Azerbaijan hosts the annual Eurovision Song Contest this weekend ... She begins with the controversial 1998 winner, Israeli transsexual Dana International. Photo: Getty Images ...

As Eurovision’s first ever trans winner, Dana International showed Europe that trans people were also people just like them. It allowed people to connect to her as a person and as a performer ...

Now, all in handy place, you can see the list of every single winner of the Eurovision Song Contest, and also check out some bonus info on the countries who have won Eurovision the most.

Linda's Eurovision star pal Dana Rosemary Scallon ran for president in 1997 before winning a seat in the European Parliament in 1999. A second failed bid for the presidency followed in 2011.

When the 2024 winner is crowned ... publicity was Israel’s Dana International. Image caption, Dana International won the 1998 Eurovision in Birmingham The singer was one of Israel’s most ...

Ireland's Eurovision Winners: Dana - All Kinds of Everything (1970). Johnny Logan - What's Another Year (1980). Johnny Logan - Hold Me Now (1987). Linda Martin - Why Me? (1992). Niamh Kavanagh ...

There's also a very odd dinner with his parents' gaybours (gay neighbours) and an unexpected meeting with Eurovision winner Dana International in a disabled toilet.