"Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 Armenia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna, Austria. Their entry was selected through an internal selection, organised by the Armenian broadcaster Public Television of Armenia (AMPTV). The nation was represented by the song ""Face the Shadow"" performed by the group Genealogy, which featured members from the worldwide Armenian diaspora. Prior to the 2015 Contest, Armenia had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest eight times since its first entry in 2006. Its highest placing in the contest, to this point, has been fourth place, which the nation achieved on two occasions:"
"is very far from the contest"". The Eurovision Song Contest 2015 took place at the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria and consisted of two semi-finals on 19 and 21 May, and the final on 23 May 2015. According to Eurovision rules, each country, except the host country and the ""Big 5"" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom), is required to qualify from one of two semi-finals to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progressed to the final. Nottet sang third in the first semi-final following Armenia and preceding the Netherlands, while he performed"
"Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 was the thirteenth annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest, and took place, for the first time, in Bulgaria. The Bulgarian national broadcaster BNT was the host broadcaster for the event. The final took place on 21 November 2015 and was held at the Arena Armeec in Sofia. Poli Genova, a Bulgarian singer and former representative of Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 and the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, hosted the show. A total of seventeen countries participated, with and making their debuts. and returned after being absent since the"
"Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Sofia, Bulgaria. At the running order draw which took place on 15 November 2015, Macedonia were drawn to perform ninth on 21 November 2015, following and preceding . The final was broadcast in Macedonia on MRT 1 with commentary by Tina Tautovic and Spasija Veljanoska. The Macedonian spokesperson, who announced the Macedonian votes during the final, was Aleksandrija Čaliovski. Ivana and Magdalena started their performance in the center of the stage, together with their three dancers, making a circle. The camera focused on their feet, right before the song started and the dancers started to"
"Eurovision Song Contest held in Stockholm. The concert was recorded live on 31 March 2015 at the Eventim Apollo, London; allowing participating broadcasters the freedom to air the programme on a date and channel that was convenient for their broadcasting schedules. Fifteen artists, representing thirteen countries, consisting of some of Eurovision's Greatest Hits, took part in the sixtieth anniversary gala event. The first-ever winner of the contest (in 1956), Lys Assia, appeared in the audience as a guest of honour. During the broadcast, video montages were shown prior to each entry, showing footage for that particular year's contest, ending with"
"and ""Take Me Down"" performed by Markus Riva. The final took place on 22 February 2015. ""Love Injected"" performed by Aminata was selected as the winner after accumulating the highest number of televotes and internet votes. According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the ""Big 5"" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. In the 2015 contest, Australia also competed directly in the final as"
"to host the 2015 contest. The national broadcaster for Malta, Public Broadcasting Services (PBS), stated prior to the 2014 contest that they would host again if they won. On 26 January 2015, it was announced that Bulgaria had been chosen to host the 2015 edition, which took place on 21 November 2015. It was the first time that the nation organised any Eurovision event. In March 2015, it was confirmed that Sofia would be the host city, with the Arena Armeec being the host venue. On 22 May 2015, a press conference devoted to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest was"
"during the interval act of the final. A record-breaking 204 million viewers worldwide watched the contest, beating the 2015 viewing figures by over 5 million. The contest took place in the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, following Sweden's victory at the 2015 contest in Vienna with the song ""Heroes"", performed by Måns Zelmerlöw. The Ericsson Globe has a capacity of approximately 16,000 attendees, and this was the second time the contest has been staged at the venue, after the Eurovision Song Contest 2000. Host broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT) announced on 24 May, the day after winning the 2015 contest, that the"
"was released, which was recorded with the RTVE Symphony Orchestra and chorus at Madrid's Teatro Monumental. According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the ""Big 5"" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. In the 2015 contest, Australia also competed directly in the final as an invited guest nation. As a member of the ""Big 5"", Spain automatically qualified to compete in the final on"
"Eurovision Young Dancers 2015 The Eurovision Young Dancers 2015 was the fourteenth edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers competition. The final was held in the New Theatre in Plzeň, Czech Republic on 19 June 2015. This was the first time that the Czech national broadcaster, Česká televize (ČT), had organised a Eurovision event. The event is aimed at young dancers aged between 16 and 21, competing in modern dances, be it solo or in couples, as long as they were not professionally engaged. Ten countries participated in the 2015 contest; with and making their début; returning after an eighteen-year break;"
"Sanremo Music Festival 2015 The Sanremo Music Festival 2015 (""65° Festival della Canzone Italiana di Sanremo 2015"") was the 65th annual Sanremo Music Festival, a television song contest held at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo, Liguria, between 10 and 14 February 2015 and broadcast by Rai 1. The show was presented by two previous winners of the festival, singers Arisa and Emma, along with Spanish television presenter and model Rocío Muñoz Morales, and director of the show Carlo Conti. The Big Artists section included 20 established Italian artists, competing with a song each, while 8 artists performed in the Newcomers'"
"at the Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal, and consisted of two semi-finals on 8 and 10 May and the final on 12 May 2018. According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the ""Big 5"" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with"
"place at the Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal and consisted of two semi-finals on 8 and 10 May and the final on 12 May 2018. According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the ""Big 5"" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) were required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progressed to the final. Voting during the three shows involved each country awarding two sets of points from 1-8, 10 and 12: one from their professional jury"
"bid to host the 2015 contest. The national broadcaster for Malta, Public Broadcasting Services (PBS), stated prior to the 2014 contest that they would host again if they won. On 26 January 2015, it was announced that Bulgaria had been chosen to host the 2015 edition, which took place on the 21 November 2015. It will be the first time that the nation will have organised any Eurovision event. In March 2015, it was confirmed that Sofia would be the host city, with the Arena Armeec being the host venue. In a joint organised event, Bulgarian broadcasters BNT and bTV,"
"by the European Broadcasting Union, and was released by Universal Music Group on 13 November 2015. The album features all the songs from the 2015 contest. This is the first Junior Eurovision album to only be released digitally, as well as the first since the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 not to include karaoke versions of all the songs. Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 was the thirteenth annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest, and took place, for the first time, in Bulgaria. The Bulgarian national broadcaster BNT was the host broadcaster for the event. The"
"Germany's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. The German national final took place at the TUI Arena in Hannover on 5 March 2015. Like in the previous five years, the national final was co-produced by the production company Brainpool, which also co-produced the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest in Düsseldorf and the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest in Baku. Eight artists participated in the competition with two songs each; seven of the participants were established artists, while the eighth participant was selected from a club concert wildcard round for new talents. Both the club concert wildcard round and the national final"
"entry in the history of the contest, beating Spain's record of 171 points set during the . This contest also set new records for the highest amount of points for a non-winning entry with Armenia's 176 points and the highest placing and score achieved by a country without earning any 12-point scores with Slovenia's third place and 112 points. Following 's win at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014, the European Broadcasting Union had given the Italian broadcaster RAI the first refusal to host the 2015 contest. However, on 15 January 2015, RAI declined the right to host the contest."
"would have been the first time that a Eurovision entry had been performed from an outside venue via satellite. The Eurovision Song Contest 2017 took place at the International Exhibition Centre in Kiev, Ukraine and consisted of two semi-finals on 9 and 11 May and the final on 13 May 2017. According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the ""Big 5"" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress"
"February 2015, hosted by comedian Nejc Šmit and three former Slovenian Eurovision representatives: Darja Švajger (1995, 1999), Maja Keuc (2011) and Tinkara Kovač (2014). In the first round of voting, the three female hosts (Švajger, Keuc and Kovač) acted as the three-member jury panel that selected the two superfinalists. ""Here for You"" performed by Maraaya and ""Šaltinka"" performed by Rudi Bučar En Figoni were selected to advance. In the superfinal, ""Here For You"" performed by Maraaya was the winner with 7,311 votes from a public televote. According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and"
"2015 MTV Europe Music Awards The 2015 MTV EMAs (also known as the MTV Europe Music Awards) were held at the Mediolanum Forum in Assago, near Milan, Italy, on 25 October 2015. This was the third time the awards have taken place in Italy, second time Assago has been the host city, and the first time that the awards have been held in October. The awards was held in the same venue as the 1998 MTV EMAs. On 30 September 2015, it was announced that singer Ed Sheeran would host the awards, along with actress Ruby Rose. Justin Bieber won"
"Guest performers included Niamh Kavanagh, Paul Harrington and Linda Martin. After the combination of votes from the five regional juries and the public televoting, ""Playing with Numbers"" performed by Molly Sterling was selected as the winner. According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the ""Big 5"" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. In the 2015 contest, Australia also competed directly in the final as"
"was revealed on the 11 March 2018. The ""Eurovision Song Contest 2018"" took place at the Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal and consisted of two semi-finals on 8 and 10 May and the final on 12 May 2018. According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the ""Big 5"" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) were required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progressed to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries"
"23 May 2015. In addition to their participation in the final, the United Kingdom was also required to broadcast and vote in one of the two semi-finals. During the semi-final allocation draw on 26 January 2015, the United Kingdom was assigned to broadcast and vote in the second semi-final on 21 May 2015. In the United Kingdom, the semi-finals were broadcast on BBC Three with commentary by Scott Mills and Mel Giedroyc. The second semi-final was simulcast on BBC Radio 2 Eurovision, a pop-up DAB station, with commentary from Ana Matronic. The final was televised on BBC One with commentary"
"with the song ""My Lucky Day"" was selected as the winner and will compete in the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. The ""Eurovision Song Contest 2018"" took place at the Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal and consisted of two semi-finals on 8 and 10 May and the final on 12 May 2018. According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the ""Big 5"" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) were required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progressed"
"the Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal and consisted of two semi-finals on 8 and 10 May and the final on 12 May 2018. According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the ""Big 5"" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) were required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progressed to the final. Voting during the three shows involved each country awarding two sets of points from 1-8, 10 and 12: one from their professional jury and the"
"""Adio"" on 29 April 2015. The English version had lyrics written by Nicole Rodriguez, Tami Rodriguez, Dunja Vujadinović and Milica Fajgelj while lyrics for the French version were written by Rob Wolfson. According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the ""Big 5"" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. In the 2015 contest, Australia also competed directly in the final as an invited guest nation."
"Malta. The video and new version of the song were premiered on 9 March 2015 at the PBS Creativity Hub in Gwardamanġa and then released online. According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the ""Big 5"" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. In the 2015 contest, Australia also competed directly in the final as an invited guest nation. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split"
"On 26 January 2015, a special allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in. Poland was placed into the second semi-final, to be held on 21 May 2015, and was scheduled to perform in the second half of the show. Once all the competing songs for the 2015 contest had been released, the running order for the semi-finals was decided by the shows' producers rather than through another draw, so that similar songs were not placed next to each other. Poland was"
"May 2015, and was scheduled to perform in the second half of the show. Once all the competing songs for the 2015 contest had been released, the running order for the semi-finals was decided by the shows' producers rather than through another draw, so that similar songs were not placed next to each other. Serbia was set to perform in position 9, following the entry from Macedonia and before the entry from Hungary. The first semi-final and the final were broadcast in Serbia on RTS 1, RTS HD and RTS SAT with commentary by Duška Vučinić. The second semi-final was"
"Bulgaria in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 Bulgaria participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015, as the host country, after Italy who had won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014, declined the invitation from the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to host the contest. The event took place at the Arena Armeec on 21 November 2015. National broadcasters Bulgarian National Television (BNT) and bTV jointly organised the national selection process, in order to decide who would represent them on home soil. Submissions for the national selection shows opened in July 2015, for singers aged between 10-15. A professional jury"
"as a guest. The ""Eurovision Song Contest 2018"" took place at the Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal and consisted of two semi-finals on 8 and 10 May and the final on 12 May 2018. According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the ""Big 5"" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) were required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progressed to the final. The following five members comprised the Ukrainian jury: Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest"
"and placed eighth. In February 2015, Hüseynov won the Turkish version of the reality television singing competition ""The Voice"": ""O Ses Türkiye"". According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the ""Big 5"" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. In the 2015 contest, Australia also competed directly in the final as an invited guest nation. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries"
"by the jury for the second round of voting. In the second round, a public SMS vote solely selected ""Wars for Nothing"" performed by Boglárka Csemer – Boggie as the winner. According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the ""Big 5"" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. In the 2015 contest, Australia also competed directly in the final as an invited guest nation. The"