Past weekend, Norway won the 54th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. Iceland got the second place and Azerbaijan got away third. I personally didn't really follow much of the contest since The Netherlands didn't even make it into the finals.

One thing that I really loved about the contest was their logo. The colourful bird (based upon a "Fantasy Bird") is a real sleek sub-logo next to the generic logo. While checking the logos from the previous years, I came across some very well designed logos for this contest.

This article is a roundup showing the evolution of the Eurovision Song Contest logo from 1956 (when the first contest was held) until now. Some logo's (especially in the early days) are nothing more than simple text. Later on, the logo became more complex, while some find their beauty in simplicity.

The generic logo was introduced in 2004 to create a consistent visual identity. The host country's flag appears in the heart. The logo from 2010 listed here is only the main logo: A sub-logo is not yet created. While looking at these amazing logos, you might see that the logo from 1973 is missing. EurovisionCovers and Wikipedia both show different (low quality) versions from that year.

Now make sure to check out this amazing inspirational logo collection showing some great Eurovision Song Contest logos over the past years.

Eurovision Song Contest Logo 1956-2010

Which one did you like the most? Or are there more that you really liked? And how do you think the real logo for 2010 will look like? Please share!

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Ben - Great Logo History   2009-05-19 12:53:41 Thanks for that, that was interesting, especially since about 2004 where they run with a standard logo/branding for the contest, and then let each country stamp it with uniqueness. Reply | Quote

Marco   2009-05-19 13:19:23 Glad you liked the article Ben! 2004 and 2005 indead follow the "main logo", but 2006 - 2009 also added a "sub logo" . Can't wait to see what 2010 will bring us if they'll add another great "sub logo". Reply | Quote

Dave   2009-05-20 05:40:43 i liked 1985 (lol) and 2000. Good post Reply | Quote

Nora Reed   2009-05-20 21:40:31 It's interesting to see the progression of logo designs. Some of them look really plain and I preferred the ones with some sort of background or image. Reply | Quote

d2m.ca - nice samples   2009-05-21 08:04:39 hmm.. thanks for the inspiration for these logos. Reply | Quote

Maria Sollie - Nice !   2009-05-24 16:33:46 I think I liked Serbia (Belgrade) 2008, the best. It is very nice I hope we in Norway will have it like that, or something like it.. Reply | Quote

Sindre - Neat post! :)   2009-07-01 12:46:36 Love the 2009 - moscow logo Reply | Quote

Egill - 2008   2009-08-06 13:53:56 The theme that was last year, Belgrade, felt to me like a huge paint advert. Reply | Quote

Blablabla... - Something importaint   2010-03-10 15:42:24 Can i copy/use the "Eurovision SONG CONTEST 2010" picture? It's for something at mye school. A school-news paper. Please? Reply | Quote

EuroVisioneer - Art Evolution   2010-04-02 10:00:18 Really nice to nice how artistic visions evolve with time, they have somehow kept the spirit and the dynamics of the times. But the Moscow one seems the nicest to me, just like the bird Reply | Quote

Miquel - An interesting pictorial remind about the Contest   2010-08-04 16:23:15 I've a web page about the Contest, I own it since 2004 and one of its sections is about Logos. Thanks alot, it's a very nice notice Nice to meet you! Reply | Quote

Gert Waterink   2011-04-23 06:10:24 You see the logo's from 1970, 1976 and 1980? They all feature the same 'wheel made of music notes'. In a way, you can say that this was the first returning Eurovision logo before the one from 2004 kicked in. Reply | Quote

Anonymous   2011-06-05 19:18:31 eurovision mi je zelo lep Reply | Quote

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vasilis - missing logo   2012-04-13 10:26:44 Nice work why 1973's logo is missing?? Reply | Quote

vasilis - missing logo   2012-04-13 10:27:53 Nice work why 1973's logo is missing????? Reply | Quote

Sweskino von Ryssen - My wie logo   2013-03-07 09:02:40 Hein, ish wie the Schweden eurovision 1985 the most auf ist besitzen and ish like schweden , alles werk, es ist clean and most of alle sie cleiden god. Finnish is so weard sprach. Ish wie schweden. Alt gut in world come frach schweden , das volvo, das Reibverschluss, das bearings and deim is gut in hockey. tanke for das time. ISH MAG SCHWEDEN. oops Reply | Quote

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