| 31 | 1986 | Saturday 3 May 1986 | Grieghallen, Bergen, Norway | Sandra Kim from Belgium | NRK | Åse Kleveland | | Frank Naef | John Andreassen | Sissel Kyrkjebø and Steinar Ofsdal | |
| 32 | 1987 | Saturday 9 May 1987 | Palais de Centenaire, Brussels, Belgium | Johnny Logan from Ireland | RTBF | Viktor Laszlo | | Frank Naef | Jacques Bourton | Mark Grauwels | |
| 33 | 1988 | Saturday 30 April 1988 | Simmonscourt Pavillion, Royal Dublin Society, Dublin, Ireland | Céline Dion from Switzerland | RTÉ | Pat Kenny & Michelle Rocca | | Frank Naef | Declan Lowney | Hothouse Flowers | |
| 34 | 1989 | Saturday 6 May 1989 | Palais de Beaulieu, Lausanne, Switzerland | Riva from Yugoslavia | SRG SSR idée suisse | Jacques Deschenaux and Lolita Morena | | Frank Naef | Alain Bloch | Guy Tell | |
| 35 | 1990 | Saturday 5 May 1990 | Koncertna Dvorana Vatroslav Lisinski, Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Toto Cutugno from Italy | JRT | Olivar Mlakar and Helga Vlahovic | | Frank Naef | Nenad Puhovski | Yugoslav Changes | |
| 36 | 1991 | Saturday 4 May 1991 | Studio 15 de Cinecittà, Rome, Italy | Carola from Sweden | RAI | Gigliola Cinguetti and Toto Cutugno | | Frank Naef | Riccardo Donna | Arturo Brachetti | |
| 37 | 1992 | Saturday 9 May 1992 | MalmöMässan, Malmö, Sweden | Linda Martin from Ireland | SVT | Lydia Cappolicchio and Harald Treutiger | | Frank Naef | Kåge Gimtell | A Century of Dance | |
| 38 | 1993 | Saturday 15 May 1993 | Green Glens Arena, Millstreet, Ireland | Niamh Kavanagh from Ireland | RTÉ | Fionnuala Sweeney | | Christian Clausen | Anita Notaro | Linda Martin and Johnny Logan | |
| 39 | 1994 | Saturday 30 April 1994 | Point Theatre, Dublin, Ireland | Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan from Ireland | RTÉ | Cynthia Ni Mhurchú & Gerry Ryan | | Christian Clausen | Patrick Cowap | Riverdance | |
| 40 | 1995 | Saturday 13 May 1995 | Point Theatre, Dublin, Ireland | Secret Garden from Norway | RTÉ | Mary Kennedy | | Christian Clausen | John Comiskey | Lumen | |
| 41 | 1996 | Saturday 18 May 1996 | Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway | Eimear Quinn from Ireland | NRK | Ingvild Bryn & Morten Harket | Odd Arvid Strømstad | Christine Marchal-Ortiz | Pal Veiglum | Nils Gaup & Runar Borge feat. Aamil Paus-Beacon Burning | |
| 42 | 1997 | Saturday 3 May 1997 | The Point Theatre, Dublin, Ireland | Katrina and The Waves from United Kingdom | RTÉ | Carrie Crowley & Ronan Keating | | | Ian McGarry | Ronan Keating and Boyzone | |
| 43 | 1998 | Saturday 9 May 1998 | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom | Dana International from Israel | BBC | Terry Wogan & Ulrika Jonsson | | | | Lesley Garrett and Vanessa Mae | |
| 44 | 1999 | Saturday 29 May 1999 | Usshishkin Hall in the International Convention Centre, Jerusalem, Israel | Charlotte Nilsson from Sweden | IBA | Yigal Ravid, Dafna Dekel & Sigal Shahamon | Amnon Barkai | Christine Marchal-Ortiz | Hagai Mautner | Dana International with Free | |
| 45 | 2000 | Saturday 13 May 2000 | Globen, Stockholm, Sweden | Olsen brothers from Denmark | SVT | Kattis Åhlström & Anders Lundin | | Christine Marchal-Ortiz | | Street Musicians from Stockholm | |
| 46 | 2001 | Saturday 12 May 2001 | Parkenstadion, Copenhagen, Denmark | Tanel Padar, Dave Benton & 2XL from Estonia | DR | Natasja Crone & Søren Pilmark | | Christine Marchal-Ortiz | | Aqua | |
| 47 | 2002 | Saturday 25 May 2002 | Saku Suurhall, Tallinn, Estonia | Marie N from Latvia | ERR | Annely Peebo & Marko Matvere | Juhan Paadam | Christine Marchal-Ortiz | Marius Bratten | | |
| 48 | 2003 | Saturday 24 May 2003 | Skonto Olympic Hall, Riga, Latvia | Sertab Erener from Turkey | LTV | Marie N. & Renars Kaupers | | Sarah Yuen | Sven Stojanovic | | |
| 49 | 2004 | Saturday 15 May 2004 | Abdi Ipekci Sport Center, Istanbul, Turkey | Ruslana from Ukraine | TRT | Meltem Cumbul & Korhan Abay | | Svante Stockselius | Sven Stojanovic | Fire of Anatolia | |
| 50 | 2005 | Saturday 21 May 2005 | Palace of Sports, Kiev, Ukraine | Helena Paparizou from Greece | NTU | Maria Efrosinina & Pavlo Shylko | Pavlo Grytsak | Svante Stockselius | Sven Stojanovic | Ruslana | |
| 51 | 2006 | Saturday 20 May 2006 | Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens, Greece | Lordi from Finland | ERT | Maria Menounos & Sakis Rouvas | Fotini Yannoulatou | Svante Stockselius | Volker Weicker | Helena Paparizou, Foteini Darra & Sakis Rouvas | |
| 52 | 2007 | Saturday 12 May 2007 | Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland | Marija Šerifović from Serbia | YLE | Jaana Pelkonen & Mikko Leppilampi | Heikki Seppälä | Svante Stockselius | Timo Suomi | Apocalyptica | |
| 53 | 2008 | Saturday 24 May 2008 | Belgrade Arena, Belgrade, Serbia | Dima Bilan from Russia | RTS | | Sandra Šuša | Svante Stockselius | | | |
| 54 | 2009 | Saturday 16 May 2009 | Olimpiysky Arena, Moscow, Russia | Alexander Rybak from Norway | C1R | Alsou & Ivan Urgant | Yury Aksyuta | Svante Stockselius | Andrey Boltenko | | |
| 55 | 2010 | Saturday 29 May 2010 | Telenor Arena, Oslo, Norway | Lena from Germany | NRK | Erik Solbakken, Haddy Jatou N'jie & Nadia Hasnaoui | Jon Ola Sand | Svante Stockselius | Ole Jørgen Grønlund & Kim Strømstad | | |
| 56 | 2011 | Saturday 14 May 2011 | Fortuna Düsseldorf Arena, Düsseldorf, Germany | Ell/Nikki from Azerbaijan | NDR | Anke Engelke, Judith Rakers, Stefan Raab | Ralf Quibeldey, Thomas Schreiber | Jon Ola Sand | | | |
| 57 | 2012 | Saturday 26 May 2012 | Crystal Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan | Loreen from Sweden | İctimai | | | | | | |
| 58 | 2013 | Saturday 18 May 2013 | Malmö Arena, Malmö, Sweden | Emmelie de Forest from Denmark | SVT | Petra Mede | Martin Österdahl | | | | Jon Ola Sand |
| 59 | 2014 | Saturday 10 May 2014 | B&W Hallerne, Copenhagen, Denmark | Conchita Wurst from Austria | DR | Nikolaj Koppel, Pilou Asbæk and Lise Rønne | Pernille Gaardbo | | | | Jon Ola Sand |
| 60 | 2015 | Saturday 23 May 2015 | Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria | | ORF | Mirjam Weichselbraun, Alice Tumler and Arabella Kiesbauer, Green Room by Conchita Wurst | Edgar Böhm | | | | Jon Ola Sand |