| 1 | 1956 | Thursday 24 May 1956 | Teatro Kursaal, Lugano, Switzerland | Lys Assia from Switzerland | SSR SRG | Lohengrin Filipello | | Rolf Liebermann | Franco Marazzi | Les Joyeux Rossignols | |
| 2 | 1957 | Sunday 3 March 1957 | Großer Sendesaal des Hessischen Rundfunks, Frankfurt am Main, Germany | Corry Brokken from The Netherlands | ARD | Anaïd Iplicjian | | | | none | |
| 3 | 1958 | Wednesday 12 March 1958 | AVRO Studios, Hilversum, The Netherlands | André Claveau from France | NOS | Hannie Lips | | | | The Metropole Orchestra | |
| 4 | 1959 | Wednesday 11 March 1959 | Palais des Festivals, Cannes, France | Teddy Scholten from The Netherlands | RTF | Jacqueline Joubert | | | | Franck Pourcel's Orchestra | |
| 5 | 1960 | Tuesday 29 March 1960 | Royal Festival Hall, London, United Kingdom | Jacqueline Boyer from France | BBC | Catherine (Katie) Boyle | | | Innes Lloyd | Eric Robinson's Orchestra | |
| 6 | 1961 | Saturday 18 March 1961 | Palais des Festivals, Cannes, France | Jean-Claude Pascal from Luxembourg | RTF | Jacqueline Joubert | | | Marcelle Cravanne | Tessa Beaumont & Max Bozzoni | |
| 7 | 1962 | Sunday 18 March 1962 | Grand Auditorium de RTL, Villa Louvigny, Luxembourg, Luxembourg | Isabelle Aubret from France | RTL | Mireille Delannoy | | | Jos Pauly, René Steichen | Achilles Zavatta | |
| 8 | 1963 | Saturday 23 March 1963 | BBC Television Centre, London, United Kingdom | Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann from Denmark | BBC | Catherine (Katie) Boyle | | | Yvonne Littlewood | Ola & Barbro | |
| 9 | 1964 | Saturday 21 March 1964 | Tivolis Koncertsal, Copenhagen, Denmark | Gigliola Cinquetti from Italy | DR | Lotte Waever | | Miroslav Vilcek | Poul Leth Sørensen | Ballet-Harlequinade | |
| 10 | 1965 | Saturday 20 March 1965 | Sala di Concerto della RAI, Naples, Italy | France Gall from Luxembourg | RAI | Renata Mauro | | Miroslav Vilcek | Romolo Siena | Mario del Monaco | |
| 11 | 1966 | Saturday 5 March 1966 | Grand Auditorium de RTL, Villa Louvigny, Luxembourg, Luxembourg | Udo Jürgens from Austria | CLT | Josiane Shen | | | | Les Haricots Rouges | |
| 12 | 1967 | Saturday 8 April 1967 | Großer Festsaal der Wiener Hofburg, Vienna, Austria | Sandie Shaw from United Kingdom | ORF | Erika Vaal | | Clifford Brown | Herbert Fuchs | Wiener Sängerknaben | |
| 13 | 1968 | Saturday 6 April 1968 | Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom | Massiel from Spain | BBC | Catherine (Katie) Boyle | Tom Sloan | Clifford Brown | Stewart Morris | | |
| 14 | 1969 | Saturday 29 March 1969 | Teatro Real, Madrid, Spain | Salomé from Spain | TVE | Laurita Valenzuela | | Clifford Brown | Ramon Diaz | La España diferente | |
| 15 | 1970 | Saturday 21 March 1970 | RAI Congrescentrum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands | Dana from Ireland | NOS | Willy Dobbe | Warner van Kampen | Clifford Brown | Theo Ordeman | Don de Lurio Dancers | |
| 16 | 1971 | Saturday 3 April 1971 | Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, Ireland | Séverine from Monaco | RTÉ | Bernadette Ní Ghallchoir | | | | Shannon Castle Entertainers | |
| 17 | 1972 | Saturday 25 March 1972 | Usher Hall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Vicky Leandros from Luxembourg | BBC | Moira Shearer | Bill Cotton | Clifford Brown | Terry Hughes | Tatto at Edinburgh Castle | |
| 18 | 1973 | Saturday 7 April 1973 | Nouveau Théâtre, Luxembourg, Luxembourg | Anne-Marie David from Luxembourg | CLT | Helga Guitton | | | | Charlie Rivel | |
| 19 | 1974 | Saturday 6 April 1974 | The Dome, Brighton, United Kingdom | ABBA from Sweden | BBC | Catherine (Katie) Boyle | Bill Cotton | Clifford Brown | Michael Hurll | The Wombles | |
| 20 | 1975 | Saturday 22 March 1975 | St. Eriks Mässan Alvsjö, Stockholm, Sweden | Teach-In from The Netherlands | SR | Karin Falck | | | | The World of John Bauer | |
| 21 | 1976 | Saturday 3 April 1976 | Nederlands Congresgebouw, The Hague, The Netherlands | Brotherhood of Man from United Kingdom | NOS | Corry Brokken | | | | The Dutch Swing College Band | |
| 22 | 1977 | Saturday 7 May 1977 | Wembley Conference Centre, London, United Kingdom | Marie Myriam from France | BBC | Angela Rippon | | | | Mr. Acker Bilk and his Paramount Jazz Men | |
| 23 | 1978 | Saturday 22 April 1978 | Palais des Congrès, Paris, France | Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta from Israel | TF1 | Denise Fabre & Léon Zitrone | | | | Stéphane Grapelli and Oscar Peterson, Yehudi Menuhin, Kenny Clarke and Nils Henning Ørsted Pedersen | |
| 24 | 1979 | Saturday 31 March 1979 | Binyanei Ha'ouama Centre, Jerusalem, Israel | Milk and Honey from Israel | IBA | Yardena Arazi and Daniel Peer | | | | Shalom'79 | |
| 25 | 1980 | Saturday 19 April 1980 | Nederlands Congresgebouw, The Hague, The Netherlands | Johnny Logan from Ireland | NOS | Marlous Fluitsma | | | | The Dutch Rhythm Steel and Show Band | |
| 26 | 1981 | Saturday 4 April 1981 | Simmonscourt Pavillion, Royal Dublin Society, Dublin, Ireland | Bucks Fizz from United Kingdom | RTÉ | Doireann Ní Bhríain | | | Ian McGarry | Planxty with "Timedance" | |
| 27 | 1982 | Saturday 24 April 1982 | Harrogate Conference Centre, Harrogate, United Kingdom | Nicole from Germany | BBC | Jan Leeming | Michael Hurll | Frank Naef | Michael Hurll | Pictures from Yorkshire and Haward Castle | |
| 28 | 1983 | Saturday 23 April 1983 | Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle, Munich, Germany | Corinne Hermès from Luxembourg | ARD | Marlene Charell | Christian Hayer & Gunther Lebram | Frank Naef | Rainer Bertram | Marlene Charell | |
| 29 | 1984 | Saturday 5 May 1984 | Théâtre Municipal, Luxembourg, Luxembourg | Herrey's from Sweden | RTL | Desirée Nosbusch | Ray Van Cant | Frank Naef | René Steichen | Prague Theatre of Illuminated Drawings | |
| 30 | 1985 | Saturday 4 May 1985 | Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden | Bobbysocks from Norway | SVT | Lill Lindfors | | | | Guitars Unlimited with Swedish Evergreens | |