Eurovision Fan Contest - March 2015
Eurovision Fan Contest - March 2015 was the 13th edition of EFC that was held in Zagreb, Croatia, following Lorde's victory in Winter 2015 with the song "Yellow Flicker Beat". It was the first time Croatia had hosted the contest, after trying 12 times. The two semi-finals were held in 7 and 14 March, and the Grand Final in 21 March 2015. The three shows were hosted by Antonija Blace and Tatjana Juric.
Forty-four coutries had confirmed their participation, with British Virgin Islands, Canada, Faroe Islands, Finland, Hungary, Japan, Kosovo, US Virgin Islands and Uzbekistan returning, and Syria and Pakistan debuting. Belgium and Liechtenstein have withdrawn from this edition for unknown reasons.
Location
On 22 February 2015, it was confirmed that the city that would host the Winter edition would be Zagreb.For the first time, no bidding phase was held.
Format
The competition will consist of two semi-finals and a final, a format which has been in use since the first edition in July. The ten countries with the highest scores in each semi-final will
qualify to the final where they will join the host nation Croatia and the five main sponsoring nations (known as the Big Five): Sweden, The Netherlands, Cyprus, Spain and Denmark.
Semi-Final Allocation Draw
The draw that will determine the semi-final allocation will be held on 1 March 2015.
Graphic Design
On 14 February 2015, the slogan for the March 2015 Contest was revealed to be "Be Amazing.". The theme utilises colourful pyramids, one on top of the other, and it symbolizes the different
physical conditions of a person, whilst the trial of the person to reach the top of the mountain: being amazing.
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Belgium
Greenland
Liechtenstein
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Participants
SEMI FINAL ALLOCATION DRAW
The semi final allocation draw will take place on the 28th Febuary 2015. The 38 (so far) semi-finalists are devided into 6 pots. The devision of the pots is based on a random order.
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Semi-Final 1
Croatia, Denmark and Spain will vote in this semi-final.
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Draw |
Country |
Language | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
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01 |
 Faroe Islands |
English | Elize Ryd & Rickard Söderberg |
One By One |
5 |
92 |
| 02 |
 San Marino |
English | Arianna feat. Pitbull |
Sexy People |
11 | 46 |
| 03 |
Uzbekistan |
Uzbek | Shahzoda |
Moi Zolotoi |
14 | 26 |
| 04 |
Pakistan |
English |
Krewella |
Alive |
8 |
70 |
| 05 |
 France |
French |
Louane |
Avenir |
18 | 13 |
| 06 |
 Hungary |
English | András Kállay-Saunders |
My Baby |
15 | 25 |
| 07 |
 Lithuania |
English |
Milita |
Dangerous |
12 | 36 |
| 08 |
 Armenia |
Armenian | Sofi Mkheyan |
2012 |
9 |
50 |
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09 |
 Switzerland |
English | Timebelle |
Singing About Love |
6 |
91 |
| 10 |
 Greece |
English | Eleni Foureira |
Sweetest Love |
2 |
103 |
| 11 |
 Canada |
English | Avril Lavigne |
When You're Gone |
4 |
94 |
| 12 |
 United States |
English | Fifth Harmony |
Sledgehammer |
1 |
105 |
| 13 |
 Australia |
English |
Sia feat. Shia LaBeouf |
Elastic Heart |
3 |
103 |
| 14 |
 Austria |
English | Stockholm Syndrome |
Kalabalik |
17 | 20 |
| 15 |
 Åland Islands |
English | Agnes |
On Se Donne (On And On) |
13 | 27 |
| 16 |
 Monaco |
English |
Chawki feat. Dr. Alban |
It's My Life (C'est Ma Vie) |
19 | 5 |
| 17 |
Syria |
English |
Helly Luv |
Risk It All |
7 |
70 |
| 18 |
 Germany |
German |
Mark Foster |
Flash Mich |
16 | 21 |
| 19 |
 Kosovo |
Albanian |
Flori Mamujesi feat. Argjentina |
Ku Isha Une |
10 | 47 |
Semi-Final 2
Cyprus, Sweden and The Netherlands will vote in this semi-final.
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Draw |
Country |
Language | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
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01 |
 Norway |
English | Donkeyboy |
Crazy Something Normal |
16 | 20 |
| 02 |
 Japan |
English |
OK Go |
I Won't Let You Down |
14 | 28 |
| 03 |
 Serbia |
Serbian |
Radmila Manojlovic |
Alkotest |
7 |
53 |
| 04 |
 New Zealand |
English |
Massad |
Girl Next Door |
13 | 40 |
| 05 |
 Romania |
English |
Antonia |
Chica Loca |
10 | 44 |
| 06 |
 Wales |
English |
G.R.L. |
Lighthouse |
15 | 27 |
| 07 |
 US Virgin Islands
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English |
P!nk |
Try |
3 |
68 |
| 08 |
Iran |
English |
Darin |
So Yours |
8 |
52 |
| 09 |
England |
English |
Ellie Goulding |
Love Me Like You Do |
1 |
133 |
| 10 |
 Russia |
English |
Polina Gagarina |
Spektakl Okonchen |
12 | 41 |
| 11 |
 Hawaii |
English |
Aly & Aj |
Potential Breakup Song |
18 | 4 |
| 12 |
 Finland |
English |
Clarissa feat. Josh Standing |
On Top Of The World |
5 |
62 |
| 13 |
 Belarus |
English |
Gunesh |
I Believe In A Miracle |
19 | 3 |
| 14 |
 United Kingdom |
English |
Sam Bailey |
Skyscraper |
4 |
67 |
| 15 |
 F.Y.R. Macedonia |
English |
Bobby Andonov |
Broken |
9 |
48 |
| 16 |
 Estonia |
English |
Elisa Kolk |
Superlove |
11 | 41 |
| 17 |
 British
Virgin Islands
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English |
Ed Sheeran |
Give Me Love |
17 | 9 |
| 18 |
Italy |
English |
Alesso feat. Tove Lo |
Heroes (We Could Be) |
2 |
73 |
| 19 |
 Northern Ireland |
English |
Kwabs |
Walk |
6 |
57 |
Grand Final
| Draw |
Country |
Language |
Artist | Song | Place | Points |
| 01 |
Armenia
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Armenian | Sofi Mkheyan |
2012 |
11 | 61 |
| 02 |
Switzerland
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English | Timebelle |
Singing About Love |
7 | 72 |
| 03 |
Northern Ireland
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English | Kwabs |
Walk |
3 | 96 |
| 04 |
Serbia
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Serbian | Radmila Manojlovic |
Alkotest |
21 | 25 |
| 05 |
Faroe Islands |
English | Elize Ryd & Rickard Söderberg |
One By One |
19 | 27 |
| 06 |
Romania
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English | Antonia |
Chica Loca |
14 | 43 |
| 07 |
 Croatia |
Croatian | Colonia |
Feniks |
12 | 59 |
| 08 |
Kosovo
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Albanian | Flori Mamujesi feat. Argjentina |
Ku Isha Une |
26 | 1 |
| 09 |
 Denmark |
English | Molly Sandén feat. Christopher Nissen |
A Little Forgiveness |
25 | 2 |
| 10 |
F.Y.R. Macedonia
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English | Bobby Andonov | Broken | 22 | 18 |
| 11 |
England
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English | Ellie Goulding |
Love Me Like You Do |
1 | 189 |
| 12 |
US Virgin Islands
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English | P!nk |
Try |
15 | 39 |
| 13 |
 Spain |
Spanish | El Sueño De Morfeo |
Lo Mejor Esta Por Llegar |
23 | 14 |
| 14 |
 Sweden |
English | Molly Pettersson Hammar |
I'll Be Fine |
2 |
112 |
| 15 |
Australia |
English | Sia feat. Shia LaBeouf |
Elastic Heart |
16 | 35 |
| 16 |
Italy |
English | Alesso feat. Tove Lo |
Heroes (We Could Be) |
10 | 64 |
| 17 |
Pakistan
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English | Krewella |
Alive |
13 | 43 |
| 18 |
United States |
English | Fifth Harmony |
Sledgehammer |
4 | 91 |
| 19 |
Syria
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English | Helly Luv |
Risk It All |
6 | 78 |
| 20 |
Finland
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English | Clarissa feat. Josh Standing |
On Top Of The World |
18 | 34 |
| 21 |
Canada
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English | Avril Lavigne |
When You're Gone |
20 | 27 |
| 22 |
 Cyprus |
English | John Karagiannis & Nikki Lee |
Say Something |
24 | 11 |
| 23 |
Iran
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English | Darin |
So Yours |
17 | 34 |
| 24 |
United Kingdom |
English | Sam Bailey |
Skyscraper |
8 | 72 |
| 25 |
Greece |
English | Eleni Foureira |
Sweetest Love |
5 | 78 |
| 26 |
 The Netherlands |
English, Dutch, Spanish |
Chawki feat. Pitbull & Do |
Habibi I Love You |
9 | 67 |
Voting
Semi-Final 1
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Number of 12 points |
Country receiving 12 points |
Nation(s) giving 12 points |
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4 |
United States |
Faroe Islands, Lithuania, Australia, Syria |
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3 |
Greece |
Switzerland, Denmark, Spain |
| 2 |
Faroe Islands
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Hungary, United States |
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Syria
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Monaco, Croatia | |
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Pakistan
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Germany, Kosovo | |
| 1 |
Australia
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Greece |
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Armenia |
San Marino |
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Lithuania |
Austria |
Semi-Final 2
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Number of 12 points |
Country receiving 12 points |
Nation(s) giving 12 points |
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9 |
England |
Romania, Iran, Russia, United Kingdom, F.Y.R. Macedonia, Estonia, Italy,
Cyprus, Sweden |
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2 |
Finland |
British Virgin Islands, Northern Ireland |
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1 |
Italy |
Norway |
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Northern Ireland |
Hawaii |
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Russia |
England |
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Japan |
Finland |
Grand Final
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Number of 12 points |
Country receiving 12 points |
Nation(s) giving 12 points |
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10 |
England |
Switzerland, Romania, Kosovo, Denmark, Spain, Sweden, Cyprus, Iran, United Kingdom, Greece |
| 3 |
Northern Ireland |
F.Y.R. Macedonia, Finland, Hawaii |
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United States |
Syria, Lithuania, Russia | |
| 2 |
Switzerland |
England, Austria |
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Finland |
Northern Ireland, Germany | |
| 1 |
Greece |
Uzbekistan |
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The Netherlands |
Italy | |
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United Kingdom |
Norway | |
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Iran
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Monaco |