Eurovision Song Contest 2015 facts for kids
The Eurovision Song Contest 2015 was a huge music event! It was the 60th time this contest happened. The show took place in Vienna, Austria. Austria got to host because Conchita Wurst won for them in 2014.
Forty countries joined the fun that year. Australia even participated for the very first time! They were a special guest for the 60th anniversary. Ukraine didn't join this year. But Cyprus, Czech Republic, and Serbia all came back to the contest.
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The Contest Begins
The Eurovision Song Contest is split into three main parts. There are two Semi-Finals, and then the big Grand Final. Countries compete in the Semi-Finals to earn a spot in the Grand Final. Some countries, like the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom) and the host country, automatically get a spot in the Grand Final.
First Semi-Final
The first Semi-Final happened on Tuesday, May 19, 2015. Sixteen countries performed their songs. Only ten of them made it through to the Grand Final. Countries like Austria, France, and Spain also voted in this Semi-Final.
Here are the top 10 countries that qualified from the First Semi-Final:
| # | Country | Artist | Language | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 |  Russia |
Polina Gagarina | English | "A Million Voices" | 1. | 182 |
| 3 |  Belgium |
Loic Nottet | English | "Rhythm Inside" | 2. | 149 |
| 7 |  Estonia |
Elina & Stig | English | "Goodbye to Yesterday" | 3. | 105 |
| 16 |  Georgia |
Nina Sublati | English | "Warrior" | 4. | 98 |
| 15 |  Romania |
Voltaj | English & Romanian | "De la capat - All Over Again" | 5. | 89 |
| 6 |  Greece |
Maria Elena Kyriakou | English | "One Last Breath" | 6. | 81 |
| 2 |  Armenia |
Genealogy | English | "Face The Shadow" | 7. | 77 |
| 10 |  Hungary |
Boggie | English | "Wars For Nothing" | 8. | 67 |
| 9 |  Serbia |
Bojana Stamenov | English | "Beauty Never Lies" | 9. | 63 |
| 14 |  Albania |
Elhaida Dani | English | "I´m Alive" | 10. | 62 |
Second Semi-Final
The second Semi-Final took place on Thursday, May 21, 2015. Seventeen countries competed in this show. Just like the first Semi-Final, only ten countries moved on to the Grand Final. Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom also voted in this Semi-Final.
Here are the top 10 countries that qualified from the Second Semi-Final:
| # | Country | Artist | Language | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 |  Sweden |
Måns Zelmerlöw | English | "Heroes" | 1. | 217 |
| 10 |  Latvia |
Aminata | English | "Love Injected" | 2. | 155 |
| 9 |  Israel |
Nadav Guedj | English | "Golden Boy" | 3. | 151 |
| 6 |  Norway |
Morland & Debrah Scarlet | English | "A Monster Like Me" | 4. | 123 |
| 16 |  Slovenia |
Maraaya | English | "Here For You" | 5. | 92 |
| 15 |  Cyprus |
John Karayiannis | English | "One Thing I Should Have Done" | 6. | 87 |
| 1 |  Lithuania |
Monika Linktye & Vaidas Baumila | English | "This Time" | 7. | 67 |
| 4 |  Montenegro |
Knez | Montenegrian | "Adio" | 8. | 57 |
| 17 |  Poland |
Monika | English | "In The Name Of Love" | 9. | 57 |
| 11 |  Azerbaijan |
Elnur Hüseynov | English | "Hour Of The Wolf" | 10. | 53 |
The Grand Final
The Grand Final was the big show! It happened on Saturday, May 23, 2015. All the qualified countries, plus the "Big Five" and the host country, competed for the trophy.
Sweden won the contest with their song "Heroes" by Måns Zelmerlöw! They scored an amazing 365 points. It was a tough competition, but Sweden came out on top. Sadly, Austria and Germany both finished last with zero points.
Here are the final results of the Grand Final:
| # | Country | Artist | Language | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Sweden |
Måns Zelmerlöw | English | "Heroes" | 1. | 365 |
| 25 | Russia |
Polina Gagarina | English | "A Million Voices" | 2. | 303 |
| 27 |  Italy |
Il Volo | Italian | "Grande Amore" | 3. | 292 |
| 13 | Belgium |
Loic Nottet | English | "Rhythm Inside" | 4. | 217 |
| 12 |  Australia |
Guy Sebastian | English | "Tonight Again" | 5. | 196 |
| 19 | Latvia |
Aminata | English | "Love Injected" | 6. | 186 |
| 4 | Estonia |
Elina & Stig | English | "Goodbye to Yesterday" | 7. | 106 |
| 9 | Norway |
Morland & Debrah Scarlet | English | "A Monster Like Me" | 8. | 102 |
| 3 | Israel |
Nadav Guedj | English | "Golden Boy" | 9. | 97 |
| 8 | Serbia |
Bojana Stamenov | English | "Beauty Never Lies" | 10. | 53 |
| 23 | Georgia |
Nina Sublati | English | "Warrior" | 11. | 51 |
| 24 | Azerbaijan |
Elnur Hüseynov | English | "Hour Of The Wolf" | 12. | 49 |
| 16 | Montenegro |
Knez | Montenegrian | "Adio" | 13. | 44 |
| 1 | Slovenia |
Maraaya | English | "Here For You" | 14. | 39 |
| 20 | Romania |
Voltaj | Romanian & English | "De la Capat" | 15. | 35 |
| 6 | Armenia |
Genealogy | English | "Face The Shadow" | 16. | 34 |
| 26 | Albania |
Elhaida Dani | English | "I´m Alive" | 17. | 34 |
| 7 | Lithuania |
Monika & Vaidas | English | "This Time" | 18. | 30 |
| 15 | Greece |
Maria Elena Kyriakou | English | "One Last Breath" | 19. | 23 |
| 22 | Hungary |
Boggie | English | "Wars For Nothing" | 20. | 19 |
| 21 |  Spain |
Edurne | Spanish | "Amenecer" | 21. | 15 |
| 11 | Cyprus |
John Karayiannis | English | "One Thing I Should Have Done" | 22. | 11 |
| 18 | Poland |
Monika | English | "In The Name Of Love" | 23. | 10 |
| 5 |  United Kingdom |
Electro Velvet | English | "Still In Love With You" | 24. | 5 |
| 2 |  France |
Lisa Angell | French | "N´oubliez pas" | 25. | 4 |
| 14 |  Austria |
The Makemakes | English | "I´m Yours" | 26. | 0 |
| 17 |  Germany |
Ann Sophie | English | "Black Smoke" | 27. | 0 |
Images for kids
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Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna – where the 2015 contest was held
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The official album cover for Eurovision 2015
See also
In Spanish: Festival de la Canción de Eurovisión 2015 para niños
