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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 James Newman, shot down by political differences and a whiff of anti-Brexit hostilities. All very diff...

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 songs in the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest created a heightened sense of competitiveness among the...