List of moderators at the Eurovision Song Contest

This article deals with the topic of the moderators of the Eurovision Song Contest . The moderators in this article are divided into decades.

Moderators 1950s

In the editions from 1956 to 1959 it was the normal case that there was only one moderator or, in 1956, one moderator. To this day, Lohengrin Filipello is the only man who has ever moderated the competition alone.

year	host	Moderators
1956	Switzerland	Lohengrin Filipello
1957	Germany	Anaid Iplicjian
1958	Netherlands	Hannie Lips
1959	France	Jacqueline Joubert

Moderators 1960s

Katie Boyle (here 1988) hosted the competition three times in the 1960s

In the 1960s, only one presenter led the evening. Particularly noteworthy is the presenter Katie Boyle, who acted as host three times during this period.

year	host	Moderators
1960	United Kingdom	Katie Boyle
1961	France	Jacqueline Joubert
1962	Luxembourg	Mireille Delannoy
1963	United Kingdom	Katie Boyle
1964	Denmark	Lotte Wæver
1965	Italy	Renata Mauro
1966	Luxembourg	Josiane Shen
1967	Austria	Erica Vaal
1968	United Kingdom	Katie Boyle
1969	Spain	Laurita Valenzuela

Moderators 1970s

Corry Brokken, here as a presenter in 1976, was the first former interpreter to appear as a presenter

Until 1977 it was still the case that a moderator acted as host. In 1978, with the duet Denise Fabre & Léon Lemon, there was for the first time more than one presenter. Also in 1976 with Corry Brokken there was the first case that a former interpreter or winner of the song contest acted as a presenter.

year	host	Moderators
1970	Netherlands	Willy Dobbe
1971	Ireland	Bernadette Ní Ghallchóir
1972	United Kingdom	Moira Shearer
1973	Luxembourg	Helga Guitton
1974	United Kingdom	Katie Boyle
1975	Sweden	Karin Falck
1976	Netherlands	Corry Brokken
1977	United Kingdom	Angela Rippon
1978	France	Denise Fabre & Léon Lemon
1979	Israel	Jardena Arasi & Daniel Pe'er

Moderators 1980s

Lill Lindfors (here 2009), had also previously started as an interpreter and moderated the competition in 1985

From 1980 to 1987, moderators again led the evening. It wasn't until 1988 and 1989 that there was another duet consisting of a moderator and a moderator. In 1985 there was another former participant in the competition, Lill Lindfors , who acted as a moderator.

year	host	Moderators
1980	Netherlands	Marlous Fluitsma
1981	Ireland	Doireann Ni Bhriain
1982	United Kingdom	Jan Leeming
1983	Germany	Marlène Charell
1984	Luxembourg	Désirée Nosbusch
1985	Sweden	Lill Lindfors
1986	Norway	Åse Kleveland
1987	Belgium	Viktor Lazlo
1988	Ireland	Michelle Rocca & Pat Kenny
1989	Switzerland	Lolita Morena & Jacques Deschenaux

Moderators 1990s

Sigal Shachmon & Dafna Dekel at the 1999 competition

In the 1990s there was often a duet consisting of a presenter and presenter as host, in 1993 and 1995, however, there was only one presenter. With Gigliola Cinquetti & Toto Cutugno there was a moderation for the first time in 1991, which consisted only of two former Eurovision winners or former performers. In 1999 there was the first case that three moderators acted as hosts.

year	host	Moderators
1990	Yugoslavia	Helga Vlahović & Oliver Mlakar
1991	Italy	Gigliola Cinquetti & Toto Cutugno
1992	Sweden	Lydia Capolicchio & Harald Treutiger
1993	Ireland	Fionnuala Sweeney
1994	Ireland	Cynthia Ní Mhurchú & Gerry Ryan
1995	Ireland	Mary Kennedy
1996	Norway	Ingvild Bryn & Morten Harket
1997	Ireland	Carrie Crowley & Ronan Keating
1998	United Kingdom	Ulrika Jonsson & Terry Wogan
1999	Israel	Dafna Dekel , Sigal Shachmon & Yigal Ravid

Moderators 2000s

Jovana Janković & Željko Joksimović at the 2008 Song Contest

In almost every year in the 2000s, with the exception of 2007, there was a moderation consisting of a duet of moderator and moderator. With Marie N & Renārs Kaupers 2003, the case of 1991 was repeated when two former Eurovision interpreters moderated the competition together. In 2007, as in 1999, there was again a moderation consisting of three moderators. Whereby there was the special feature that the presenter Krisse Salminen only moderated in the green room. In 2009, for the first time, and for the only time so far, there was a case in which different moderators were used in the semifinals than in the final. Also there were with Sakis Rouvas 2006, Željko Joksimović 2008 and Alsou 2009 some previous interpreters of the Song Contest who acted as moderators.

year	host	Moderators
2000	Sweden	Kattis Ahlström & Anders Lundin
2001	Denmark	Natasja Crone & Søren Pilmark
2002	Estonia	Annely Peebo & Marko Matvere
2003	Latvia	Marie N & Renārs Kaupers
2004	Turkey	Meltem Cumbul & Korhan Abay
2005	Ukraine	Maria Efrosinina & Pavlo Shylko
2006	Greece	Maria Menounos & Sakis Rouvas
2007	Finland	Jaana Pelkonen , Mikko Leppilampi & Krisse Salminen (Greenroom)
2008	Serbia	Jovana Janković & Željko Joksimović
2009	Russia	Alsou & Ivan Urgant (final) ; Natalja Wodjanowa & Andrei Malachow (semifinals)

Moderators 2010s

Bar Refaeli, Erez Tal, Assi Azar & Lucy Ayoub at the 2019 competition

In the 2010s there were many different moderation compositions, many of which appeared for the first time. From 2010 to 2012 it was always the case that two moderators led through the event. In 2013, for the first time since 1995, there was only one presenter with Petra Mede , even if she presented the final together with Eric Saade . However, he only moderated in the Greenroom during the final, as this was spatially separated from the Malmö Arena, from which Mede moderated. In 2014 there was another moderation consisting of three people, but this time for the only time so far there were two moderators and only one moderator. In 2015 there were four moderators for the first time, although it was the first time since 1995 that no moderator acted as a host. In 2016, for the first time since 2009, there was a duet consisting of a moderator and moderator. In 2017 there was the case for the first time that three moderators led through the three programs. It was the first time since 1956 that a host was not hosted by a presenter. In 2018, as in 2015, there were again four moderators. In 2019 there were again four hosts, but this time for the first time consisting of two moderators and two moderators. In 2020, on the other hand, a moderator and two moderators will moderate as in 2010 to 2012.

With Stefan Raab 2011, Eldar Qasımov 2012, Eric Saade 2013, Conchita Wurst 2015 and Måns Zelmerlöw 2016 there were once again some former Eurovision performers who acted as hosts. Also worth mentioning is Petra Mede , who acted as host twice during this period.

year	host	Moderators
2010	Norway	Nadia Hasnaoui , Erik Solbakken & Haddy N'jie
2011	Germany	Anke Engelke , Stefan Raab & Judith Rakers
2012	Azerbaijan	Leyla Əliyeva , Eldar Qasımov & Nərgiz Birk-Petersen
2013	Sweden	Petra Mede & Eric Saade (Greenroom in the final)
2014	Denmark	Lise Rønne , Nikolaj Koppel & Pilou Asbæk
2015	Austria	Alice Tumler , Arabella Kiesbauer , Mirjam Weichselbraun & Conchita Wurst (Greenroom)
2016	Sweden	Petra Mede & Måns Zelmerlöw
2017	Ukraine	Volodymyr Ostaptschuk , Oleksandr Skitschko & Timur Miroschnytschenko
2018	Portugal	Catarina Furtado , Sílvia Alberto , Daniela Ruah & Filomena Cautela (Greenroom)
2019	Israel	Bar Refaeli , Erez Tal , Assi Azar & Lucy Ayoub

Moderators 2020s

In 2020, as in 1999, 2007 and 2010 to 2012, two moderators should be used again. Furthermore, Edsilia Rombley, a former candidate, would have moderated the event. However, the event was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic . Janzen, Smit and Rombley hosted the replacement show Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light .

year	host	Moderators
2020	Netherlands	Chantal Janzen , Jan Smit & Edsilia Rombley

Web links

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