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From Abba to Céline Dion, chicken noises to lyrics about magical shoes, we rate and slate every winning entry from 1956 onwards

AS she sat in the New Seekers suite at the Caledonian Hotel in Edinburgh, Auchterarder-born Eve Graham seemed relaxed about the prospect of taking…

There were a few “tra-la-las”, several acoustic guitars, long-haired chaps dressed up in bow ties and – the height of fashion – a very brown set. Tonight, millions will tune into an outrageous glitterfest of Eurovision campness, with pyrotechnics, occasional bum notes, forgettable ballads and, for a few performers, that most unwelcome of guests, a positive Covid-19 test. There will be the usual technical challenges, laborious voting and a spirited UK performance of Embers by Jame...

View the complete Eurovision winners list from 1956 to now. See famous Eurovision winners like ABBA to forgotten favourites such as the Olsen Brothers.

French singer Séverine on winning the 16th Eurovision Song Contest for Monaco. Josiane Grizeau is a 21 year old singer from Paris, France, better known by the name Séverine. Representing the principality of Monaco she won the 16th Eurovision Song Contest held at the Gaiety Theatre Dublin on 3 April 1971. The winning song Un Banc, Un Arbre, Une Rue (A Bench, A Street, A Tree), by French composers Yves Dessca and Jean-Pierre Bourtayre topped the poll with 128 votes.  The large entry of 18 s...

The Eurovision Song Contest held at the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin 50 years ago today was the moment Catholic Ireland switched from black and white to colour. Girls in hot pants were photographed walking down Grafton Street and disporting themselves in the River Club on Bachelors Walk; a riotous after-party went on until 4am in Dublin Castle; and the Cork-born drag queen Danny La Rue held court in the Shelbourne Hotel. In sharp contrast, the segment between the performances and the voting - the i...

The Eurovision Song Contest held at the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin 50 years ago today was the moment Catholic Ireland switched from black and white to colour. Girls in hot pants were photographed walking down Grafton Street and disporting themselves in the River Club on Bachelors Walk; a riotous after-party went on until 4am in Dublin Castle; and the Cork-born drag queen Danny La Rue held court in the Shelbourne Hotel. In sharp contrast, the segment between the performances and the voting - the i...