Eurovision Song Contest 1997
The Eurovision Song Contest 1997 was the 42nd edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest, held on 3 May 1997 at the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ) and presented by Carrie Crowley and Ronan Keating, the contest was held in Ireland following the country's victory at the 1996 contest with the song "The Voice" by Eimear Quinn. The 1997 contest was the seventh – and to date last – edition to be staged in Ireland, as well as the fourth to be produced by RTÉ in five years. The Point Theatre served as the host venue for the third time, following the 1994 and 1995 contests, becoming the only venue to have been the site of three Eurovision Song Contests.
Point Theatre, Dublin – host venue of the 1997 contest (pictured following redevelopment)
Ronan Keating (pictured in 2002) served as co-presenter of the 1997 contest and performed during the interval act as lead singer of Boyzone.
Katrina Leskanich (pictured in 2014), lead singer of the 1997 winning performers Katrina and the Waves
Maarja-Liis Ilus (pictured in 2006) represented Estonia in the contest for a second consecutive year.
The Eurovision Song Contest, often known simply as Eurovision, is an international song competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union. Each participating country submits an original song to be performed live and transmitted to national broadcasters via the Eurovision and Euroradio networks, with competing countries then casting votes for the other countries' songs to determine a winner.
The opening act during the final of the 2011 contest in Düsseldorf, Germany
Press conference with the Israeli delegation following its win at the 2018 contest
The EuroClub at the 2012 contest in Baku, Azerbaijan
Martin Österdahl, the contest's Executive Supervisor since 2021