List of Eurovision Song Contest presenters
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The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual international song competition, held every year by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) since 1956. This page is a list of people who have acted as presenters of the contest.
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Since 1988, it has been the norm to have at least two presenters for the contest. All contests before 1978, while only three after 1988 (i.e. the 1993, 1995 and 2013 contests), have had one presenter. The 1999 contest was the first to feature three presenters, a method that has been used most often since 2010. The contests from 2018 to 2021 all had four presenters each.
Katie Boyle holds the record for the highest number of contests hosted, with four editions (in 1960, 1963, 1968 and 1974),[1][2] followed by Petra Mede with three editions (2013, 2016 and 2024) and a special (Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits in 2015);[2] including the semi-finals, Mede is to date the person who has hosted the most Eurovision broadcasts, with ten.[3] The only other person to have hosted the contest more than once is Jacqueline Joubert (1959 and 1961).[2]
Presenters
Green room hosts
| Year | Presenter(s) | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Hans van Willigenburg | |
| 1980 | ||
| 2002 | Tiina Kimmel and Kirke Ert | |
| 2003 | Ilze Jaunalksne and Dīvs Reiznieks | |
| 2004 | Sertab Erener (final) | |
| 2005 | Ruslana and Wladimir Klitschko (final) | |
| 2007 | Krisse Salminen (final) | |
| 2008 | Kristina Radenković and Branislav Katić | |
| 2009 | Dmitry Shepelev | [75] |
| 2013 | Eric Saade (final) | [76] |
| 2015 | Conchita Wurst | |
| 2017 | Timur Miroshnychenko | |
| 2018 | Filomena Cautela | [77] |
| 2026 | Emily Busvine | [78] |
Online host
Special events
| Year | Event | Presenter(s) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Songs of Europe | Rolf Kirkvaag and Titten Tei | [81] |
| 1993 | Kvalifikacija za Millstreet | Tajda Lekše | [82][83] |
| 2005 | Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest | Katrina Leskanich and Renārs Kaupers | [84] |
| 2015 | Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits | Petra Mede and Graham Norton | [85] |
| 2020 | Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light | Chantal Janzen, Edsilia Rombley and Jan Smit | [86] |
Presenters born outside the host country
- Katie Boyle, born in Florence, Italy, to an Italian-Russian father and a British-Australian mother
- Mireille Delannoy, born in France
- Helga Guitton, born in Königsberg, East Prussia, Germany (now Kaliningrad, Russia)
- Léon Zitrone, born in Petrograd, Russian Empire (now Saint Petersburg, Russia)
- Lill Lindfors, born in Helsinki, Finland
- Åse Kleveland, born in Stockholm, Sweden, to a Norwegian father and a Swedish mother
- Viktor Lazlo, born in Lorient, France
- Fionnuala Sweeney, born in Belfast, United Kingdom
- Ulrika Jonsson, born in Sollentuna, Sweden
- Terry Wogan, born in Limerick, Ireland
- Maria Menounos, born in Medford, Massachusetts, United States, to Greek parents
- Nadia Hasnaoui, born in Morocco to a Moroccan father and a Norwegian mother
- Anke Engelke, born in Montréal, Quebec, Canada, to German parents
- Katrina Leskanich, born in Topeka, Kansas, United States
- Graham Norton, born in Clondalkin, Ireland
- Daniela Ruah, born in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, to Portuguese parents
- Mika, born in Beirut, Lebanon
- Julia Sanina, born in Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
- Hazel Brugger, born in San Diego, California, United States, to a Swiss father and a German mother
Presenters who had formerly competed at Eurovision
- Corry Brokken, winner for the Netherlands in 1957, also represented the country in 1956 and 1958
- Yardena Arazi, represented Israel in 1976 as part of Chocolate, Menta, Mastik and in 1988
- Lill Lindfors, represented Sweden in 1966 alongside Svante Thuresson
- Åse Kleveland, represented Norway in 1966
- Gigliola Cinquetti, winner for Italy in 1964 and runner-up in 1974
- Toto Cutugno, winner for Italy in 1990
- Dafna Dekel, represented Israel in 1992
- Katrina Leskanich, winner for the United Kingdom in 1997 as part of Katrina and the Waves
- Renārs Kaupers, represented Latvia in 2000 as part of Brainstorm
- Marie N, winner for Latvia in 2002
- Sakis Rouvas, represented Greece in 2004 and in 2009
- Željko Joksimović, represented Serbia and Montenegro in 2004 alongside the Ad Hoc Orchestra, and Serbia in 2012
- Alsou, represented Russia in 2000
- Stefan Raab, represented Germany in 2000
- Eldar Gasimov, winner for Azerbaijan in 2011
- Måns Zelmerlöw, winner for Sweden in 2015
- Edsilia Rombley, represented the Netherlands in 1998 and in 2007
- Sandra Studer, represented Switzerland in 1991
Presenters who resigned
- Chaim Topol (1979)[87]
- Rene Medvešek and Dubravka Marković (1990)
- Ruslana, winner of the 2004 contest (2005)[88]
- Yana Churikova (2009)[89]
Presenters' costume designers
| Year | Costume designers | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Carmen Mir | |
| 1984 | Thomas Heurich | |
| 1985 | Christer Lindarw | |
| 1987 | Thierry Mugler | |
| 2001 | Isabell Kristensen | |
| 2002 | Aarne Niit and Katrin Kuldma | |
| 2004 | Bahar Korçan | |
| 2007 | Erika Turunen | |
| 2013 | Jean-Paul Gaultier | |
| 2014 | Ole Yde | |
| 2015 | Ariane Rhomberg | |
| 2016 | Lars Wallin, Ida Lanto and Valerie Aflalo | |
| 2017 | Luvi, Indposhiv, Lake Studio and Burenina | |
| 2019 | Alon Livne, Galia Lahav, Vivi Bellaish, Inbal Dror and Dana Harel | |
| 2020 | Diek Pothoven ◇ | |
| 2021 | Diek Pothoven | |
| 2022 | Pierpaolo Piccioli, Alberta Ferretti, Rebecca Baglini, Alessandro Vigilante, Giorgio Armani and Donatella Versace | |
| 2025 | Kevin Germanier |
Running order and allocation draw presenters
Prior to each year's contest, a series of draws have been held to determine differing facets of the contest's production, which typically are presided over by one or more presenters. Historically, a random drawing of lots was held prior to each year's contest to determine the order in which participating countries would perform in the final, and since 2004 in the semi-finals; this was abolished in 2013, when the running order began to be determined by the contest producers.[110]
A semi-final allocation draw has been held since 2008, to determine which countries perform in which of the two semi-finals, as well as in which semi-final the automatic finalists have voting rights. The semi-finalist countries are divided into pots based on historical voting patterns, and countries in each pot are then split equally between the two semi-finals.[111] During this draw, the countries are also assigned to perform in either the first or second half of the show; the exact running order is then determined at a later date.[112]
Opening ceremony presenters
| Year | Presenter(s) | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Zeta Makrypoulia and Giorgos Kapoutzidis | [144] |
| 2012 | Leyla Aliyeva and Nargiz Birk-Petersen | [145] |
| 2013 | Pernilla Månsson Colt and Kodjo Akolor | [146] |
| 2014 | Bryan Rice, Abdel Aziz Mahmoud, Ulla Essendrop and Peter Falktoft | [147] |
| 2015 | Kati Bellowitsch and Andi Knoll | [148] |
| 2016 | Jovan Radomir and Catarina Rolfsdotter-Jansson | [149] |
| 2017 | Tetyana Terekhova, Slava Varda, Andriy Kishe, Amy Grace, Neyba Traore, Hanna Butkevych and Andriy Dzhedzhula | [150] |
| 2018 | Cláudia Semedo, Inês Lopes Goncalves, Pedro Granger and Pedro Penim | [151] |
| 2019 | Noa Tishby, Shani Nachshoni, Leon Rosenberg and Nadav Abukasis | [152] |
| 2021 | Koos van Plateringen and Fenna Ramos | [153] |
| 2022 | Gabriele Corsi, Carolina Di Domenico, Mario Acampa and Laura Carusino | [154] |
| 2023 | Timur Miroshnychenko, Sam Quek and Richie Anderson | [155][156] |
| 2024 | Elecktra and Tia Kofi | [157] |
| 2025 | Jan van Ditzhuijzen, Tanja Dankner, Odette Hella'Grand and Joël von Mutzenbecher | [158] |
| 2026 | Tina Ritschl and Philipp Maschl | [159] |
Press conference moderators
| Year | Moderator(s) | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Ulla Essendrop and Abdel Aziz Mahmoud | [160] |
| 2015 | Katharina Bellowitsch | [161] |
| 2016 | Jovan Radomir and Catarina Rolfsdotter | [162] |
| 2017 | Nika Konstantinova, Tetyana Terekhova and Ihor Posypayko | [citation needed] |
| 2018 | Pedro Granger and Pedro Penim | [163] |
| 2019 | Sivan Avrahami and Nadav Ambon | [164] |
| 2021 | Koos van Plateringen, Hila Noorzai and Samya Hafsaoui | [165] |
| 2022 | Carolina Di Domenico, Mario Acampa and Laura Carusino | [166] |
| 2023 | Timur Miroshnychenko, Jermaine Foster and Mariia Vynogradova | [167] |
| 2024 | Jovan Radomir | [168] |
| 2025 | Sven Epiney | [169] |
| 2026 | Emily Busvine | [citation needed] |
Gallery
1960, 1963, 1968 and 1974 hostess: Katie Boyle
1979 hostess: Yardena Arazi
1983 hostess: Marlene Charell
1994 host: Gerry Ryan, pictured in March 2010, one month before his death
2000 hostess: Kattis Ahlström
2003 host: Renārs Kaupers
2006 hostess: Maria Menounos
2007 hosts: Jaana Pelkonen and Mikko Leppilampi
2008 hosts: Jovana Janković and Željko Joksimović
2016 hosts: Måns Zelmerlöw and Petra Mede
2024 hosts: Malin Åkerman and Petra Mede
2026 hosts: Victoria Swarovski and Michael Ostrowski
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