The Eurovision Song Contest 2015 was the 60th annual Eurovision Song Contest which took place in Vienna, Austria, following Conchita Wurst's win the previous year in Copenhagen with the song "Rise Like a Phoenix". It took place on 23 May 2015.
Australia made its debut as an automatic qualifier since it was invited to participate for the diamond anniversary. Cyprus, Czech Republic and Serbia all made their return while Ukraine withdrew for the first time since it began competing.
It was won by Måns Zelmerlöw of Sweden, performing the song "Heroes". This gave the country its sixth win and made it the first to win the Contest twice with more than 300 points as well as being the first to win twice in the 21st century. Its victory also placed it one win behind record holders Ireland.
Location
Key
| City | Venue | Capacity | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Innsbruck | Olympiaworld | Hosted the figure skating and ice hockey events at both the 1964 and 1976 Winter Olympic Games. | ||
| Vienna | Wiener Stadthalle, Hall D | Hosts the annual Erste Bank Open tennis tournament and many events along the year. | ||
| Backup venues | ||||
| Vienna | Heldenplatz | |||
| New All-round Concert Hall in Neu Marx | ||||
| Marx hall | ||||
| Trabrennbahn Krieau | ||||
| Failed bids | ||||
| Klagenfurt | Wörthersee Stadion | Served as host for some matches of UEFA Euro 2008. | ||
| Oberwart | Messezentum | |||
| Vienna | Schönbrunn Palace | |||
| Vienna International Airport, Parking C | ||||
| Wels | Messehalle | |||
Participants
Returning artists
| Artist | Note |
|---|---|
| Inga Arshakyan | Represented Armenia together with her sister at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow with the song "Jan Jan", finishing in 10th place with 92 points |
| Michele Perniola | Represented San Marino at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Kiev with the song "O-o-O Sole intorno a me", finishing in 10th place with 42 points |
| Anita Simoncini | Represented San Marino at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Marsa as part of the girl group The Peppermints with the song "Breaking My Heart", finishing in 15th place with 21 points |
| Amber | Appeared at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku as a backing singer for the entry from Malta by Kurt Calleja |
| Uzari | Appeared at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf as a backing vocalist for the entry from Belarus |
| Elnur Hüseynov | Represented Azerbaijan on its debut at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade along with Samir Javadzadeh, performing the song "Day After Day", finishing in 8th place with 132 points |
| Raay | Appeared at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen as a backing vocalist for the entry from Slovenia |
| Hera Björk | Represented Iceland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo with the song "Je ne sais quoi", successfully qualifying for the final where it finished in 19th place with 41 points |
| Nicolas Dorian | Represented Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf as part of the group Witloof Bay with the song "With Love Baby", failing to qualify from the second semi-final |
Semi-final 1
Sixteen countries took part in the first semi-final. 
Australia, 
Austria, 
France and 
Spain voted in this semi-final. The highlighted songs qualified for the final:
Semi-final 2
Seventeen countries took part in this semi-final. Australia, 
Germany, 
Italy and the 
United Kingdom voted in this semi-final. The highlighted songs qualified for the final:
Final
As in the 2014 Contest, the winner was announced as soon as it was mathematically impossible to catch up. In this case, the winner had been determined by the 36th vote, which came from Cyprus.
NOTES: While Austria and Germany both finished with no points, the former is listed as finishing "ahead" of the latter due to the tiebreaker rule that favours the song performed earliest in the running order.
Scoreboard
