"Eurovision 2015" redirects here. For the junior contest, see Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015.
Eurovision Song Contest 2015
Building Bridges
Dates
Semi-final 1
19 May 2015 (2015-05-19)
Semi-final 2
21 May 2015 (2015-05-21)
Final
23 May 2015 (2015-05-23)
Host
Venue
Wiener Stadthalle (Hall D) Vienna, Austria
Presenter(s)
Mirjam Weichselbraun
Alice Tumler
Arabella Kiesbauer
Conchita Wurst
Directed by
Kurt Pongratz
Executive supervisor
Jon Ola Sand
Executive producer
Edgar Böhm
Host broadcaster
Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)
Website
eurovision.tv/event/vienna-2015
Participants
Number of entries
40
Number of finalists
27
Debuting countries
Australia
Returning countries
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Serbia
Non-returning countries
Ukraine
Participation map
Finalist countries Countries eliminated in the semi-finals Countries that participated in the past but not in 2015
Vote
Voting system
Each country/jury awards 12, 10, 8–1 points to their top 10 songs.
Winning song
Sweden
"Heroes"
2014 ← Eurovision Song Contest → 2016
The Eurovision Song Contest 2015 was the 60th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Vienna, Austria, following the country's victory at the 2014 contest with the song "Rise Like a Phoenix" by Conchita Wurst. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF), the contest was held at the Hall D of the Wiener Stadthalle and consisted of two semi-finals on 19 and 21 May, and a final on 23 May 2015. The three live shows were presented by Austrian television presenters Mirjam Weichselbraun, Alice Tumler and Arabella Kiesbauer, while the previous edition's winner Conchita Wurst acted as the green room host.
Forty countries participated in the contest, with Australia making a guest appearance.
Cyprus and Serbia returned, after their one-year absence, while the Czech Republic returned after their last participation in 2009. Meanwhile, Ukraine announced their non-participation due to financial and political crises related to the Russo-Ukrainian War.
The winner was Sweden with the song "Heroes", performed by Måns Zelmerlöw and written by Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad, Joy Deb and Linnea Deb. This was the country's second win in three years, having also won in 2012. Sweden won the jury vote and had the highest combined points, but placed third in the televote behind Italy and Russia. Overall the latter two countries placed third and second respectively, and Belgium and Australia rounded out the top five. Further down the table, Montenegro achieved its best result since its independence, finishing thirteenth.
For the first time, the top four of the contest all scored 200 points or better. Russia's entry "A Million Voices" became the first non-winning Eurovision song to score over 300 points. Austria and Germany became the first countries since 2003 to score no points in the final, with Austria also becoming the first (and to date, only) host country to fail to score a point.
The EBU reported that over 197 million viewers worldwide watched the contest, beating the 2014 viewing figures by 2 million.
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