| YEAR | WINNER | SONG | ARTIST | UK ENTRY | ARTIST | UK POSITION | VENUE |
| 1956 | SWITZERLAND | REFRAIN | LYS ASSIA | LUGANO | |||
| 1957 | NETHERLANDS | NET ALS TOEN | CORRY BROKKEN | ALL | PATRICIA BREDIN | 7 | FRANKFURT |
| 1958 | FRANCE | DORS, MON AMOUR | ANDRÉ CLAVEAU | HILVERSUM | |||
| 1959 | NETHERLANDS | EEN BEETJE | TEDDY SCHOLTEN | SING, LITTLE BIRDIE | PEARL CARR & TEDDY JOHNSON | 2 | CANNES |
| 1960 | FRANCE | TOM PILLIBI | JACQUELINE BOYER | LOOKING HIGH,HIGH,HIGH | BRYAN JOHNSON | 2 | LONDON |
| 1961 | LUXEMBURG | NOUS LES AMOUREUX | JEAN-CLAUDE PASCAL | ARE YOU SURE ? | THE ALLISONS | 2 | CANNES |
| 1962 | FRANCE | UN PREMIER AMOUR | ISABELLE AUBRET | RING-A-DING GIRL | RONNIE CARROLL | 4 | LUXEMBURG |
| 1963 | DENMARK | DANSEVISE | GRETHE & JØRGEN INGMANN | SAY WONDERFUL THINGS | RONNIE CARROLL | 4 | LONDON |
| 1964 | ITALY | NON HO L'ETÀ | GIGLIOLA CINQUETTI | I LOVE THE LITTLE THINGS | MATT MONROE | 2 | COPENHAGEN |
| 1965 | LUXEMBURG | POUPÉE DE CIRE, POUPÉE DE SON | FRANCE GALL | I BELONG | KATHY KIRBY | 2 | NAPLES |
| 1966 | AUSTRIA | MERCI, CHÉRIE | UDO JÜRGENS | A MAN WITHOUT LOVE | KENNETH McKELLAR | 9 | LUXEMBURG |
| 1967 | UK | PUPPET ON A STRING | SANDIE SHAW | VIENNA | |||
| 1968 | SPAIN | LA, LA, LA | MASSIEL | CONGRATULATIONS | CLIFF RICHARD | 2 | LONDON |
| 1969 | SPAIN / UK / NETHERLANDS / FRANCE | VIVO CANTAMDO / BOOM BANG-A-BANG / DE TROUBADOUR / UN JOUR, UN ENFANT | SALOMÉ, LULU, LENNY KUHR, FRIDA BOCCARA, | MADRID | |||
| 1970 | IRELAND | ALL KINDS OF EVERYTHING | DANA | KNOCK KNOCK, WHO'S THERE | MARY HOPKIN | 2 | AMSTERDAM |
| 1971 | MONACO | UN BANC, UN ARBRE, UNE RUE | SÉVERINE | JACK IN THE BOX | CLODAGH RODGERS | 4 | DUBLIN |
| 1972 | LUXEMBURG | APRÈS TOI | VICKY LEANDROS | BEG, STEAL OR BORROW | THE NEW SEEKERS | 2 | EDINBURGH |
| 1973 | LUXEMBURG | TU TE RECONNAÎTRAS | ANNE-MARIE DAVID | POWER TO ALL OUR FRIENDS | CLIFF RICHARD | 3 | LUXEMBURGH |
| 1974 | SWEDEN | WATERLOO | ABBA | LONG LIVE LOVE | OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN | 4 | BRIGHTON |
| 1975 | NETHERLANDS | DING-A-DONG | TEACH-IN | LET ME BE THE ONE | THE SHADOWS | 2 | STOCKHOLM |
| 1976 | UK | SAVE YOUR KISSES FOR ME | BROTHERHOOD OF MAN | THE HAGUE | |||
| 1977 | FRANCE | L'OISEAU ET L'ENFANT | MARIE MYRIAM | ROCK BOTTOM | LYNSEY DE PAUL & MIKE MORAN | 2 | LONDON |
| 1978 | ISRAEL | A-BA-NI-BI | IZHAR COHEN & THE ALPHABETA | THE BAD OLD DAYS | CO-CO | 11 | PARIS |
| 1979 | ISRAEL | HALLELUJAH | MILK AND HONEY | MARY ANN | BLACK LACE | 7 | JERUSALEM |
| 1980 | IRELAND | WHAT'S ANOTHER YEAR | JOHNNY LOGAN | LOVE ENOUGH FOR TWO | PRIMA DONNA | 3 | THE HAGUE |
| 1981 | UK | MAKING YOUR MIND UP | BUCKS FIZZ | DUBLIN | |||
| 1982 | GERMANY | EIN BIßCHEN FRIEDEN | NICOLE | ONE STEP FURTHER | BARDO | 7 | HARROGATE |
| 1983 | LUXEMBURG | SI LA VIE EST CADEAU | CORINNE HERMÈS | I'M NEVER GIVING UP | SWEET DREAMS | 6 | MUNICH |
| 1984 | SWEDEN | DIGGI-LOO-DIGGI-LEY | HERREYS | LOVE GAMES | BELLE & THE DEVOTIONS | 7 | LUXEMBURG |
| 1985 | NORWAY | LA DET SWINGE | BOBBYSOCKS | LOVE IS | VIKKI | 4 | GOTHENBURG |
| 1986 | BELGIUM | J'AIME LA VIE | SANDRA KIM | RUNNER IN THE NIGHT | RYDER | 7 | BERGEN |
| 1987 | IRELAND | HOLD ME NOW | JOHNNY LOGAN | ONLY THE LIGHT | RIKKI | 13 | BRUSSELS |
| 1988 | SWITZERLAND | NE PARTEZ PAS SANS MOI | CÉLINE DION | GO | SCOTT FITZGERALD | 2 | DUBLIN |
| 1989 | YUGOSLAVIA | ROCK ME | RIVA | WHY DO I ALWAYS GET IT WRONG ? | LIVE REPORT | 2 | LAUSANNE |
| 1990 | ITALY | INSIEME : 1992 | TOTO CUTUGNO | GIVE A LITTLE LOVE BACK TO THE WORLD | EMMA | 6 | ZAGREB |
| 1991 | SWEDEN | FÅNGAD AV EN STORMVIND | CAROLA | A MESSAGE TO YOUR HEART | SAMANTHA JANUS | 10 | ROME |
| 1992 | IRELAND | WHY ME | LINDA MARTIN | ONE STEP OUT OF TIME | MICHAEL BALL | 2 | MALMÖ |
| 1993 | IRELAND | IN YOUR EYES | NIAMH KAVANAGH | BETTER THE DEVIL YOU KNOW | SONIA | 2 | MILLSTREET |
| 1994 | IRELAND | ROCK'N'ROLL KIDS | PAUL HARRINGTON / CHARLIE McGETTIGAN | LONELY SYMPHONY (WE WILL BE FREE) | FRANCES RUFFELLE | 10 | DUBLIN |
| 1995 | NORWAY | NOCTURNE | SECRET GARDEN | LOVE CITY GROOVE | LOVE CITY GROOVE | 10 | DUBLIN |
| 1996 | IRELAND | THE VOICE | EIMEAR QUINN | OOH AAH...JUST A LITTLE BIT | GINA G | 8 | OSLO |
| 1997 | UK | LOVE SHINE A LIGHT | KATRINA & THE WAVES | DUBLIN | |||
| 1998 | ISRAEL | DIVA | DANA INTERNATIONAL | WHERE ARE YOU ? | IMAANI | 2 | BIRMINGHAM |
| 1999 | SWEDEN | TAKE ME TO YOUR HEAVEN | CHARLOTTE NILSSON | SAY IT AGAIN | PRECIOUS | 12 | JERUSALEM |
| 2000 | DENMARK | FLY ON THE WINGS OF LOVE | OLSEN BROTHERS | DON'T PLAY THAT SONG AGAIN | NICKI FRENCH | 16 | STOCKHOLM |
| 2001 | ESTONIA | EVERYBODY | TANEL PADAR, DAVE BENTON & 2XL | NO DREAM IMPOSSIBLE | LINDSAY | 15 | COPENHAGEN |
| 2002 | LATVIA | I WANNA | MARIE N | COME BACK | JESSICA GARLICK | 3 | TALLINN |
| 2003 | TURKEY | EVERYWAY THAT I CAN | SERTAB ERENER | CRY BABY | JEMINI | 26 | RIGA |
| 2004 | UKRAINE | WILD DANCES | RUSLANA | HOLD ONTO OUR LOVE | JAMES FOX | 16 | ISTANBUL |
| 2005 | GREECE | MY NUMBER ONE | HELENA PAPARIZOU | TOUCH MY FIRE | JAVINE HYLTON | 22 | KIEV |
| 2006 | FINLAND | HARD ROCK HALLELUJAH | LORDI | TEENAGE LIFE | DAZ SAMPSON | 19 | ATHENS |
| 2007 | SERBIA | MOLITVA | MARIJA ŠERIFOVIC | FLYING THE FLAG (FOR YOU) | SCOOCH | 22 | HELSINKI |
| 2008 | RUSSIA | BELIEVE | DIMA BILAN | EVEN IF | ANDY ABRAHAM | 25 | BELGRADE |
| 2009 | NORWAY | FAIRYTALE | ALEXANDER RYBAK | IT'S MY TIME | JADE EWEN | 5 | MOSCOW |
| 2010 | GERMANY | SATELLITE | LENA | THAT SOUNDS GOOD TO ME | JOSH DUBOVIE | 25 | OSLO |
| 2011 | AZERBAIJAN | RUNNING SCARED | ELL & NIKKI | I CAN | BLUE | 11 | DÜSSELDORF |
| 2012 | SWEDEN | EUPHORIA | LOREEN | LOVE WILL SET YOU FREE | ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK | 25 | BAKU |
| 2013 | DENMARK | ONLY TEARDROPS | EMMELIE DE FOREST | BELIEVE IN ME | BONNIE TYLER | 19 | MALMÖ |
| 2014 | AUSTRIA | RISE LIKE A PHOENIX | CONCHITA WURST | CHILDREN OF THE UNIVERSE | MOLLY | 17 | COPENHAGEN |
| 2015 | SWEDEN | HEROES | MÅNS ZELMERLÖW | STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU | ELECTRO VELVET | 24 | VIENNA |
| 2016 | UKRAINE | 1944 | JAMALA | YOU'RE NOT ALONE | JOE & JAKE | 24 | STOCKHOLM |
| 2017 | PORTUGAL | AMAR PELOS DOIS | SALVADOR SOBRAL | NEVER GIVE UP ON YOU | LUCIE JONES | 15 | VIENNA |
| 2018 | ISRAEL | TOY | NETTA | STORM | SURIE | 24 | LISBON |
| 2019 | NETHERLANDS | ARCADE | DUNCAN LAURENCE | BIGGER THAN US | MICHAEL RICE | 26 | TEL AVIV |
| 2020 | MY LAST BREATH | JAMES NEWMAN |
EUROVISION
Sad ? Perhaps, but people do take notice, even if they
dislike the event for whatever reason - I like it for various reasons,
especially Terry Wogan (from 1973) and Graham Norton's comical quips. Here is a rundown
of every winner and our entry and any other info that may be relevant.