Eurovision Song Contest 2015
The Eurovision Song Contest 2015 was the 60th edition of the contest and took place in Vienna, Austria, after Conchita Wurst won the previous year. 40 countries took part this year, with Sweden's song "Heroes" by Måns Zelmerlöw winning.
Australia took part for the first time ever and was invited to the Grand Final as a special guest. Ukraine did not participate due to financial problems related to Russia's invasion of Crimea.
Overview change
According to the rules of Eurovision 2015, there would be 27 countries in the Grand Final. These included host country Austria, the Big 5 (France, Germany, Spain, Italy and the United Kingdom), Australia and the twenty countries which qualified from the semi-finals.
First semi-final change
The first semi-final took place on Tuesday, the 19th May 2015. 16 countries participated in this semi-final. Those 16 countries plus Austria, France and Spain voted in this semi-final. The rankings from each country's jury vote and public vote were combined and the ten best ranked countries qualified for the final.
| R/O | Country | Artist | Song | Result | No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Moldova
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Eduard Romanyuta | "I Want Your Love" | Eliminated | 11th |
| 2 |  Armenia
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Genealogy | "Face the Shadow" | Qualified | 7th |
| 3 |  Belgium
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Loïc Nottet | "Rhythm Inside" | Qualified | 2nd |
| 4 |  Netherlands
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Trijntje Oosterhuis | "Walk Along" | Eliminated | 14th |
| 5 |  Finland
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Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät | "Aina mun pitää" | Eliminated | 16th |
| 6 |  Greece
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Maria Elena Kyriako | "One Last Breath" | Qualified | 6th |
| 7 |  Estonia
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Elina Born & Stig Rästa | "Goodbye to Yesterday" | Qualified | 3rd |
| 8 |  Macedonia
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Daniel Kajmakoski | "Autumn Leaves" | Eliminated | 15th |
| 9 |  Serbia
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Bojana Stamenov | "Beauty Never Lies" | Qualified | 9th |
| 10 |  Hungary
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Boggie | "Wars for Nothing" | Qualified | 8th |
| 11 |  Belarus
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Uzari & Maimuna | "Time" | Eliminated | 12th |
| 12 |  Russia
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Polina Gagarina | "A Million Voices" | Qualified | 1st |
| 13 |  Denmark
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Anti Social Media | "The Way You Are" | Eliminated | 13th |
| 14 |  Albania
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Elhaida Dani | "I'm Alive" | Qualified | 10th |
| 15 |  Romania
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Voltaj | "De la capăt" | Qualified | 5th |
| 16 |  Georgia
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Mina Sublatti | "Warrior" | Qualified | 4th |
Second semi-final change
The second semi-final took place on Thursday, the 21th May 2015. 17 countries participated in this semi-final. Those countries plus Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom voted in this semi-final. The rankings from each country's jury vote and public vote were combined and the ten best ranked countries qualified for the final.
| R/O | Country | Artist | Song | Result | No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lithuania
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Monika Linkytė & Vaidas Baumila | "This Time" | Qualified | 7th |
| 2 |  Ireland
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Molly Sterling | "Playing with Numbers" | Eliminated | 12th |
| 3 |  San Marino
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Anita Simoncini & Michele Perniola | "Chain of Lights" | Eliminated | 16th |
| 4 |  Montenegro
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Knez | "Adio" | Qualified | 9th |
| 5 |  Malta
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Amber | "Warrior" | Eliminated | 11th |
| 6 |  Norway
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Mørland & Debrah Scarlett | "A Monster Like Me" | Qualified | 4th |
| 7 |  Portugal
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Leonor Andrade | "Há um mar que nos separa" | Eliminated | 14th |
| 8 |  Czech Republic
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Marta Jandová & Václav Noid Bárta | "Hope Never Dies" | Eliminated | 13th |
| 9 |  Israel
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Nadav Guedj | "Golden Boy" | Qualified | 3rd |
| 10 |  Latvia
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Aminita | "Love Injected" | Qualified | 2nd |
| 11 |  Azerbaijan
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Elnur Hüseynov | "Hour of the Wolf" | Qualified | 10th |
| 12 |  Iceland
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Maria Olafs | "Unbroken" | Eliminated | 15th |
| 13 |  Sweden
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Måns Zelmerlöw | "Heroes" | Qualified | 1st |
| 14 |  Switzerland
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Mélanie René | "Time to Shine" | Eliminated | 17th |
| 15 |  Cyprus
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John Karayiannis | "One Thing I Should Have Done" | Qualified | 6th |
| 16 |  Slovenia
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Maraaya | "Here for You" | Qualified | 5th |
| 17 |  Poland
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Monika Kuszyńska | "In the Name of Love" | Qualified | 8th |
Grand Final change
The Grand Final took place on Saturday, the 23th May 2015. The 27 finalists were Austria, the Big Five, the twenty qualifiers from the semi-finals and Australia, who was invited as a special guest. The winner was Sweden, with the song "Heroes" by Måns Zelmerlöw. Each country used a jury vote and a public vote to rank the songs. The rankings were combined and the ten songs that ranked highest in both votes were awarded points on a scale of 12, 10 and 8 to 1 (with 12 going to the highest ranked, 10 to the second and 8 to 1 from the third to tenth). Once each country had awarded their points, the winner was declared.
| R/O | Country | Artist | Song | Vote | No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovenia
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Maraaya | "Here for You" | 39 | 14th |
| 2 |  France
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Lisa Angell | "N'oubliez pas" | 4 | 25th |
| 3 | Israel
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Nadav Guedj | "Golden Boy" | 97 | 9th |
| 4 | Estonia
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Elina Born & Stig Rästa | "Goodbye to Yesterday" | 106 | 7th |
| 5 |  United Kingdom
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Electro Velvet | "Still in Love with You" | 5 | 24th |
| 6 | Armenia
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Genealogy | "Face the Shadow" | 34 | 16th |
| 7 | Lithuania
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Monika Linkytė & Vaidas Baumila | "This Time" | 30 | 18th |
| 8 | Serbia
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Bojana Stamenov | "Beauty Never Lies" | 53 | 10th |
| 9 | Norway
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Mørland & Debrah Scarlett | "A Monster Like Me" | 102 | 8th |
| 10 | Sweden
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Måns Zelmerlöw | "Heroes" | 365 | 1st |
| 11 | Cyprus
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John Karayiannis | "One Thing I Should Have Done" | 11 | 22nd |
| 12 |  Australia
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Guy Sebastian | "Tonight Again" | 196 | 5th |
| 13 | Belgium
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Loïc Nottet | "Rhythm Inside" | 217 | 4th |
| 14 |  Austria
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The Makemakes | "I Am Yours" | 0 | 26th |
| 15 | Greece
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Maria Elena Kyriako | "One Last Breath" | 23 | 19th |
| 16 | Montenegro
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Knez | "Adio" | 44 | 13th |
| 17 |  Germany
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Ann Sophie | "Black Smoke" | 0 | 27th |
| 18 | Poland
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Monika Kuszyńska | "In the Name of Love" | 10 | 23rd |
| 19 | Latvia
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Aminita | "Love Injected" | 186 | 6th |
| 20 | Romania
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Voltaj | "De la capăt" | 35 | 15th |
| 21 |  Spain
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Edurne | "Amanecer" | 15 | 21st |
| 22 | Hungary
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Boggie | "Wars for Nothing" | 19 | 20th |
| 23 | Georgia
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Mina Sublatti | "Warrior" | 51 | 11th |
| 24 | Azerbaijan
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Elnur Hüseynov | "Hour of the Wolf" | 49 | 12th |
| 25 | Russia
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Polina Gagarina | "A Million Voices" | 303 | 2nd |
| 26 | Albania
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Elhaida Dani | "I'm Alive" | 34 | 17th |
| 27 |  Italy
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Il Volo | "Grande amore" | 292 | 3rd |
