List of Eurovision Song Contest winning songwriters
Left: Ralph Siegel, the winning songwriter in
1982 for Germany and composer of twenty-three other entries between
1974 and
2015.
Centre: Johnny Logan, the winning songwriter in
1987 and
1992 for Ireland, and also composer for the
1984 Irish entry.
Right: Udo Jürgens winning songwriter in
1966 for Austria, and composer for the
1964 and
1965 Austrian entries.
Sixty-four songs written by one-hundred and nineteen songwriters have won the Eurovision Song Contest, an annual competition organised by member countries of the European Broadcasting Union. The contest, which has been broadcast every year since its debut in 1956, is one of the longest-running television programmes in the world. The contest's winner have been determined using numerous voting techniques throughout its history; centre to these have been the awarding of points to countries by juries or televoters. The country with the song that was awarded the most points is declared the winner.[1] The songwriters of the winning song have often been the first people to be called up on stage to receive their trophy before the performers perform the winning reprise.[2]
There have been 60 contests, with one winning country each year except the tied 1969 contest, which had four.
List of winning songwriters
Songwriters with multiple wins
The following songwriters have all had more than one winning song. The remaining songwriters from the table above have only had one win.
Photogallery
Émile Gardaz, winner of the
1956 contest for Switzerland.
Serge Gainsbourg, winner of the
1965 contest for Luxembourg.
Benny Andersson, winner of the
1974 contest for Sweden.
Udo Jürgens, winner of the
1966 contest for Austria.
Johnny Logan, winning songwriter of the
1987 and
1992 contests for Ireland.
Zvika Pik, winner of the
1998 contest for Israel.
Marie N, winner of the
2002 contest for Latvia.
Sertab Erener, winner of the
2003 contest for Turkey.
Ruslana, winner of the
2004 contest for Ukraine.
Lordi, winner of the
2006 contest for Finland.
Dima Bilan, winner of the
2008 contest for Russia.
Alexander Rybak, winner of the
2009 contest for Norway.
Thomas G:son, winner of the
2012 contest for Sweden.
Jamala, winner of the
2016 contest for Ukraine.
See also
Notes and references
References
Bibliography
- Eurovision Song Contest history. Eurovision.tv. Retrieved on 19 August 2007.
- History. ESCtoday.com. Retrieved on 19 August 2007.
- John Kennedy O'Connor (2005). The Eurovision Song Contest 50 Years The Official History. London: Carlton Books Limited. ISBN 1-84442-586-X.
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Émile Gardaz, winner of the 1956 contest for Switzerland.
Serge Gainsbourg, winner of the 1965 contest for Luxembourg.
Benny Andersson, winner of the 1974 contest for Sweden.
Udo Jürgens, winner of the 1966 contest for Austria.
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Dima Bilan, winner of the 2008 contest for Russia.
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Thomas G:son, winner of the 2012 contest for Sweden.
