland — "All Kinds of Everything" by Dana
  Amsterdam 1970 was hit by a four-nation boycott due to protests over last year's results, prompting the EBU to set up a one-round tiebreaker. This edition also saw the appearance of then-unknown Julio Iglesias for Spain. Meanwhile, Ireland won its very first (of seven) Eurovision trophies.
• 1971 — Dublin, Ireland
  Date: April 3
  Venue: Gaiety Theatre
  Presenter: Bernadette Ní Ghallchóir
  Broadcaster: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTE)
  Participating Countries: 18 — Malta debuts; Austria, Finland, Norway, Portugal and Sweden return
  Winner: Monaco — "Un banc, un arbre, une rue" ("A Bench, A Tree, A Street") by Séverine
  Dublin 1971 saw the voting system hit a big problem, as some judges score less than others.^note Each country had two jurors, each of whom awarded each song between 1 and 5 points. Despite the obvious shortcomings of this system - for example, Luxembourg awarded only 43pts compared to France's 107 - this system was used in 1972 and 1973. This is also Monaco's only win, while the EBU abolished a rule restricting entries to two performers. With The Troubles ongoing, the UK sent Clodagh Rodgers, a Northern Irish singer popular throughout the British Isles, to ease the Dublin audience (she finished fourth). This edition also saw the debut of BBC's Terry Wogan and his penchant for snide remarks.
• 1972 — Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
  Date: March 25
  Venue: Usher Hall
  Presenter: Moira Shearer (world-renowned ballerina and actress)
  Broadcaster: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
  Participating Countries: 18 — no changes
  Winner: Luxembourg — "Après toi" ("After You") by Vicky Leandros
  Monaco declined hosting rights due to lack of funds, thus marking the Eurovision's first - and, as of 2022, only - British foray outside England. Songwriter Yves Dessca became the second to win the tournament twice, the first for two different countries (having also written Monaco's winning entry last year), and the first twice-in-a-row.
• 1973 — Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
  Date: April 7
  Venue: Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg
  Presenter: Helga Guitton
  Broadcaster: Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion (CLT)
  Participating Countries: 17 — Israel debuts; Austria and Malta withdraw
  Winner: Luxembourg — "Tu te reconnaîtras" ("You Will Recognise Yourself") by Anne-Marie David
  Luxembourg 1973 saw the first time entries can now be sung in any other language than their national tongue, an expansion beyond Europe proper with the debut of Israel, an increase in security following the tragic events of the 1972 Summer Olympics not a few months earlier in Munich (which also involved Israel), and Wogan's TV debut, which allows for more snarking watched by millions. Spain was accused of plagiarizing Yugoslavia's 1966 entry, but was not disqualified. Nevertheless, their entry, "Eres tu" ("It's You") by Mocedades, went on to become a huge hit despite placing second.
• 1974 — Brighton, England, United Kingdom
  Date: April 6
  Venue: Brighton Dome
  Presenter: Katie Boyle
  Broadcaster: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
  Participating Countries: 17 — Greece debuts; France withdraws
  Winner: Sweden — "Waterloo" by ABBA
  Luxembourg declines hosting back-to-back, so Britain once again steps up to the plate and elected the port town of Brighton to host the event. France withdrew from the final as a sign of mourning over the death of President Georges Pompidou during the week (and whose funeral coincided with the final), while their entrant Dani was seen in the audience at the part where she would have performed. Brighton 1974, however, would be forever associated with ABBA, who would use their Eurovision victory as a springboard for international stardom. Meanwhile, Italy's "Si" ("Yes") by 1964 winner Gigliola Cinquetti (which placed second) was thought as a tool to get people to vote "yes" in the then-upcoming national referendum on divorce, while Portugal's "E depois do adeus" ("And After the Goodbye") by Paulo de Carvalho was used as a signal for the Carnation Revolution.
• 1975 — Stockholm, Sweden
  Date: March 22
  Venue: Stockholm International Fairs
  Presenter: Karin Falck
  Broadcaster: Sveriges Radio (SR)
  Participating Countries: 19 — Turkey debuts; France and Malta return; Greece withdraws
  Winner: Netherlands — "Ding-a-Dong" by Teach-In
  The first contest to utilize the current voting matrix of 1-8, 10, and 12-point scores. Greece withdrew in protest over the introduction of Turkey, which staged the invasion of Cyprus the previous year, while Portugal's "Madrugada" ("Dawn") by Duarte Mendes was an unabashed celebration of the aforementioned Carnation Revolution.
• 1976 — The Hague, Netherlands
  Date: April 3
  Venue: Nederlands Congres Centrum (now World Forum)
  Presenter: Corry Brokken (1957 winner)
  Broadcaster: Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS)
  Participating Countries: 18 — Austria and Greece return; Malta, Sweden and Turkey withdraw
  Winner: United Kingdom — "Save Your Kisses for Me" by Brotherhood of Man
  Sweden, last year's host, withdrew due to the potential cost of hosting another edition, prompting the EBU to pass a stipulation demanding all participating broadcasters to contribute to the cost of staging the contests, while Turkey withdrew in response to Greece last year. "Save Your Kisses For Me" became another huge hit sparked by the ESC, while Greece's "Panagia Mou, Panagia Mou" ("O Virgin Mary, O Virgin Mary") by Mariza Koch drew controversy for being about the Turkish invasion of Cyprus. This was also the first contest presented by an alumni.
• 1977 — London, England, United Kingdom
  Date: May 7
  Venue: Wembley Conference Centre
  Presenter: Angela Rippon (BBC newscaster)
  Broadcaster: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
  Participating Countries: 18 — Sweden returns; Yugoslavia withdraws
  Winner: France — "L'oiseau et l'enfant" ("The Bird and the Child") by Marie Myriam
  London 1977 marks France's second victory on British soil and so far their very last Eurovision title. However, it was the runner-up, the UK's "Rock Bottom" by Lynsey De Paul and Mike Moran, that was the most commercially successful. Germany sent globally popular disco group Silver Convention, while Dream Express from Belgium caused some flak because the three female members were reported to be wearing transparent tops for the event (they didn't eventually). The contest was going to be held in April, but was pushed back due to a strike involving BBC cameramen and technicians.
• 1978 — Paris, France
  Date: April 22
  Venue: Palais des congrès de Paris
  Presenters: Denise Fabre and Léon Zitrone
  Broadcaster: Télévision Française 1 (TF 1)
  Participating Countries: 20 — Denmark and Turkey return
  Winner: Israel — "A-Ba-Ni-Bi" ("I Love You") by Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta
  Israel's win naturally never sat well with broadcasters from the Arab World, with Jordan prematurely ending its broadcast and passing up second-placed Belgium for winner the next day. Denmark returns after a long absence, while Greece's entry (competing together with Turkey for the first time) is a tribute to Charlie Chaplin, who died the previous year (the German national final also had a song called "Charlie Chaplin"). Norway suffers the series' first nul points under the 1975 voting system.
• 1979 — Jerusalem, Israel
  Date: March 31
  Venue: International Convention Center
  Presenter: Daniel Pe'er and Yardena Arazi
  Broadcaster: Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA)
  Participating Countries: 19 — Turkey withdraws
  Winner: Israel — "Hallelujah" by Gali Atari and Milk and Honey
  Unlike The Hague 1976, Turkey withdrew not due to its traditional feud with Greece, but due to pressure from Arab countries objecting to its participation alongside host Israel, which would eventually claim their second consecutive victory. Yugoslavia did not broadcast the show for this same reason. Fourth-placers Dschinghis Khan of West Germany later achieve success with the song "Moskau".
• 1980 — The Hague, Netherlands
  Date: April 19
  Venue: Nederlands Congres Centrum (now World Forum)
  Presenters: Marlous Fluitsma (Stage) and Hans van Willigenburg (Green Room)
  Broadcaster: Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS)
  Participating Countries: 19 — Morocco debuts; Turkey returns; Israel and Monaco withdraw
  Winner: Ireland — "What's Another Year" by Johnny Logan
  Israel withdrew due to the final clashing with "Yom Hazikaron" ("Day of Remembrance"), a major Israeli holiday commemorating its fallen soldiers, while Monaco did so due to dissatisfaction with their performance last year (and would not return until the 2004 semifinals), Morocco joins for their only Eurovision to date, and Ireland won through Australian immigrant Johnny Logan.
• 1981 — Dublin, Ireland
  Date: April 4
  Venue: Royal Dublin Society (RDS) Simmonscourt Pavilion
  Presenter: Doireann Ní Bhriain
  Broadcaster: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ)
  Participating Countries: 20 — Cyprus debuts; Israel and Yugoslavia return; Italy and Morocco withdraw
  Winner: United Kingdom — "Making Your Mind Up" by Bucks Fizz
  Best-known for Bucks Fizz' winning performance featuring its two male members ripping off the skirts of its two female members, only to reveal miniskirts underneath, Foreshadowing the stripping acts that would become a staple for years to come. Bucks Fizz themselves would use the performance as a launch for their successful post-Eurovision career. Norway would repeat the indignity of scoring nul points from three years ago, while Turkey's points disappeared from the scoreboard due to a glitch. Another glitch meant that, after Luxembourg had voted, Ireland had more points than possible. The interval act was "Timedance" by Bill Whelan, said to be a precursor to Riverdance.
• 1982 — Harrogate, England, United Kingdom
  Date: April 24
  Venue: Harrogate International Centre
  Presenter: Jan Leeming
  Broadcaster: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
  Participating Countries: 18 — France and Greece withdraw
  Winner: West Germany — "Ein bißchen Frieden" ("A Little Peace") by Nicole
  West Germany's winning entry won by 1.61 times as many points as that of Israel, a Eurovision record that stood until 2009, while the entry's songwriters, Ralph Siegel and Bernd Meinunger, would become German Eurovision mainstays with 18 songs between them, and West Germany (later Germany as a whole, with the assimilation of communist East Germany in 1990) has since (except 1996) become a perennial finals contender. Finland's anti-nuclear entry failed to reverberate throughout Europe, and thus took over Norway's indignity of scoring nul points from last year. As a show of support for Argentina during The Falklands War against host UK, Spain sent a tango number and placed tenth.
• 1983 — Munich, West Germany
  Date: April 23
  Venue: Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle (now Audi Dome)
  Presenter: Marlene Charell
  Broadcaster: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Rundfunkanstalten Deutschland (ARD)
  Participating Countries: 20 — France, Greece and Italy return; Ireland withdraws
  Winner: Luxembourg — "Si la vie est cadeau" ("If Life is a Gift") by Corinne Hermès
  Munich 1983 was the first Eurovision broadcast in Australia, whose keen interest in the contest inspired the EBU to invite it as a semifinals interval act for 2014 and an entry proper the next year. Runner-up Ofra Haza of Israel later gained recognition for her 1988 worldwide hit "Im Nin'alu" and her contributions to the soundtrack of The Prince of Egypt. Spain and Turkey shared the dishonor of scoring nul points for this year, while Ireland withdrew due to its broadcaster RTE going on strike. The votes were read out in three languages instead of two, stretching the contest to three hours.
• 1984 — Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
  Date: May 5
  Venue: Grand Theatre
  Presenter: Désirée Nosbusch
  Broadcaster: RTL Télévision (RTL) [now RTL9]
  Participating Countries: 19 — Ireland returns; Greece and Israel withdraw
  Winner: Sweden — "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" by Herreys
  Like four years ago, Israel withdrew due to the final clashing with Yom Hazikaron (a movable holiday, set in Iyar 4 of the Hebrew calendar), while UK's entry was met with boos due to Football Hooligans causing a ruckus there last year after failing to qualify for the 1984 European Championship. Sweden's winning entry was the first sung in Swedish by the Herrey brothers Per, Richard and Louis, then based in the United States.
• 1985 — Gothenburg, Sweden
  Date: May 4
  Venue: Scandinavium
  Presenter: Lill Lindfors (1966 runner-up)
  Broadcaster: Sveriges Television (SVT)
  Participating Countries: 19 — Greece and Israel return; Netherlands and Yugoslavia withdraw
  Winner: Norway — "La det swinge" ("Let it Swing") by Bobbysocks!
  Norway, perennial Eurovision whipping-boy with six last-place finishes, three of which with nul points, surprised the tournament by winning their first contest courtesy of the pairing of Eurovision veterans Hanne Krogh and Elisabeth Andreassen, while presenter Lindfors' faux-Wardrobe Malfunction act during the interval remains a highlight to this day. The Netherlands and Yugoslavia withdrew due to their Remembrance Day and the anniversary of the death of Josip Broz Tito, respectively. The first Eurovision winner, Lys Assia, was a guest of honor.
• 1986 — Bergen, Norway
  Date: May 3
  Venue: Grieg Hall
  Presenter: Åse Kleveland (1966 third-placer)
  Broadcaster: Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK)
  Participating Countries: 20 — Iceland debuts; Netherlands and Yugoslavia return; Greece and Italy withdraw
  Winner: Belgium — "J'aime la vie" ("I Love Life") by Sandra Kim
  13-year-old Sandra Kim stood out as the youngest Eurovision winner (by faking her age as 15; today Eurovision restricts the minimum age to 16). Eventual runner-up Switzerland appealed in vain to get her disqualified, while Norway enjoyed every moment of its very first Eurovision hosting duties. Luxembourg snagged third-place with Canadian export Sherisse Laurence. Greece withdrew because the contest conflicted with Holy Saturday (they did select an entry though). The interval was performed by Steinar Ofsdal and soprano superstar Sissel Kyrkjebø.
• 1987 — Brussels, Belgium
  Date: May 9
  Venue: Palais de Centenair, Heysel Plateau
  Presenter: Viktor Lazlo
  Broadcaster: Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF)
  Participating Countries: 22 — Greece and Italy return
  Winner: Ireland — "Hold Me Now" by Johnny Logan
  The largest edition at the time, which made the EBU put the cap on participating countries to 22. Johnny Logan becomes the first performer to win twice, while Turkey gets the nul points axe this year. Israel's "Shir Habatlanim" ("The Lazy Bums Show") by Datner & Kushnir was largely comedic and the country's culture minister threatened to resign if they went to Brussels. He never went through with this, and the song placed eighth.
• 1988 — Dublin, Ireland
  Date: April 30
  Venue: Royal Dublin Society (RDS) Simmonscourt Pavilion
  Presenter: Pat Kenny (eminent RTÉ broadcaster) and Michelle Rocca (1980 Miss Ireland)
  Broadcaster: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ)
  Participating Countries: 21 — Cyprus withdraws
  Winner: Switzerland — "Ne partez pas sans moi" ("Do Not Leave Without Me") by Céline Dion
  In an incredibly tight race, Switzerland narrowly beat UK by one point, in the process introducing the world to Dion, their then-unknown Francophone Canadian guest singer^note there are no restrictions on where the act comes from. The field was reduced to 21 after Cyprus was forced to withdraw for trying to reenter a song meant for a prior edition, while Austria this time gets nul points. The interval act was performed by Hothouse Flowers.
• 1989 — Lausanne, Switzerland
  Date: May 6
  Venue: Salle Lys Assia, Palais de Beaulieu
  Presenters: Jacques Deschenaux and Lolita Morena (1982 Miss Switzerland)
  Broadcaster: SRG SSR
  Participating Countries: 22 — Cyprus returns
  Winner: Yugoslavia — "Rock Me" by Riva
  Lausanne 1989 featured the youngest singers in Eurovision history: 11-year-old Nathalie Pâque of France and 12-year-old Gili Natanael of Israel. Bad publicity regarding their presence forced the EBU to set the minimum participating age at 16. A new tiebreaker rule was set, where the entry with the most 12 points wins (if that doesn't suffice, the number of 10 points would also be taken into account). The winning song was performed by a Croatian, while the show was opened by reigning winner Dion performing her first English song, "Where Does My Heart Beat Now", in the process catapulting her to international stardom.
• 1990 — Zagreb, Yugoslavia (now Croatia)
  Date: May 5
  Venue: Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall
  Presenters: Helga Vlahović and Oliver Mlakar
  Broadcaster: Yugoslav Radio Television (YRT)
  Participating Countries: 22 — no changes
  Winner: Italy — "Insieme: 1992" ("Together: 1992") by Toto Cutugno
  Many entries reflected the profound changes brought by the fall of communism, while Italy's winning entry looked further, in anticipation of the unified European market by 1992. Malta wanted to return, but was barred due to the 22-nation cap (though they still held their own national finals).
• 1991 — Rome, Italy
  Date: May 4
  Venue: Studio 15, Cinecittà
  Presenters: Gigliola Cinquetti (1964 winner) and Toto Cutugno (1990 winner)
  Broadcaster: Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI)
  Participating Countries: 22 — Malta returns; Netherlands withdraws
  Winner: Sweden — "Fångad av en stormvind" ("Captured by a Stormwind") by Carola
  The Netherlands backed out due to the final coinciding with Remembrance of the Dead, a holiday commemorating all Dutch casualties since World War II, allowing Malta to return. Sweden wins out over France under the 1989 tiebreaker rules (both had four twelve-pointers, but Sweden had five ten-pointers against France's two). Rome 1991 was hosted by Italy's only Eurovision winners to date.
• 1992 — Malmö, Sweden
  Date: May 9
  Venue: Malmö Ice Stadium
  Presenters: Lydia Cappolicchio and Harald Treutiger
  Broadcaster: Sveriges Television (SVT)
  Participating Countries: 23 — Netherlands returns
  Winner: Ireland — "Why Me?" by Linda Martin
  The EBU eschews the 22-nation cap by allowing the Netherlands to return. The winning entry was written by Johnny Logan, becoming the first three-time winner, in the process beating hot favorite "One Step Out of Time" by the UK's Michael Ball. Presenter Treutiger would later host the first season of Expedition Robinson, precursor to the Survivor franchise.
• 1993 — Millstreet, Ireland
  Date: May 15
  Venue: Green Glens Arena
  Presenter: Fionnuala Sweeney (CNN newscaster)
  Broadcaster: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ)
  Participating Countries: 25 — Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovenia debut; Yugoslavia withdraws
  Winner: Ireland — "In Your Eyes" by Niamh Kavanagh
  With an explosion of aspiring Eurovision entrants, the EBU staged a preliminary round in Ljubljana pitting seven former communist states — Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Estonia, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia — against each other, from which only the former two and the latter would emerge to join in the final, while rump Yugoslavia was banned from the contest (until early 2000s) for its role in The Yugoslav Wars. Millstreet is unusual in that this is the smallest host city in Eurovision history, with the venue actually being a hall used for horse auctions. Like last year, Ireland narrowly held down UK with narrow votes.
• 1994 — Dublin, Ireland
  Date: April 30
  Venue: Point Theatre
  Presenters: Cynthia Ní Mhurchú and Gerry Ryan (eminent RTÉ radio broadcaster)
  Broadcaster: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ)
  Participating Countries: 25 — Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Russia and Slovakia debut; Belgium, Denmark, Israel, Slovenia and Turkey relegated; Italy and Luxembourg withdraw
  Winner: Ireland — "Rock and Roll Kids" by Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan
  To cope with increasing numbers of aspirants, the EBU set up a relegation system, where the five lowest-ranking nations from last year would be forced to sit out of this year, but with Italy and Luxembourg voluntarily withdrawing (indefinitely, in the case of the latter), seven slots were left open for former Eastern bloc countries to occupy. Once again, Ireland dominated the field, with their 60-point lead over runner-up Poland being the greatest in Eurovision history to date. Ironically, the biggest success from Dublin 1994 was an interval act, courtesy of Riverdance. Whilst it was a good debut for Poland and Hungary - both of whom set what is still their highest placing (2nd and 4th respectively) - it was a bad debut for Estonia and Lithuania, who took the bottom two places with the latter not getting a single point.
• 1995 — Dublin, Ireland
  Date: May 13
  Venue: Point Theatre
  Presenter: Mary Kennedy
  Broadcaster: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ)
  Participating Countries: 23 — Belgium, Denmark, Israel, Slovenia and Turkey return; Estonia, Finland, Lithuania, Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia and Switzerland relegated
  Winner: Norway — "Nocturne" by Secret Garden
  Ireland was apparently too good for RTÉ, who expressed to the EBU that, should Ireland win this one, they couldn't be expected to host yet again. The field was cut down to 23 to reduce airtime, thus relegating last year's bottom seven while reinstating 1993's bottom five (as Italy declined to join). While the host had a disappointing 14th-place finish, they at least took heart in the fact that Norway's winning entry had an Irish violinist, Fionnuala Sherry.
• 1996 — Oslo, Norway
  Date: May 18
  Venue: Oslo Spektrum
  Presenters: Ingvild Bryn and Morten Harket (vocalist of A Ha)
  Broadcaster: Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK)
  Participating Countries: 23 — Estonia, Finland, Netherlands, Slovakia and Switzerland return; Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Israel and Russia relegated
  Winner: Ireland — "The Voice" by Eimear Quinn
  The EBU experimented again with an audio-only qualifier where all 29 entrants are involved (as host, Norway is exempt), which saw perennial finalist Germany getting axed and prospective entrants Macedonia being denied their debut. The edition saw Ireland win its record seventh trophy.
• 1997 — Dublin, Ireland
  Date: May 3
  Venue: Point Theatre
  Presenter: Carrie Crowley and Ronan Keating (vocalist of Boyzone)
  Broadcaster: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ)
  Participating Countries: 25 — Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Italy and Russia return; Belgium, Finland and Slovakia relegated
  Winner: United Kingdom — "Love Shine a Light" by Katrina and the Waves
  Due to negative reception of the 1996 qualifiers, the EBU implemented a new relegation system where the five nations with the lowest average scores for the last five years are to be forced to sit out, allowing last year's relegated countries to fill the gaps — in this case, however, Israel turned down the opportunity as the final clashed with Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day, a movable holiday set in Nisan 27 of the Hebrew calendar), thus granting a reprieve for Bosnia and Herzegovina, while Italy returns after a long hiatus (apparently having forgotten to tell the EBU they didn't want to take part). Norway and Portugal jointly share nul points, while for the second time, UK wins in Irish soil, with five 10-pointers and a dozen 12-pointers — records matched only in 2005. This year also saw them test televoting in five countries - Austria, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
• 1998 — Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
  Date: May 9
  Venue: National Indoor Arena (now Barclaycard Arena)
  Presenters: Ulrika Johnson (Swedish-born TV star) and Terry Wogan (long-time Eurovision commentator)
  Broadcaster: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
  Participating Countries: 25 — Macedonia debuts; Belgium, Finland, Israel, Romania and Slovakia returns; Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denmark, Iceland and Russia relegated; Italy withdraws
  Winner: Israel — "Diva" by Dana International
  Italy's RAI relinquishes hosting rights and thus joins last year's bottom five in the bench, thus allowing incoming Macedonia to join those that didn’t qualify from 1996’s prequalifier. Birmingham 1998 was the last Eurovision with an in-house orchestra and language restrictions, and opened televoting to all countries^note although Hungary, Romania, Slovakia and Turkey still used their jury. Switzerland earns the indignity of leaving with nul points, while the final was decided by the last vote, which went in favor of Israeli transgender Dana International (born Yaron Cohen) — the first LGBT winner in Eurovision history.
• 1999 — Jerusalem, Israel
  Date: May 29
  Venue: International Convention Center
  Presenters: Dafna Dekel (1992 sixth-placer), Yigal Ravid and Sigal Shahamon
  Broadcaster: Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA)
  Participating Countries: 23 — Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denmark, Iceland and Lithuania return; Finland, Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Slovakia and Switzerland relegated; Hungary withdraws
  Winner: Sweden — "Take Me to Your Heaven" by Music/Charlotte Nilsson
  This edition made orchestras optional, while aspirant Latvia backed out at the last minute, and in turn Hungary voluntarily withdrew, allowing Portugal, then at risk from relegation, to stay in the game. Unlike recent years, voters went retro, voting in Sweden's ABBA-esque entry. Iceland finished in second, Germany placed third, and early favorite Croatia placed fourth. Lithuania get their first points this year, five years after entering^note albeit having not taken part in that duration.
• 2000 — Stockholm, Sweden
  Date: May 13
  Venue: Globe Arena (now Avicii Arena)
  Presenters: Kattis Ahlström and Anders Lundin
  Broadcaster: Sveriges Television (SVT)
  Participating Countries: 24 — Latvia debuts; Finland, Macedonia, Romania, Russia and Switzerland return; Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal and Slovenia relegated
  Winner: Denmark — "Fly on the Wings of Love" by the Olsen Brothers
  Fitting the first Eurovision of the new millennium, Stockholm 2000 set a record attendance of 13,000 (which was broken next year), while Latvia becomes the last of the Baltic States to enter the fray, joining the 1999 bottom five's return in lieu of last year's bottom five, where it managed to finish at third-place. Israel's entry drew some flak from its own government after its members flew a flag of Syria, with which Israel is officially at war, as a gesture of peace. Predictions of Estonia winning were overturned by Denmark winning with a 40-point lead over Russia, courtesy of veteran musicians and brothers Jørgen and Niels "Noller" Olsen. This edition also saw the EBU give the "Big Four" — France, Germany, Spain and UK, the largest financial contributors to Eurovision — an automatic qualification into the finals regardless of average standings. Stockholm 2000 was also the first edition to release a compilation CD of all the entries (one had been released in 1999, but some songs were missing due to rights issues).
• 2001 — Copenhagen, Denmark
  Date: May 12
  Venue: Parken Stadium (now Telia Parken)
  Presenters: Natasja Crone Back and Søren Pilmark
  Broadcaster: Danmarks Radio (DR)
  Participating Countries: 23 — Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal and Slovenia return; Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, Macedonia, Romania and Switzerland relegated
  Winner: Estonia — "Everybody" by Tanel Padar, Dave Benton and 2XL
  Copenhagen 2001 broke attendance records with 33,000 viewers, as the venue is the home turf of Denmark's national football team. This was also the first time since Lausanne 1989 where all the acts are entirely new to the contest. This was also said to be the year Terry Wogan went so far with his snarks the BBC was forced to apologize to the Danish hosts. The field was also cut down to 23, with last year's bottom seven forced to sit out and be replaced with 1999's bottom five, alongside returning Greece. Estonia surprised Europe with its first Eurovision victory, in the process making one of their members, Aruba-born David Benton, aged 50, the first black and oldest winner of the contest.
• 2002 — Tallinn, Estonia
  Slogan: "A Modern Fairytale"
  Date: May 25
  Venue: Saku Suurhall Arena
  Presenters: Annely Peebo and Marko Matvere
  Broadcaster: Eesti Televisioon (ETV)
  Participating Countries: 24 — Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, Macedonia, Romania and Switzerland return; Iceland, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Poland and Portugal relegated
  Winner: Latvia — "I Wanna" by Marie N
  For this year, the EBU changed the qualification rules such that only the "Big Four", last year's top 15, and last year's sit-outs are qualified. Originally the slots were limited to 22, but the addition of two slots granted a reprieve for Israel and Portugal — the latter, however, withdrew due to problems in their broadcaster RTP, thus saving Latvia from getting axed... which led to a wild Dark Horse Victory courtesy of Marie N.
• 2003 — Riga, Latvia
  Slogan: "Magical Rendezvous"
  Date: May 24
  Venue: Skonto Hall
  Presenters: Marija "Marie N" Naumova (2002 winner) and Renārs Kaupers (vocalist of 2000 third-placers Brainstorm)
  Broadcaster: Latvijas Televīzija (LTV)
  Participating Countries: 26 — Ukraine debuts; Iceland, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Poland and Portugal return; Denmark, Finland, Lithuania, Macedonia and Switzerland relegated
  Winner: Turkey — "Everyway That I Can" by Sertab Erener
  The field extended to 26 with the return of Portugal and Ukraine's debut, featuring pop star Oleksandr Ponomaryov. Predictions that Russian faux-lesbian duo t.A.T.u. would win were subverted by Erener, already a star in her native Turkey.^note Russia then put in a complaint about Ireland using their jury rather than their televotes - Russia got 0 points from Ireland, who had to use their jury due to Eircom suffering a delay in delivering the results in time - claiming that, had their televotes been used, "the results could have been so much different for Russia". RTÉ later published the results which showed that Russia would have got... nothing from Ireland. (Although the result would have been different for Russia - Belgium would have 2pts instead of 10, meaning that Russia would have finished second, although Turkey would still have won.) Belgium's entry, "Sanomi", also considered an outsider before landing second-place, was notable for being sung in a made-up language - the first in the contest's history to do so. UK, meanwhile, suffers its worst result — last place with nul points — which Terry Wogan blames on continental Europe's backlash against its involvement in the Iraq War^note any arguments to this end are rendered null when there were other countries involved in the invasion - such as five of the top ten - who got points (though the real reason may have been Jemini's terrible singing). This year also saw the scoreboard change so that it rearranged itself as the points were awarded.
• 2004 — Istanbul, Turkey
  Slogan: "Under the Same Sky"
  Dates: May 12 (semifinal) and 15 (final)
  Venue: Abdi İpekçi Arena
  Presenters: Korhan Abay and Meltem Cumbul [Stage] / Sertab Erener (2003 winner) [Green Room]
  Broadcaster: Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT)
  Participating Countries: 36 — Albania, Andorra, Belarus and Serbia and Montenegro debut; Denmark, Finland, Lithuania, Macedonia, Monaco and Switzerland return
  Winner: Ukraine — "Wild Dances" by Ruslana
  To accommodate the growing numbers of Eurovision aspirants, the EBU eschewed the relegation system in favor of a semifinal phase, from which its top ten will join the "Big Four" and last year's top ten into the final, which saw Ukraine emerge victorious after a three-way battle with Greece and Serbia & Montenegro, the latter whom made an impressive second-place finish for a debutant. This edition also saw the first use of the generic Eurovision logo: the contest's name with the "V" replaced by a heart containing the host nation's flag, with unique designs added for every subsequent edition. Istanbul 2004 was the first to have a DVD of the semifinal and final. Starting every year, compilation discs would also include entries that never made it past the semifinal.
• 2005 — Kyiv, Ukraine
  Slogan: "Awakening"
  Dates: May 19 (semifinal) and 21 (final)
  Venue: Palace of Sports
  Presenters: Maria Efrosinina and DJ Pasha [Stage] / Ruslana (2004 winner) [Green Room]
  Broadcaster: National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU)
  Participating Countries: 39 — Bulgaria and Moldova debut; Hungary returns
  Winner: Greece — "My Number One" by Helena Paparizou
  With "Big Four" countries Germany and Spain making it into last year's top ten, Russia and Malta were given the remaining byes. Unlike last year, however, the competition was wide-open, with Greece winning its first Eurovision contest (and to date the only automatically-qualified finalist outside the "Big Four" countries to win the title), while the "Big Four" languished at the cellar, with the host country Ukraine sitting on top. The voting was opened by brothers and boxing superstars Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko.
• 2006 — Athens, Greece
  Slogan: "Feel the Rhythm"
  Dates: May 18 (semifinal) and 20 (final)
  Venue: OAKA Olympic Indoor Hall
  Presenters: Maria Menounos and Sakis Rouvas (2004 third-placer and 2009 seventh-placer)
  Broadcaster: Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT)
  Participating Countries: 37 — Armenia debuts; Austria, Hungary and Serbia and Montenegro withdraw
  Winner: Finland — "Hard Rock Hallelujah" by Lordi
  Finland's Lordi made Eurovision history by becoming the first (and so far the only) hard rock band to win the trophy with a record-breaking 292 points (curiously, they also led the semifinal with 292 points), as well as the country's only winner to date. Also, to cut airtime, broadcasting the votes was streamlined such that only the huit, dix and douze points were announced, while the lower scores were immediately beamed onscreen. Ireland's entry, "Every Song Is A Cry For Love" by Brian Kennedy marked the 1,000th song performed in the contest.
• 2007 — Helsinki, Finland
  Slogan: "True Fantasy"
  Dates: May 10 (semifinal) and 12 (final)
  Venue: Hartwall Arena
  Presenters: Jaana Pelkonen and Mikko Leppilampi [Stage] / Krisse Salminen [Green Room]
  Broadcaster: Yle
  Participating Countries: 42 — Czech Republic, Georgia, Montenegro and Serbia debut; Austria and Hungary return; Monaco withdraws
  Winner: Serbia — "Molitva" ("Prayer") by Marija Serifovic
  The first edition broadcast in HD (but not the first filmed in HD - that honour went to 2006, which was recorded in HD for research purposes; it was never meant for public viewing, but was released in 2021). Debutant Serbia took Helsinki 2007 by storm by becoming the first ex-Yugoslav nation to win the trophy, much to some consternation from Western European media. This is the first year where the winner was given a promotional tour across Europe. The UK was allowed by the EBU to choose their entry after the deadline. Following on from Lordi, many entries were performed in a rock style, a trend which continued into 2009.
• 2008 — Belgrade, Serbia
  Slogan: "Confluence of Sound"
  Dates: May 20 (first semifinal), 22 (second semifinal) and 24 (final)
  Venue: Belgrade Arena
  Presenters: Jovana Janković and Željko Joksimović (2004 runner-up and 2012 third-placer)
  Broadcaster: Radio Television of Serbia (RTS)
  Participating Countries: 43 — Azerbaijan and San Marino debut; Austria withdraws
  Winner: Russia — "Believe" by Dima Bilan
  This edition introduced two semifinal rounds, where the top 9 countries and one Wild Card from each side are to join the "Big Four" and the host. Belgrade 2008 set the record for most participating countries, but was also plagued with accusations of political voting, which Austria boycotted in protest, and saw Russia win with a lot of douze points from ex-Soviet states (it may have also helped that his backing dancer was 2006 Olympic figure skating gold medalist Evgeny Plushenko performing from a miniature skating rink), while UK, Germany and Poland languished. This edition also saw a lot of entries in the weird category: Ireland sent a puppet turkey vulture that is actually an extremely famous (children's) TV character, Latvia had pirates, Azerbaijan flaunted thong-clad succubi, Spain sent an Elvis-impersonating actor singing reggaeton with a toy guitar, and France had noted electronica artist Sebastien Tellier perform alongside female backing singers that performed with fake beards. This is Wogan's last season as UK commentator.
• 2009 — Moscow, Russia
  Dates: May 12 (first semifinal), 14 (second semifinal) and 16 (final)
  Venue: Olympic Indoor Stadium
  Presenters: Natalia Vodianova and Andrey Malakhov [Semifinal]; Ivan Urgant and Alsou Abramova (2000 runner-up) [Final]
  Broadcaster: Channel One Russia
  Participating Countries: 42 — Slovakia returns; Georgia and San Marino withdraw
  Winner: Norway — "Fairytale" by Alexander Rybak
  Moscow 2009 saw Norwegian violinist-singer Rybak break Lordi's record with 387 points, with its 169-point lead over Iceland also setting another record (the fact that he was Belarusian by birth may have also helped him appeal to Eastern Europeans). Following criticism over bloc voting, the EBU changed the voting system to its current form, where both the jury and popular votes are given an equal footing in weighing the scores. This pretty much helped change the pattern of Western entries getting axed by Eastern callers — for example, UK won its best placing since winning Dublin 1997, fifth with 173 points (it also helped that Andrew Lloyd Webber was the pianist). On the other hand, this edition also saw Georgia being forced to withdraw over their entry being interpreted as an attack on then-prime minister Vladimir Putin and the bitter rivalry between Armenia and Azerbaijan rearing its head into Eurovision, when Armenia put in a picture of a pro-Armenian statue from hotly-contested Nagorno-Karabakh on their postcard and Azerbaijan censored Armenia's entry. This season also featured the debut of current British commentator, Graham Norton, who proudly continued Wogan's penchant for alcohol-induced snarking.
• 2010 — Oslo, Norway
  Slogan: "Share the Moment"
  Dates: May 25 (first semifinal), 27 (second semifinal) and 29 (final)
  Venue: Telenor Arena
  Presenters: Erik Solbakken, Haddy N'jie and Nadia Hasnaoui
  Broadcaster: Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK)
  Participating Countries: 39 — Georgia returns; Andorra, Czech Republic, Hungary and Montenegro withdraw
  Winner: Germany — "Satellite" by Lena
  Starting this year, only the top ten from each semifinal phase will be allowed to join the "Big Four" and the host. Germany becomes the first "Big Four" winner since the UK thirteen years ago, which this time ended at the bottom (it also helped that the song was already a hit in Germany weeks prior to the contest), while Spain were allowed to do their song again after someone invaded the stage. Viewers in the United Kingdom also had the odd experience of Graham Norton commentating over himself - during a break in the songs to allow countries with them to show commercials, one of the presenters spoke to Graham Norton in an interview that was carried out during one of Friday's rehearsals but presented as if it was live. Another entry of note was Moldova's "Run Away" by Olia Tira and Sunstroke Project which, despite a lowly 22nd-place finish, gained lasting internet fame by way of the latter's Sergey Stepanov and his sensuous moves with his saxophone earning him the name "Epic Sax Guy".
• 2011 — Düsseldorf, Germany
  Slogan: "Feel Your Heart Beat!"
  Dates: May 10 (first semifinal), 12 (second semifinal) and 14 (final)
  Venue: Esprit Arena
  Presenters: Anke Engelke, Judith Rakers and Stefan Raab (2000 fifth-placer and mentor to 2010 winner Lena Meyer-Landrut)
  Broadcaster: Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) [an ADR Group member]
  Participating Countries: 43 — Austria, Hungary, Italy and San Marino return
  Winner: Azerbaijan — "Running Scared" by Ell & Nikki
  Germany's first Eurovision hosting duty as a unified nation saw Italy return after a decade (and in a triumphant fashion, earning second-place) and Azerbaijan become the first Transcaucasian state to win the contest after a rather narrow voting process — at one point, even the UK was on top for all of sixty seconds. The finale had gotten an unusually strong selection this year with up to five or six favourites^note To get an idea of the unpredictability of the voting that year, if you look at the scoreboard, you will notice that almost every country received points from at least 10 countries, the only exception being Switzerland (which placed last). In addition, 20 of the 25 competing entries received at least one round of douze points, with Bosnia and Herzegovina receiving the most with 5 douze points. — but Azerbaijan was barely a blip on the radar^note To be fair, although they received points from less countries than Sweden (30 of the 43 voting countries other than themselves as opposed to 32 countries for Sweden) and received less douze points than Bosnia and Herzegovina (3 as opposed to 5 sets), they still received the greatest amount of high points by being in the top three of 18 countries. The performances in the finale included a unicycle for Moldova's Zdob si Zdub, Ukrainian sand artist Kseniya Simonova performing with Ukraine's Mika Newton, exploding glass by Sweden's third-placer Eric Saade, and a pair of hyperactive Irish twins whose hair became a running joke when the votes were to be cast.
• 2012 — Baku, Azerbaijan
  Slogan: "Light Your Fire!"
  Dates: May 22 (first semifinal), 24 (second semifinal) and 26 (final)
  Venue: Baku Crystal Hall
  Presenters: Leyla Aliyeva, Eldar "Ell" Gasimov (one-half of 2011 winners Ell & Nikki) and Nargiz Birk-Petersen
  Broadcaster: İctimai Television (İTV)
  Participating Countries: 42 — Montengro returns; Armenia and Poland withdraw
  Winner: Sweden — "Euphoria" by Loreen
  With Italy becoming a major financial contributor (following an impressive second-place return last year), the "Big Four" becomes the "Big Five", allowing it to gain a bye into the final. Nevertheless, fan favourite Loreen of Sweden took the title for the fifth time with 372 points, and while she failed to beat Rybak's record for most points, she nevertheless set a new one for most douze points received (eighteen) with a mystical song which eschewed the usual bright and elaborate stage show in favour of subtle lighting, outfit and choreography. Baku 2012 was also notable for the top 3 countries (Sweden, Russia's Udmurtian ethno-pop group Buranovskiye Babushki, and Serbia's Željko Joksimović) earning their positions largely without bloc voting: Sweden and Russia both got points from 40 of 41 countries (Loreen was only ignored by Italy and Buranovskiye Babushki by Switzerland), and Serbia got points from 30 of 41. Albania, represented by Rona Nishliu from Kosovo, achieved their best-ever result of fifth with 146 points as well as second in the first semifinal, while host Azerbaijan's Sabina Babayeva, backed with legendary traditional musician Alim Qasimov, finished an impressive fourth, and British veteran musician Engelbert Humperdinck (of "Please Release Me" fame) narrowly escaped the ultimate embarrassment of finishing at the very bottom, being only 5 points ahead of now 11-time cellar-dweller Norway, represented by Tooji. As usual, the host's rivalry with Armenia figured again when the latter opted out of this edition for "security reasons", not to mention that the host faced scrutiny over its human rights records and pressure from neighbouring Iran (an ally of Armenia) condemning the event.
• 2013 — Malmö, Sweden
  Slogan: "We Are One"
  Dates: May 14 (first semifinal), 16 (second semifinal) and 18 (final)
  Venue: Malmö Arena
  Presenters: Petra Mede (nationally-renowned comedian) [Stage] / Eric Saade (2011 third-placer) [Green Room]
  Broadcaster: Sveriges Television (SVT)
  Participating Countries: 39 — Armenia returns; Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal, Slovakia and Turkey withdraw
  Winner: Denmark — "Only Teardrops" by Emmelie De Forest
  Emphasizing its theme, Malmö 2013 introduced a tradition from the junior contest of the flags of the nations marching in and all the acts appearing together at least once. Repeating history, Denmark won for the second time on Swedish soil (in the process earning points from all countries save itself and San Marino), with its entry being a favourite going into the final, facing neck-and-neck competition with Ukraine's Zlata Ognevich and Azerbaijan's Farid Mammadov (Azerbaijan was later alleged by Lithuanian media of having attempted to buy votes) for most of the voting phase. Other notable entries included the United Kingdom dusting off Bonnie Tyler (of "Total Eclipse of the Heart" fame) and finishing badly as usual (but not in last, thankfully), Germany's Cascada performing (virtually) last year's winning song, Romania's operatic dubstep vampire Cezar, and a folk-punk entry from Greek ska band Koza Mostra and rebetiko veteran Agathonas Iakovidis. With Sweden hosting, there were a record number of references to ABBA, such as including the anthem, "We Write the Story", being co-written by ABBA alumni Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson together with the late EDM star Avicii, and singer-actress Sarah Dawn Finer covering "The Winner Takes It All", as well as football superstar and Malmö native Zlatan Ibrahimović welcoming the crowd, and an interval performed by Mede and 1991 winner Carola that smacks of Self-Deprecation.
• 2014 — Copenhagen, Denmark
  Slogan: "#JoinUs"^note So far the only slogan deliberately designed to double as a hashtag
  Dates: May 6 (first semifinal), 8 (second semifinal) and 10 (final)
  Venue: B&W Hallerne
  Presenters: Lise Rønne, Nikolaj Koppel and Pilou Asbæk (actor best known as Kasper Juul in Borgen and Euron Greyjoy in Game of Thrones)
  Broadcaster: Danmarks Radio (DR)
  Participating Countries: 37 — Poland and Portugal return; Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus and Serbia withdraw
  Winner: Austria — "Rise Like a Phoenix" by Conchita Wurst
  Copenhagen 2014 is one of the more politically-charged editions, with Russia getting most of the heat (as it was held weeks after its military incursion into Crimea and nearly a year after it instituted laws restricting perceived "LGBT propaganda"), with their performers, 17-year-old twin sisters Anastasiya and Maria Tolmachevy (winners of the 2006 Junior contest), being booed whenever they received high votes. Bearded drag queen Conchita Wurst of Austria charmed the entire continent to victory, while country act The Common Linnets snuck the Netherlands into second place, its best placing since winning Stockholm 1975, followed by early favourite Sanna Nielsen of Sweden, Armenia's Aram MP3 and Hungarian-American Andras Kallay-Saunders (who even scored Hungary's best placing since their Dublin 1994 debut). Of the "Big Five", UK, Italy and Germany settled into the middle of the scoreboard, while Spain fared better with a tenth-place finish courtesy of Ruth Lorenzo, 2008 fifth-placer from The X Factor UK, and France finished last, with their song about wanting to have moustaches performed by a group composed of a Weird Al lookalike, a guy dressed and painted like an African tribesman and three other guys. They did not have any moustaches per se. Other novelty acts feature a man running in a hamster wheel for Ukraine and hot Slavic girls performing daily chores in revealing outfits for Poland.
• 2015 — Vienna, Austria
  Slogan: "Building Bridges"
  Dates: May 19 (first semifinal), 21 (second semifinal) and 23 (final)
  Venue: Wiener Stadthalle
  Presenters: Mirjam Weichselbraun, Alice Tumler (current presenter of Austrian talent show Die große Chance) and Arabella Kiesbauer [Stage] / Conchita Wurst (2014 winner) [Green Room]
  Broadcaster: Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)
  Participating Countries: 40 — Australia debuts as a guest entry; Cyprus, Czech Republic and Serbia return; Ukraine withdraws
  Winner: Sweden — "Heroes" by Mans Zelmerlow
  The sixtieth-anniversary edition was already notable for rewarding Australia's loyalty to Eurovision with a place in the contest proper. Australia in turn sent in 2003 Australian Idol winner Guy Sebastian, whose impressive fifth-place finish gave the EBU an idea to consider giving it a permanent invitation in future years. Ukraine also withdrew over both financial issues and the crises in both its eastern half and Crimea. As expected, bookies' favourite Mans Zelmerlow snagged Sweden's sixth trophy, receiving as low as four points from virtually every country except itself, after a three-horse race with Russian pop star Polina Gagarina (who, like the Tolmachevy Twins last year, received a tepid response despite the implementation of sound-masking technology, presumably to cover up all the booing that may ensue, and Wurst and Tumler's appeals for decency) and Italian classical crossover trio Il Volo (who gave Italy its best finish since second in 2011), with both countries becoming the first non-winning entries to score over 280 points (and Russia the first to surpass 300). The results were also notable in that it was the first time since Düsseldorf 2011 when both televoters and juries had different winners: Italy won the televotes, and Sweden the juries; nevertheless, the latter fared better with televoters (third) than the former did with the juries (sixth), while Russia was more or less stable (second/third). This was also the first time Greece and Cyprus never gave each other douze points. Meanwhile, experimental pop artist Loïc Nottet placed Belgium at fourth-place, its best result since second in Riga 2003, and Germany and host Austria bottomed out with the first nul points in the final since UK, also in Riga 2003 (with the latter becoming the first host to earn such a dishonour, not to mention the first host to place last since the Netherlands in 1958), while the rest of the "Big Five" (save for Italy) fared little better. In fact, literally every jury gave points to the top 9 countries, while every other country got as little as 1-5 points. This year, the acts were relatively more serious, though the novelty still exists: Finland sent a punk band composed of mentally-challenged men, Poland a pop star and survivor of a 2006 accident that left her wheelchair-bound, and Lithuania an act with three simultaneous kisses (straight, gay and lesbian) midway through the song.
• 2016 — Stockholm, Sweden
  Slogan: "Come Together"
  Dates: May 10 (first semifinal), 12 (second semifinal) and 14 (final)
  Presenters: Petra Mede (2013 presenter) and Mans Zelmerlow (2015 winner)
  Venue: Ericsson Globe (now Avicii Arena)
  Broadcaster: Sveriges Television (SVT)
  Participating Countries: 42 — Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia and Ukraine return; Portugal withdraws; Romania gets disqualified
  Winner: Ukraine — "1944" by Jamala
  Starting this year, the voting rules have been changed such that jury and popular votes from each country are now treated separately, though still applying the traditional 1-8, 10- and 12-point scoring matrix also introduced in Stockholm in 1975; to hasten proceedings, only the jury votes are presented in the traditional country-by-country format, beginning with last year's host and ending with the current host (in this case, Austria and Sweden, respectively), with the spokesperson only delivering the douze points (the rest are immediately displayed onscreen), followed with the total popular votes for each country delivered by the presenters in ascending order. This paid off big time, as at least three countries that normally get eliminated in the semifinals (Croatia, Bulgaria and Czech Republic) made it to the final this time around, with the latter qualifying for the first time ever. Another change to the format is that extended clips of dress rehearsals by the Big Five and the host are now played in the semifinal they are voting in (instead of music videos as in previous years). Meanwhile, Romania is expelled as the first penalty against national broadcaster TVR for its repeated failure to pay its debts to to the EBU, a decision that came so late that their entry, "Moment of Silence" by Ovidiu Anton, was still on the official album. This is also the first edition to be aired live in the United States via LOGO (home of RuPaul's Drag Race, because obviously), with the connection further reinforced by a Justin Timberlake interval at the grand final. Defying all odds, Kyrgyz-born, Armenian-Crimean Tatar singer Jamala led Ukraine's triumphant return after withdrawing last year, in the process narrowly edging out high favourite Sergey Lazarev of Russia, with an ethno-pop track lamenting the deportation of Crimean Tatars (among whose victims was her great-grandmother) by Josef Stalin's USSR during World War II (but which some also interpreted as a Take That! to Russia under Vladimir Putin for the ongoing Crimean crisis). Notably, this is the very first time in the history of the mixed-results format that the winning song led neither jury or televoter results; nevertheless, Ukraine was stable at second-place on both sides, whilst second-placed Australia (represented by Korean-born Dami Im) and Russia, despite leading the jury and televoter results, respectively, fared not as well on the other side (fourth from televoters and sixth from the juries, with their respective 109- and 38-point leads over Ukraine in their dominant categories being offset by Ukraine's 132- and 81-point leads in the opposite tally). Meanwhile, French-Israeli Amir led Big Five nation France to sixth-place, its best finish since fifth in Tallinn 2002 (the rest lay on the lower half of the scoreboard, with Germany bottoming out for the second consecutive year), and returning 2011 semifinalist and 2015 juniors presenter Poli Genova led Bulgaria to fourth, its best result at the time. Once again, the Armenia-Azerbaijan rivalry reared its head anew after the former's Iveta Mukuchyan was caught holding up a flag of Nagorno-Karabakh in the Green Room during the first semifinal (Azerbaijan was also performing there), while no Nordic country qualified for the final, leaving host Sweden's Frans Jeppsson Wall the sole representative of the region for the first time since Denmark in Frankfurt 1957, finishing a respectable fifth. The interval act for the final is also notable for "Love Love Peace Peace", an Affectionate Parody of past Eurovision hits and the visual gimmicks that frequently accompanied them, including cameos by Lordi and Alexander Rybak, sung by both Mede and Zelmerlöw.
• 2017 — Kyiv, Ukraine
  Slogan: "Celebrate Diversity"
  Dates: May 9 (first semifinal), 11 (second semifinal), and 13 (final)
  Presenters: Oleksandr Skichko and Volodymyr Ostapchuk [Stage] / Timur Miroshnychenko [Green Room]
  Venue: International Exhibition Centre
  Broadcaster: National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU)
  Participating Countries: 42 — Portugal and Romania return; Bosnia & Herzegovina and Russia withdraw
  Winner: Portugal — "Amar Pelos Dois" ("Love for Two") by Salvador Sobral
  Before it even began, this edition was notable for being held amidst the background of conflict between hosts Ukraine and neighbouring Russia over the latter's annexation of Crimea in 2014, culminating with the latter being forced to withdraw after the Ukrainian government slapped a three-year ban on their entrant Julia Samoylova for entering Crimea directly from Russia for a 2015 concert. Portugal's Salvador Sobral, 2010 seventh-placer at Idolos, the Portuguese edition of American Idol, charmed the pants of Europe with a simple jazz ballad written by his older sister Luísa, herself the third-placer in the inaugural edition of Idolos two years beforehand, and led his country to its first win after 53 years, the longest title drought in the contest's history. In the process, it became the highest-scoring winner in the contest's history, the first wholly non-English winner since 2007's "Molitva" by Marija Serifovic of Serbia, and the first since 2014's Conchita Wurst of Austria to lead both jury and public votes. Bulgaria's Kristian Kostov, the first seniors entrant born in the 2000s, and Moldova's returning 2010 22nd-placer Sunstroke Project, of "Epic Sax Guy" fame, respectively finished second and third, their countries' best finishes to date (the fact that Kostov was born in Moscow may have also helped Bulgaria take any neighbourly vote that normally would've gone to Russia), with Belgium's Blanche and Sweden's Robin Bengtsson rounding out the top five. As for the Big Five, early bookies' favourite Francesco Gabbani of Italy slipped to sixth, France's Alma and UK's Lucie Jones (2009 eighth-placer at The X Factor UK) lay at the middle of the scoreboard, and Germany's Levina narrowly escaping a third consecutive last-place finish, being only one point ahead of Spain's Manel Navarro (whose five points were all neighbourly votes from the Portuguese public). Other notables include Hungary's Joci Pápai, the first Romani entrant in the contest; Belarus entering its first Belarusian-language song; Azerbaijan featuring a man in a horse mask; Austria's Nathan Trent singing from a moon-shaped prop (and blanking out with the televoters); Isaiah Firebrace of Australia becoming the first Indigenous Australian singer in the contest (and coming in a respectable ninth place); a one-man duet by Croatia's Jacques Houdek; hair-twirling from Slavko Kalezic of Montenegro; and a Ukrainian streaker (disguised as an Australian) mooning the audience during an interval performance by outgoing 2016 winner Jamala in the Grand Final. While Macedonia did not qualify for the final, they gained notability anyway when their representative Jana Burčeska was on the receiving end of an on-air marriage proposal in the Green Room. On a sadder note, this edition (specifically, the second semifinal and grand final) was the very last show broadcast by Israel's long-time national broadcaster Israeli Broadcasting Authority (IBA), with spokesperson Ofer Nachson announcing its closure and a heartfelt farewell live during jury voting.

• 2018 — Lisbon, Portugal
  Slogan: "All Aboard!"
  Dates: May 8 (first semifinal), 10 (second semifinal) and 12 (final)
  Presenters: Catarina Furtado (current host of The Voice of Portugal), Daniela Ruah (American-Portuguese actress best known as Kensie Blye in NCIS: Los Angeles), Filomena Cautela (MTV Portugal presenter and jury spokesperson in 2017) and Sílvia Alberto (RTP commentator in 2011, 2013 and 2014)
  Venue: Altice Arena
  Broadcaster: Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP)
  Participating countries: 43 — Russia returns
  Winner: Israel — "Toy" by Netta
  For this edition, the slogan not only reflects the contest's vision of bringing nations together through music, but also alludes to host Portugal's long, proud history of maritime exploration. Also, the manner of calculating each nation's jury votes has been changed from a "linear" to "exponential" model so as to reduce the risk of any one member of each nation's five-man jury dragging down entries which might have otherwise fared better with the other jurors. This edition also saw the first-ever semifinals eliminations of Azerbaijan (and with Armenia and Georgia also out of the running, makes the final the first without any of the South Caucasian states on stage since Kiev 2005), Romania and Russia (which was hyped up for fielding anew Julia Samoylova, their intended act last year before having to sit out due to political troubles with neighbouring hosts Ukraine). Israel's new national broadcaster, the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC, also known by its nickname "KAN" [Hebrew for "here"]), debuts in style by winning the country's fourth overall trophy after twenty years (and forty after their very first win, no less), as well as their first-ever English-language winner, with a positively silly female empowerment ethno-electric track by Netta, after a wildly unpredictable voting phase which saw her edge out fellow high favourite Eleni Foureira of Cyprus (who nevertheless earned her country's best placing so far), both of whom were buoyed by televoters even as the juries favoured Cesár Sampson of Austria and Benjamin Ingrosso of Sweden. Nevertheless, Israel and Cyprus scored a decent third and fifth with the juries, respectively, while Austria, though dragged down by being thirteenth-place with televoters, still holds on to third overall, its best non-winning finish (and best in recent years since Conchita Wurst won Copenhagen 2014), whereas Sweden fared worse at twenty-third, causing it to slip down to seventh overall, its first finish outside the Top Five since Malmö 2013. As for the Big Five, Michael Schulte's heartfelt family ballad helped redeem Germany after three years at the bottom, being buoyed to fourth-place by both the juries and audiences, followed closely by Italy's Ermal Meta and Fabrizio Moro to close out the Top Five, with France's Madame Monsieur edging into the top half of the scoreboard and Spain's Amaia & Alfred and UK's Su Rie sitting near the very bottom, only above Finland's Saara Aalto and host Portugal's Cláudia Pascoal (it also didn't help that Spain was placed at the dreaded #2 spot in the grand final's running order, which notoriously never had any winner, whilst UK was interrupted by a stage invasion). Other notables include Mikolas Josef rapping his way to sixth-place, the Czech Republic's best finish so far in only its second-ever finals appearance, Jessica Mauboy of Australia returned after performing as an interval act in 2014 (and sadly flopping with televoters), Estonia's Elina Nechayeva singing an operatic solo wearing a projection-lit gown, a silly doppelgänger routine from Moldova's DoReDos (which earned them tenth, and thus their second consecutive top-ten finish), and returning 2009 winner Alexander Rybak's "That's How You Write a Song" for Norway becoming the 1,500th song in the contest's history (and finishing a relatively lowly fifteenth). On the other hand, this edition also saw China's national broadcaster Mango TV being stripped of broadcasting rights after the first semifinal alone for censoring the rainbow flag, Ireland's entry featuring two gay men dancing together behind vocalist Ryan O Shaughnessy, and Albania for the tattoos on vocalist Eugent Bushpepa.
• 2019 — Tel Aviv, Israel
  Slogan: "Dare to Dream!"
  Date: May 14 (first semifinal), 16 (second semifinal) and 18 (final)
  Presenters: Bar Refaeli (model and television host), Erez Tal (TV and radio personality), Assi Azar (television host), and Lucy Ayoub (TV and radio host).
  Venue: Tel Aviv Convention Center
  Broadcaster: Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC / Kan)
  Participating countries: 41 — Bulgaria and Ukraine withdraw; FYR Macedonia renamed North Macedonia
  Winner: The Netherlands — "Arcade" by Duncan Laurence
  First edition hosted in Israel outside Jerusalem, and given the host country, perhaps the most politically-charged throughout the 2010s. While on paper the EBU insists the choice of Tel Aviv over Jerusalem, which had already hosted three previous editions, is a compromise to religious groups who might object to hosting such a liberal, LGBTQ-friendly event as Eurovision in the latter, a holy city for Jews, Muslims and Christians, as well as claims of better facilities in the former, unofficially it is interpreted as a coy acknowledgment of Jerusalem's delicate geopolitical status. The runoff, too, saw the Russia-Ukraine rivalry rear its head anew, resulting in the latter being forced to withdraw due to protests by their entrant, Anna "MARUV" Korsun, an east Ukrainian with a Russian music label, and her fellow national-selection finalists over being used as political tools by Kiev. Starting this year, the ascending order of presenting televote scores has been changed from that of the total scores to one based on the jury rankings. Five years after coming really close with The Common Linnets, the Netherlands finally wins their first trophy since Teach-In at Stockholm 1975 (after a 44-year wait), courtesy of a subdued, haunting ballad by high favourite Duncan Laurence, himself a protegé of Ilse DeLange, one half of The Common Linnets, in the 2014 season of The Voice of Holland. Just like Stockholm 2016, however, Laurence won neither jury nor audience votes, being respectively won by Tamara Todevska of North Macedonia and KEiiNO of Norway; nevertheless, Laurence held a respectable third with juries and second with televoters, while Todevska and KEiiNO respectively slipped to seventh and sixth overall due to relatively poor showing on the other voting bloc (ninth with televoters and eighteenth with juries, respectively; Norway only had an advantage due to a comparative higher score in their dominant bloc, while North Macedonia could take solace in having earned its best finish so far). Italian-Egyptian Mahmood earned Big Five nation Italy second, tying Raphael Gualazzi's best-throughout-the-decade finish in Düsseldorf 2011, and returning 2016 third-placer Sergey Lazarev of Russia finished third again, followed closely by Luca Hänni (who not only became Switzerland's second-ever finalist in the 2010s, but also, at fourth-place, scored its best finish since Annie Cotton's third at Millstreet 1993) and Sweden's John Lundvik to round out the Top Five. Laurence's song was co-written by a Swede, Joel Sjöö, KEiiNO's Fred-René Buljo became the first contestant to sing in Sami, and Lundvik the first singer-songwriter to have two songs for two different countries in a single edition, having also wrote for the UK's Michael Rice, which unfortunately tanked hard and bottomed out at the standings, with the rest of the Big Five (save Italy) faring barely any better (France's Bilal Hassani and Spain's Miki hovered at the lower half of the scoreboard, while the UK's last place helped Germany's S!sters narrowly escape yet another total humiliation). Other notables include Australia's Kate Miller Heidke performing with two other women on bendy poles, Moldova featuring Ukrainian sand artist Kseniya Simonova performing behind Anna Odobescu, Azerbaijan's Chingiz Mustafayev accompanied by two robotic arms, San Marino's Ahmet Serhat Hacıpaşalıoğlu the first ethnic Turk in the grand final since Turkey took an indefinite leave starting Malmö 2013, and Denmark's Leonora Colmor Jepsen singing from a giant blue chair, with an end in four languages, including the first use of Danish since 1998, and of German since 2012 (which had been in a regional form for a song seen as offensive, meaning Denmark were the first to use the language seriously since 2007). On other notes, the interval acts featured 1998 winner Dana International, the first LGBTQ winner of Eurovision, performing a cover of Bruno Mars' "Just the Way You Are" in celebration of love amid a background of a kiss-cam featuring heterosexual and gay couples alike in the first semis, the performance of Shalva, a music band composed of eight people with physical and/or mental disabilities, at the second semis, and a cross-performance medley of past Eurovision hits by 2014 winner Conchita Wurst of Austria, 2015 winner Mans Zelmerlow of Sweden, 2018 runner-up Eleni Foureira of Cyprus, 2007 runner-up Verka Serduchka of Ukraine, and 1979 winner Gali Atari of Israel. On the other hand, Madonna's guest performance at the grand final raised some eyebrows as one of her backing dancers was caught holding a Palestinian flag, as did Iceland's BDSM-clad dark techno group Hatari. In addition, the Belarusian jury was dismissed by the EBU from the grand final for revealing their results from the first semis (in violation of EBU rules that states semis results can only be revealed after the grand final); moreover, their stated jury scores for the grand final, based on an aggregate result approved by the EBU, turned out to have been allocated in reverse order, leading to a post-show shakeup of the final results (as seen above; in the older ordering, Sweden and Norway would've exchanged places, as do North Macedonia and now eighth-placing Azerbaijan).

• 2020 (cancelled) — Rotterdam, The Netherlands^note Cancelled due to the 2020 European coronavirus pandemic
  Slogan: "Open Up"
  Planned dates: May 12 (first semifinal), 14 (second semifinal) and 16 (final)
  Planned presenters: Chantal Janzen (current host of Holland's Got Talent and The Voice of Holland), Edsilia Rombley (2007 semifinalist and 2015 votes presenter) and Jan Smit (schlager star)
  Venue: Rotterdam Ahoy ^note  this venue was used for a Hospital during the pandemic
  Broadcasters: AVROTROS, Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) and Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (NPO)
  Participating Countries: 41 — Bulgaria and Ukraine would have returned; Hungary and Montenegro would have withdrawn
  The contest gained publicity for its garish logo, which blended historic circular logos of past Dutch-hosted ESC iterations, local abstract art, and the flags of the 40 visitors. Hungary withdrew prior to the event in bizarre circumstances, in a likely homophobic rage, similar to Turkey seven years earlier, whilst Montenegro, with worse form but some very memorable entries, withdrew for delegates to afford cars! On 18 March 2020, the EBU cancelled the Contest due to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Europe, with Rotterdam Ahoy, the prospective venue, even being used as a COVID-19 quarantine facility. In lieu of a live contest, the EBU instead chose to stage the "Europe Shine a Light" special on the day the final should have been held (see below), meant as a tribute to the 41 lost songs.

• 2021 — Rotterdam, The Netherlands
  Slogan: "Open Up"
  Dates: 18 & 20 May (semifinals), 22 May (Final)
  Presenters: Chantal Janzen, Edsilia Rombley, Jan Smit (planned presenters for last year's canceled edition) and Nikkie De Jager (celebrity makeup artist and host of the YouTube vlog "NikkieTutorials")
  Venue: Rotterdam Ahoy
  Broadcasters: AVROTROS, Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) and Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (NPO)
  Participating Countries: 39 — Bulgaria and Ukraine return; Armenia, Hungary, and Montenegro withdraw; Belarus disqualified
  Winner: Italy — "Zitti e buoni" ("Shut Up and Behave") by Måneskin
  After the 2020 contest meant for Rotterdam was cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Europe, the EBU announced towards the end of the "Europe Shine A Light" special that the city would host anew this year's edition, carrying over the same host venue, presenters, slogan, and stage, while allowing all would-be participants from last year to send anew their prospective singers, albeit with new songs, which 26 countries did. Amidst the preparations, however, Armenia was forced to withdraw as a an after effect of debilitating conflict that resulted from increasing tensions with neighbouring Azerbaijan over the hotly-contested Artsakh/Nagorno-Karabakh region the prior autumn, while Belarus was disqualified over what has been perceived as the government's meddling in the country's choice of artists (after 2020 entrants VAL were banned from returning over their support for protests against allegations of fraud surrounding the reelection of long-time strongman Alexander Lukashenko in the hotly-contested August 2020 elections, their replacements, Galasy ZMesta, came under fire for their two entries perceived to mock the protesters and homosexuals, as well as their notoriously pro-government stance). This is also the first contest under the new executive supervisor, Swedish author and producer Martin Österdahl, who also oversaw Malmö 2013 and Stockholm 2016. As precaution against COVID-19, the capacity of Rotterdam Ahoy was reduced to 20% (roughly 3,500 seats), with the floor area entirely taken up by the Green Room, and to reduce the need for nations to have to pay for backing vocalists and avoid having too many people backstage, pre-recorded backing vocals were officially allowed as a one-time trial. After a decade of ups and downs book-ended with runner-up finishes, Italy finally wins their first trophy in 31 years thanks to a fiery rock and roll performance by Måneskin, 2017 runners-up at The X Factor Italia, which also makes them the first winning rock act since Finland's Lordi in Athens 2006, well as the first winning "Big" nation since Germany in Oslo 2010, and the first X Factor alumni to win the contest. Italy was largely buoyed by televoters, followed by electro-folk band Go_A of Ukraine and chanteuse Barbara Pravi of France, even as the juries favoured balladeer Gjon's Tears of Switzerland, Pravi, and 2015 juniors winner Destiny Chukunyere of Malta. Nevertheless, Måneskin scored an impressive fourth from the juries, whilst Gjon's Tears was dragged down to third with a joint sixth (alongside eventual eighth-placers The Roop of Lithuania) from televoters, with Pravi being stable enough to hold on to second, with the Top Five closed out by viral sensation and 2020 high favourite Daði Freyr of Iceland and Go_A, as well as the aforementioned Chukunyere dropping to eighth overall with a rather poor televote showing. Shockingly, the United Kingdom's James Newman had the dishonour of earning his country's second-ever nul points since Jemini back in Riga 2003, as well as the first complete nul points from both juries and televoters in the split-results era; no less shocking than that was that Jendrik Sigwart of Germany, Blas Canto of Spain, and Jeangu Macrooy of host Netherlands also scored nul points from the televoters. Other notables include post-hardcore band Blind Channel finishing sixth for Finland's best finish since Lordi won Athens 2006, green-screen dancing from tenth-placed, Dutch-born Stefania Liberakakis of Greece, thirteenth-placing Natalia Gordieko of Moldova belting out a very long note, seventeenth-placing Eden Alene of Israel setting a record for the contest's highest note at B6, San Marino's Senhit featuring a verse from American rapper Flo Rida (and flopping at twenty-second), and Australia (who competed with a backup live-on-tape performance due to travel restrictions) suffering its first-ever elimination from the semifinals. The Grand Final's interval acts feature an augmented-reality dance number starring world-renowned DJ Afrojack, as well as a medley of rooftop performances from past Eurovision winners (Mans Zelmerlow of Sweden [Vienna 2015], Teach-In of the Netherlands [Stockholm 1975], Sandra Kim of Belgium [Bergen 1986], Lenny Kuhr of the Netherlands [co-winner, Madrid 1969], Elena Paparizou of Greece [Kyiv 2005], and Lordi of Finland [Athens 2006]).

• 2022 — Turin, Italy
  Slogan: "The Sound of Beauty"
  Dates: 10 & 12 May (semifinals), 14 May (Final)
  Presenters: Laura Pausini (award-winning singer and the first Italian woman to win a Grammy Award in 2006), Alessandro Cattelan (TV presenter and former host of The X Factor Italia from 2011 to 2020, the 2017 running of which saw the debut and runner-up finish of outgoing Eurovision winners Måneskin), and Mika (Lebanese-British singer and current judge/mentor at The X Factor Italia)
  Venue: Pala Alpitour (renamed "PalaOlimpico" for this edition)
  Broadcaster: Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI)
  Participating Countries: 40 — Armenia and Montenegro return; Russia disqualified
  Winner: Ukraine — "Stefania" by Kalush Orchestra
  Even before the contest began, Turin 2022 was overshadowed by Russia's invasion of Ukraine which began back in late February, which resulted in the former being disqualified and its national broadcasters expelled from the EBU. Conversely, Ukraine, running on a massive wave of popular sympathy, won the edition with a heartfelt folk-rap song by Kalush Orchestra interpreted to be as much an ode to the Ukrainian motherland as it is to vocalist Oleh Psiuk's mother, in the process winning the televotes with a massive 439 points (out of a possible 468), to date the highest points any nation received from one voting bloc, as well as doing very well with the juries at fourth-place (at 192 points) and surpassing the record set by Sweden's Loreen from Baku 2012 for most douze points received from a voting bloc at 28 (including all the Big Five, Nordic, and Baltic nations). After years of underwhelming finishes (including nul points last year), the United Kingdom rises to an impressive second-place courtesy of a rock tune from TikTok star Sam Ryder, who led jury votes at 283 points and finished a decent fifth from televoters with 183, followed by another perennial Big Five underperformer, Spain, who this year impressed with a sensuous dance track from Cuban-Spanish Chanel Terrero, with the rest of the top five filled by a breakup ballad from Cornelia Jakobs of Sweden (who also scored its best non-winning finish since Måns Zelmerlöw won Vienna 2015) and an avant-garde entry from Ana "Konstrakta" Đurić of Serbia (also its best since Željko Joksimović's third in Baku a decade ago). As for the rest of the Big Five, returning Tel Aviv 2019 runner-up Mahmood, paired with Riccardo "Blanco" Fabbriconi, finished sixth for Italy, the best finish for a host country since Sweden's fifth in Stockholm 2016, while last year's runner-up France suffered a catastrophic fall at 24th, only kept from the bottom by Germany bombing again with 6 points (all from televoters). Other notable entries include Armenia's "Snap" by Roza "Rosa Linn" Kostandyan eventually becoming a viral sensation despite a lowly twentieth-place finish, a couple of Anonymous Bands in the form of Circus Mirkus of Georgia and Subwoolfer of Norway^note Revealed roughly a year later to be, respectively, a project of Stockholm 2016 contestant Nika Kocharov and a duo composed of Ben Adams, frontman of British-Norwegian boy band A1, and Gaute Ormåsen, 2003 Norwegian Idol runner-up, as well as the third coming of Moldova's memetic Zdob și Zdub (now joined by brothers and folk musicians Vasile and Vitalie Advahov). For the interval acts, Italy brought out its Eurovision alumni: for the first semifinal, "Fai rumore" by Antonio Diodato (from the pandemic-canceled Rotterdam 2020); for the second, "Grande amore" by Il Volo (third, Vienna 2015); and for the final, "Non ho l'età" by Gigliola Cinquetti (Italy's first Eurovision winner from Copenhagen 1964), as well as outgoing winners Måneskin performing their latest single "Supermodel." On the other hand, jury vote-rigging in the second semifinals between Azerbaijan, Georgia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, and San Marino forced the EBU to dispense with semifinal juries altogether for next year's edition.

• 2023 — Liverpool, United Kingdom
  Slogan: "United by Music"
  Dates: 9 & 11 May (semifinals), 13 May (final)
  Presenters: Alesha Dixon (singer, alumna of girl band Mis-Teeq, and TV personality), Hannah Waddingham (Emmy Award-winning actress known for roles in Game of Thrones and Ted Lasso), and Julia Sanina (Ukrainian singer-songwriter and vocalist of alt-rock band The Hardkiss) [all shows], plus Graham Norton (Irish-born TV presenter, long-time Eurovision commentator for the BBC, and host of The Graham Norton Show) [final only]
  Venue: M&S Bank Arena (renamed "Liverpool Arena" for this edition)
  Broadcaster: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on behalf of the National Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (UA:PBC)
  Participating Countries: 37 — Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Montenegro withdraw; Czech Republic renamed Czechia
  Winner: Sweden — "Tattoo" by Loreen
  Despite Ukraine winning Turin 2022, it was eventually agreed by the EBU and national broadcaster UA:PBC that next year's edition will be held elsewhere due to the ongoing Russian invasion; later that July, it was announced that the United Kingdom (courtesy of the BBC), that year's runner up, would stage the contest in collaboration with Ukraine, with Liverpool eventually named host city in October. As a celebration and show of solidarity with Ukraine, the live shows and logo featured Ukrainian cultural motifs, and the country was pre-qualified for the Grand Final along with the Big Five. This was the record ninth time that the UK hosts the contest (last time being in 1998), the seventh time that a country hosts on behalf of another country (last happening in 1980) and the fifth time that the BBC does it (last happening in Brighton 1974). In light of the aforementioned jury-rigging controversies which came to the fore after last year's edition, the semifinal juries were dispensed with altogether in favour of full televotes, and the jury vote was relegated to the Grand Final exclusively (though backup juries were used in the semifinals in the event of failure with the televote). Moreover, both semifinals and Grand Final saw viewers from non-competing countries allowed to vote, with their total scores tallied into a "Rest of the World" public vote and presented using the traditional 1-8-, 10-, and 12-point scoring matrix (though there was no jury counterpart in the Grand Final). Eleven years after setting the bar for future editions of the contest, returning Baku 2012 winner and bookies' favourite Loreen of Sweden lit the stage anew with a soaring anthem that made history on many levels: Sweden tied Ireland for most wins with seven, whilst Loreen became just the second returning winner (after Johnny Logan of Ireland, The Hague 1980 and Brussels 1987) to score a double, the first woman to do so, and the first jury leader to take the trophy in the split-results era, following a tight race with fan favourite Käärijä of Finland, as well as bringing the contest to Sweden just in time for the landmark fiftieth anniversary of ABBA's career-establishing triumph at Brighton 1974.

• 2024 — Malmö, Sweden
  Slogan: "United by Music"^note Chosen as the permanent slogan of the Contest on November 14th, 2023
  Dates: May 7 and 9 (semifinals), May 11 (final)
  Presenters: Petra Mede (comedian, actress, and 2013 and 2016 presenter) and Malin Åkerman (Swedish-American actress, known among others for Watchmen and The Final Girls)
  Venue: Malmö Arena
  Broadcaster: Sveriges Television (SVT)
  Participating Countries: 37 — Luxembourg returns, Romania withdraws
  Held at the exact same venue as 2013’s song contest, this year’s included a 360 degree in-the-round stage, the big 5 nations and hosts performing at evenly spaced intervals at every 4 or 5 songs in the semi finals they vote in (rather than during the rehearsals and with 45 second recaps just before qualifiers are announced as was the case for the previous 7 years), and half of the qualifiers drawing a ballot that gave the producers the right to choose any slot for them in the final (with only 6 drawing the usual first half and 6 drawing the usual second half). For the final, the phone lines also opened at the start of the show for the first time since 2011, with a ballot made during the song registrations giving the opening slot to Sweden, the first home entry to open a final since 1970. The Israel-Gaza war and tensions in the Middle East cast a shadow over the contest and Finland, Iceland and Norway all fought against calls to boycott because of Israel being a competitor with the Icelanders seeming set to gamble their entire participation on a Palestinian LGBT outsider artist Bashar Murad (whose ties to Iceland dated back almost entirely to Hatari’s 2019 incident) only for him to lose their selection process run off, and the winning act, Hera Bjork, (one of the year’s oldest, and - as she previously famously represented the island in 2010 - one of what would be only two returning artists that year) to participate normally, albeit with their commentator quitting and being replaced for this reason (the other 2 acts from this trio - a bizarre DJ who wears windows 95 logo themed clothing and puts on pyro-emitting daisy duke shorts for the Finns, and a folk rock band whose song is based off a 19th century folk tale respectively for the Norwegians - held week long reviews after winning their selections before participating normally due to their own concerns over this matter). The Israelis themselves had to change the lyrics of their song, sang by Eden Golan - the second youngest act of the year - in order to not be disqualified. In an irony, what would have been the story of the contest were it not for the war, Luxembourg’s return after 31 years out, was with an Israeli born singer, Tali, after she won a public selection process. Romania withdrew due to struggling to allocate finances and failing to reach a decisive consensus over how to do so, and no other nations returned outwith the grand Duchy.

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Special Episodes

• 1981 — Songs of Europe
  Date: August 22
  Venue: Mysen, Norway
  Presenters: Rolf Kirkvaag (children's show presenter for NRK) and Titten Tei (puppet)
  Broadcaster: Norsk Rikskringkasting (NRK)
  The very first special episode, a concert featuring all 21 winning songs since the inception of the contest in 1956, to the latest winner, the UK's "Making Your Mind Up" by Bucks Fizz from Dublin 1981.
• 1993 — Kvalifikacija za Millstreet ("Preselection for Millstreet")
  Date: April 3
  Venue: RTV Slovenija Studio 1, Ljubljana, Slovenia
  Presenter: Tajda Lekše
  Broadcaster: Radiotelevizija (RTV) Slovenija
  Participating Countries: 7 — Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Estonia, Hungary, Romania, Slovenia and Slovakia
  Top Three (Qualified): Slovenia — "Tih deževen dan" ("A Quiet Rainy Day") by 1X Band / Bosnia and Herzegovina — "Sva bol svijeta" ("All the Pain in the World") by Fazla / Croatia — "Don't Ever Cry" by Put
  A selection contest for seven former Eastern Bloc states from which the three top entries—all from the former Yugoslavia—would enter the contest proper in Millstreet, Ireland.
• 2005 — Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest
  Date: October 22
  Venue: Forum Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
  Presenters: Katrina Leskanich (vocalist for UK's 1997 winners Katrina and the Waves) and Renārs Kaupers (vocalist for Latvia's 2000 third-placers Brainstorm)
  Broadcaster: Danmarks Radio (DR)
  —>Celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the contest, the episode featured past Eurovision hits competing against each other in a format similar to the contest proper: "Congratulations" by Cliff Richard of UK (runner-up, 1968); "What's Another Year?" by Johnny Logan of Ireland (winner, The Hague 1980); "Diva" by Dana International of Israel (winner, Birmingham 1998); "Eres tú" ("It's You") by Mocedades of Spain (runner-up, Luxembourg 1973); "Ein bißchen Frieden" ("A Little Peace") by Nicole Seibert of Germany (winner, Harrogate 1982); "Nel blu dipinto di blu" ("In the Blue Painted Blue") by Domenico Modugno of Italy (third, Hilversum 1958); "Waterloo" by ABBA of Sweden (winners, Brighton 1974); "Fly on the Wings of Love" by the Olsen Brothers of Denmark (winners, Stockholm 2000); "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" ("Wax Doll, Rag Doll") by France Gall of Luxembourg (winner, Naples 1965); "Everyway That I Can" by Sertab Erener of Turkey (winner, Riga 2003); "Ne partez pas sans moi" ("Don't Leave Without Me") by Canadian-born Céline Dion for Switzerland (winner, Dublin 1988); "Hold Me Now" by Johnny Logan of Ireland (winner, Brussels 1987); "Save Your Kisses for Me" by Brotherhood of Man of UK (winners, The Hague 1976); and recent winner "You Are the One" by Helena Paparizou (Kyiv 2005), in addition to medleys of other songs. At the end of the competition "Waterloo" by ABBA was declared the winner.
• 2015 — Eurovison Song Contest's Greatest Hits
  Date: March 31
  Venue: Eventim Apollo Theatre, London, England, United Kingdom
  Presenters: Graham Norton (commentator for the BBC) and Petra Mede (Swedish comedian and presenter of Malmö 2013)
  Broadcaster: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
  Unlike the previous anniversary episode, Eurovison Song Contest's Greatest Hits forgoes the competiton format in favor of an easygoing concert of past Eurovision hits: "Only Teardrops" by Emmelie De Forest of Denmark (winner, Malmö 2013); "Tu te reconnaîtras" ("You'll Recognize Yourself") by Anne-Marie David of Luxembourg (winner, Luxembourg 1973); "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" by the Herreys of Sweden (winners, Luxembourg 1984); "Diva" by Dana International of Israel (winner, Birmingham 1998); "Fly on the Wings of Love" by the Olsen Brothers of Denmark (winners, Stockholm 2000); "Save Your Kisses for Me" by Brotherhood of Man of UK (winners, The Hague 1976); a mashup of four Spanish hits by Rosa López ("La La La" by Massiel (winner, London 1968); "Vivo cantando" ("I Live Singing") by Salomé (co-winner, Madrid 1969), "Eres tú" ("It's You") by Mocedades (runner-up, Luxembourg 1973), and López's own "Europe's Living a Celebration" (seventh, Tallinn 2002)); "Ein bißchen Frieden" ("A Little Peace") by Nicole Seibert of Germany (winner, Harrogate 1982); "Hard Rock Hallelujah" of Lordi (winners, Athens 2006); "Je n'ai que mon âme" ("All I Have is My Soul") by Natasha St-Pier (fourth, Copenhagen 2001); Dima Bilan of Russia doing a mashup of his songs "Believe" (winner, Belgrade 2008) and "Never Let You Go" (runner-up, Athens 2006); "La det swinge" ("Let It Swing") by Bobbysocks! of Norway (winners, Gothenburg 1985); "Euphoria" by Loreen of Sweden (winner, Baku 2012); Johnny Logan of Ireland doing a mashup of his winning songs "What's Another Year?" (The Hague 1980), "Why Me?" (written for Linda Martin, Malmö 1992) and "Hold Me Now" (Brussels 1987); and "Rise Like a Phoenix" by reigning winner Conchita Wurst of Austria (Copenhagen 2014). The episode also features an interval act by Riverdance, the breakout act of Dublin 1994, a cameo by Lys Assia of Switzerland, the very first winner of Eurovision in 1956, and ending with cover versions "Hallelujah" by Gali Atari and Milk and Honey of Israel (winners, Jerusalem 1979) by David, "Nel blu dipinto di blu" ("In the Blue Painted Blue") by Domenico Modugno of Italy (third, Hilversum 1958) by the Herreys, "Making Your Mind Up" by Bucks Fizz of UK (winners, Dublin 1981) by Bobbysocks!, and finally Dana and Conchita leading all the artists (except Loreen) in singing "Waterloo" by ABBA of Sweden (winners, Brighton 1974).
• 2020 — Europe Shine a Light (in lieu of the cancelled 2020 edition in Rotterdam, Netherlands)
  Date: May 16 (the date the grand final should have been held)
  presenters: Chantal Janzen, Edsilia Rombley and Jan Smit (would-have-been presenters for the 2020 contest)
  Venue: Studio 21, Media Park, Hilversum, Netherlands
  Broadcasters: AVROTROS, Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) and Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (NPO)
  In lieu of the 2020 contest which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Europe, the EBU instead hosted this telethon on the day the final should have been held. Preceded by some countries (such as the UK, Finland and Sweden) with their own programmes, this was a tribute to the 41 lost songs, featuring clips of music videos of the entries and messages from their singers, including viral sensations Daði og Gagnamagnið of Iceland (whose synth pop song "Think About Things", performed with geeky choreography and wearing equally geeky teal jumpers with pixel art of their faces, got widespread endorsement from several prominent anglophone actors, comedians and journalists, and even won unofficial polls in Australia, Austria, Norway and Sweden) and Little Big of Russia (whose entry "Uno" got 35 million views in the week between its debut and the contest's cancellation), as well as the latest twist to the Armenia-Azerbaijan rivalry, which would have both fielded radical Ms. Fanservice entries—Armenia's Athena Manoukian dishing out genuine Ariana/Normani/Little Mix-style R&B/rap, and Samira Efendi's unprecedented celebration of female empowerment and fluid sexual orientation on behalf of the otherwise culturally conservative Azerbaijan. The show primarily featured performances from three-time winner Johnny Logan of Ireland singing his 1980 winner "What's Another Year?" (a cheeky nod to the contest's delay) with the presenters, 2015 winner Mans Zelmerlow of Sweden doing an acoustic version of "Heroes" from his London home as a tribute to the heroes, so to speak, in the battle against COVID-19, 1979 winner Gali Atari of Israel singing "Hallelujah" with the 2018 and 2019 Junior Eurovision contestants, a cover of Italy's 1958 third-placer and breakaway hit "Nel blu, dipinto di blu" by Domenico Modugno (better known as "Volare") by Italy's would-be entrant Antonio Diodato, 2007 winner Marija Serifovic of Serbia performing "Molitva" ("Prayer") on the empty streets of Belgrade, Germany's 2018 fourth-placer Michael Schulte and the Netherlands' 2014 runner-up Ilse deLange covering Germany's 1982 winner "Ein bißchen Frieden" ("A Little Peace") by Nicole Seibert, 2018 and 2019 winners Netta of Israel and Duncan Laurence of the Netherlands respectively promoting their new singles, "Cuckoo" and "Someone Else", and finally 40 of the 41 would-be acts (the exception Hooverphonic of Belgium) singing together the UK's 1997 winner "Love Shine a Light" with its original singer, Katrina Leskanich, as well as the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra's rendition of "Love Shine a Light" as various landmarks throughout Europe (and Australia) are lit up (such as the Acropolis of Athens, Sydney Opera House, London Eye, Eiffel Tower and Moscow Kremlin, as well as past Eurovision host venues Baku Crystal Hall [2012], Teatro Real in Madrid [1969] and Ericsson Globe in Stockholm [2000 and 2016], and ending with the Erasmusbrug (Erasmus Bridge) in would-be host Rotterdam), and cameos from past winners Viki Gabor (Poland, 2019 juniors), Alexander Rybak (Norway, 2009), Lenny Kuhr (Netherlands, 1969 co-winner), Sandra Kim (Belgium, 1986), Anne-Marie David (Luxembourg, 1973), Niamh Kavanagh (Ireland, 1993), Getty Kaspers of Teach-in (Netherlands, 1975), Eldar Gasimov and Nikki Jamal (Azerbaijan, 2012), Dana Scallon (Ireland, 1970), Elena Paparizou (Greece, 2005), Carola Haggkvist (Sweden, 1991), Conchita Wurst (Austria, 2014) and Björn Ulvaeus of ABBA (Sweden, 1974), as well as 2016/2019 third-placer Sergey Lazarev of Russia and current BBC commentator Graham Norton. This show was also broadcast in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kazakhstan, Kosovo and Montenegro, none of whom were going to participate, and got 70 million viewers, one-third of that of a normal contest. Other initiatives were done to honour the would-be artists, including Eurovision Home Concerts, which involved the acts performing their own song (usually at home, but Slovenia’s did so outside a massive lake as the song was called “Voda” (water)) and a cover from a list of past entries given to fans and chosen by them on a twitter or insta poll (when an insta poll for North Macedonia’s Vasil Gavranliev led to a tie between Netta’s "Toy" and Paparizou’s "My Number One", Vasil did a mashup). Furthermore, a YouTube celebration in place of the heats revealed what would have been the running order after fans theorized their own, and included acts singing their songs in other styles (like Lithuania singing in the style of Elvis and Australia fake-singing opera), in their own languages (Poland,Latvia and Austria), and showing their houses to viewers (including Switzerland, UK), as well as reaction videos done to some songs from bloggers and drag queens (including Armenia, UK), and fan dances to all 41 lost entries, from all over the world.

Recap (Junior Eurovision Song Contest)

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• 2003 — Copenhagen, Denmark
  Date: November 15
  Venue: Forum Copenhagen
  Presenters: Camilla Ottesen and Remee
  Broadcaster: Danmarks Radio (DR)
  Participating Countries: 16 — Belarus, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Greece, Latvia, Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom
  Winner: Croatia — "Ti si moja prva ljubav" ("You Are My First Love") by Dino Jelušić
  To accommodate aspiring Eurovision singers under 16 years old (the minimum age required to join the senior version), the EBU created a contest for aspirants aged 8-15. It also predates the "senior" contest as the first to be broadcast in 16:9 screens and the first with a DVD compilation.
• 2004 — Lillehammer, Norway
  Date: November 20
  Venue: Håkons Hall
  Presenters: Stian Barsnes Simonsen and Nadia Hasnaoui
  Broadcaster: Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK)
  Participating Countries: 18 — France and Switzerland debut
  Winner: Spain — "Antes muerta que sencilla" ("Better Dead Than Plain") by María Isabel
  For the second contest, Spain's winning artist later became a JESC success, charting as far as Latin America. Unlike the senior contest, however, the JESC had less strict hosting rules (Lillehammer was actually the EBU's third-choice, but Manchester in England withdrew due to lack of funding and Zagreb from defending winner Croatia had its prospective venue already booked).
• 2005 — Hasselt, Belgium
  Slogan: "Let's Get Loud"
  Date: November 26
  Venue: Ethias Arena
  Presenters: Marcel Vanthilt and Maureen Louys (current RTBF commentator for the senior contest since 2012)
  Broadcasters: Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF) [Wallonia] and Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT) [Flanders]
  Participating Countries: 16 — Russia and Serbia and Montenegro debut; Cyprus, France, Poland and Switzerland withdraw
  Winner: Belarus — "My vmeste" ("We Are Together") by Ksenia Sitnik
  For the first time, all entries are automatically given douze points at the beginning of the voting phase, while the contest proper was jointly broadcast by the two major broadcasters from both sides of Belgium.
• 2006 — Bucharest, Romania
  Slogan: "Let the Music Play"
  Date: December 2
  Venue: Polyvalent Hall
  Presenters: Andreea Marin Bănică and Ioana Ivan
  Broadcaster: Televiziunea Română (TVR)
  Participating Countries: 15 — Portugal, Serbia and Ukraine debut; Cyprus returns; Denmark, Latvia, Norway, Serbia and Montenegro and the United Kingdom withdraw
  Winner: Russia — "Vesenniy Jazz" ("Spring Jazz") by the Tolmachevy Twins
  Due to allegations of the contest putting too much pressure on the contestants, Denmark withdrew in protest and restarted the Melodi Grand Prix Nordic featuring solely Nordic entries (though Sweden still competed in the JESC). The winners, nine-year-old twin sisters Anastasiya and Maria Tolmachevy of Russia, would become the first junior contestants to enter the senior contest, the first ones to make it into the final, and (as of 2020) the most successful, placing seventh in Copenhagen 2014 despite a tepid response from the crowd (see above).
• 2007 — Rotterdam, The Netherlands
  Slogan: "Make a Big Splash"
  Date: December 8
  Venue: Ahoy
  Presenters: Sipke Jan Bousema and Kim-Lian van der Meij
  Broadcaster: Algemene Vereniging Radio Omroep (AVRO)
  Participating Countries: 17 — Armenia, Bulgaria, Georgia and Lithuania debut; Croatia and Spain withdraw
  Winner: Belarus — "S druz'yami" ("With Friends") by Alexey Zhigalkovich
  Belarus wins for the second time, but was also the first winning entry not to earn points from all participating countries (Cyprus is that one exception) and surviving a head-to-head with Armenia, winning by only one point with Armenia earning more douze points. Third-placer Nevena Božović of Serbia would become the first solo junior contestant to compete in the senior version, in Malmö 2013 as part of Moje 3 (though it failed to make it through the final), before qualifying by herself in Tel Aviv 2019.
• 2008 — Limassol, Cyprus
  Slogan: "Fun in the Sun"
  Date: November 22
  Venue: Spyros Kyprianou Athletic Centre
  Presenters: Alex Michael and Sophia Paraskeva
  Broadcaster: Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC)
  Participating Countries: 15 — Portugal and Sweden withdraw
  Winner: Georgia — "Bzz." by Bzikebi
  For the first time, all song entries can now be co-written by adults, and most likely taking notes from the backlash over allegations of bloc voting in the senior contest at Belgrade months earlier, Limassol 2008 was the very first Eurovision to apply the current system of split televoter/jury results system. Georgia also bested Belgium from the "senior" contest in Riga 2003 by becoming the first winning entry sung in a made-up language. Limassol 2008 was also notable for the first appearance of a seniors winner in the interval act, courtesy of Belgrade 2008's Dima Bilan from Russia.
• 2009 — Kyiv, Ukraine
  Slogan: "For the Joy of People"
  Date: November 21
  Venue: Palace of Sports
  Presenters: Ani Lorak (seniors runner-up from Belgrade 2008) and Timur Miroshnychenko [Stage] / Dmytro Borodin [Green Room]
  Broadcaster: National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU)
  Participating Countries: 13 — Sweden returns; Bulgaria, Greece and Lithuania withdraw
  Winner: Netherlands — "Click Clack" by Ralf Mackenbach
  Kiev 2009 is notable for having the oldest winner in JESC history — 14-year-old Ralf Mackenbach of the Netherlands — while both Armenia and Russia shared second-place, as well as the first time the contest was hosted by a seniors alumni.
• 2010 — Minsk, Belarus
  Slogan: "Feel the Magic"
  Date: November 20
  Venue: Minsk Arena
  Presenters: Denis Kourian and Leile Ismailava
  Broadcaster: Belarusian Television and Radio Company (BTRC)
  Participating Countries: 14 — Moldova debuts; Latvia and Lithuania return; Cyprus and Romania withdraw
  Winner: Armenia — "Mama" by Vladimir Arzumanyan
  Minsk 2010 saw Armenia win its only trophy in any Eurovision contest to date, while Sveriges Television (SVT) of Sweden (already its official broadcaster for the "senior" edition) takes over broadcasting rights from TV4, a move widely considered a major step in reigniting interest from the Nordic countries.
• 2011 — Yerevan, Armenia
  Slogan: "Reach for the Top!"
  Date: December 3
  Venue: Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex
  Presenters: Gohar Gasparyan (than-head of the Armenian delegation for the senior contest) and Avet Barseghyan (current host of the Armenian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?)
  Broadcaster: Public Television of Armenia (ARMTV)
  Participating Countries: 13 — Bulgaria, Malta and Serbia withdraw
  Winner: Georgia — "Candy Music" by Candy
  For the first time, Armenia follows the tradition from the senior contest of last year's winner hosting the current edition, which was won by Georgia for the second time.
• 2012 — Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  Slogan: "Break the Ice"
  Date: December 1
  Venue: Heineken Music Hall
  Presenters: Ewout Genemans and Kim-Lian van der Meij
  Broadcaster: Algemene Vereniging Radio Omroep (AVRO)
  Participating Countries: 12 — Albania, Azerbaijan and Israel debut; Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania and Macedonia withdraw
  Winner: Ukraine — "Nebo" ("Sky") by Anastasiya Petryk
  Amsterdam 2012 is the smallest Junior Eurovision to date with only 12 entries, while Ukraine wins its first junior trophy and the second overall since Ruslan won the senior edition in Istanbul 2004.
• 2013 — Kiev, Ukraine
  Slogan: "Be Creative"
  Date: November 30
  Venue: Palace "Ukraine"
  Presenters: Timur Miroshnychenko (future seniors co-host for Kiev 2017) and Zlata Ognevich (seniors third-placer from Malmö 2013)
  Broadcaster: National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU)
  Participating Countries: 12 — San Marino debuts; Macedonia and Malta return; Albania, Belgium and Israel withdraw
  Winner: Malta — "The Start" by Gaia Cauchi
  Kiev 2013 saw the first time a seniors winner performs his/her entry during the interval ("Only Teardrops" by Emmelie de Forest of Denmark, from Malmö 2013), while Malta's entry becomes the very first wholly-English song to win the contest. Kyiv 2013 was also the first time that both runner-up and third-placer (Ukraine's Sofia Tarasova and Belarus' Ilya Volkov, respectively) are also given awards. Winner Gaia Cauchi would also become the first in a mini-tradition of the senior contests to have the reigning juniors winner make a brief cameo during the interval and perform his/her winning act.
• 2014 — Marsa, Malta
  Slogan: "#Together"
  Date: November 15
  Venue: Malta Shipbuilding Yard
  Presenter: Moira Delia
  Broadcaster: Public Broadcasting Services (PBS)
  Participating Countries: 16 — Italy, Montenegro and Slovenia debut; Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus and Serbia return; Azerbaijan, Macedonia and Moldova withdraw
  Winner: Italy — "Tu primo grande amore" ("You, First Great Love") by Vincenzo Cantiello
  Marsa's venue is one of the more interesting ones: it's actually three ship houses converted into a soundstage for the edition (and consequently, the 2014 Maltese national final). Italy becomes the first debutant since the inaugural season to win the trophy. Returnee Bulgaria, one of the favorites to win, finished second, and Armenia in third. Host country Malta places fourth, with Russia completing the top five. Moira Delia is the first person to host the contest singlehandedly. An "Online Voting Award" would have been presented for the first time, but was not presented because the website crashed.
• 2015 — Sofia, Bulgaria
  Slogan: "#Discover"
  Date: November 21
  Venue: Arena Armeec
  Presenter: Poli Genova (seniors semifinalist from Düsseldorf 2011 and fourth-placer from Stockholm 2016)
  Broadcaster: Bulgarian National Television (BNT)
  Participating Countries: 17 — Australia and Ireland debut; Albania and Macedonia return; Croatia, Cyprus and Sweden withdraw
  Winner: Malta — "Not My Soul" by Destiny Chukunyere
  Bulgaria, the runner-up country, takes the hosting reign for the upcoming edition. After tussling with Armenia, Malta comes up top, for the second time in three years, with a lighthearted disco tune that became both the second wholly-English winner and the highest-scoring entry in the tournament's history. Armenia's Mika also set a record for highest-scoring non-winner, while high favourite Lina Kuduzović of Slovenia rounds out the top three without a single douze points, amazingly enough. Ireland's entry "Réalta na Mara" ("Star of the Sea") is notable for being the first Irish Eurovision entry sung in Gaelic since "Ceol an Ghrá" ("Music of Love"), performed by Sandie Jones in the 1972 grown-up contest in Edinburgh. Last year's winner, Italy, finishes second last.
• 2016 — Valletta, Malta
  Slogan: "Embrace"
  Date: November 20
  Venue: Mediterranean Conference Centre
  Presenters: Ben Camille and Valerie Vela
  Broadcaster: Public Broadcasting Services (PBS)
  Participating Countries: 17 — Cyprus, Israel and Poland return; Montenegro, San Marino and Slovenia withdraw
  Winner: Georgia — "Mzeo" by Mariam Mamadashvili
  Shortly after Sofia 2015, previous executive supervisor Vladislav Yakovlev was fired and replaced with Jon Ola Sand, who has been supervising the senior version since Düsseldorf 2011. Like its senior version in Stockholm months earlier, Valetta 2016 brings some big changes: the televoting half of the voting phase has been nixed in favor of a kids' jury, with the adult jury including Jedward, twins and seniors finalist for Ireland in Düsseldorf 2011 and Baku 2012, as well as Mads Grimstad and Christer Björkman, seniors seventeenth-placer for Sweden in Malmö 1992 and current supervisor of Melodifestivalen, Sweden's national selection show. Winning song "Mzeo" is notable for being one of only two songs this year to be entirely in a non-English language (the other was Serbia, who finished last). With this win, Georgia extends their lead on Belarus for the most JESC wins, with three. Armenia earns their second consecutive second-place result, while Italy finishes in third.
• 2017 — Tbilisi, Georgia
  Slogan: "Shine Bright"
  Date: November 26
  Venue: Olympic Palace
  Presenters: Helen Kalandadze and Lizi Japaridze
  Broadcaster: Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB)
  Participating Countries: 16 — Portugal returns; Bulgaria and Israel withdraw
  Winner: Russia — "Wings" by Polina Bogusevich
  Russia snags its second victory in the contest with "Wings". The host country, Georgia, places second, while Australia places third. Portugal, reigning winner of the adult contest, returns after a ten year absence. Lizi Japaridze becomes the first JESC alumnus to ever host the contest.
• 2018 — Minsk, Belarus
  Slogan: #LightUp
  Date: November 25
  Venue: Minsk Arena
  Presenters: Eugene Perlin, Helena Meraai (fifth-placer from 2017) and ZENA (2019 seniors finalist)
  Broadcaster: Belarusian Television and Radio Company (BTRC)
  Participating Countries: 20 — Wales and Kazakhstan debut; France, Azerbaijan and Israel return; Cyprus withdraws
  Winner: Poland — "Anyone I Want to Be" by Roksana Węgiel
  After years of the United Kingdom not participating, Wales participates on its own accord. Poland wins the competition for the first time. The Welsh entry "Perta" by Manw becomes the first song to be sung entirely in Welsh. France returns after a 14-year absence and ends up in second place, while Australia finishes in third. Newcomers Kazakhstan and Wales finish in sixth and last place respectively.
• 2019 — Gliwice, Poland
  Slogan: "Share the Joy"
  Date: November 24
  Venue: Gliwice Arena
  Presenters: Ida Nowakowska (incoming host of the polish edition of The Voice Kids starting 2020), Aleksander Sikora and Roksana Węgiel (2018 winner)
  Broadcaster: Telewizja Polska (TVP)
  Participating Countries: 19 — Spain returns; Israel and Azerbaijan withdraw; FYR Macedonia renamed North Macedonia
  Winner: Poland — "Superhero" by Viki Gabor
  First junior edition to be co-hosted by the outgoing winner (i.e., Roksana Węgiel). Host Poland becomes the first nation to win the junior contest back-to-back.
• 2020 — Warsaw, Poland
  Slogan: "Move the World!"
  Date: November 29
  Presenters: Rafał Brzozowski (singer, 2017 national-selection finalist, and 2021 seniors semifinalist), Ida Nowakowska (for the send year in a row), and Małgorzata Tomaszewska (host of The Voice of Poland)
  Venue: TVP’s Headquarters, though the performances were filmed remotely - most in their home country but some in the TVP Headquarters, all ahead of the event.
  Broadcaster: Telewizja Polska (TVP)
  Participating Countries: 12 — Germany debuts; Albania, Armenia, Australia, Ireland, Italy, North Macedonia, Portugal and Wales withdraw.
  Winner: France — "J'Imagine" by Valentina
  With the Covid 19 pandemic that led to the cancellation of the 2020 contest ongoing, this contest would be held remotely in the acts’ respective home countries with work done to ensure all competing broadcasters would have stages as similar as possible to one another. In spite of this, 7 countries still withdrew from the contest due to covid, though Germany arrived at that level for the first time - only for their song to place last both with the jurors and online. This was added to just 3 and a half weeks before the event was to take place, as Armenia, one of the most succesful nations at this level, quit without sending an entry due to the dual effects of the pandemic and a debilitating resurgence of the Nagorno Karabagh conflict with Azerbaijan leading to martial law, ongoing for over 6 weeks (they revealed who it would have been when they announced their withdrawal). France, who had fared well in the previous 2 iterations, won for the first time - they last won Eurovision proper in 1977 - holding off Kazakhstan, Spain and Netherlands (in order 2nd to 4th for the 2nd year in a row) as Poland's hegemony ended with tepid places in both the jury and online votes (of which 4.5 million were cast). Many songs were themed around challenges the pandemic caused, whilst the Dutch act had to lose a member during the selection (held at would be 2020/prospective 2021 venue Rotterdam Ahoy) for testing positive for Covid, though she performed with her bandmates in Junior ESC itself. An interval act included Augmented Reality transporting Duncan Lawrence, still the latest winner of the contest proper, into a collaboration with Poland’s 2 winners of the prior iterations.
• 2021 — Paris, France
  Slogan: "Imagine"
  Date: December 19
  Presenters: Carla Lazzari (2019 fifth-placer), Élodie Gossuin (Miss France 2001 and jury votes presenter in Stockholm 2016, Kyiv 2017, and Lisbon 2018), and Olivier Minne (host of the French edition of Fort Boyard)
  Venue: La Seine Musicale
  Broadcaster: France Télévisions
  Participating Countries: 19 — Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Ireland, Italy, North Macedonia and Portugal return; Belarus unable to compete due to no longer having an EBU member station
  Winner: Armenia — "Qami Qami"(lit: "Wind, Wind") by Malena
  Most nations who quit the previous year’s iteration returned, although The covid-related withdrawals of Australia and Wales remained, even with 5 others (including reigning regular contest champion Italy, who decided to return after initially ruling it out - the reigning main song contest winner has participated in every JESC since 2016) reversed, Azerbaijan and Bulgaria returning after longer absences, and Armenia sending popular would-have-been 2020 entry Malena anew, after the late cancellation of her participation the prior year owing to the than-ongoing war (whilst it ended just after Armenia withdrew, they went on to withdraw from the main contest a few months later due to its effects, without naming an entry). Belarus’ expulsion from the EBU meant the end of one of two ever-present records and left Netherlands as the sole one (they would go on to place last at this level for the first time). To honour France’s hosting, Russia, Georgia and Kazakhstan had lyrics in French (alongside native languages and English) in their entries. Kazakhstan’s selection left 2 singers, one with Phocomeila (improperly formed limbs) - who made headlines earlier in the year for working on a Lego prosthetic with an amputee Andorran Lego designer and prosthetist - and the other able-bodied, in a dead heat, and the pair decided to sing as a duet on a new version of the latter’s song, with the amputee member, based in France, providing a rap-of-sorts in French. It was indeed Malena winning with alternative-disco song "Qami Qami" in a very dramatic win over Poland, by just 6 points, with the pair in a 5-horse Jury race (which also involved the hosts, Azerbaijan and Georgia), but with far and away the top 2 online votes. As she was just a month away from no longer being eligible for JESC, Malena became its oldest winner. Music was very diverse, with Italy and Portugal clearly inspired by winning forumlas from recent wins in Eurovision proper (with Rock and classic songs respectively).
• 2022 — Yerevan, Armenia
  Slogan: "Spin The Magic"
  Date: December 11
  Venue: Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex
  Presenters: Garik Papoyan (writer of seniors entries in 2014 and 2019), Iveta Mukuchyan (seniors top-ten placer in 2016), Karina Ignatyan (2019 9th place), Robin the Robot (A medical robot created by Armenian inventor Karen Khachikyan as an emotional support for children in hospitals in 2019)
  Broadcaster: Public Television of Armenia (ARMTV)
  Participating Countries: 16 — United Kingdom return; Azerbaijan, Bulgaria and Germany withdraw, Russia unable to compete due to no longer having an EBU member station
  Winner: France — "Oh, Maman" (lit: Oh, Mother) by Lisandro
  Hosts of ESC 2023 United Kingdom returned as a whole for the first time since 2005, with the BBC replacing ITV as their broadcaster for the first time at this level. There were 16 participants, like there was in the first ever Junior Song Contest. This edition had a surprising result, as France regained the title for the 2nd time in 3 years through Lisandro's Rock n'roll and swing inspired tune "Oh, maman" to be the first boy winner in 8 years, denying Nare Ghazaryan the chance to give Armenia back-to-back victories, and benefitting from Georgia failing in the online vote despite being a major fan favourite. United Kingdom's comeback was very successful, as, despite her being unable to do most of her rehearsals - including her jury ones - properly due to illness, and incorporating her backing dancers as backing singers for parts of the televised performance for said reason, Freya Skye's strong performance allowed her to gain the most online votes and place 5th. Whilst Freya was able to perform on the night, Serbia's entry Katarina Savic wasnt able to do so due to her catching a similar virus, though her jury performance, which involved a costume reveal, trombone playing and ballroom dancing, was aired in its place, a scenario not disimilar to what happened to Dadi Freyr and Gagnamagnid from Iceland in the parent contest in 2021 (Serbia placed 13th). Ireland, meanwhile, placed 4th, having never placed top half at this level before, and Portugal, with an unusual hard rock-inspired tune, placed 8th and therefore also achieved this feat, whereas Kazakhstan placed 2nd bottom, having never missed the top 10 before. The online voting system had some difficulties with loading during the interval, but still registered results from over 170 countries, whilst the interval also saw all the previous 19 winning songs being played, with 11 of the winners able to sing the parts of their songs live (ranging from famous singers like Destiny to acts who otherwise gave up music like Ralf Makenbach), and parts of the other 8 sang by a choir. Some of these winners also read out their nation's jury result.
• 2023 — Nice, France
  Slogan: "Heroes"
  Date: November 26
  Presenters: Olivier Minne, Laury Thilleman
  Venue: Palais Nikaia
  Broadcaster: France Télévisions
  Participating Countries: 16 — Estonia debut, Germany return; Kazakhstan and Serbia withdraw
  Winner: France — "Coeur" (lit: Heart) by Zoe Clazure
  Despite a rare male winner being provided last year, this year’s 16 contestants involved 11 girl soloists, 2 girl groups (Armenia and U.K.), one girl duo (Italy), one with a girl singer and two featured boy singers (Georgia) and one boy-girl duet (Netherlands). For the 2nd time in just 5 Junior contests, the host nation won, this time with the disco-pop song Coeur (Heart) by Zoe. She won both sections and became the 4th French entry in a row to win with the jury, holding off their fellow top 6 placers from the previous year, the Armenians, Brits and Spanish, the latter of who managed to get 2nd with their multilingual love message despite it performing first. As this was France's 3rd win at this level in 4 years, they equalled Georgia's record of most wins at the Junior level. However, in contrast to being one of France's rivals last year, this year Georgia were in the bottom 3 along with Ireland and the Estonian debutants - The Gaelic entry Jessica Mckean placed last despite her succesful top 5 placing predecessor Sophie Lennon accompanying her on stage at the end of her performance. Germany earned its highest placing at this level to date, whilst Albania earned only their second top half placing in Junior Eurovision. Votes were case from 175 countries, and the contestants accompanied previous French JESC representatives to sing a "We Are The World" cover in tribute to people affected as a result of several than-occuring or recent wars.
• 2024 — Spain
  Broadcaster: Televisión Española (TVE)
  Participating Countries: 10 confirmed as of May 9, 2024

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