Eurovision Song Contest won twice for Ireland, with "What's Another Year" in 1980 and "Hold Me Now" in 1987). Several other winners were well-known artists who won the contest mid-career after they had already established themselves, including Katrina and the Waves, winners in 1997 with "Love Shine a Light", Lulu, winner in 1969 with "Boom Bang-a-Bang", and Sandie Shaw, winner in 1967 with "Puppet on a String". Women have dominated the contest since its inception, either performing solo or as a member of a group on 50 of the 67 winning entries . The 2017 winner was a solo male performance by Salvador
Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 Belgium was represented by Liliane Saint-Pierre, with the song '"Soldiers of Love", at the 1987 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 9 April in Brussels, following Sandra Kim's victory for Belgium the previous year. Saint-Pierre was the winner of the Belgian national final for the contest, held on 14 March. Flemish broadcaster BRT was in charge of the selection of the Belgian entry for the 1987 Contest (While RTBF hosted the Eurovision Song Contest for Belgium due to their winning the previous year). The national final was held at the Amerikaans Theater