It's been 25 years since the Eurovision Song Contest was last held in the UK - and we've seen many winners take home the title since.
Following Katrina and the Waves' victory in 1997, the competition was held in Birmingham the following year and saw Dana International take home the title for Israel for the third time. And more recently, it was Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra who won with their song Stefania in 2022.
In the last decade, we've seen a number of countries win Eurovision for the first time and even go on to host the competition multiple times. In more recent years, we've also seen numerous songs go viral and entrants go on to achieve global success
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Some winners have also returned to have another go at bringing home the win for their country. And the competition was unable to take place in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
As Liverpool hosts the Eurovision Song Contest for 2023, we take a look back at every winner from the last decade. From household names to performances that live on in the Eurovision hall of fame - these are bound to stir some memories.
2013 – Denmark
A decade ago, Eurovision took place in the Malmö Arena in Malmö, Sweden, in 2013. Following on from Loreen's victory the year prior, it was Denmark's Emmelie de Forest who won with song Only Teardrops.
Emmelie was 20 years old when she won Eurovision - the third win for Denmark since the 1960s. That year, Azerbaijan placed second and Ukraine came in third in the competition.
2014 – Austria
The 2014 Eurovision Song Contest took place in Copenhagen, Denmark. Perhaps one of Eurovision's most memorable contestants and performances, the 2014 competition was won by Austria's Conchita Wurst.
The winning song, Rise Like A Phoenix, became an instant hit and Tom Neuwirth's alter ego, the iconic bearded drag queen Conchita, became a household name. That year, The Netherlands placed second in the competition.
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2015 – Sweden
The Eurovision Song Contest was held in the capital of Austria, Vienna in May 2015. To mark the 60th anniversary of the contest, Australia was invited to take part in the Grand Final for the very first time, finishing the competition in 5th place.
In 2015, it was Måns Zermelöw with his song Heroes that provided Sweden with its sixth Eurovision victory. This meant the contest was hosted by Sweden for the second time in three years.
2016 – Ukraine
For the Eurovision Song Contest in 2016, the competition was held in Sweden's capital, Stockholm. That year, the Grand Final was broadcast in the United States for the first time
And it was Ukraine's Jamala who won the contest with her song 1944. This entry provided Ukraine with its second victory in the Eurovision Song Contest.
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2017 – Portugal
After previously hosting in May 2005, the Eurovision Song Contest returned to the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv in 2017. That year, it was Portugal who took home their first victory.
Salvador Sobral won with song Amar pelos dois’ - the competition's highest-scoring winner to date. The following year, the contest was held in Portugal's capital city, Lisbon.
2018 – Israel
It was back in 2018 when Israel's Netta took home the Eurovision trophy with popular song Toy. The entry became Israel's fourth victory since the 1970s.
Netta topped the table with 529 points, followed by runners-up Cyprus with 436 points and Austria with 342 points. Toy remains in the Eurovision hall of fame as one of the most memorable competition performances.
2019 – Netherlands
After Netta's victory in Lisbon, the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest took place in Tel Aviv, Israel. And it was Duncan Laurence who won the competition with the song Arcade for the Netherlands that year.
He scored 498 points in the grand final, giving the Netherlands its first Eurovision win since 1975 and becoming one of the competition's most successful entries. In 2019, Italy came in second place, but it wouldn't be long before they took the title home once again.
2021 - Italy
After Duncan Laurence’s victory in Tel Aviv in 2019, the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest was due to take place in Rotterdam but was cancelled in March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Preparations later began to ensure the contest could go ahead in 2021.
That year, it was Italy's Maneskin who won with their song Zitti E Buoni. Becoming a huge hit, the band have since went on to achieve global success.
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2022 - Ukraine
In 2022, the 66th Eurovision Song Contest took place at PalaOlimpico in Turin, Italy. It was Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra who won with their song Stefania - the first Eurovision winning song to feature a rap.
Liverpool was announced as the host city of Eurovision for 2023, after winners Ukraine could not hold the competition for safety and security reasons due to the ongoing invasion by Russia. This year, Ukraine has chosen pop duo Tvorchi as its act for this year's Eurovision Song Contest.
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