The very first
contest winner, Lys Assia in 1956, returned to defend her crown
the next year, becoming the first of many winners to enjoy that
thrill of victory so much that they had to give it another go.
Here is a look at the fortunes of those Eurovision winners who
thought they could repeat the magic. By the way, returning
winners who fell at the national final hurdle are not included
(sorry Vicky Leandros).
| Artist |
Country |
Winning Year |
Returned |
Placing |
| Lys Assia |
SWZ |
1956 |
1957 |
8th of 10 |
| |
|
1958 |
2nd of 10 |
| Corry Brokken |
NED |
1957 |
1958 |
9th of 10 |
| Jean-Claude Pascal |
LUX |
1961 |
1981 |
11th of 20 |
| Isabelle Aubret |
FRA |
1962 |
1968 |
3rd of 17 |
| Gigliola Cinquetti |
ITA |
1964 |
1974 |
2nd of 17 |
| Anne-Marie David |
LUX |
1973 |
1979* |
3rd of 19 |
| Izhar Cohen |
ISR |
1978 |
1985* |
5th of 19 |
| Johnny Logan |
IRE |
1980 |
1987 |
1st of 22 |
| Hanne Krogh (Bobbysocks) |
NOR |
1985 |
1991* |
17th of 22 |
| Elisabeth Andreassen(Bobbysocks) |
NOR |
1985 |
1994* |
6th of 25 |
| |
|
1996 |
2nd of 23 |
| Carola |
SWE |
1991 |
2006 |
5th of 24 |
| Niamh Kavanagh |
IRE |
1993 |
2010 |
23rd of 25 |
| Dana International |
ISR |
1998 |
2011 |
DNQ |
| Charlotte Nilsson/Perelli |
SWE |
1999 |
2008 |
18th of 25 |
| Lena Meyer-Landrut |
GER |
2010 |
2011 |
10th of 25 |
- * Anne-Marie David won for Luxembourg
but her return was for her native France.
- * Izhar Cohen won with "The Alpha-Beta" backup group, who
were absent on his return.
- * Elisabeth Andreassen performed in duet with Jan-Werner Danielsen in 1994.
- * Hanne Krogh was part of four-piece "Just 4 Fun" on her
return.
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