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.

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), followed by Petra Mede with three editions (2013, 2016 and 2024) and a special (Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits in 2015); including the semi-finals, Mede is to date the person who has hosted the most Eurovision broadcasts, with ten. The only other person to have hosted the contest more than once is Jacqueline Joubert (1959 and 1961).

Presenters

Year Presenter(s) Lohengrin Filipello Anaid Iplicjian Hannie Lips Jacqueline Joubert Katie Boyle Jacqueline Joubert Mireille Delannoy Katie Boyle Lotte Wæver Renata Mauro Josiane Shen Erica Vaal Katie Boyle Laurita Valenzuela Willy Dobbe Bernadette Ní Ghallchóir Moira Shearer Helga Guitton Katie Boyle Karin Falck Corry Brokken Angela Rippon Denise Fabre and Léon Zitrone Yardena Arazi and Daniel Pe'er Marlous Fluitsma Doireann Ní Bhriain Jan Leeming Marlene Charell Désirée Nosbusch Lill Lindfors Åse Kleveland Viktor Lazlo Michelle Rocca and Pat Kenny Lolita Morena and Jacques Deschenaux Helga Vlahović and Oliver Mlakar Gigliola Cinquetti and Toto Cutugno Lydia Capolicchio and Harald Treutiger Fionnuala Sweeney Cynthia Ní Mhurchú and Gerry Ryan Mary Kennedy Ingvild Bryn and Morten Harket Carrie Crowley and Ronan Keating Ulrika Jonsson and Terry Wogan Dafna Dekel, Sigal Shachmon and Yigal Ravid Kattis Ahlström and Anders Lundin Natasja Crone Back and Søren Pilmark Annely Peebo and Marko Matvere Marie N and Renārs Kaupers Meltem Cumbul and Korhan Abay Maria Efrosinina and Pavlo Shylko Maria Menounos and Sakis Rouvas Jaana Pelkonen and Mikko Leppilampi Jovana Janković and Željko Joksimović Natalia Vodianova and Andrey Malahov Alsou and Ivan Urgant Nadia Hasnaoui, Haddy N'jie and Erik Solbakken Anke Engelke, Judith Rakers and Stefan Raab Leyla Aliyeva, Nargiz Birk-Petersen and Eldar Gasimov Petra Mede Lise Rønne, Nikolaj Koppel and Pilou Asbæk Mirjam Weichselbraun, Alice Tumler, Arabella Kiesbauer and Conchita Wurst Petra Mede and Måns Zelmerlöw Oleksandr Skichko, Volodymyr Ostapchuk and Timur Miroshnychenko Sílvia Alberto, Daniela Ruah, Catarina Furtado and Filomena Cautela Bar Refaeli, Erez Tal, Assi Azar and Lucy Ayoub Chantal Janzen, Edsilia Rombley and Jan Smit ◇ Chantal Janzen, Edsilia Rombley, Jan Smit and Nikkie de Jager Alessandro Cattelan, Laura Pausini and MikaAlesha Dixon, Hannah Waddingham, Julia Sanina and Graham Norton Petra Mede and Malin ÅkermanHazel Brugger, Sandra Studer and Michelle Hunziker Victoria Swarovski and Michael Ostrowski

Green room hosts Year Presenter(s) Tiina Kimmel and Ilze Jaunalksne and Dīvs Reiznieks Sertab Erener Ruslana and Wladimir Klitschko Krisse Salminen Kristina Radenković and Branislav Katić Dmitry Shepelev Eric Saade Conchita Wurst Timur Miroshnychenko Filomena Cautela

Online host Year Presenter(s)Nikkie de Jager ◇Nikkie de Jager

Special events YearEvent Presenter(s) 1981Songs of EuropeRolf Kirkvaag and Titten Tei19932005Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song ContestKatrina Leskanich and Renārs Kaupers2015Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest HitsPetra Mede and Graham Norton2020Eurovision: Europe Shine a LightChantal Janzen, Edsilia Rombley and Jan Smit

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 , also represented the country and Yardena Arazi, represented as part of Chocolate, Menta, Mastik and Lill Lindfors, represented alongside Svante Thuresson Åse Kleveland, represented Gigliola Cinquetti, winner for and runner-up Toto Cutugno, winner for Dafna Dekel, represented Katrina Leskanich, winner for the as part of Katrina and the Waves Renārs Kaupers, represented as part of Brainstorm Marie N, winner for Sakis Rouvas, represented and Željko Joksimović, represented alongside the Ad Hoc Orchestra, and Alsou, represented Stefan Raab, represented Eldar Gasimov, winner for Måns Zelmerlöw, winner for Edsilia Rombley, represented the and Sandra Studer, represented

Presenters who resigned Chaim Topol (1979) Rene Medvešek and (1990) Ruslana, winner of the contest (2005) Yana Churikova (2009)

Presenters' costume designers YearCostume designersThomas HeurichChrister LindarwThierry MuglerIsabell KristensenAarne Niit and Katrin KuldmaBahar KorçanErika TurunenJean-Paul GaultierOle YdeAriane RhombergLars Wallin, Ida Lanto and Valerie AflaloLuvi, Indposhiv, Lake Studio and BureninaAlon Livne, Galia Lahav, Vivi Bellaish, Inbal Dror and Dana HarelDiek Pothoven ◇Diek PothovenPierpaolo Piccioli, Alberta Ferretti, Rebecca Baglini, Alessandro Vigilante, Giorgio Armani and Donatella VersaceKevin 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.

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. 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.

Year Presenter(s) Jacques Harvey and Helga Guitton Carola Häggkvist Linda Martin and Pat Kenny Niamh Kavanagh and Fionnuala Sweeney Christian Borch Eimear Quinn and Mary Kennedy Katrina Leskanich and Terry Wogan Tanel Padar and Dave Benton Marie N and Renārs Kaupers Meltem Cumbul and Korhan Abay Pavlo Shylko and Wladimir Klitschko Maria Menounos and Sakis Rouvas Jaana Pelkonen and Mikko LeppilampiJovana Janković and Željko JoksimovićYana ChurikovaJudith Rakers and Sabine HeinrichLeyla Aliyeva and Nazim HuseynovPernilla Månsson Colt and Josefine Sundström and Ulla EssendropKati Bellowitsch and Andi KnollAlexandra Pascalidou and Jovan RadomirTimur Miroshnychenko and Nika KonstantinovaSílvia Alberto and Filomena CautelaAssi Azar and Lucy Ayoub Chantal Janzen, Edsilia Rombley and Jan Smit Carolina Di Domenico and AJ Odudu and Rylan ClarkPernilla Månsson Colt and Farah AbadiJennifer Bosshard and Jan van Ditzhuijzen and Cesár Sampson

Opening ceremony presenters

Year Presenter(s) Zeta Makrypoulia and Giorgos Kapoutzidis Leyla Aliyeva and Nargiz Birk-Petersen Pernilla Månsson Colt and Kodjo Akolor Bryan Rice, , Ulla Essendrop and Kati Bellowitsch and Andi Knoll Jovan Radomir and Catarina Rolfsdotter-Jansson Tetyana Terekhova, Slava Varda, Andriy Kishe, Amy Grace, Neyba Traore, Hanna Butkevych and Andriy Dzhedzhula , , and Noa Tishby, Shani Nachshoni, and and Gabriele Corsi, Carolina Di Domenico, and Timur Miroshnychenko, Sam Quek and Richie Anderson Elecktra and Tia Kofi Jan van Ditzhuijzen, Tanja Dankner, and Tina Ritschl and

Press conference moderators Year Moderator(s) Ulla Essendrop and Abdel Aziz Mahmoud Katharina Bellowitsch Jovan Radomir and Catarina Rolfsdotter Nika Konstantinova, Tetyana Terekhova and Ihor Posypayko and Sivan Avrahami and , Hila Noorzai and Carolina Di Domenico, and Timur Miroshnychenko, Jermaine Foster and Mariia Vynogradova Jovan Radomir Sven Epiney

Gallery

See also List of Junior Eurovision Song Contest presenters

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