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The Eurovision Song Contest 2014 was the 59th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest held in Copenhagen, Denmark, following Emmelie de Forest's win the previous year with the song "Only Teardrops".

This was the third time that the country hosted the Contest, the last time being in 2001. It was also the first country to win twice in the new millennium, and the second country after Sweden to host the Contest twice in the new millennium.

No country made its debut while Poland and Portugal made their return. Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus and Serbia withdrew from competing.

It was won by Conchita Wurst of Austria, performing the song "Rise Like a Phoenix". This was the country's second win and their first since the 1966 Contest - a new record for the longest span between wins.

Location

Bidding Phase

City Venue Capacity Notes
Aalborg Gigantium 8,500 Hosted Dansk Melodi Grand Prix in 2006, 2010 and 2012. Withdrew on 17 June 2013.
Copenhagen A large tent on the grounds of DR Byen 10-15,000
B&W Hallerne 10,000
Parken Stadium 50,000 Hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2001. Withdrew on 28 June 2013.
Fredericia MesseC 8,000 Withdrew on 26 June 2013.
Herning Jyske Bank Boxen 15,000 Hosted the final of Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2013
Horsens Fængslet 13,000

Participants

Returning artists

Artist Note
Valentina Monetta Represented San Marino at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku and the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, but failed to qualify for the final both times
Paula Seling & OVI Represented Romania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo with the song "Playing with Fire", finishing in joint 3rd place with 162 points
Tolmachevy Sisters Represented Russia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Bucharest with the song "Vesenniy Jazz", winning with 154 points
Tamara Todevska Represented F.Y.R. Macedonia along with Vrčak & Adrian Gaxha at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade with the song "Let Me Love You", failing to qualify from the second semi-final
Martina Majerle Represented Slovenia along with the string quartet Quartissimo at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow with the song "Love Symphony", failing to qualify from the second semi-final. Also provided backing vocals numerous times for Croatia and Montenegro and three times for Slovenia

Semi-final 1

Flag of Spain Spain, Flag of France France and Flag of Denmark Denmark voted in this semi-final. The highlighted countries qualified for the final:

Draw Country Performer(s) Song Language Translation Place Points
01 Flag of Armenia Armenia Aram Mp3 "Not Alone" English 4 121
02 Flag of Latvia Latvia Aarzemnieki "Cake to Bake" English, Latvian 13 33
03 Flag of Estonia Estonia Tanja "Amazing" English 12 36
04 Flag of Sweden Sweden Sanna Nielsen "Undo" English 2 131
05 Flag of Iceland Iceland Pollapönk "No Prejudice" English 8 61
06 Flag of Albania Albania Hersi "One Night's Anger" English 15 22
07 Flag of Russia Russia Tolmachevy Sisters "Shine" English 6 63
08 Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Dilara Kazimova "Start a Fire" English 9 57
09 Flag of Ukraine Ukraine Mariya Yaremchuk "Tick-Tock" English 5 118
10 Flag of Belgium Belgium Axel Hirsoux "Mother" English 14 28
11 Flag of Moldova Moldova Cristina Scarlat "Wild Soul" English 16 13
12 Flag of San Marino San Marino Valentina Monetta "Maybe" English 10 40
13 Flag of Portugal Portugal Suzy "Quero ser tua" Portuguese I want to be yours 11 39
14 Flag of the Netherlands.svg The Netherlands The Common Linnets "Calm After the Storm" English 1 150
15 Flag of Montenegro Montenegro Sergej Ćetković "Moj svijet" Montenegrin My world 7 63
16 Flag of Hungary Hungary András Kállay-Saunders "Running" English 3 127

Semi-final 2

Flag of Germany Germany, Flag of Italy Italy and the Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom voted in this semi-final. The highlighted countries qualified for the final:

Draw Country Performer(s) Song Language Translation Place Points
01 Flag of Malta Malta Firelight "Coming Home" English 9 63
02 Flag of Israel Israel Mei Finegold "Same Heart" English, Hebrew 14 19
03 Flag of Norway Norway Carl Espen "Silent Storm" English 6 77
04 Flag of Georgia Georgia The Shin & Mariko "Three Minutes to Earth" English 15 15
05 Flag of Poland Poland Donatan & Cleo "My Słowianie - We Are Slavic" Polish, English We Slavs - We Are Slavic 8 70
06 Flag of Austria Austria Conchita Wurst "Rise Like a Phoenix" English 1 169
07 Flag of Lithuania Lithuania Vilija "Attention" English 11 36
08 Flag of Finland Finland Softengine "Something Better" English 3 97
09 Flag of Ireland Ireland Can-linn feat. Kasey Smith "Heartbeat" English 12 35
10 Flag of Belarus Belarus TEO "Cheesecake" English 5 87
11 Flag of North Macedonia F.Y.R. Macedonia Tijana "To the Sky" English 13 33
12 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Sebalter "Hunter of Stars" English 4 92
13 Flag of Greece Greece Freaky Fortune feat. RiskyKidd "Rise Up" English 7 74
14 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia Tinkara Kovač "Round and Round" English, Slovene 10 52
15 Flag of Romania Romania Paula Seling & OVI "Miracle" English 2 125

Final

Draw Country Performer(s) Song Language Translation Place Points
01 Flag of Ukraine Ukraine Mariya Yaremchuk "Tick-Tock" English 6 113
02 Flag of Belarus Belarus TEO "Cheesecake" English 16 43
03 Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Dilara Kazimova "Start a Fire" English 22 33
04 Flag of Iceland Iceland Pollapönk "No Prejudice" English 15 58
05 Flag of Norway Norway Carl Espen "Silent Storm" English 8 88
06 Flag of Romania Romania Paula Seling & OVI "Miracle" English 12 72
07 Flag of Armenia Armenia Aram Mp3 "Not Alone" English 4 174
08 Flag of Montenegro Montenegro Sergej Ćetković "Moj svijet" Montenegrin My world 19 37
09 Flag of Poland Poland Donatan & Cleo "My Słowianie - We Are Slavic" Polish, English Us Slavs – We Are Slavic 14 62
10 Flag of Greece Greece Freaky Fortune feat. RiskyKidd "Rise Up" English 20 35
11 Flag of Austria Austria Conchita Wurst "Rise Like a Phoenix" English 1 290
12 Flag of Germany Germany Elaiza "Is It Right" English 18 39
13 Flag of Sweden Sweden Sanna Nielsen "Undo" English 3 218
14 Flag of France France TWIN TWIN "Moustache" French 26 2
15 Flag of Russia Russia Tolmachevy Sisters "Shine" English 7 89
16 Flag of Italy Italy Emma "La mia città" Italian My city 21 33
17 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia Tinkara Kovač "Round and Round" English, Slovene 25 9
18 Flag of Finland Finland Softengine "Something Better" English 11 72
19 Flag of Spain Spain Ruth Lorenzo "Dancing in the Rain" English, Spanish 10 40
20 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Sebalter "Hunter of Stars" English 13 64
21 Flag of Hungary Hungary András Kállay-Saunders "Running" English 5 143
22 Flag of Malta Malta Firelight "Coming Home" English 23 32
23 Flag of Denmark Denmark Basim "Cliché Love Song" English 9 74
24 Flag of the Netherlands.svg The Netherlands The Common Linnets "Calm After the Storm" English 2 238
25 Flag of San Marino San Marino Valentina Monetta "Maybe" English 24 14
26 Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Molly "Children of the Universe" English 17 72

Other Countries

  • Flag of Andorra Andorra – The Andorran broadcaster has informed esctoday.com that due to financial reasons and a tight budget the broadcaster has decided not to participate at the Eurovision Song Contest. Hence we will not see Andorra return to Eurovision next year.
  • Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina - Despite the Bosnian broadcaster Radio and Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHRT) initially stating their intention to participate in the contest, on 18 December 2013 it was announced that they would not be taking part due to a lack of sponsorship.
  • Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria – Though at first BNT announced its participation, later on 22 November 2013, BNT announced its withdrawal, due to budget cuts and financial reasons.
  • Flag of Croatia Croatia – Croatian broadcaster Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT) announced on 19 September 2013 that they are withdrawing from the 2014 contest, citing the European financial crisis, as well as a string of poor results between 2010 and 2013 influencing their decision to take a year break. The last time Croatia qualified for the grand final was in 2009.
  • Flag of Cyprus Cyprus – Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) has withdrawn from 2014 citing public indifference and the economic crisis for not taking part.
  • Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic – The Czech broadcaster Česká televize (ČT) commented on their Facebook page that they have no plans on returning to the contest.
  • Flag of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein – 1 Fürstentum Liechtenstein Television (1FLTV) previously sought government subsidies to support membership in the EBU. The broadcaster originally intended to participate in 2013, however it has yet to join the EBU which is a requirement for entering the contest. On 10 September 2013, 1FLTV informed and confirmed to Esctoday.com that Liechtenstein wound not be participating in Copenhagen; stating that the broadcaster has no plans to join the EBU at the moment.
  • Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg – The chief executive officer of RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg, Alain Berwick, stated that Luxembourg would not return to the contest, citing the potential financial burden of hosting the contest and a lack of public interest as reasons for this decision.
  • Flag of Monaco Monaco – The Monegasque broadcaster Télé Monte Carlo (TMC) has informed Esctoday.com that Monaco would not be returning to the contest in 2014.
  • Flag of Morocco Morocco – On 11 September 2013, Moroccan broadcaster Société Nationale de Radiodiffusion et de Télévision (SNRT) informed and confirmed to Esctoday.com that they have not rule out the possibility of making a comeback in the near future, but currently have no plans to make their return at the 2014 contest.
  • Flag of Serbia Serbia – On November 22, 2013 Serbia announces its withdrawal, due to financial reasons.
  • Flag of Slovakia Slovakia – Participation in the 2014 contest was denied by the official Twitter feed for the Slovakian broadcaster Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska (RTVS), when they were asked by ESC Club Slovakia on September 1st whether they would be taking part in the 2014 contest.
  • Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey – On 14 September 2013, the general director of Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT), İbrahim Şahin, stated that there are no plans to return to the contest under the current conditions. Dissatisfaction with the introduction of a mixed jury/televote voting system and the current status of the "Big Five" were once again cited as reasons for this decision.

Scoreboard

2014 scoreboard

Gallery

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Winners
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Winning Songs
RefrainNet als toenDors, mon amourEen beetjeTom PillibiNous les amoureuxUn premier amourDanseviseNon ho l'etàPoupée de cire, poupée de sonMerci, chériePuppet on a StringLa, la, laVivo cantandoBoom Bang-a-BangDe troubadourUn jour, un enfantAll Kinds of EverythingUn banc, un arbre, une rueAprès toiTu te reconnaîtrasWaterlooDing-a-DongSave Your Kisses for MeL'oiseau et l'enfantA-Ba-Ni-BiHallelujahWhat's Another YearMaking Your Mind UpEin bißchen FriedenSi la vie est cadeauDiggi-Loo Diggi-LeyLa det swingeJ'aime la vieHold Me NowNe partez pas sans moiRock MeInsieme: 1992Fångad av en stormvindWhy Me?In Your EyesRock 'n' Roll KidsNocturneThe VoiceLove Shine a LightDivaTake Me to Your HeavenFly on the Wings of LoveEverybodyI WannaEvery Way That I CanWild DancesMy Number OneHard Rock HallelujahMolitvaBelieveFairytaleSatelliteRunning ScaredEuphoriaOnly TeardropsRise Like a PhoenixHeroes1944Amar pelos doisToyArcadeZitti e buoniStefaniaTattoo
Contests
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Countries
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Miscellaneous
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