A look back on Eurovision!

Every year in May, the Eurovision Song Contest is back with surprising songs, extravagant costumes and stage performances that only this musical competition can bring.

Let's step back in time and review the songs that everybody remembers from Eurovision over the last 58 years:

• Waterloo, as made famous by Abba

This song made popular by the Swedish band won the competition in 1974 and took over the world, being number 1 in many Europeans countries, and entering the top 10 in the United States.

• Diva, as made famous by Dana International

This song by Israeli Pop singer Dana International, is still remembered as being the first and only winning song performed by a transgender artist.

• Ne partez pas sans moi, as made famous by Céline Dion

With this song, Céline Dion, at that time not as famous as she is now, won the competition in 1988 for Switzerland.

• Hard Rock Hallelujah, as made famous by Lordi

This rock song, quite unusual in the musical landscape of Eurovision, was the only one that brought Finland a victory.

• Only Teardrops, as made famous by Emmelie de Forest

Winner of last year's competition, Only Teardrops rapidly became a huge success in its home country, Denmark.

• Euphoria, as made famous by Loreen

This Swedish song won the competition in 2012, with a total of 372 points, the second highest score ever reached since the beginning of the contest.

• L’oiseau et l’enfant, as made famous by Marie Myriam

This ballad, single French winning song in 58 years of Eurovision, was a great success through Europe, and was sung in French, English, German, Spanish and Portuguese.

• White and Black Blues, as made famous by Joëlle Ursull

White and Black Blues is the second song written by the French songwriter Serge Gainsbourg entering the competition. It allowed France to rank second in 1990.

• Poupée de cire, poupée de son, as made famous by France Gall

Luxembourg representative in 1965, this song written by Serge Gainsbourg was translated in more than 18 languages, including Arabic, Russian, Swedish and even Japanese.

Published on: 7 May 2014