On September 27th, the SHORTER-SHORT LIST for the 2023 Host City was revealed. While we don’t know where the Eurovision Song Contest will be held next year until the Autumn, we thought we’d look back at the cities that have already hosted the Contest.

Rome

Rome hosted the 1991 Eurovision Song Contest, in Italy. The Contest was held at the Studio 15 di Cinecittà and was won by Sweden. Carola performed “Fångad av en stormvind”, taking victory with 146 points. Ireland was represented by Kim Jackson, who performed “Could It Be That I’m in Love”. She finished in 10th place, with 47 points.

Rotterdam

Rotterdam hosted the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest, in the Netherlands. The Contest was held at the Rotterdam Ahoy and was won by Italy. Måneskin performed “Zitti e buoni”, taking victory with 524 points. Ireland was represented by Lesley Roy, who performed “Maps”. She finished in 16th place in the Semi Final, with 20 points.

Stockholm

Stockholm hosted the 1975, 2000 and 2016 Eurovision Song Contest, in Sweden. In 2016, the Contest was held at the Globe Arena and was won by Ukraine. Jamala performed “1944”, taking victory with 534 points. Ireland was represented by Nicky Byrne, who performed “Sunlight”. He finished in 15 place in the Semi Final, with 46 points.

Tallinn

Tallinn hosted the 2002 Eurovision Song Contest, in Estonia. The Contest was held at the Saku Suurhall and was won by Latvia. Marie N performed “I Wanna”, taking victory with 176 points.

Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv hosted the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest, in Israel. The Contest was held at the Expo Tel Aviv and was won by the Netherlands. Duncan Laurence performed “Arcade”, taking victory with 498 points. Ireland was represented by Sarah McTernan, who performed “22”. She finished in 18th place in the Semi Final, with 16 points.

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Author: Richard Taylor

Source: Eurovision Ireland