It has been a trend over the past decade for winners of the contest to take up hosting duties the following year.
Eldar Gasimov, one-half of Azerbaijan’s first-ever winners, Ell & Nikki, returned to host the 2012 contest in Baku. The ‘Queen of Europe’ Conchita Wurst handled green room duties in Vienna 2015 and Måns Zelmerlöw joined Petra Mede to host in Stockholm 2016, following his victory with ‘Heroes’.