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
Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967 Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967 Norway was represented by Kirsti Sparboe, with the song "Dukkemann", at the 1967 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 8 April in Vienna. "Dukkemann" was chosen as the Norwegian entry at the Melodi Grand Prix on 25 February. This was the second of Sparboe's three Eurovision appearances for Norway. The MGP was held at Centralteatret in Oslo, hosted by Jan Voigt. Ten performers and five songs took part in the final with each song sung twice by different singers, once with a small combo and once with a full orchestra. The winning