Eurovision: Host City Dublin, Ireland 1997
Years hosted: 1971, 1981, 1988, 1994, 1995, 1997
Venues: Gaiety Theatre (1971), RDS Simmonscourt Pavilion (1981, 1988), Point Theatre (1994, 1995, 1997)
Facts: No city has hosted Eurovision more times than Dublin. The interval of the 1994 contest at the Irish capital's Point Theatre saw the first performance of Michael Flatley's Riverdance - a dance spectacular which went on to become an international phenomenon.
Winners: Un banc, un arbre, une rue by Séverine (Monaco, 1971), Making Your Mind Up by Bucks Fizz (United Kingdom, 1981), Ne partez pas sans moi by Celine Dion (Switzerland, 1988), Rock 'n' Roll Kids by Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan (Ireland, 1994), Nocturne by Secret Garden (Norway, 1995), Love Shine A Light by Katrina and the Waves (United Kingdom, 1997).
Venues: Gaiety Theatre (1971), RDS Simmonscourt Pavilion (1981, 1988), Point Theatre (1994, 1995, 1997)
Facts: No city has hosted Eurovision more times than Dublin. The interval of the 1994 contest at the Irish capital's Point Theatre saw the first performance of Michael Flatley's Riverdance - a dance spectacular which went on to become an international phenomenon.
Winners: Un banc, un arbre, une rue by Séverine (Monaco, 1971), Making Your Mind Up by Bucks Fizz (United Kingdom, 1981), Ne partez pas sans moi by Celine Dion (Switzerland, 1988), Rock 'n' Roll Kids by Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan (Ireland, 1994), Nocturne by Secret Garden (Norway, 1995), Love Shine A Light by Katrina and the Waves (United Kingdom, 1997).
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