The Eurovision Song Contest 2014 was the 59th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, following Emmelie de Forest's win at the 2013 contest in Malmö, Sweden with the song "Only Teardrops". It was the third time Denmark had hosted the contest, having previously done so in 1964 and 2001. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Danmarks Radio (DR), the contest was held at B&W Hallerne and consisted of two semi-finals on 6 and 8 May, and the final on 10 May 2014. The three live shows were hosted by Lise Rønne, Nikolaj Koppel and Pilou Asbæk.
Thirty-seven countries participated in the contest; this included the return of Poland and Portugal after absences of two years and one year respectively. Overall, there were two fewer countries competing compared to the previous year, making thirty-seven participants, the smallest number since 2006. Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus and Serbia announced their non-participation. San Marino and Montenegro both qualified for the final for the first time.
Azerbaijan was out of the top-10 for the first time, achieving 22nd place, Azerbaijan's worst result in the final.
The winner was Austria with the song "Rise Like a Phoenix", performed by Conchita Wurst and written by Charley Mason, Joey Patulka, Ali Zuckowski, and Julian Maas. This was Austria's second victory in the contest, following their win in 1966. It was the longest gap between victories for any country - 48 years. The Netherlands, Sweden, Armenia and Hungary rounded out the top five. The Netherlands achieved their best result since their victory in 1975, while Hungary achieved their best result since their fourth place in 1994. Of the "Big Five" countries only Spain achieved a place in the top ten, while France finished in last place for the first time in their Eurovision history.
A new record of 195 million viewers for the Eurovision Song Contest was reported. The official compilation album of the 2014 Contest was released by Universal Music Group on 14 April 2014, and featured all 37 songs from the contest, including the official #JoinUs theme performed during the interval act of the grand final. The host broadcaster, DR, and the EBU won the International TV Award at the Ondas Awards for their production of the contest. The show organisers from Copenhagen all in all spent 112 million Danish kroner on the contest; three times more than what was expected and were furthermore highly accused of cases of nepotism within the organisation.
Results[]
First semi-final[]
| Rank | Country | EBU member station | Artist(s) | Song | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | AVROTROS | The Common Linnets | "Calm After the Storm" | 150 |
| 2 | Sweden | SVT | Sanna Nielsen | "Undo" | 131 |
| 3 | Hungary | MTVA | András Kállay-Saunders | "Running" | 127 |
| 4 | Armenia | AMPTV | Aram Mp3 | "Not Alone" | 121 |
| 5 | Ukraine | NTU | Mariya Yaremchuk | "Tick-Tock" | 118 |
| 6 | Russia | VGTRK | Tolmachevy Sisters | "Shine" | 63 |
| 7 | Montenegro | RTCG | Sergej Ćetković | "Moj svijet" (Мој свијет) | 63 |
| 8 | Iceland | RÚV | Pollapönk | "No Prejudice" | 61 |
| 9 | Azerbaijan | İTV | Dilara Kazimova | "Start a Fire" | 57 |
| 10 | San Marino | SMRTV | Valentina Monetta | "Maybe" | 40 |
| 11 | Portugal | RTP | Suzy | "Quero ser tua" | 39 |
| 12 | Estonia | ERR | Tanja | "Amazing" | 36 |
| 13 | Latvia | LTV | Aarzemnieki | "Cake to Bake" | 33 |
| 14 | Belgium | VRT | Axel Hirsoux | "Mother" | 28 |
| 15 | Albania | RTSH | Hersi | "One Night's Anger" | 22 |
| 16 | Moldova | TRM | Cristina Scarlat | "Wild Soul" | 15 |
Second semi-final[]
| Rank | Country | EBU member station | Artist(s) | Song | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | ORF | Conchita Wurst | "Rise Like a Phoenix" | 169 |
| 2 | Romania | TVR | Paula Seling and Ovi | "Miracle" | 125 |
| 3 | Finland | Yle | Softengine | "Somthing Better" | 97 |
| 4 | Switzerland | SRG SSR | Sebalter | "Hunter of Stars" | 92 |
| 5 | Belarus | BTRC | Teo | "Cheesecake" | 87 |
| 6 | Norway | NRK | Carl Espen | "Silent Storm" | 77 |
| 7 | Greece | ERT | Freaky Fortune feat. RiskyKidd | "Rise Up" | 74 |
| 8 | Poland | TVP | Donatan and Cleo | "My Słowianie – We Are Slavic" | 70 |
| 9 | Malta | PBS | Firelight | "Coming Home" | 63 |
| 10 | Slovenia | RTVSLO | Tinkara Kovač | "Round and Round" | 52 |
| 11 | Lithuania | LRT | Vilija | "Attention" | 36 |
| 12 | Ireland | RTÉ | Can-Linn feat. Kasey Smith | "Heartbeat" | 35 |
| 13 | Macedonia | MRT | Tijana | "To the Sky" | 33 |
| 14 | Israel | IBA | Mei Finegold | "Same Heart" | 19 |
| 15 | Georgia | GPB | The Shin and Mariko | "Three Minutes to Earth" | 15 |
Finals[]
Country in gold is the winning entry, the country in silver is the host country, and the countries in lime are the "Big 5" countries which are rewarded with automatic spots in the finals.
| Rank | Country | EBU member station | Artist | Song | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Austria | ORF | Conchita Wurst | "Rise Like a Phoenix" | 290 |
| 02 | Netherlands | AVROTROS | The Common Linnets | "Calm After the Storm" | 238 |
| 03 | Sweden | SVT | Sanna Nielsen | "Undo" | 218 |
| 04 | Armenia | AMPTV | Aram MP3 | "Not Alone" | 174 |
| 05 | Hungary | MTVA | András Kállay-Saunders | "Running" | 143 |
| 06 | Ukraine | NTU | Mariya Yaremchuk | "Tick-Tock" | 113 |
| 07 | Russia | VGTRK | Tolmachevy Sisters | "Shine" | 89 |
| 08 | Norway | NRK | Carl Espen | "Silent Storm" | 88 |
| 09 | Denmark | DR | Basim | "Cliche Love Song" | 74 |
| 10 | Spain | RTVE | Ruth Lorenzo | "Dancing in the Rain" | 74 |
| 11 | Finland | Yle | Softengine | "Something Better" | 72 |
| 12 | Romania | TVR | Paula Seling and Ovi | "Miracle" | 72 |
| 13 | Switzerland | SRG SSR | Sebalter | "Hunter Of Stars" | 64 |
| 14 | Poland | TVP | Donatan & Cleo | "My Słowianie - We Are Slavic" | 62 |
| 15 | Iceland | RÚV | Pollapönk | "No Prejudice" | 58 |
| 16 | Belarus | BTRC | Teo | "Cheesecake" | 43 |
| 17 | United Kingdom | BBC | Molly | "Children of the Universe" | 40 |
| 18 | Germany | ARD/NDR | Elaiza | "Is It Right" | 39 |
| 19 | Montenegro | RTCG | Sergej Ćetković | "Moj svijet" (Мој свијет) | 37 |
| 20 | Greece | NERIT | Freaky Fortune feat. RiskyKidd | "Rise Up" | 35 |
| 21 | Italy | RAI | Emma | "La mia città" | 33 |
| 22 | Azerbaijan | İTV | Dilara Kazimova | "Start a Fire" | 33 |
| 23 | Malta | PBS | Firelight | "Coming Home" | 32 |
| 24 | San Marino | SMRTV | Valentina Monetta | "Maybe" | 14 |
| 25 | Slovenia | RTVSLO | Tinkara Kovač | "Round and Round" | 9 |
| 26 | France | France Télévisions | Twin Twin | "Moustache" | 2 |
Awards[]
Marcel Bezençon Awards[]
- Artistic Award and Composers Award - "Calm After the Storm" by The Common Linnets (Netherlands)
- Press Award - "Rise Like a Phoenix" by Conchita Wurst (Austria)
OGAE Poll[]
| Rank | Country | Artist(s) | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | Sanna Nielsen | "Undo" | 352 |
| 2 | Hungary | András Kállay-Saunders | "Running" | 262 |
| 3 | Israel | Mei Finegold | "Same Heart" | 233 |
| 4 | Austria | Conchita Wurst | "Rise Like a Phoenix" | 221 |
| 5 | United Kingdom | Molly | "Children of the Universe" | 162 |
Barbara Dex Award[]
| Rank | Country | Artist(s) | Song |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuania | Vilija | "Attention" |
| 2 | Italy | Emma | "La mia città" |
| 3 | Moldova | Cristina Scarlat | "Wild Soul" |
| 4 | Georgia | The Shin and Mariko | "Three Minutes to Earth" |
| 5 | Albania | Hersi | "One Night's Anger" |
Broadcasting[]
Participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) | Shows | Spokesperson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | TVSH, RTSH Muzike, Radio Tirana | Andri Xhahu | all shows | Andri Xhahu |
| Armenia | Armenia 1 | Erik Antaranyan, Anna Avanesyan | semi-finals | Anna Avanesyan |
| Tigran Danielyan, Arevik Udumyan | finals | |||
| Austria | ORF eins | Andi Knoll | all shows | Kati Bellowitsch |
| Azerbaijan | İTV, İTV Radio | Konul Arifgizi | all shows | Sabina Babayeva |
| Belarus | Belarus-1, Belarus-24 | Evgeny Perlin | all shows | Alyona Lanskaya |
| Belgium (Dutch) | één, Radio 2 | Peter Van de Viere, Eva Daeleman | all shows | Angelique Vlieghe |
| Belgium (French) | La Une | Jean Louis Lahaye, Maureen Louys | ||
| VivaCité | Olivier Gilain | finals | ||
| Denmark | DR1 | Ole Tøpholm | finals | Sofie Lassen-Kahlke |
| Anders Bisgaard | semi-finals | |||
| DR P4 | finals | |||
| DR3 | Peter Falktoft, Esben Bjerre Hansen | |||
| DR Ramasjang | Sign language performers | |||
| Estonia | ETV | Marko Reikop | all shows | Lauri Pihlap |
| Raadio 2 | Mart Juur, Andrus Kivirähk | first semi-finals, grand finals | ||
| Finland (Finnish) | Yle TV2, Yle Radio Suomi | Jorma Hietamäki, Sanna Pirkkalainen | all shows | Redrama |
| Finland (Swedish) | Yle TV2, Yle Radio Vega | Eva Frantz, Johan Lindroos | ||
| France | France Ô | Audrey Chauveau, Bruno Berberes | first semi-finals | Elodie Suigo |
| France 3 | Cyril Féraud, Natasha St-Pier | finals | ||
| Georgia | GPB First Channel | Lado Tatishvili, Tamuna Museridze | all shows | Sophie Gelovani, Nodi Tatishvili |
| Germany | EinsPlus (live) EinsFestival (delayed) |
Peter Urban | all shows | Helene Fischer |
| Phoenix | semi-finals | |||
| Das Erste | finals | |||
| Greece | NERIT1, NERIT HD | Maria Kozakou | all shows | Andrianna Maggania |
| Giorgos Kapoutzidis | finals | |||
| Hungary | M1 | Gábor Gundel Takács | all shows | Éva Novodomszky |
| Iceland | RÚV, Rás 2 | Felix Berggson | all shows | Benedict Valsson |
| Ireland | RTÉ Two | Marty Whelan | semi finals | Nicky Byrne |
| RTÉ One | finals | |||
| RTÉ Radio 1 | Shay Byrne, Zbyszek Zalinski | second semi-finals and finals | ||
| Israel | Channel 1 | Hebrew subtitles | all shows | Ofer Nachson |
| Channel 33 | Arabic subtitles | |||
| IBA 88FM | Kobi Menora, Yuval Caspin | |||
| Italy | Rai 4 | Marco Ardemagni, Filippo Solibello | semi-finals | Linus |
| Rai 2 | Linus, Nicola Savino | finals | ||
| Latvia | LTV1 | Valters Frīdenbergs, Kārlis Būmeisters | all shows | Ralfs Eilands |
| Lithuania | LRT, LRT Radijas | Darius Užkuraitis | all shows | Ignas Krupavičius |
| Macedonia | MRT1, MRT Sat, Radio Skopje | Karolina Petkovska | all shows | Marko Mark |
| Malta | TVM | Carlo Borg Bonaci | all shows | Valentina Rossi |
| Moldova | Moldova 1, Radio Moldova | Daniela Babici | all shows | Olivia Furtuna |
| Montenegro | TVCG1 | Dražen Bauković, Tamara Ivanković | all shows | Tijana Mišković |
| Radio Crne Gore, Radio 98 | Sonja Savović, Sanja Pejović | |||
| Netherlands | Nederland 1, BVN | Cornals Maas, Jan Smit | all shows | Tim Douwsma |
| Norway | NRK1 | Olav Viksmo Slettan | all shows | Margrethe Røed |
| NRK3 | Ronny Brede Aase, Silje Nordnes, Line Elvsåshagen | grand finals | ||
| Poland | TVP1, TVP1 HD, TVP Polonia, TVP Rozrywka | Artur Orzech | all shows | Paulina Chylewska |
| Portugal | RTP1 | Sónia Araújo | first semi-final and final (live) second semi-final (delayed) |
Joana Teles |
| Romania | TVR1, TVRi, TVR HD | Bogdan Stănescu | all shows | Sonia Argint-Ionescu |
| Russia | Russia-1 | Olga Shelest, Dmitriy Guberniev | all shows | Alsou |
| San Marino (Italian) | SMtv San Marino, Radio San Marino | Lia Fiorio, Gigi Restivo | all shows | Michele Perniola |
| San Marino (English) | SMtv Web TV | John Kennedy O'Connor, Jamarie Milkovic | ||
| Slovenia | TV SLO2 | Andrej Hofer | semi finals | Ula Furlan |
| TV SLO1, Televizija Maribor | finals | |||
| Radio Val 202, Radio Maribor | second semi-finals and finals | |||
| Spain (Spanish) | La 2 | José María Íñigo | first semi-finals | Carolina Casado |
| La 1 | finals | |||
| Cadena COPE | Paco González, Tiempo de Juego team | |||
| Spain (Catalan) | Ona FM - Cadena SER Catalunya | Sergi Mas | ||
| Sweden | SVT1 | Malin Olsson, Edward af Sillén | all shows | Alcazar |
| SR P4 | Carolina Norén, Ronnie Ritterland | all shows | ||
| Switzerland (German) | SRF zwei | Sven Epiney | semi-finals | Kurt Aeschbacher |
| SRF 1 | finals | |||
| Switzerland (Italian) | RSI La 2 | Sandy Altermatt, Alessandro Bertoglio | second semi-finals | |
| RSI La 1 | finals | |||
| Switzerland (French) | RTS Deux | Jean-Marc Richard, Valérie Ogier | second semi-finals | |
| RTS Un | finals | |||
| Ukraine | First National | Timur Miroshnychenko, Tetiana Terekhova | all shows | Zlata Ognevich |
| UR-2 | Olena Zelinchenko | |||
| United Kingdom | BBC Three | Scott Mills, Laura Whitmore | semi-finals | Scott Mills |
| BBC One | Graham Norton | finals | ||
| BBC Radio 2 Eurovision | Ana Matronic | second semi-finals | ||
| BBC Radio 2 | Ken Bruce | finals |
Non-participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) | Shows |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | SBS One | Julia Zemiro, Sam Pang | all shows |
| Canada | OUTtv | Adam Rollins, Tommy D. | all shows |
| Croatia | HRT 1, HR 2 | Aleksandar Kostadinov | finals |
| Cyprus | RIK 1 | Melina Karageorgiou | all shows |
| Faroe Islands | Kringvarp Føroya | Unknown | all shows |
| Kazakhstan | Khabar TV | Diana Snegina, Kaldybek Zhaysanbay | all shows |
| New Zealand | BBC UKTV | Unknown | all shows |
| Serbia | RTS1, RTS SAT, RTS HD | Silvana Grujić | all shows |
| Dragan Ilić | finals | ||
| Slovakia | Radio FM | Daniel Baláž, Pavol Hubinák | all shows |
| Juraj Kemka | finals |
Broadcast notes[]
- Canada - OutTV broadcast the three shows in Canada between 20–22 June 2014.
- Germany - Broadcasts of all shows in Germany on Einsfestival were delayed.
- Poland - The three shows were broadcast on TVP Rozrywka with a one day delay.
- Portugal - RTP provided a delayed same-day broadcast of the second semi-final.