The Eurovision Song Contest 2021, which runs from May 18 to 22, marks the 65th version of the European competition.

This year’s event will take place in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, after last year’s competition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Below are a collection of photographs of performances and victory celebrations over the history of the contest from the AP Images photo archive.

Singer of the group Lordi performs for Finland with the song 'Hard rock hallelujah' during the Eurovision final at the Indoor Olympic stadium in Athens, late Saturday, May 20, 2006. Lordi won the Eurovision song contest early Sunday, May 21. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Unidentified fans of Germany's singer Stefan Raab dance and cry as they watch their idol on a video screen in Berlin, Germany, during a live transmission from the 2000 Eurovision Song Contest competition in Stockholm, Sweden, Saturday night, May 13, 2000. (AP Photo/Jan Bauer)

Son de Sol of Spain perform during rehearsal of the finale of the Eurovision song contest in Kiev, Ukraine, Friday, May 20, 2005. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)

The WIG WAM group of Norway performs during the semi-final dress rehearsal of the Eurovision song contest in Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 18, 2005. (AP Photo/ Sergey Ponomarev )

Singer Sibel Tuzun performs for Turkey with the song 'Super Star' during the semi final of the Eurovision Song Contest at the Indoor Olympic stadium in Athens Thursday, May 18, 2006. Sibel Tuzun qualified for the final round. . (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

ZDOD [shi] ZDUD of Moldova performs during the semi-final dress rehearsal of the Eurovision song contest in Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 18, 2005. (AP Photo/ Sergey Ponomarev )

Greece's entry for the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest, Sakis Rouvas, sings "Shake It" during a dress rehearsal for the Semi Final in the Abdi Ipekci Arena in Istanbul, Turkey, May 11, 2004. (AP Photo/Murad Sezer)

Members of group Texas Lightning perform for Germany with the song "No, No Never" during the dress rehearsal for the finals of the Eurovision song contest at the Indoor Olympic stadium in Athens on Friday, May 19, 2006. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Singer Sibel Tuzun performs for Turkey with the song 'Super Star' during the semi final of the Eurovision Song Contest at the Indoor Olympic stadium in Athens Thursday, May 18, 2006. Sibel Tuzun qualified for the final round. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Turkey's entry for the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest, Athena, sings "For Real" during a dress rehearsal for the final in the Abdi Ipekci Arena in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday May 14, 2004. (AP Photo/Murad Sezer)

Ukrainians watch winner of the contest Helena Paparizou of Greece performing during the finale of the Eurovision song contest on a giant screen in downtown Kiev, Saturday, May 21, 2005. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)

Luminita & Sistem from Romania perform during the semi-final dress rehearsal of Eurovision song contest in Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, May 19, 2005. (AP Photo/ Sergey Ponomarev )

Helena Paparizou of Greece performs during the finale of the Eurovision song contest in Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, May 21, 2005. More than 150 million people are expected to watch the show of groups from 25 countries. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)

Singer Severine Ferrer performs for Monaco with the song "La Coco-Dance" during the semi final of the Eurovision at the Indoor Olympic stadium in Athens on Thursday, May 18, 2006. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Shiri Maimon of Israel performs during a semi-final dress rehearsal of the Eurovision song contest in Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 18, 2005. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)

Dutch singer Ellen ten Damme at the dress rehearsal of the TV show 'Germany 12 Points" in Berlin on Saturday, March 12, 2005. At the TV show the German candidate for the 50. European Song Contest in Kiew on May 21, 2005 will be selected. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Swedish pop group ABBA celebrate winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest on stage at the Brighton Dome in England on April 6, 1974, with their song Waterloo. From left to right, Benny Andersson, Anni-Frid Lyngstad (Frida), Agnetha Faltskog, and Bjorn Ulvaeus. (AP Photo/Robert Dear)

Israel's Milk and Honey and Gali Atari celebrate after their win in the annual Eurovision Song Contest in Jerusalem on March 31, 1979. (AP Photo/Aristotle Sariscostas)

The winners of the Eurovision Song Contest pose after the awarding ceremony at the BBC Television Centre in London, United Kingdom, Saturday March 23, 1963. Winners were Grethe und Jorgen Ingman from Denmark, right, second came Esther Ofarim from Switzerland and third Emilio Pericoli from Italy, left. (AP Photo)

Katrina Leskanavich, a native of Topeka, Kan., sings "Love Shine a Light," at the 1997 Eurovision Song Contest at the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland, May 3, 1997. (AP Photo/Dave Caulkin)

The British group Brotherhood of Man seen performing the song Save All Your Kisses For Me which was picked as the winning song at the annual Eurovision Song Contest in The Hague, the Netherlands on April 3, 1976. (AP Photo)

West German singer Mary Roos, performs her song "Nur die Liebe laesst dich leben" (Only Love Lets You Live) during dress rehearsal at the Usher Hall in Edinburgh, Scotland, March 25, 1972 for tonight's final of the Eurovision Song Contest. (AP Photo)

18-year-old French singer France Gall, singing for Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest, proudly presents her winning medal for performing the Serge Gainsbourg, left, song "Poupee de Cire, Poupee de Son" (Wax Doll, Rag Doll) with orchestra director Alain Gorauguer, right, after being awarded in Naples, Italy, March 20, 1965. (AP Photo/Guilio Broglio)

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