The Eurovision Song Contest 2015 was the 60th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Vienna, Austria, following Conchita Wurst's victory in the 2014 contest with the song "Rise Like a Phoenix". Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF), the contest was held at 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 reasons regarding 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 just three years, having also won the 2012 edition. It also marked the shortest gap between two wins for the same country since Ireland's 1994 and 1996 victories. Russia, Italy, Belgium and Australia rounded out the top five. This was the first time since the juries were reintroduced alongside the televoting in 2009 that the winner did not place first in the televoting; Italy was the televote winner, while Sweden was the jury winner. 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 host country to score nul points.
The EBU reported that over 197 million viewers worldwide watched the contest, beating the 2014 viewing figures by 2 million.
Results[]
First semi-final[]
| Rank | Country | EBU member station | Artist(s) | Song | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | Channel One | Polina Gagarina | "A Million Voices" | 182 |
| 2 | Belgium | RTBF | Loïc Nottet | "Rhythm Inside" | 149 |
| 3 | Estonia | ERR | Elina Born and Stig Rästa | "Goodbye to Yesterday" | 105 |
| 4 | Georgia | GPB | Nina Sublatti | "Warrior" | 98 |
| 5 | Romania | TVR | Voltaj | "De la capăt" | 89 |
| 6 | Greece | NERIT | Maria Elena Kyriakou | "One Last Breath" | 81 |
| 7 | Armenia | AMPTV | Genealogy | "Face the Shadow" | 77 |
| 8 | Hungary | MTVA | Boggie | "Wars for Nothing" | 67 |
| 9 | Serbia | RTS | Bojana Stamenov | "Beauty Never Lies" | 63 |
| 10 | Albania | RTSH | Elhaida Dani | "I'm Alive" | 62 |
| 11 | Moldova | TRM | Eduard Romanyuta | "I Want Your Love" | 41 |
| 12 | Belarus | BTRC | Uzari & Maimuna | "Time" | 39 |
| 13 | Denmark | DR | Anti Social Media | "The Way You Are" | 33 |
| 14 | Netherlands | AVROTROS | Trijntje Oosterhuis | "Walk Along" | 33 |
| 15 | Macedonia | MRT | Daniel Kajmakoski | "Autumn Leaves" | 28 |
| 16 | Finland | Yle | Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät | "Aina mun pitää" | 13 |
Second semi-final[]
| Rank | Country | EBU member station | Artist(s) | Song | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | SVT | Måns Zelmerlöw | "Heroes" | 217 |
| 2 | Latvia | LTV | Aminata | "Love Injected" | 155 |
| 3 | Israel | IBA | Nadav Guedj | "Golden Boy" | 151 |
| 4 | Norway | NRK | Mørland and Debrah Scarlett | "A Monster Like Me" | 123 |
| 5 | Slovenia | RTVSLO | Maraaya | "Here for You" | 92 |
| 6 | Cyprus | CyBC | John Karayiannis | "One Thing I Should Have Done" | 87 |
| 7 | Lithuania | LRT | Monika Linkytė and Vaidas Baumila | "This Time" | 67 |
| 8 | Poland | TVP | Monika Kuszyńska | "In the Name of Love" | 57 |
| 9 | Montenegro | RTCG | Knez | "Adio" (Адио) | 57 |
| 10 | Azerbaijan | İTV | Elnur Hüseynov | "Hour of the Wolf" | 53 |
| 11 | Malta | PBS | Amber | "Warrior" | 43 |
| 12 | Ireland | RTÉ | Molly Sterling | "Playing with Numbers" | 35 |
| 13 | Czech Republic | ČT | Marta Jandová & Václav Noid Bárta | "Hope Never Dies" | 33 |
| 14 | Portugal | RTP | Leonor Andrade | "Há um mar que nos separa" | 19 |
| 15 | Iceland | RÚV | María Ólafs | "Unbroken" | 14 |
| 16 | San Marino | SMRTV | Michele Perniola & Anita Simoncini | "Chain of Lights" | 11 |
| 17 | Switzerland | SRG SSR | Mélanie René | "Time to Shine" | 4 |
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 | Sweden | SVT | Måns Zelmerlöw | "Heroes" | 365 |
| 02 | Russia | Channel One | Polina Gagarina | "A Million Voices" | 303 |
| 03 | Italy | RAI | Il Volo | "Grande amore" | 292 |
| 04 | Belgium | RTBF | Loïc Nottet | "Rhythm Inside" | 217 |
| 05 | Australia | SBS | Guy Sebastian | "Tonight Again" | 196 |
| 06 | Latvia | LTV | Aminata | "Love Injected" | 186 |
| 07 | Estonia | ERR | Elina Born & Stig Rästa | "Goodbye to Yesterday" | 106 |
| 08 | Norway | NRK | Mørland & Debrah Scarlett | "A Monster Like Me" | 102 |
| 09 | Israel | IBA | Nadav Guedj | "Golden Boy" | 97 |
| 10 | Serbia | RTS | Bojana Stamenov | "Beauty Never Lies" | 53 |
| 11 | Georgia | GPB | Nina Sublatti | "Warrior" | 51 |
| 12 | Azerbaijan | İTV | Elnur Hüseynov | "Hour of the Wolf" | 49 |
| 13 | Montenegro | RTCG | Knez | "Adio" (Адио) | 44 |
| 14 | Slovenia | RTVSLO | Maraaya | "Here for You" | 39 |
| 15 | Romania | TVR | Voltaj | "De la capăt" | 35 |
| 16 | Armenia | AMPTV | Genealogy | "Face the Shadow" | 34 |
| 17 | Albania | RTSH | Elhaida Dani | "I'm Alive" | 34 |
| 18 | Lithuania | LRT | Monika Linkytė & Vaidas Baumila | "This Time" | 30 |
| 19 | Greece | NERIT | Maria Elena Kyriakou | "One Last Breath" | 23 |
| 20 | Hungary | MTVA | Boggie | "Wars for Nothing" | 19 |
| 21 | Spain | RTVE | Edurne | "Amanecer" | 15 |
| 22 | Cyprus | CyBC | John Karayiannis | "One Thing I Should Have Done" | 11 |
| 23 | Poland | TVP | Monika Kuszyńska | "In the Name of Love" | 10 |
| 24 | United Kingdom | BBC | Electro Velvet | "Still in Love with You" | 5 |
| 25 | France | France Télévisions | Lisa Angell | "N'oubliez pas" | 4 |
| 26 | Austria | ORF | The Makemakes | "I Am Yours" | 0 |
| 27 | Germany | ARD/NDR | Ann Sophie | "Black Smoke" | 0 |
Awards[]
Marcel Bezençon Awards[]
- Artistic Award - "Heroes" by Måns Zelmerlöw (Sweden)
- Composers Award - "A Monster Like Me" by Mørland and Debrah Scarlett (Norway)
- Press Award - "Grande amore" by Il Volo (Italy)
OGAE Poll[]
| Rank | Country | Artist(s) | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | Il Volo | "Grande amore" | 367 |
| 2 | Sweden | Måns Zelmerlöw | "Heroes" | 338 |
| 3 | Estonia | Elina Born and Stig Rästa | "Goodbye to Yesterday" | 274 |
| 4 | Norway | Mørland and Debrah Scarlett | "A Monster Like Me" | 243 |
| 5 | Slovenia | Maraaya | "Here for You" | 228 |
Barbara Dex Award[]
| Rank | Country | Artist(s) | Song |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | Trijntje Oosterhuis | "Walk Along" |
| 2 | Serbia | Bojana Stamenov | "Beauty Never Lies" |
| 3 | United Kingdom | Electro Velvet | "Still in Love with You" |
| 4 | Albania | Elhaida Dani | "I'm Alive" |
| 5 | Romania | Voltaj | "De la capăt" |
Broadcast[]
Participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) | Shows | Spokespersons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | TVSH | Andri Xhahu | all shows | Andri Xhahu |
| Armenia | Armenia 1 | Aram Mp3, Erik Antaranyan | first semi-finals | Lilit Muradyan |
| Vahe Khanamiryan, Hermine Stepanyan | second semi-finals | |||
| Avet Barseghyan, Arevik Udumyan | finals | |||
| Australia | SBS One | Julia Zemiro, Sam Pang | all shows | Lee Lin Chin |
| Austria | ORF eins | Andi Knoll | all shows | Kati Bellowitsch |
| Azerbaijan | İTV, İTV Radio | Kamran Guliyev | all shows | Tural Asadov |
| Belarus | Belarus-1, Belarus-24 | Evgeny Perlin | all shows | Teo |
| Belgium (Dutch) | één, Radio 2 | Peter Van de Veire, Eva Daeleman | all shows | Walid |
| Belgium (French) | La Une | Jean-Louis Lahaye, Maureen Louys | ||
| VivaCité | Olivier Gilain | finals | ||
| Cyprus | RIK 1, RIK SAT, RIK HD, RIK Triton | Melina Karageorgiou | all shows | Loukas Hamatsos |
| Czech Republic | ČT art | Aleš Háma | semi-finals | Daniela Písařovicová |
| ČT1 | finals | |||
| Denmark | DR1 | Ole Tøpholm | all shows | Basim |
| DR Ramasjang | Sign language performers | |||
| Estonia | ETV | Marko Reikop | all shows | Tanja |
| Raadio 2 | Mart Juur, Andrus Kivirähk | first-semi-final and finals | ||
| Finland (Finnish) | Yle TV2, Yle Radio Suomi | Aino Töllinen, Cristal Snow | all shows | Krista Siegfrids |
| Finland (Swedish) | Yle TV2, Yle Radio Vega | Eva Frantz, Johan Lindroos | ||
| France | France Ô | Mareva Galanter, Jérémy Parayre | semi-finals | Virginie Guilhaume |
| France 2 | Stéphane Bern, Marianne James | finals | ||
| Georgia | 1TV | Lado Tatishvili, Tamuna Museridze | all shows | Natia Bunturi |
| Germany | Einsfestival, Phoenix | Peter Urban | semi-finals | Barbara Schöneberger |
| Das Erste | finals | |||
| EinsPlus | Sign language performers | all shows | ||
| Greece | NERIT1, NERIT HD, Second Programme | Maria Kozakou and Giorgos Kapoutzidis | all shows | Helena Paparizou |
| Hungary | Duna | Gábor Gundel Takács | all shows | Csilla Tatár |
| Iceland | RÚV, Rás 2 | Felix Bergsson | all shows | Sigríður Halldórsdóttir |
| Ireland | RTÉ2 | Marty Whelan | semi-finals | Nicky Byrne |
| RTÉ One | finals | |||
| RTÉ Radio 1 | Shay Byrne, Zbyszek Zalinski | second semi-final and final | ||
| Israel | Channel 1 | Hebrew subtitles | all shows | Ofer Nachshon |
| Channel 33 | Arabic subtitles | |||
| IBA 88FM | Kobi Menora | |||
| Yuval Caspin | first semi-final | |||
| Tal Argaman | second semi-final | |||
| Italy | Rai 4 | Marco Ardemagni, Filippo Solibello | semi-finals | Federico Russo |
| Rai Radio 2 | all shows | |||
| Rai 2 | Federico Russo, Valentina Correani | finals | ||
| Latvia | LTV1 | Valters Frīdenbergs | all shows | Markus Riva |
| Toms Grēviņš | finals | |||
| Lithuania | LRT | Darius Užkuraitis | all shows | Ugnė Galadauskaitė |
| Macedonia (Macedonian) | MRT 1, MRT Sat, Radio Skopje | Karolina Petkovska | all shows | Marko Mark |
| Macedonia (Albanian) | MRT 2, MRT 2 SAT | Unknown | ||
| Malta | TVM | Corazon Mizzi | all shows | Julie Zahra |
| Moldova | Moldova 1, Radio Moldova, Radio Moldova Muzical, Radio Moldova Tineret | Daniela Babici | all shows | Olivia Furtună |
| Montenegro | TVCG 2 | Dražen Bauković, Tamara Ivanković | all shows | Andrea Demirović |
| Netherlands | NPO 1, BVN, NPO Radio 2 | Cornald Maas, Jan Smit | all shows | Edsilia Rombley |
| Norway | NRK1 | Olav Viksmo Slettan | all shows | Margrethe Røed |
| NRK3 | Ronny Brede Aase, Silje Reiten Nordnes, Markus Ekrem Neby | finals | ||
| NRK P1 | Per Sundnes | |||
| NRK1 Tegnspråk | Sign language performers | all shows | ||
| Poland | TVP1, TVP Polonia, TVP Rozrywka, TVP HD | Artur Orzech | all shows | Ola Ciupa |
| Portugal | RTP1, RTP Internacional, RTP África | Hélder Reis, Ramon Galarza | all shows | Suzy |
| Romania | TVR1, TVRi, TVR HD | Bogdan Stănescu | all shows | Sonia Argint Ionescu |
| Russia | Channel One | Yana Churikova, Yuriy Aksyuta | all shows | Dmitry Shepelev |
| San Marino | SMtv San Marino, Radio San Marino | Lia Fiorio, Gigi Restivo | all shows | Valentina Monetta |
| Serbia | RTS 1, RTS HD, RTS SAT | Duška Vučinić | first semi-final and final | Maja Nikolić |
| RTS 2, RTS SAT | Silvana Grujić | second semi-final | ||
| Slovenia | RTV SLO2 | Andrej Hofer | semi-finals | Tinkara Kovač |
| RTV SLO1 | finals | |||
| Radio Val 202, Radio Maribor | second semi-final and final | |||
| Spain | La 2 | José María Íñigo, Julia Varela | semi-finals | Lara Siscar |
| La 1, Clan | final | |||
| Sweden | SVT1 | Sanna Nielsen, Edward af Sillén | all shows | Mariette Hansson |
| Switzerland (German) | SRF zwei | Sven Epiney | semi-finals | Laetitia Guarino |
| SRF 1 | finals | |||
| SRF 1, Radio SRF 3 | Peter Schneider, Gabriel Vetter | |||
| SRF.ch | Sign language performers | |||
| Switzerland (French) | RTS.ch | Jean-Marc Richard, Nicolas Tanner | first-semi-finals | |
| RTS Deux | second semi-finals | |||
| RTS Un | finals | |||
| Switzerland (Italian) | RSI La 2 | Clarissa Tami, Paolo Meneguzzi | second semi-finals | |
| RSI La 1 | finals | |||
| United Kingdom | BBC Three | Scott Mills, Mel Giedroyc | semi-finals | Nigella Lawson |
| BBC Radio 2 Eurovision | Ana Matronic | |||
| BBC One | Graham Norton | finals | ||
| BBC Radio 2 | Ken Bruce |
Non-participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) | Shows |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | BNT1, BNT HD | Elena Rosberg, Georgi Kushvaliev | finals |
| Canada | OUTtv | Tommy D., Adam Rollins | all shows |
| China | Hunan TV | Kubert Leung, Wu Zhoutong | all shows |
| New Zealand | BBC UKTV | No commentary | all shows |
| Slovakia | Radio FM | Daniel Baláž, Pavol Hubinák, Juraj Malíček | finals |
| Ukraine | UA:First | Timur Miroshnychenko, Tetiana Terekhova | all shows |
Broadcast notes[]
- Italy - The first semi-final was broadcast on Rai 4 with a 1 hour 40 minute delay; the second semi-final was broadcast live.
- Poland - The three shows were broadcast on TVP Rozrywka and TVP HD with a one day delay.
- Portugal - RTP provided a delayed broadcast of the first semi-final.
- Spain - The final was broadcast in Spain live on La 1 and with a delayed broadcast on Clan.
- United Kingdom - The first semi-final was broadcast on BBC Radio 2 Eurovision with a two-day delay; the second semi-final was broadcast live.