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Eleven Eurovision winners (alongside three non-winners) were featured at the special concert Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest in 2005, in which ABBA's "Waterloo" was voted the most popular song of the contest's first fifty years. [85] Ireland and Sweden have won seven times, more than any other country. Ireland also won ...
Switzerland's Lys Assia (pictured in 1957) was the first winner of the Eurovision Song Contest, and would represent her country in the contest again in 1957 and 1958. The contest was held on 24 May 1956, beginning at 21:00 with an approximate duration of 1 hour 40 minutes. [3] [4] The event was hosted in Italian by Lohengrin Filipello. [3]
The following tables list the entries which have been performed at the contest between 1956 and 2003. Entries are listed by order of their first performance in the contest; entry numbers provide a cumulative total of all songs performed at the contest throughout its history, and a second cumulative total outlines the total entries for each country.
[234] 14 songs from Eurovision history, chosen by fans and the contest's Reference Group, competed to determine the most popular song from the contest's first 50 years. [235] [236] Broadcast live in 31 countries which had competed in Eurovision at that point, the combined votes of the viewing public and juries selected a winner over two rounds ...
The discography of the Eurovision Song Contest winners includes all the winning singles of the annual competition held since 1956. As of 2024, 71 songs have won the competition, including four entries which were declared joint winners in 1969.
View history; Tools. Tools. ... (1956–2003) List of Eurovision Song Contest entries (2004–present) ... List of Eurovision Song Contest winners
The compilation featured over 100 songs, including all Eurovision Song Contest winners from 1956 until 2005 and a selection of all-time favourites, that was divided into 2 separate double CDs: 1956–1980 and 1981–2005. The 22-page booklet includes information about the entries, contestants and venues. [59]
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