The Eurovision.
The history of the Eurovision Song Contest began with the brainchild of Marcel Bezençon of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The contest was based on the Italian Sanremo Music Festival and was designed to test the limits of live television broadcast technology. The Eurovision Started in 1956.
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Entry anmout of countries |
Hosting Country |
Year of the Competition |
Venue |
Date of the Finals |
Winners |
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7 |
Switzerland |
1956 |
Teatro Kursaal |
24th May 1956 |
Switzerland |
|
10 |
Germany |
1957 |
Frankfurt |
3rd March 1957 |
Holland |
|
10 |
Holland |
1958 |
Hilversum |
12th March 1958 |
France |
|
11 |
France |
1959 |
Cannes |
11th March 1959 |
Holland |
|
13 |
U.K |
1960 |
London |
25th March 1960 |
France |
|
16 |
France |
1961 |
Cannes |
18th March 1961 |
Luxembourg |
|
16 |
Luxembourg |
1962 |
Luxembourg |
18th March 1962 |
France |
|
16 |
U.K |
1963 |
London |
23rd March 1963 |
Denmark |
|
16 |
Copenhagen |
1964 |
Copenhagen |
21st March 1964 |
Italy |
|
18 |
Italy |
1965 |
Naples |
20th March 1965 |
Luxembourg |
|
18 |
Luxembourg |
1966 |
Luxembourg |
5th March 1966 |
Austria |
|
17 |
Austria |
1967 |
Vienna |
8th April 1967 |
U.K |
|
17 |
U.K |
1968 |
London |
6th April 1968 |
Spain |
|
16 |
Spain |
1969 |
Madrid |
29 March 1969 |
France Holland Spain U.k |
|
12 |
Holland |
1970 |
Amsterdam |
21 March 1970 |
Ireland |
|
18 |
Ireland |
1971 |
Dublin |
3 April 1971 |
Monaco |
|
18 |
U.K |
1972 |
Edinburgh |
25 March 1972 |
Luxembourg |
|
17 |
Luxembourg |
1973 |
Luxembourg City |
7 April 1973 |
Luxembourg |
|
17 |
U.K |
1974 |
Brighton |
6 April 1974 |
Sweden |
|
19 |
Sweden |
1975 |
Stockholm |
22 March 1975 |
Holland |
|
18 |
Holland |
1976 |
The Hague |
3 April 1976 |
U.K |
|
18 |
U.K |
1977 |
London |
7 May 1977 |
France |
|
20 |
France |
1978 |
Paris |
22 April 1978 |
Israel |
|
19 |
Israel |
1979 |
Jerusalem |
31 March 1979 |
Israel |
|
19 |
Holland |
1980 |
The Hague |
19 April 1980 |
Ireland |
|
20 |
Ireland |
1981 |
Dublin |
4 April 1981 |
U.K |
|
18 |
U.K |
1982 |
Harrogate |
24 April 1982 |
Germany |
|
20 |
Germany |
1983 |
Munich |
23 April 1983 |
Luxembourg |
|
19 |
Luxembourg |
1984 |
Luxembourg City |
5 May 1984 |
Sweden |
|
19 |
Sweden |
1985 |
Gothenburg |
4 May 1985 |
Norway |
|
20 |
Norway |
1986 |
Bergen |
3 May 1986 |
Belgium |
|
22 |
Belgium |
1987 |
Brussels |
9 May 1987 |
Ireland |
|
21 |
Ireland |
1988 |
Dublin |
30 April 1988 |
Switzerland |
|
22 |
Switzerland |
1989 |
Lausanne |
6 May 1989 |
Yugoslavia |
|
22 |
Yugoslavia |
1990 |
Zagreb |
5 May 1990 |
Italy |
|
22 |
Italy |
1991 |
Rome |
4 May 1991 |
Sweden |
|
23 |
Sweden |
1992 |
Malmö |
9 May 1992 |
Ireland |
|
25 |
Ireland |
1993 |
Mill Street |
15 May 1993 |
Ireland |
|
25 |
Ireland |
1994 |
Dublin |
30 April 1994 |
Ireland |
|
23 |
Ireland |
1995 |
Dublin |
13 May 1995 |
Norway |
|
23 |
Norway |
1996 |
Oslo |
18 May 1996 |
Ireland |
|
25 |
Ireland |
1997 |
Dublin |
3 May 1997 |
U.K |
|
25 |
U.K |
1998 |
Birmingham |
9 May 1998 |
Israel |
|
23 |
Israel |
1999 |
Jerusalem |
29 May 1999 |
Sweden |