Whether it’s a feel-good anthem, a power ballad, or ethno-pop Schlager, many styles have taken the crown throughout the ESC’s 70-year history. In fact, there have already been 72 winners across the 69 contests; in 1969, four countries tied for first place. From Lys Assia in 1956 to JJ in 2025, all the winners have been brought together in this playlist.

The Spotify playlist: all ESC winners

The Eurovision Song Contest has produced several global superstars: ABBA, Céline Dion and Måneskin launched their careers at this competition. And other artists, such as Conchita Wurst and Loreen, have become icons within the Eurovision community.

Multiple winners and biggest losers

Both Ireland and Sweden have won the contest seven times. In the ranking of the most successful ESC nations, the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands and Luxembourg follow with five wins each. Austria ranks 13th with three triumphs, thanks to Udo Jürgens in 1966, Conchita Wurst in 2014, and JJ in 2025. In total, 27 different countries have won. By contrast, 25 participating countries have yet to win.

Every contest inevitably has at least one last-place finisher. Norway and Finland have met that fate eleven times each. Austria, Germany, and Switzerland share first place on an even sadder list: the three German-speaking countries have each finished with zero points six times.

Most successful artists and top host cities

Irish singer Johnny Logan won the world’s biggest music contest three times: in 1980 and 1987 as a singer, and in 1992 as a composer. Loreen won for Sweden as a singer in both 2012 and 2023. The record for most appearances, with four, is shared by Norway’s Elisabeth Andreassen (who also won in 1985 as a member of Bobbysocks), Swiss group Peter, Sue & Marc, Belgium’s Fud Leclerc and Sammarinese artist Valentina Monetta.

The most frequent host city in Eurovision history is Dublin: the contest was staged in the Irish capital six times between 1971 and 1997. London and Luxembourg have each hosted four times. Vienna will host the Song Contest for the third time in 2026. After 1967 at the Wiener Hofburg, the world’s biggest song contest will take place in 2026, as in 2015, at the Wiener Stadthalle.

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