List of Eurovision Song Contest winners

== Performers and songwriters with multiple wins ==

The following individuals have won the Eurovision Song Contest as a performer or songwriter more than once. == Observations ==

Eleven Eurovision winning songs (alongside three non-winners) were featured at the special concert Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest in 2005, in which "Waterloo" by ABBA was voted the most popular song of the contest's first fifty years. and have won seven times, more than any other country. Ireland also won the contest for three consecutive years (, , and ), the only country to ever do so. Three countries have won twice in a row: ( and ), ( and ) and ( and ). is the only country to win with its debut entry (in ). By contrast, holds the record for waiting the longest to achieve their first win, doing so in ; 53 years after their first appearance in the contest. holds the record for longest wait in between wins, having won for the first time in and a second time in . Under the voting system used between 1975 and 2015, the winner of the contest was decided by the final voting country on eleven occasions. Changes to the voting system, including a steady growth in the number of countries participating and voting, means that the points earned are not comparable across the decades. "Amar pelos dois" by Salvador Sobral holds the record of the highest number of points in the contest's history, earning 758 points in 2017. "Fairytale" by Alexander Rybak holds the largest margin of victory in absolute points, a 169-point cushion over second place in 2009. "" by Gigliola Cinquetti holds the record for largest victory by percentage, scoring almost three times as many as second place (49 points compared with 17 by the runner-up) in the 1964 contest. The lowest winning score is the 18 points (of the 160 total votes cast by 16 countries) scored by each of the four winning countries in . Under the voting system used from 1975 until 2015, in which each country gives maximum points to its first place choice, "Euphoria" by Loreen won the 2012 contest with the most ever first place votes earned, receiving first place votes from 18 of 41 countries (excluding themselves). The 1976 winner, "Save Your Kisses for Me" by Brotherhood of Man, holds the record of the highest average score per participating country, with an average of 9.65 points received per country. The 2011 winner, "Running Scared" by Ell and Nikki, holds the lowest average score for a winning song under that system, receiving 5.14 points per country. Around two-thirds of the winning songs were performed in the second half of the final. According to the official statistics, until 2019, only 34.3% of the winning songs were performed in the first half, including 3 of the 4 winners in 1969. The only song to win without being clearly in one half or the other was the Israeli entry "Hallelujah" by Milk and Honey in 1979, which was drawn 10th out of 19 songs. Between 2005 and 2013, all the winning songs were performed in the second half of the final's running order. The has finished second sixteen times at Eurovision (most recently in ), more than any other country. has finished third and fourth eight times at Eurovision (most recently respectively in and in ), and Sweden has finished fifth nine times at Eurovision (most recently in ). The country with the most top three places that has never won the contest is , having finished second in and and third in and . Another island nation, , has also finished second twice, in and . With Portugal achieving its first win in 2017, Malta now also holds the record for longest wait for a first win, having first entered the contest in (although has more winless appearances, with 36 since debuting in , due to Malta taking a break from 1976 through 1990). Spain holds the current record for longest drought by a winning country, having last won in 1969. They are followed by France () and (). There is no official runner-up for two of the contests – 1956 and 1969. In 1956 only the winner, Switzerland, was announced. In 1969, four songs shared first place by achieving the same number of points; fifth place was achieved by , which is not considered an official runner-up, because of the draw for first place. Discrepancies between the jury and televote Since the reintroduction of the juries alongside televoting in 2009, the jury and the televote awarded the most points to the same entry on six occasions: in 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2017. Two winners have won without placing first in either area: Ukraine's "1944" by Jamala in 2016, who finished second in the jury vote behind Australia and second in the televote behind Russia, and the Netherlands' "Arcade" by Duncan Laurence in 2019, who placed third behind North Macedonia and Sweden in the jury vote, and second behind Norway in the televote. Sweden won both the combined vote and jury vote in 2015 and 2023, represented by "Heroes" by Måns Zelmerlöw and "Tattoo" by Loreen, respectively. However, in the televote, Sweden came third behind Italy and Russia in 2015, and second behind Finland in 2023. Both Switzerland's "The Code" by Nemo in 2024 and Austria's "Wasted Love" by JJ in 2025 won the combined vote and jury vote, but in 2024 Switzerland placed fifth in the televote behind Croatia, Israel, Ukraine, and France. Meanwhile, in 2025 Austria placed fourth in the televote behind Israel, Estonia and Sweden. Azerbaijan's "Running Scared" by Ell and Nikki in 2011, Israel's "Toy" by Netta in 2018, Italy's "" by Måneskin in 2021 and Ukraine's "Stefania" by Kalush Orchestra in 2022 all won both the combined vote and televote. However, in the jury vote, Azerbaijan came second behind Italy in 2011, Israel came third behind Austria and Sweden in 2018, Italy came fourth behind Switzerland, France and Malta in 2021, and Ukraine came fourth behind the United Kingdom, Sweden and Spain in 2022. == Winners by country ==

The first country to repeat win was the , completed in . France was the first country to win three times (completed in ), four times (completed in ), and five times (completed in ). Ireland was the first country to win six times (completed in ) and seven times (completed in ). The first country to win two consecutive contests was Spain, in 1968 and 1969. The first and to date only country to win three consecutive contests was Ireland, in 1992, 1993, and 1994. 1969 is in italics to indicate the joint (four-way) win. == Gallery ==

Performers File:Lys Assia (1957).jpg|Lys Assia, winner of the inaugural 1956 contest for Switzerland. File:Eurovision Song Contest 1958 - Corry Brokken.png|Corry Brokken, winner of the 1957 contest for the Netherlands. File:Eurovision Song Contest 1958 - André Claveau.png|André Claveau, winner of the 1958 contest for France. File:Dam tot Dam race , Teddy Scholten in aktie, Bestanddeelnr 910-6304.jpg|Teddy Scholten, winner of the 1959 contest for the Netherlands. File:Jacqueline Boyer (1960).jpg|Jacqueline Boyer, winner of the 1960 contest for France. File:Jean-Claude Pascal 1945.pdf|Jean-Claude Pascal, winner of the 1961 contest for Luxembourg. File:Isabelle Aubret.jpg|Isabelle Aubret, winner of the 1962 contest for France. File:Jørgen & Grethe Ingmann.jpg|Jørgen & Grethe Ingmann, winners of the 1963 contest for Denmark. File:Gigliola Cinquetti (1966).jpg|Gigliola Cinquetti, winner of the 1964 contest for Italy. File:Eurovision Song Contest 1965 - France Gall.jpg|France Gall, winner of the 1965 contest for Luxembourg. File:Eurovision Song Contest 1965 - Udo Jürgens.jpg|Udo Jürgens, winner of the 1966 contest for Austria. File:Sandie Shaw 3.jpg|Sandie Shaw, winner of the 1967 contest for the United Kingdom. File:Spaanse zangeres Massiel, winnares Euro Song Festival tijdens opname in studio K, Bestanddeelnr 921-2648.jpg|Massiel, winner of the 1968 contest for Spain. File:Popzangeres Salome zal Spanje vertegenwoordigen op Euro Songfestival in Madrid, Bestanddeelnr 922-1722.jpg|Salomé, one of the four winners of the 1969 contest for Spain. File:Fanclub1965Lulu (cropped).jpg|Lulu, one of the four winners of the 1969 contest for the United Kingdom. File:Nationale finale van het Eurovisie Songfestival in Scheveningen, Lenny Kuhr zong, Bestanddeelnr 922-1416.jpg|Lenny Kuhr, one of the four winners of the 1969 contest for the Netherlands. File:Grand Gala du Disque in RAI Amsterdam. Frida Boccara, Bestanddeelnr 923-3017.jpg|Frida Boccara, one of the four winners of the 1969 contest for France. File:Eurovision Song Contest 1970 - Dana 1.jpg|Dana, winner of the 1970 contest for Ireland. File:Séverine - Un Banc... Une Arbre... Une Rue..., 1971 (cropped).jpg|Séverine, winner of the 1971 contest for Monaco. File:2010-10-03-quadriga-vicky-leandros2.jpg|Vicky Leandros, winner of the 1972 contest for Luxembourg. File:Anne-Marie David 2015 1094.jpg|Anne-Marie David, winner of the 1973 contest for Luxembourg. File:ABBA1974TopPop.jpg|ABBA, winners of the 1974 and 2005's 50th anniversary contests for Sweden. File:Teach-in (winnaar Eurovisie Songfestival) terug op Schiphol Teach-in na aankoms, Bestanddeelnr 927-8208.jpg|Teach-In, winners of the 1975 contest for the Netherlands. File:Eurovision Song Contest 1976 rehearsals - United Kingdom - Brotherhood of Man 20.jpg|Brotherhood of Man, winners of the 1976 contest for the United Kingdom File:MarieMyriam.jpg|Marie Myriam, winner of the 1977 contest for France. File:The International Eurovision contest for 1979 was held in Jerusalem (FL45813625).jpg|Milk and Honey winners of the 1979 contest for Israel. File:Eurovisie Songfestival 1980 ( Den Haag ) winnaar Johnny Logan in aktie, Bestanddeelnr 930-7803.jpg|Johnny Logan, winner of the 1980 and 1987 contests for Ireland. File:Bucks Fizz 1984.jpg|Bucks Fizz, winner of the 1981 contest for the United Kingdom. File:Nicole Hohloch.jpg|Nicole Hohloch, winner of the 1982 contest for Germany. File:Richard Herrey 001.jpg|Richard Herrey from Herreys, winners of the 1984 contest for Sweden. File:Bobbysocks (11096943775).jpg|Bobbysocks!, winners of the 1985 contest for Norway. File:Sandra Kim.jpg|Sandra Kim, winner of the 1986 contest for Belgium. File:Céline Dion 2012.jpg|Céline Dion, winner of the 1988 contest for Switzerland. File:Emilija Kokić.jpg|Emilija Kokić, lead vocalist for the winning band Riva in 1989 for Yugoslavia. File:Toto Cutugno.jpg|Toto Cutugno, winner of the 1990 contest for Italy. File:Carola Häggkvist.jpg|Carola Häggkvist, winner of the 1991 contest for Sweden. File:Linda Martin 2013 01 (crop 2).jpg|Linda Martin, winner of the 1992 contest for Ireland. File:Niamh Kavanagh in Oslo 2010.jpg|Niamh Kavanagh, winner of the 1993 contest for Ireland. File:Secret Garden1.jpg|Secret Garden, winner of the 1995 contest for Norway. File:Eimear Quinn tijdens Het Grote Songfestivalfeest 2019.jpg|Eimear Quinn, winner of the 1996 contest for Ireland. File:Katrina and the Waves - Malmö 1988.jpg|Katrina and the Waves, winners of the 1997 contest for the United Kingdom. File:Dana International 2008 Eurovision.jpg|Dana International, winner of the 1998 contest for Israel. File:Charlotte Perrelli By Daniel Åhs.jpg|Charlotte Nilsson, winner of the 1999 contest for Sweden. File:Olsen Brothers.jpg|Olsen Brothers, winners of the 2000 contest for Denmark. File:Dave Benton.jpg|Dave Benton, winner (together with Tanel Padar and 2XL) of the 2001 contest for Estonia. File:Padar, Tanel 2011 240.jpg|Tanel Padar, winner (together with Dave Benton and 2XL) of the 2001 contest for Estonia. File:Maria Naumova 2.JPG|Marie N, winner of the 2002 contest for Latvia. File:Sertab Erener (cropped).jpg|Sertab Erener, winner of the 2003 contest for Turkey. File:Ruslana, 2009-05-09 (2).jpg|Ruslana, winner of the 2004 contest for Ukraine. File:Paparizou HBH Fruitea.jpg|Helena Paparizou, winner of the 2005 contest for Greece. File:MrLordi2013.jpg|Lordi, winner of the 2006 contest for Finland. File:ESC 2007 Serbia - Marija Serifovic - Molitva (2) (cropped).jpg|Marija Šerifović, winner of the 2007 contest for Serbia. File:Dima Bilan 2008 Eurovision 2.jpg|Dima Bilan, winner of the 2008 contest for Russia. File:Alexander Rybak at the Eurovision press conference.jpg|Alexander Rybak, winner of the 2009 contest for Norway. File:Lena Meyer-Landrut at PC after 2010 Eurovision 2.jpg|Lena, winner of the 2010 contest for Germany. File:Ell & Nikki - Azerbaijan (Eurovision Song Contest 2011) cropped 2.jpg|Ell and Nikki, winners of the 2011 contest for Azerbaijan. File:Loreen Eurovision 2012 winner.jpg|Loreen, winner of the 2012 and 2023 contests for Sweden. File:ESC2013 winner's press conference 06 (crop).jpg|Emmelie de Forest, winner of the 2013 contest for Denmark. File:ESC2014 winner's press conference 11 (crop).jpg|Conchita Wurst, winner of the 2014 contest for Austria. File:20150514 ESC 2015 Måns Zelmerlöw 5767.jpg|Måns Zelmerlöw, winner of the 2015 contest for Sweden. File:ESC2016 winner's press conference 02 (cropped).jpg|Jamala, winner of the 2016 contest for Ukraine. File:Salvador Sobral RedCarpet Kyiv 2017.jpg|Salvador Sobral, winner of the 2017 contest for Portugal. File:Netta (3) 20180508 EuroVisionary (cropped).jpg|Netta, winner of the 2018 contest for Israel. File:Duncan Laurence with the 2019 Eurovision Trophy.jpg|Duncan Laurence, winner of the 2019 contest for the Netherlands. File:Maneskin 2018.jpg|Måneskin, winners of the contest for Italy. File:Kalush Orchestra, Save Ukraine — StopWar (2022).jpg|Kalush Orchestra, winners of the contest for Ukraine. File:Nemo Trophy Press Conference.jpg|Nemo, winner of the contest for Switzerland. File:Johannes JJ Pietsch - Federal Chancellery - 2025-05-19 - SRO6120-ARW (cropped 2).jpg|JJ, winner of the 2025 contest for Austria. Songwriters File:Emile_Gardaz_(1980)_by_Erling_Mandelmann_-_2.jpg| Émile Gardaz, winner of the 1956 contest for Switzerland. File:Nisa_1938.jpg|Nicola Salerno, winner of the 1964 contest for Italy. File:Serge_Gainsbourg_par_Claude_Truong-Ngoc_1981.jpg| Serge Gainsbourg, winner of the 1965 contest for Luxembourg. File:1968. Dúo Dinámico (cropped).jpg|Manuel de la Calva and Ramón Arcusa (known as Dúo Dinámico), winners of the 1968 contest for Spain. File:Benny_Andersson_2012-09-24_001.jpg| Benny Andersson, winner of the 1974 contest for Sweden. File:Eddy_Ouwens_(1978).jpg|Eddy Ouwens, winner of the 1975 contest for Netherlands. File:Tony_Hiller.jpg|Tony Hiller, winner of the 1976 contest for United Kingdom. File:Nurit_Hirsh.jpg|Nurit Hirsh, winner of the 1978 contest for Israel. File:Secret_Garden1.jpg|Rolf Løvland (left), winning songwriter of the 1985 and 1995 contests for Norway. File:Pick_por.jpg| Svika Pik, winner of the 1998 contest for Israel. File:Kärmas,_Maian-Anna_MG_1435.JPG| Maian Kärmas, winner of the 2001 contest for Estonia. File:Christos Dantis 2010.jpg|Christos Dantis, winner of the 2005 contest for Greece. File:MrLordi2013.jpg|Mr Lordi, winner of the 2006 contest for Finland. File:JimBeanzEmpire.jpg|Jim Beanz, winner of the 2008 contest for Russia. File:20160213 ESC Österreich 4789.jpg|Julie Frost, winner of the 2010 contest for Germany. File:Stefan_Örn.jpg|Stefan Örn, winner of the 2011 contest for Azerbaijan. File:Thomas_Gson_Studio_Eurovision_2013_03_(crop).jpg |Thomas G:son, winner of the 2012 and 2023 contests for Sweden. File:The songwriters behind Only Teardrops.jpg|Thomas Stengaard (left), Julia Fabrin Jakobsen (centre) and Lise Cabble (right), winner of the 2013 contest for Denmark. File:Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad (cropped).jpg|Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad, winner of the 2015 contest for Sweden. File:Luísa_Sobral_Red_Carpet_Kyiv_2017.jpg|Luísa Sobral, winner of the 2017 contest for Portugal. File:Doron Medalie By Kfir Ziv (cropped).jpg|Doron Medalie, winner of the 2018 contest for Israel. File:Cazzi Opeia - Melodifestivalen 2022, finalen, torsdagen 125 (cropped).jpg| Moa Carlebecker, winner of the 2023 contest for Sweden. File:Teya-byPhilipRomano.jpg| Teodora Špirić, winner of the 2025 contest for Austria. == See also ==