Eurovision winners by year. How the most famous song contest in Europe has changed: all the winners and the history of the creation of Eurovision, countries, winners by year

Eurovision is a competition known throughout the world. It is the brightest event in the spring. Participating countries begin preparing for it in advance: some organize competitions among performers within their country, others are guided by the popularity of the artists.

The choice of some participants is sometimes frightening, and sometimes makes them fall into depression, on the eve of, in the opinion of many, the collapse of morality on Earth. For example, in 2014, the list of Eurovision winners was replenished with the name of Conchita Wurst...

Eurovision yesterday, today, tomorrow. Transformation of the competition

In the first year of its existence, Eurovision had a unifying and entertaining character. Tired of wartime, people wanted to take a little break from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.

Now Eurovision is a rather shocking competition, which is often accused of bias, politicization, and sometimes even immorality. However, despite the change in focus, Eurovision is becoming brighter and better quality from year to year. It is important to note that the competition has outgrown the previously designated framework - singing competitions among representatives of the adult contingent. This is evidenced by the list of Eurovision winners throughout history.

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest has been held since 2003. It is analogous to an adult with the only difference: the age limit is up to 15 years. The list of Junior Eurovision winners has already included 12 names. Its main difference from its adult counterpart is the presence of an annually changing slogan (the only year in which it was absent was 2010).

Eurovision winners of all years. List of the first 10 years of existence

In 2016, the Eurovision music competition turns 60 years old, so it would be useful to at least briefly trace its history. First of all, the Eurovision winners of all years should be included in its chronicle. The list will include nominees who took the Grand Prix:

1956. Country in which the competition was held: Switzerland, Lugano. Winner: Lis Assia. Composition: Refrain. Winning country: Switzerland.
1957. Country in which the competition was held: Germany, the city of Frankfurt am Main. Winner: Corrie Brocken. Composition: Net Als Toen. Country: Netherlands.
1958. Venue: Hilversum. Winner: Andre Clavet. Composition: Dors Mon Amour. France.
1959. France, Cannes. Winner: Teddy Scholten. Composition: Een Beetje. Country: Netherlands.
1960. Venue: UK. Winner: Jacqueline Boyer. Composition: Tom Pillibi. France.
1961st. France, Cannes. Winner: Jean-Claude Pascal. Composition: Nous les amoureux. Country: Luxembourg.
1962. Venue: Luxembourg. Winner: Isabelle Oubre. Composition: Un premier amour. France.
1963rd. Great Britain. Winner: Greta and Jürgen Ingmann. Composition: Dansevise. Country: Denmark.
1964. Venue: Denmark, Copenhagen. Winner: Gigliola Cinquetti. Composition: Non ho l'eta. Italy.
1965. Italy, city of Naples. Winner: France Gall with the song Poupée de cire, poupée de son. Country: Luxembourg.

The second decade of Eurovision. Winners

1966. Venue: Luxembourg. Winner: Udo Jurgens. Composition: Merci Cheri. Country: Austria.
1967. Austria, city of Vienna. Winner: Sandy Shaw. Composition: Puppet On A String. Country: Great Britain.
1968. Venue: UK, London. Winner: Massiel. Composition: La La La. Spain.
1969. Venue: Spain, Madrid. For the first time in the history of Eurovision, the Grand Prix was awarded to four nominees at once:
- Performer: Lenny Cure. Composition: De troubadour. Country: Netherlands.
- Performer: Frida Boccara. Composition: Un Jour, Un Enfant. Country: France.
- Performer: Lulu. Composition: Boom bang a bang. Country: Great Britain.
- Performer: Salome (Maria Rosa Marco). Composition: Vivo cantando. Country: Spain.
1970. Netherlands, city of Amsterdam (determined by drawing lots). Winner: Dana. Composition: All kinds of everything. Country: Ireland.
1971. Venue: Ireland, Dublin. Winner: Severin. Composition: Un banc, un arbre, une rue. Monaco.
1972. Scotland, city of Edinburgh. Winner: Vicky Leandros. Composition: Apres toi. Country: Luxembourg.
1973. Venue: Luxembourg. Winner: Anna-Maria David. Composition: Tu te reconnaitras. Luxembourg.
1974. UK, Brighton. Winner: Abba group. Composition: Waterloo. Country: Sweden.
1975. Venue: Sweden, Stockholm. Winner: group "Teach-In". Composition: Ding-A-Dong. Netherlands.

The third decade of Eurovision

1976. Venue: Netherlands, The Hague. Winner: Brotherhood Of Men with the song Save Your Kisses For Me. Country: Great Britain.
1977. Great Britain, London. Winner: Marie Miriam. Composition: L'oiseau et l'enfant. Country: France.
1978. Venue: France, Paris. Winner: Izrah Cohen and the Alphabeta group. Composition: A-Ba-Ni-Bi. Israel.
1979. Israel, city of Jerusalem. Winner: Gali Atari and Milk & Honey. Composition: Hallelujah. Country: Israel.
1980. Venue: Netherlands, The Hague. Winner: Johnny Logan. Composition: What's Another Year. Ireland.
1981. Ireland, Dublin city. Winner: Bucks Fizz. Song: Making Your Mind Up. Country: Great Britain.
1982. Venue: UK, Harrogate. Winner: Nicole and her melodic Ein Bißchen Frieden. Germany
1983. Germany, Munich city. Winner: Corinne Herme. Composition: Si la vie est cadeau. Country: Luxembourg.
1984. Venue: Luxembourg. Winner: Herrey's. Composition: Diggi-Loo, Diggi-Lee. Sweden.
1985. Sweden, Gothenburg city. Winner: Bobbysocks, who performed La det swinge. Country: Norway. Broadcasting occurs exclusively thanks to satellites.

Fourth decade of Eurovision

1986. Venue: Norway, Bergen. Sandra Kim won with her performance of J'Aime La Vie. Country: Belgium.
1987. Belgium, Brussels city. For the second time, the list of Eurovision winners was joined by Johnny Logan, who performed Hold Me Now. Country: Ireland.

1988. Venue: Ireland, Dublin. She won with Ne partez pas sans moi. Switzerland.
1989. Switzerland, city of Lausanne. Winner: Riva. Composition: Rock me. Country: Yugoslavia.
1990. Venue: Yugoslavia, Zagreb. Winner: Toto Cutugno. Composition: Insieme: 1992. Country: Italy.
1991. Venue: Italy, Rome. Winner: Carola. Composition: Fangad av en stormvind. Country: Sweden.
1992. Venue: Sweden, Malmo. Winner: Linda Martin. Johnny Logan song: Why me? (Ireland).
1993. Ireland, Millstreet. Winner: Niamh Kavanagh. Composition: In your eyes. Country: Ireland.
1994. Venue: Ireland, Dublin. Winner: Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan. Composition: Rock'n roll kids. Ireland.
1995. Ireland, Dublin. Grand Prix: Garden. Song: Nocturne.

Fifth decade of Eurovision

1996. Venue: Norway, Oslo. Grand Prix: Emer Quinn. Song: The voice. Country: Ireland.
1997. Ireland, Dublin. Grand Prix: Katrina and The Waves. Song: Love shine a light. Country: Great Britain.
1998 Venue: UK, Birmingham. Grand Prix: Dana International. Song: Diva. Israel.
1999 Israel, Jerusalem. Grand Prix: Charlotte Neilson. Song: Take me to your heaven. Country: Sweden.
2000th. Venue: Sweden, Stockholm. Grand Prix: Olsen brothers. Song: Fly on the wings of love. Denmark.

2001st. Denmark, Copenhagen. Grand Prix: Tanel Padar, Dave Benton & 2XL. Composition: Everybody. Country: Estonia.
2002. Venue: Estonia, Tallinn. Grand Prix: Marie N. Song: I wanna. Latvia.
2003. Latvia, Riga. Grand Prix: Sertab Erner. Composition: Every way That I Can. Country: Türkiye.
2004. Venue: Turkey, Istanbul. Grand Prix: Ruslana. Composition: Wild Dances. Ukraine
2005. Ukraine, Kyiv. Winner: Helena Paparizou. Composition: My Number One. Country: Greece.

Sixth decade of Eurovision

2006. Venue: Greece, Athens. Grand Prix: rock band Lordi. Hard Rock Hallelujah. Country: Finland.

2007. Finland, Helsinki. Winner: Maria Sherifimovich. Song: "Prayer". Country: Serbia.
2008. Venue: Serbia, Belgrade. Winner: Composition: Believe. Russia.

2009 Russia capital is Moscow. Winner: Alexander Rybak. Composition: Fairytale. Country: Norway.
2010. Venue: Norway. Winner of the 55th music competition: Song: Satellite. Germany.
2011 Venue: Dusseldorf, Germany. Winner: Ell & Nikki. Composition: Running Scared. Azerbaijan.
2012. Where it took place: Winner: Lorin. Composition: Euphoria. Country: Sweden.
Topping the list of winners of the first Eurovision semi-final interesting group from Russia “Buranovskie Babushki” with the song Party for Everybody.
2013 Venue: Sweden, Malmo. Emmilie de Forest has joined the list of Eurovision winners. Song: Only Teardrops. Denmark.
2014. Where it took place: Denmark. Winner: Conchita Wurst. Composition: Rise Like A Phoenix. Austria.

2015. Country hosting the 60th Anniversary International Competition: Austria. Winner: Mons Zelmerlev. Composition: Heroes. Country: Sweden.

Ireland is the country with the record number of victories

Researchers of the competition note that Ireland is included in the list of Eurovision winning countries more often than others. The country has already hosted performing participants on its territory 7 times.

1970. The victory went to the Irish performer Dana, who performed the song All kinds of everything. This was the first, but not the last, Grand Prix won by Irish singers at the Eurovision Song Contest.
1980. Johnny Logan won with the song What’s Another Year.
1987. The victory went to Johnny Logan, who performed the song Hold Me Now. Johnny became the first to join the list of Eurovision winners twice. Throughout history, few have received this honor.
1992. The victory went to performer Linda Martin, who performed with Johnny Logan’s composition “Why me?” In addition to Linda's victory, Ireland became the first country to have an artist who won the Eurovision Grand Prix three times.
1993. Niamh Cavan won the Grand Prix with the song In your eyes.
1994 became significant for Ireland. Thanks to Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan's song Rock 'n roll kids, Ireland hosted Eurovision contestants for three years in a row.
1996- seventh and so far last time Ireland and its nominees took the Grand Prix at Eurovision. The record was set by Imen Quinn, who performed The voice.

Eurovision can be considered the main European song event of the year. This is a spectacular and exciting event for both its members and the public from many countries around the world. Fans watching from TV screens can not only worry and worry from the bottom of their hearts, but also vote for their favorite performers.

Eurovision Song Contest

The World Eurovision Song Contest is a competition between singers from different countries that are members of the European Broadcasting Union. Preparations are made for this event almost a year before the start of the competition.

The essence of the competition is that fans cannot vote for the performer of their country. Points can be given for your favorite singer from any other country. The winner gets the prize and the right to host the Eurovision Song Contest next year in his home country.

History of appearance

Eurovision appeared in the middle of the 20th century. Marcel Besançon is a representative of Swiss television who first spoke about the unification of cultures different countries, which are part of the European Broadcasting Union. A few years later, this idea was approved. Since then, this European competition has been held annually.

An example began to be used italian festival, held in San Remo. Initially it was said that the song contest would select best performers and help them develop further international arena. In fact, Eurovision should have increased the ratings public television, which was not so popular at that time.

First competition

The first competition was held in May 1956. Switzerland hosted the spectators and members of the Eurovision Song Contest. The musical battle took place in the city of Lugano. Seven participating countries competed for victory. The performers sang two songs in a row, this was the first time. The debut winner was Lise Assia from Switzerland.

Every year there were more and more pop singers wanting to perform at the competition. Every country wanted to show itself on the world stage. Therefore, later they began to hold the semi-finals of the competition, in which everyone could sing. And in the final, which took place two weeks later, the selected applicants showed their musical skills.

Famous ABBA

Now it is quite difficult to remember many of the competition participants who sang their songs for the whole world. The list of Eurovision winners of all years is too long. But the laureates of this award, who went down in history, are still remembered. We cannot forget the famous group ABBA. Their performance produced such a surge of emotions from the audience in the hall that it was remembered for a long time.

ABBA took first place at the Eurovision Song Contest 1974. The famous ensemble represented Sweden and performed the musical composition Waterloo.

Eurovision winners of the 21st century

In 2000, the winner was the Olsen Brothers. This is a duo from Denmark, which consists of the Olsen brothers. Among the Eurovision winners of all years, only Jürgen and Nils performed a song that later became mega-popular.
In 2001, the Estonian duo Dave Benton and Tanel Padar took first place. For the first time, the award went to Estonia.
In 2002, Marie N stood on the honorary pedestal. Latvian artist with Russian roots Maria Naumova represented her country. At Eurovision, among the winners of all years, she was the first who later became the host of the grandiose show, which took place in Riga.

In 2003, the laurels of the winner went to Sertab Erener. The Turkish pop diva became famous singer thanks to this competition.
In 2004, Ruslana took first place at the Eurovision Song Contest. The debut appearance of this Ukrainian representative delighted the audience of the competition. Thanks to Eurovision Song Contest Ruslana received the title People's Artist at home.
In 2005, Europe was shocked by Elena Paparizou, a singer from Greece. The first time she entered the competition, she participated as part of the Antique group. Unfortunately, they did not take first place. The second time the girl was luckier - she sang solo and received the long-awaited victory.
In 2006, Lordi became the first. A rock band from Finland horrified viewers with their creative outfit. The hard rock band Lordi performs ironic songs about all kinds of horror.
In 2007, the palm goes to Maria Serifovich. She is originally from Serbia. Among the Eurovision winners of all its years musical composition sounded first on native language, and not in English, like the others. Despite this, she took the leading place.
In 2008, Dima Bilan appeared on the Eurovision stage, having won silver in 2006. This time he was able to win the hearts of millions of television viewers and the audience in the hall with his incredible performance. This is the first victory for Russia in the history of the competition.

In 2009, the winner was Alexander Rybak. The representative of Norway collected the most a large number of votes for the history of the European competition.
In 2010, the German representative Lena Mayer-Landrut became a winner. But luck smiled at her only once.
In 2011, Azerbaijan took first place. The duet Ell & Nikki filled the auditorium with harmony and love.
In 2012, Swedish singer Lorin brought victory to her country. Alas, Russian performers gave her first place.
In 2013, Emmilie de Forest won the championship. This victory was predicted for her at the very beginning of the competition.
In 2014, the Eurovision winner was a woman with a beard - Conchita Wurst. In fact, this is a pseudonym, and the singer's name is Thomas Nairwit. Many were left shocked by the performer's appearance, but the deep voice of the Austrian representative brought him first place.
In 2015, Måns Zelmerlöw captivated Europeans with his sonorous voice. The singer from Switzerland became the king of the stage even before his victorious performance.

Last year, the winner of Eurovision 2016 was a singer from Ukraine, Jamala. Since childhood, she dreamed of being on stage and persistently pursued it. But winning such a competition was the highest award. Jamala deserved the laurels of the winner of Eurovision 2016.
The winner of Eurovision 2017 was the Portuguese singer Salvador Sobral. He appeared on the stage of a European competition for the first time. The singer received the most votes and took first place. The winner of Eurovision 2017 brought success to his country from Kyiv.

2018

Who will win in 2018? You just have to guess about this. But the intrigue will not last long, and in the spring next year In the Portuguese capital of Lisbon, Europe will hear the voice of a new winner. This will be the 63rd competition. The semi-finals of the European competition will be held on May 8 and 10, and the final performance will be seen on May 12, 2018.

What does participation in the competition give?

For many young singers and vocal-instrumental ensembles, a victorious performance at Eurovision is the beginning musical path on the creative ladder. In order to participate in the competition, the country of the song performer must be a member of the EBU and be able to broadcast the performance via the Eurovision system.

In the midst of one of the most popular music events − "Eurovision"− we decided to remember the most prominent winners of this competition in its entire history. Who do you remember most?

ABBA

WITH "Eurovision" the triumphant ascent of the Swedish group began ABBA. The year before, they had no name and only a few songs in their repertoire. Song Waterloo in 1974 won the hearts of not only the British, but also the whole Europe, rising to the top of the international charts in a matter of days.

Celine Dion

After "Eurovision" fame came to one of the best-selling singers in the world - Celine Dion(47). In 1988, the young singer appeared in front of a television audience of 600 million people with the song Je Danse Dans Ma Tete. At the competition she represented Switzerland.

Toto Cutugno

In 1990 in Zagreb the winner was the famous Toto Cutugno(71). He won the competition with the song Insieme, giving Italy the right to host "Eurovision" in 1991, where Cutugno became the host.

Secret Garden

Group Secret Garden, which represented Norway, won the "Eurovision-1995" and after that she became world famous, releasing several successful albums. Victory on "Eurovision" ensured, in particular, the success of their first album Songs from a Secret Garden. It has sold nearly a million copies worldwide!

Dana International

Were at "Eurovision" and unique cases. So, in 1998 the winner was Dana International, who to this day remains the only transgender representative to participate in the competition. The girl used to be a man named Cohen.

Ruslana

In May 2004 Ruslana(41) entered the international stage - the Ukrainian singer amazed the music competition "Eurovision" V Istanbul. Single "Wild Dances", which brought her victory, and the album of the same name captivated audiences in more than 25 countries. For ninety-seven weeks, Ruslana led 14 different charts in Europe.

Lordi

2006 also turned out to be rich in surprises. A record number of points - 292 - was received by a Finnish rock band Lordi. Even before the competition, the musicians caused a great stir in the media with their monster masks and a song performed in the traditions of hard rock. After their victory "Eurovision" they jokingly called "Monster Vision".

In 2008, it was finally the turn to rejoice in Russia. On "Eurovision 2008" to Belgrade with a song Believe and a large “support group” arrived Dima Bilan(33). For the singer, this was a second chance to win, since the first time, in 2006, she went to the Finns Lordi. The singer performed in the company of a Hungarian virtuoso violinist Edvina Martona(41) and the famous figure skater Evgenia Plushenko(32). Based on the results of audience SMS voting Russia scored 272 points. Thanks to this victory Moscow became the capital of the 54th competition for the first time "Eurovision".

Alexander Rybak

Predictable and expected Eurovision 2009 V Russia the winner was the candidate from Norway Belarusian origin Alexander Rybak(29) with song Fairytale. A simple but soulful performance by a boy with a violin touched the whole soul. Europe: he scored 387 points, which is an absolute record in the history of the competition. 15 countries awarded the highest score to the winner.

Lena Mayer-Landrut

The victory predicted by the bookmakers also went to the German singer. Lene Meyer-Landrut(23). Literally a week after winning the national selection, a video for the song Satellite received more than 2.5 million views in Internet(and by the time of the first semi-final - more than 9.7 million). As a result, Lena scored 246 points.

Elle and Nikki

In 2011, the winners of the competition were the romantic couple Elle and Nikki from Azerbaijan. They sang a song Running Scared.

Loreen

One of the most recognizable songs behind Lately became Euphoria Swedish singer Loreen(31). In 2012, it was she who took first place and topped all the charts. Today Loreen is one of the most popular singers in Europe.

Emily de Forest

Then the world chose to give the laurels of victory to the singer from Denmark's Emily de Forest(22). She amazed everyone with her spontaneity.

Conchita Wurst

But perhaps the most high-profile event of the competition was the victory Conchita Wurst(26) in 2014, who attracted attention not only with her facial hair, but also with her strong voice and energy.

Well, now we sincerely hope that the next bright winner "Eurovision" will be beautiful (28)!

The Eurovision results are always awaited with trepidation all over the world. After all, this is not just a singing competition, it is also great show, as well as a symbol of the unity of all European countries. So it is not at all surprising that Eurovision is always watched with bated breath by almost every person in Europe and every country is rooting for its performer, hoping that the victory this year will go to him. But in the end, victory goes to one person, and residents of other countries can only rejoice that another one has found his recognition. Besides, as they say, it’s not so much winning that matters as participation. But, nevertheless, let's get acquainted with the list of Eurovision winners by year that have sunk into the hearts of millions of people.

List of Eurovision winners

Since the Eurovision Song Contest has been taking place since 1956, it is completely unrealistic to remember each of the participants, and even remembering those who won the Eurovision is also difficult. Although anyone probably remembers that it was thanks to the victory in this competition that they became famous ABBA group and singer Celine Dion. But since we are now in the twenty-first century, let’s just remember all the victories at Eurovision over the past fourteen years.

2000 – Olsen Brothers. Danish pop-rock duo consisting of two Olsen brothers - Jurgen and Niels. Subsequently, during the competition dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the competition itself, their song, with which the duo performed in 2000, took sixth place in the list of the best songs ever performed on the Eurovision stage. There is definitely something to be proud of.

2001 – Tanel Padar, Dave Benton and 2XL. Estonian duo of singers with a hip-hop group on backing vocals (2XL). Tanel and Dave brought their country its first ever victory at the Eurovision Song Contest. Also, after winning the competition, Tanel Padar became one of the most famous rock singers in Estonia.

2002 – Marie N. Latvian singer of Russian origin Maria Naumova was the first Eurovision winner whose song was not published anywhere outside the country. In 2003, Maria was the host of the Eurovision Song Contest, held in Riga.

2003 – Sertab Erener. Eurovision winner Sertab Erener is one of the most successful and famous Turkish pop singers. Her song was ranked ninth on the list of the best Eurovision songs, which was compiled during the 50th anniversary of the competition.

2004 – Ruslana. This performance Ukrainian singer in 2004, she created a real sensation at the competition thanks to her fiery style. In the same year, for winning the Eurovision Song Contest, Ruslana was awarded the title of People's Artist of Ukraine.

2005 – Elena Paparizou. Greek singer. In 2001, she already participated in the competition, but then she sang as part of the group “Antique” and this group took third place. And in 2005, Elena performed her number solo and eventually achieved what she wanted - victory.

2006 – Lordi. This Finnish hard rock band shocked everyone with their unusual appearance. The band members always perform in costumes and monster masks that look quite realistic. And their repertoire consists of ironic songs about all sorts of horrors.

2007 – Maria Sherifovich. Serbian singer who won the Eurovision with the song “Prayer” performed in the Serbian language, as opposed to the more familiar English for this competition.

2008 – Dima Bilan. This year, luck smiled on the Russian pop singer Dima Bilan. This was Russia’s first and so far only victory at Eurovision, but how brilliant it was!

2009 – Alexander Rybak. Singer and violinist of Belarusian origin, representing Norway at the competition. This winner of the Eurovision Song Contest scored the highest number of points in history.

2010 – Lena Mayer-Landrut. German singer participated in Eurovision twice: in 2010, winning and in 2011, losing it to another country.

2011 – Ell & Nikki. Azerbaijani duet, including Eldar Gasimov and Nigar Jamal.

2012 – Lauryn. A fairly popular Swedish singer who has Moroccan-Berber roots. The girl won the Eurovision Song Contest with a fairly large margin, leaving behind the participants from Russia.

2013 – Emmilie de Forest. The Danish singer, who won Eurovision in 2013, has been interested in singing since childhood, and therefore her victory is not at all surprising. In addition, even at the very beginning of the competition, she was already predicted to win.

2014 – . This year's Eurovision winner from Austria, Conchita Wurst, came as a real shock to many people. No one expected to see a bearded singer at the competition, and no one predicted her victory. Conchita's real name is Thomas Neuwirth. And, despite the public unrest, it cannot be denied that the image of a woman with a beard was truly unusual, and Thomas’ voice was very strong and interesting.

The Eurovision Song Contest is a pop song competition among member countries of the European Broadcasting Union. In total, 60 Eurovision Song Contests have been held throughout history, and 63 songs have won. The winner of the competition is the song that scores the most points given by other Eurovision participating countries.

Vzglyad.az decided to remember the Eurovision winners over the past 10 years:

Eurovision 2005. Ukraine

The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the 50th Eurovision Song Contest. The final of the competition took place in the city of Kyiv.

First place in the competition was taken by Greek Elena Paparizou with the composition “My number one”.

Elena Paparizou was born on January 31, 1982. On May 20, Elena Paparizou performed on the Eurovision stage performing “My Number One” at the opening and “Mambo!” in the interval act and presented the award to the group Lordi. Elena Paparizou continues to be active today in concert and artistic activities.

Eurovision 2006. Greece

The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st and was held in Athens (Greece) in the Olympic Hall. Performers from 37 countries took part in the competition.

The winner of the competition was the rock band Lordi from Finland with the song “Hard Rock Hallelujah”. For the first time, the winner of the competition was a rock music performer and for the first time, a representative of Finland. Also at the competition, a record was set for the number of points for first place - 292, at that time.

Lordi is a Finnish English-language shock rock band. Founded in 1996 by Tomi Putaansuu (aka Mr. Lordi). The group is famous for performing in masks and costumes of monsters from the underworld and performing ironic songs on horror themes.

In 2005, Mr. Lordi received a call from the Eurovision selection committee asking him to choose a song from the new album that could represent Finland in the competition. The group chose the song "Hard Rock Hallelujah" and changed the arrangement to shorten the song from 4 minutes to 3 minutes, as prescribed by the competition format. Lordi won successfully audience voting and were chosen to represent Finland at Eurovision.

Eurovision 2007. Finland

The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in the capital of Finland - Helsinki.

The winner was the representative from Serbia – Maria Serifovic with the song “Prayer”.

Maria Serifovic was born on November 14, 1984. The Serbian singer of mixed Turkish and Gypsy descent made her first public appearance at age 12 with Whitney Houston's "I will Always Love You."

On March 8, 2007, Maria won the Beovizija-2007 competition with the song “Molitva”, gaining the most votes during the combined voting of the jury and the television audience. And thus qualified as the first representative of the newly independent Serbia at the European Eurovision Song Contest 2007. The song was also recorded in English, Finnish and Russian. On May 12, the semi-finals took place, and the finals on May 14, in which Maria competed at number 17 and took 1st place.

Upon Maria Serifovic's return to Belgrade, about 100 thousand people greeted her at the airport.

Eurovision 2008. Serbia

The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd Eurovision Song Contest. It took place on May 24, 2008 in Belgrade (Serbia).

For the first time, the winner was a representative from Russia – Dima Bilan with the song “Believe”.

Russian singer Dima Bilan (name at birth and until June 2008 - Victor Belan) was born on December 24, 1981. He represented Russia at Eurovision in 2006 with the song “Never let you go” (2nd place) and in 2008 with the song “Believe”, taking 1st place and becoming the first Russian artist, winner of the Eurovision Song Contest.

Eurovision 2009. Russia

The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the 54th Eurovision Song Contest. It was held from May 12 to 16 at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex in Moscow (Russia).

On May 7, it was officially announced that the hosts of the semi-finals would be Andrei Malakhov and Natalya Vodianova, and the hosts of the finals would be Ivan Urgant and Alsou.

This year, an absolute quantitative record was set in the history of Eurovision - the winner of the competition, Alexander Rybak, scored 387 points in the final with the song “Fairytale”.

French star Patricia Kaas took part in the competition. Famous in Europe, Arash and Aysel competed for Azerbaijan.

Alexander Rybak was born on May 13, 1986. A Norwegian singer and violinist of Belarusian origin won the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow.

After the victory, on December 11, 2009, Alexander Rybak performed at the Nobel concert in Oslo along with world-famous stars, where he performed the song “Fairytale” in a new arrangement with a symphony orchestra.

He was a guest of honor at the Eurovision qualifying rounds in Finland, Russia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia and performed his new song “Heaven of Europe”.

Eurovision 2010. Norway

Eurovision Song Contest 2010 is the 55th Eurovision Song Contest. It was held from May 25 to 29 at the Telenor Arena in Bærum, a suburb of the Norwegian capital Oslo. This is the third Eurovision that Norway has hosted.

The winner of the 2010 competition was a participant from Germany, Lena Mayer-Landrut, with the song “Satellite”.

Lena Mayer-Landrut was born on May 23, 1991. The German singer, also known by her stage name Lena, is the winner of the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo.

The future star began taking dance lessons at the age of 5. Mayer-Landrut has appeared in some German television series in supporting roles, but has never formally trained in acting or singing.

On March 12, 2010, Lena Mayer-Landrut received the right to represent her country at the Eurovision 2010 international song contest in Oslo with the song “Satellite”. Being a representative of one of the Big Four countries, Lena automatically found herself in the finals of the competition.

Germany decides to send Lena to Eurovision once again, but this time in its own country. The singer again performed directly in the Eurovision 2011 final with the song “Taken by A Stranger”, in Düsseldorf at the Esprit Arena on May 14 and took 10th place.

Eurovision 2011. Germany

The Eurovision Song Contest 2011 was the 56th Eurovision Song Contest held in Germany (Dusseldorf).

The winners of this competition were representatives of Azerbaijan Eldar Gasimov and Nigar Jamal (performing under the pseudonyms Ell and Nikki), who performed the composition “Running Scared” (“Run Without Looking Back”), gaining 221 points as a result of voting.

Azerbaijani singer Eldar Parviz oglu Gasimov was born on June 4, 1989 in Baku. On his father's side he is a descendant of famous Azerbaijani Soviet actors. From 1995 to 2006 he studied piano at school and at a music school, graduating with honors.

In 2004 and 2008, Eldar won scholarships to study in Germany under the student exchange program. In 2008 he studied vocals, acting and stage speech at the German vocal school. In 2010, Eldar Gasimov graduated with honors from the Faculty of International Relations of the Baku Slavic University.

In 2011, the musician, in a duet with Nigar Jamal, won the Azerbaijani selection for Eurovision, and received the opportunity to represent his country at Eurovision 2011.

Nigar Aydin kyzy Jamal is an Azerbaijani singer, born on September 7, 1980 in Baku. From 1985 to 1986 she was a soloist in a children's ensemble, and while studying at a music school (1988-1995) she composed several songs. She graduated from Khazar University with a degree in economics and management. Since 2005 he has lived in London.

In 2011, together with Eldar Gasimov, she participated in the Azerbaijani selection for the Eurovision Song Contest - Milli Seçim Turu 2010. The duet won the competition, and this provided the opportunity for Nigar and Eldar to represent Azerbaijan at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Germany. The duo won a landslide victory.

Eurovision 2012. Azerbaijan

The Eurovision Song Contest 2012 was the 57th Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in the capital of Azerbaijan, in the city of Baku, in the Baku Crystal Hall, specially built for the festival.

First place in the competition was taken by Lorin (Sweden) with the song “Euphoria”, gaining 372 points in the voting of the jury and television viewers.

Laurine Zineb Noka Tagliaoui, also known as Laurine, is a Swedish singer of Moroccan-Berber origin, born on October 16, 1983 in Stockholm. Beginnings musical activity in 2004 by participating in the famous Swedish music competition Idol 2004, where she took fourth place.

On March 10, 2012, Lauryn won the popular Swedish television competition Melodifestivalen, which gave her the right to represent her country at annual competition Eurovision songs. The competition song “Euphoria” was performed in the second semi-final, and won an undeniable victory in the final.

Eurovision 2013. Sweden

The Eurovision Song Contest 2013 was the 58th competition to be held in Malmö, Sweden, at the Malmö Arena.

Denmark participated for the 42nd time in the Eurovision Song Contest. Danish singer Emmie Charlotte de Forest represented Denmark at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song "Only Teardrops" and took first place with 281 points.

The composition became a winner at the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2013 festival, which allowed its performer to go to the competition. The victory was deservedly given to the young girl, but incredibly talented singer, who was only 19. Despite her young age, she has a very solid experience of performing; the singer has been doing vocals her entire adult life, with Emmy behind her whole line victories in music competitions. According to Emmilie herself, she started singing before talking. As a child, she successfully performed in the church choir, and at the age of 14 she went on her first tour with the Danish musician Fraser Neil.

The composition performed by Emmie de Forest - “Only Teardrops” - was written by the singer herself.

Eurovision 2014. Denmark

The 59th Eurovision Song Contest was held in Denmark from May 6 to 10. The symbol of Eurovision 2014 was the blue diamond.

In 2014, the winner of the competition, unexpectedly for everyone - and for himself too - was 25-year-old singer from Austria Thomas Neuwirth, who performed under the stage name Conchita Wurst. In the final, with the song “Rise Like a Phoenix,” she scored 290 points, 52 points ahead of her closest competitor, the duet “The Common Linnets” from the Netherlands, who scored 238 points.

Eurovision 2014 overall turned out to be the strongest in recent years. Over the past 10 years, there has been a lot of criticism of Eurovision, and some countries seemed to deliberately send frankly second-rate artists to the competition.

Thomas Neuwirth - Austrian unconventional singer sexual orientation, who, with the help of his stage image of a bearded woman, fights for tolerance and equality of all people, regardless of their appearance.

This image is three years old; Neuwirth in the form of Wurst - a bearded and stylishly dressed vamp - could have gone to Eurovision 2012, but took second place at the national selection.

The musician himself separates himself and the singer he created - this is, however, what all artists do who work with characters of a different (and also their own) gender. You can remember, for example, Verka Serduchka, who was invented by Andrei Danilko from Ukraine and who in this image recorded albums, starred in films, represented his country at Eurovision 2007 and even took second place there.

Europe's choice can hardly be considered demonstrative - objectively, Conchita Wurst, despite the beard, was the most feminine of the artists participating in this year's competition, and had perhaps the most outstanding vocal abilities in comparison with other competitors.

Eurovision 2015. Austria

The Eurovision 2015 final took place in the Austrian capital Vienna on 23 May.

Based on the results of a 12-point rating scale, the winner of Eurovision 2015 was Måns Zelmerlöw with the song Heroes. He scored 365 points and “broke away” from Russia, which remained in second place.

Måns Zelmerlöw was born on June 13, 1986 in the Swedish city of Lund into a family of doctors. His father, Sven-Olaf Zelmerlöw, worked as a surgeon, and his mother, Bridget Salen, is a professor in the field of speech pathology. The boy grew up listening to the music of Michael Jackson and Elton John. At first, Mons learned to play the piano, but he soon got bored with this instrument, and he changed it to the guitar.

In 2002, Mons took part in the filming of the musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, where he got a small role as one of Joseph's eleven brothers.

At nineteen years old, the young man did not yet have a clear idea of what he would do in the future. At that time, Måns' friend persuaded him to go to Stockholm (Sweden) and audition for the talent show Idol 2005, where he took fifth place, and, to his surprise, Måns Zelmerlöw passed the qualifying round, performing a song by Enrique Iglesias. This was the first time the guy visited the capital of Sweden. The singer failed to win this competition.

The artist’s next dream was a big European tour with his band. To implement it, Mons Zelmerlev took part in qualifying round Eurovision 2015, passed it successfully. True, only the third attempt was successful; before that, the musician failed to pass the casting twice, the last time in 2009. At Eurovision 2015, Mons Zelemerlev performed the song Heroes.

Apart from musical career Mons took part in dubbing cartoons. Yes, in a voice popular singer Lem from Planet 51 spoke, as well as Flynn Rider from the animated tale Tangled.