With the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmo being just a few months away, we thought it would be neat to take a closer look at some of the returning artists. It’s quite common for artists to return to ESC on multiple occasions. Some fans love it, some prefer to see new talent so before too many new entries are known, let’s have a look at the returning artists from 1990 & forward.
Four artists returned in last year’s contest. Kaliopi for Macedonia who previously participated in the 1996 contestwith the song “Samo ti”, which placed in 26th position in the pre-qualifying round.[57][58] FINISHED 13th
Željko Joksimović for Serbia[60] both previously participated in 2004. Željko’s had represented Serbia and Montenegro in 2004 with the song “Lane moje” which placed second in that year. Jónsi Iceland 2004 performed “Heaven” in 2004, which placed 19th.[61] FINISHED 3rd
For a second consecutive year Jedward participated for Ireland, after their 8th place finish at the 2011 with the song “Lipstick.
EUROVISION 2011
|
Artist |
Country |
Previous year(s) |
| Dino Merlin | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1999 |
| Lena | Germany | 2010 (winner) |
| Gunnar Ólason (part of Sjonni’s Friends) | Iceland | 2001 (part of Two Tricky) |
| Dana International | Israel | 1998 (winner) |
| Zdob şi Zdub | Moldova | 2005 |
EUROVISION 2010
|
Artist |
Country |
Previous year(s) |
| Feminnem | Croatia | 2005 (for Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
| Niamh Kavanagh | Ireland | 1993 (winner) |
EUROVISION 2009
|
Artist |
Country |
Previous year(s) |
| Sakis Rouvas | Greece | 2004 |
| Chiara | Malta | 1998, 2005 |
EUROVISION 2008
|
Artist |
Country |
Previous year(s) |
| Roberto Meloni (part of Pirates of the Sea) | Latvia | 2007 (part of Bonaparti.lv) |
| Dima Bilan | Russia | 2006 |
| Charlotte Perrelli | Sweden | 1999 (winner) |
EUROVISION 2007
|
Artist |
Country |
Previous Year(s) |
| Evridiki | Cyprus | 1992, 1994 |
| Eiríkur Hauksson | Iceland | 1986 (part of ICY) 1991 (for Norway, part of Just 4 Fun) |
| Karolina Gočeva | Macedonia | 2002 |
| Edsilia Rombley | Netherlands | 1998 |
EUROVISION 2006
|
Artist |
Country |
Previous Year(s) |
| Anna Vissi | Greece | 1980, 1982 (for Cyprus) |
| Eddie Butler | Israel | 1999 (part of Eden) |
| Viktoras Diawara (part of LT United) | Lithuania | 2001 (part of SKAMP) |
| Fabrizio Faniello | Malta | 2001 |
| Ich Troje | Poland | 2003 |
| Carola | Sweden | 1983, 1991 (winner) |
EUROVISION 2005
|
Artist |
Country |
Previous Year(s) |
| Constantinos Christoforou | Cyprus | 1996, 2002 (part of One) |
| Elena Paparizou | Greece | 2001 (part of Antique) |
| Selma | Iceland | 1999 |
| Chiara | Malta | 1998 |
2004 and 2003 – no returning acts
EUROVISION 2002
|
Artist |
Country |
Previous Year(s) |
| Constantinos Christoforou (part of One) | Cyprus | 1996, |
| Monica Anghel | Romania | 1996 (Pre-qualifying round) |
2001 – no returning acts
EUROVISION 2000
|
Artist |
Country |
Previous Year(s) |
| Alexandros Panayi (part of Voice) | Cyprus | 1995 |
| Serafín Zubiri | Spain | 1992 |
| Roger Pontare | Sweden | 1994 |
EUROVISION 1999
|
Artist |
Country |
Previous Year(s) |
| Doris Dragović | Croatia | 1986 (for Yugoslavia) |
| Darja Švajger | Slovenia | 1995 |
EUROVISION 1998
|
Artist |
Country |
Previous Year(s) |
| Danijela | Croatia | 1995 (part of Magazin) |
| José Cid (part of Alma Lusa) | Portugal | 1980 |
EUROVISION 1997
|
Artist |
Country |
Previous Year(s) |
| Alma Čardžić | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1994 |
| Maarja-Liis Ilus | Estonia | 1996 |
| Şebnem Paker | Turkey | 1996 |
EUROVISION 1996
|
Artist |
Country |
Previous Year(s) |
| Mariana Efstratiou | Greece | 1989 |
| Elisabeth Andreassen | Norway | 1982 (for Sweden, part of Chips) 1985 (part of Bobbysocks!, winner), 1994 |
| Arzu Ece | Turkey | 1989 |
EUROVISION 1995
|
Artist |
Country |
Previous Year(s) |
| Arzu Ece | Turkey | 1989 (part of Pan) |
EUROVISION 1994
|
Artist |
Country |
Previous Year(s) |
| Evridiki | Cyprus | 1992 |
| Sigga | Iceland | 1990 (part of Stjórnin), 1992 (part of Heart 2 Heart) |
| Elisabeth Andreassen | Norway | 1982 (for Sweden, part of Chips) 1985 (part of Bobbysocks!, winner) |
| Marie Bergman | Sweden | 1971 & 1972 (part of Family Four) |
EUROVISION 1993
|
Artist |
Country |
Previous year(s) |
| Tony Wegas | Austria | 1992 |
| Tommy Seebach | Denmark | 1979, 1981 |
| Katri Helena | Finland | 1979 |
EUROVISION 1992
|
Artist |
Country |
Previous year(s) |
| Wind | Germany | 1985, 1987 |
| Sigga (part of Heart 2 Heart) | Iceland | 1990 (part of Stjórnin) |
| Grétar Örvarsson (part of Heart 2 Heart) | Iceland | 1990 (part of Stjórnin) |
| Linda Martin | Ireland | 1984 |
| Mia Martini | Italy | 1977 |
EUROVISION 1991
|
Artist |
Country |
Previous year(s) |
| Thomas Forstner | Austria | 1989 |
| Stefán Hilmarsson (part of Stefán & Eyfi) | Iceland | 1988 (part of Beathoven) |
| Eiríkur Hauksson (part of Just 4 Fun) | Norway | 1986 (for Iceland, part of ICY) |
| Hanne Krogh (part of Just 4 Fun) | Norway | 1971, 1985 (part of Bobbysocks!, winner) |
| Carola | Sweden | 1983 |
EUROVISION 1990
|
Artist |
Country |
Previous year(s) |
| Ketil Stokkan | Norway | 1986 |
Who will return in 2013? Several famous faces are already trying their luck in some of the National Finals. What are your thoughts? Do you like returning artists or should it be a one shot only concept? We’d like to hear your thoughts on our forum
