Ireland holds the record for most victories , with seven wins , including four times in five years in 1992 , 1993 , 1994 , and 1996 . Under the current voting system , in place since 2016 , the highest-scoring winner is Salvador Sobral of Portugal who won the 2017 contest in Kyiv , Ukraine , with 758 points ; under the previous system , the highest-scoring winner was Alexander Rybak of Norway with 387 points in 2009 . The most recent winner is Duncan Laurence from the Netherlands who won the 2019 event with the song " Arcade " . Winning the Eurovision Song Contest provides artists with a local career boost and sometimes long-lasting international success . Some of them include ABBA ( winners for Sweden ) , Bucks Fizz & Lulu ( winners for the UK ) , Celine Dion ( winner for Switzerland ) , Johnny Logan ( who won the contest twice for Ireland ) , Dana International ( for Israel ) and Lena ( who won for Germany )
2019 event
Eurovision Song Contest 2019
Eurovision Song Contest