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North Vision Song Contest 14
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Dates
PQR date 14 May 2015
Semi-final 1 date 30 May 2015
Semi-final 2 date 6 June 2015
Final date 20 June 2015
Host
Venue Astana Arena
Astana, Kazakhstan
Presenter(s) Zhanar Dugalova
Broadcaster NTK
Opening act Semi-final 1: Welcome to Kazakhstan
Semi-final 2: Traditional Kazakh Dance "Swan"
Grand Final: A-Studio & Tomas performing "Falling For You"
Interval act Semi-final 1: KeshYOU performing "Rizamyn"
Semi-final 2: Ali Okapov performing "Alga"
Grand Final: Kazakh version of Pharrell Williams' "Happy"
Participants
Entries 50
Debuting None
Returning Flag of Lithuania Lithuania
Flag of Portugal Portugal
Withdrawing Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria
Flag of Moldova Moldova
Flag of Romania Romania
Flag of San Marino San Marino
Flag of Spain Spain
Voting
System Each country awarded 12, 10, 8-1 points to their 10 favorite songs
Null points None
Winner Flag of Denmark Denmark
"My Crown"
North Vision Song Contest
◄ 13 Eurovision Heart 15 ►

North Vision Song Contest 14, often referred to as NVSC 14, was the 14th edition of the North Vision Song Contest. It was held in Astana, Kazakhstan following the country's win of the previous edition. NTK chose the Astana Arena in Astana to host the edition while Zhanar Dugalova was selected as the only presenter of the contest for both Semi-finals and Grand Final.

Fifty countries participated in the edition with Lithuania and Portugal returning to the contest after withdrawing the last edition. Five countries withdrew from this edition; Bulgaria and Romania announced cuts in the budget and low interest while San Marino didn't state any reasons for its withdrawing. TVE announced Spain's withdrawal for various reasons, the biggest being the participation in the PQR. TRM announced that Moldova would take one edition break due to luck of fairness in the contest.

Denmark was declared the winner for the third time with the song "My Crown" by The Storm which managed to win the edition with 249 points, 60 points over the runner-up Lebanon. During this edition, the country broke several records: the song managed to achieve the highest number of points in both a final and a semi-final and also managed to win with the largest margin ahead the runner-up. It also became the first PQR qualifier to win the contest. United Kingdom and Norway had another top five placement with the third and fourth places respectively. Russia finished fifth while Croatia sixth with the last being the only member of the big 6 to end in the top ten.

Location[]

Astana is the capital of Kazakhstan. It is located on the Ishim River in the north portion of Kazakhstan, within Akmola Region, though administrated separately from the region as the city with special status. The 2014 census reported a population of 835,153 within the city, making it the second-largest city in Kazakhstan.

Founded in 1830 as the settlement of Akmoly (Russian: Акмолы), it served as fortification of the Siberian Cossacks. In 1932, the settlement was granted a town status and renamed Akmolinsk (Russian: Акмолинск). On 20 March 1961, the city was renamed to Tselinograd (Russian: Целиноград) to mark the city's evolution a cultural and administrative center of the Virgin Lands Campaign. In 1992, it was renamed Akmola (Kazakh: Ақмола), the modified original name meaning "a white grave". On 10 December 1997, Akmola replaced Almaty to become the capital of Kazakhstan. On 6 May 1998, it was renamed Astana, which means "the capital" in Kazakh.

Astana is a planned city, such as Canberra in Australia, Washington, D.C. in the United States and Brasilia in Brazil. The master plan of Astana was designed by Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa. As the seat of the Government of Kazakhstan, Astana is the site of the Parliament House, the Supreme Court, the Ak Orda Presidential Palace and numerous government departments and agencies. It is home to many futuristic buildings, hotels and skyscrapers. Astana is center for sport, healthcare and education. Astana will host the Expo 2017.

Venue[]

The Astana Arena (Kazakh: Астана Арена) is a football stadium in Astana, Kazakhstan. The stadium holds 30,000 and has a retractable roof. It serves as the national stadium for the Kazakhstan national football team. Astana Arena is the second largest stadium in the country and it was built from 2006 to 2009 at a cost of $185 million, and was officially opened on July 3, 2009. It is also a home ground for FC Astana of the Kazakhstan Premier League and FC Bayterek of the Kazakhstan First Division. The stadium hosted the opening ceremony of the 7th Asian Winter Games on January 31, 2011. Astana Arena is one of the venues to bid to host Euro 2020 matches

Format[]

Semi-final allocation draw[]

The draw that determined the semi-final allocation was held on 18 May 2015 at the town hall in Astana. As the pre-qualification round would start after the draw, the spot for the three pre-qualification round qualifiers were drawn first. The NBU allocated Switzerland to vote in the first semi-final after a request from the delegation. The rest of the big 6 countries were first drawn to determine in which semi-final each would country vote. Kazakhstan and Luxembourg were drawn to vote in the first semi-final while Croatia, Germany and Sweden were drawn to vote in the second semi-final. The rest of the thirty-seven countries were divided into six pots, based on their geographical place. Each time a country was drawn from the pot, its semi-final and half of the semi-final was determined.

The six pots were the following:

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3
Pot 4 Pot 5 Pot 6

Running order draw[]

The draw that determined the running order of the edition took place on 1 May 2015 at the Rixos President Hotel in Astana. Two countries from each semi-final and a big 6 country received a wildcard and could select their starting position at their half (first or second). FYR Macedonia and France got the wildcards from the first semi-final, Albania and Iceland got the wildcards from the second semi-final while Kazakhstan got the wildcard of the big 6. During the running order draw, the semi-final of the pre-qualification round qualifiers were also determined. The running order draw for the semi-final qualifiers took place after the results of each semi-final with each of the qualifiers drawing their starting position.

Participating countries[]

NVSC 14 SF Map
     Countries in the first semi-final
     Countries voting in the first semi-final
     Countries in the second semi-final
     Countries voting in the second semi-final

Fifty countries participated in the edition. Lithuania and Portugal returned after taking a break from the last edition.

Five countries announced their withdrawals: Bulgaria and Romania due to lack of budget and interest. TRM confirmed that Moldova would not continue its participation due to a lack of fairness in the contest. Spain withdrew for various reasons, the biggest being the participation in the Pre-qualification round. San Marino withdrew once again after the last place in the semi-final.

Returning artists[]

Pegasus returned to represent Switzerland for second time after doing so in the tenth edition. Dominika Mirgova was to represent Slovakia for third time. However, she was later replaced with Celeste Buckingham, who also returned to the contest after taking part in the sixth, eighth and tenth editions. Shiri Maimon and Alexandra Joner returned to represent Israel and Norway respectively after participating in the fourth editionAntra Stafecka, the Latvian representative, has previously represented the country in the fifth edition. Elvana Gjata, GJan and Clare Maguire returned to represent Albania, Lithuania and Ireland respectively after participating in the seventh edition. Timoteij, the first Swedish representatives, returned to represent the country for second time.

Results[]

Pre-qualification round[]

Main article: Pre-Qualification Round 6

Seven countries participated in the sixth pre-qualification round. Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denmark and Serbia qualified to the semi-finals while Algeria, Armenia, Austria and Greece were eliminated.

Draw Country Artist Song Place Points
01 Flag of Armenia Armenia Aram MP3 "Help" 5 51
02 Flag of Serbia Serbia Milica Pavlović "Selfi" 2 56
03 Algeria Algeria Amel Wahby "Mama Loca" 7 48
04 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia & Herzegovina Dubioza Kolektiv "No Escape (from Balkan)" 3 56
05 Flag of Denmark Denmark The Storm "My Crown" 1 74
06 Flag of Greece Greece Angelika Dusk "Marionette" 4 53
07 Austria Austria Tagträumer "Tagträumen" 6 50

Semi-final 1[]

Twenty countries participated in the first semi-final. Kazakhstan, Luxembourg and Switzerland also voted in this semi-final. The highlighted countries qualified for the final.

Draw Country Artist Song Place Points
01 Flag of Montenegro Montenegro Goga Sekulić feat. Jasmin Jusić "Vuče, Lopove" 11 60
02 Flag of Norway Norway Alexandra Joner "Cinderella" 1 127
03 Flag of Faroe Islands Faroe Islands Byrta "Grát Ei Eftir Mánanum" 13 52
04 Flag of Italy Italy Spankox feat. Yunna "Makaroni" 12 60
05 Flag of Lebanon Lebanon Myriam Fares "Nifsi Aoulhalak" 4 105
06 Flag of Georgia Georgia Rati Durglishvili "Paper Boat" 2 122
07 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia Anay "2NIGHT" 20 30
08 Flag of Turkey Türkiye Murat Dalkılıç "Yani" 5 87
09 Flag of North Macedonia North Macedonia Elena & Lambe "Najdobro do sega" 16 38
10 Flag of Hungary Hungary Honeybeast "Egyedül" 19 31
11 Flag of Monaco Monaco Vincent Niclo "Divino" 9 66
12 Flag of Latvia Latvia Antra Stafecka "It's the Night" 8 68
13 Flag of Russia Russia Sergey Lazarev "7 tsifr" 3 122
14 Flag of France France Julie Zenatti "Les amis" 18 31
15 Flag of Estonia Estonia Ithaka Maria "Palume Lavale" 6 77
16 Flag of Netherlands Netherlands Karlijn "Victorious" 17 33
17 Flag of Andorra Andorra Dama "Estrella Fugaz" 10 64
18 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia & Herzegovina Dubioza Kolektiv "No Escape (from Balkan)" 14 44
19 Flag of Poland Poland Tabb & Sound'n'Grace "Dach" 15 43
20 Flag of Finland Finland Ellinoora "Ei hävittävää (AEIOUAO)" 7 74

Semi-final 2[]

Twenty countries participated in the second semi-final. Croatia, Germany and Sweden also voted in this semi-final. The highlighted countries qualified for the final.

Draw Country Artist Song Place Points
01 Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom Ella Henderson "Mirror Man" 2 128
02 Flag of Morocco Morocco Jamila "#Damdouma" 19 14
03 Flag of Denmark Denmark The Storm "My Crown" 1 171
04 Flag of Israel Israel Shiri Maimon "Zchuchiot" 12 53
05 Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Marala "Zanovo nachat'" 13 51
06 Flag of Ireland Ireland Clare Maguire "The Shield and the Sword" 3 108
07 Flag of Belarus Belarus Alyona Lanskaya "Ya Zhiva" 7 81
08 Flag of Portugal Portugal Mickael Carreira feat. B4 "Tudo O Que Tu Quiseres" 18 22
09 Flag of Malta Malta Ekklesia Sisters "Love And Let Go" 8 66
10 Flag of Albania Albania Elvana Gjata feat. Flori Mumajesi "Kuq e zi je ti" 15 42
11 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia Celeste Buckingham "Unpredictable" 6 83
12 Flag of Tunisia Tunisia Yael Naim "Dream In My Head" 11 60
13 Flag of Serbia Serbia Milica Pavlović "Selfi" 9 65
14 Flag of Lithuania Lithuania GJan "Nobody Around" 4 107
15 Flag of Ukraine Ukraine Dantes & Oleynik "Staya" 17 25
16 Flag of Belgium Belgium Billie Leyers "I Will Never (igidigidaga)" 16 42
17 Flag of Cyprus Cyprus Nearchos & Charis "Deila den agapo" 10 62
18 Flag of Iceland Iceland Avenor feat. LeLe "In Your Dreams" 14 46
19 Flag of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein Anna Aaron "Sea Monsters" 20 10
20 Flag of Czech Republic Czechia AquaBabes "Neříkej Mi Baby" 5 98

Final[]

Twenty-six countries participated in the final, with all fifty participating countries eligible to vote.

Draw Country Artist Song Place Points
01 Flag of Sweden Sweden Timoteij "Wildfire" 11 124
02 Flag of Malta Malta Ekklesia Sisters "Love And Let Go" 26 37
03 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia Celeste Buckingham "Unpredictable" 18 89
04 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Pegasus "Last Night On Earth" 19 82
05 Flag of Croatia Croatia Petra Kovačević "Buka, galama" 6 138
06 Flag of Belarus Belarus Alyona Lanskaya "Ya Zhiva" 17 94
07 Flag of Monaco Monaco Vincent Niclo "Divino" 9 133
08 Flag of Norway Norway Alexandra Joner "Cinderella" 4 159
09 Flag of Germany Germany Alexa Feser "Glück" 15 100
10 Flag of Russia Russia Sergey Lazarev "7 tsifr" 5 147
11 Flag of Finland Finland Ellinoora "Ei hävittävää (AEIOUAO)" 22 63
12 Flag of Andorra Andorra Dama "Estrella Fugaz" 24 47
13 Flag of Georgia Georgia Rati Durglishvili "Paper Boat" 13 120
14 Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg Jonathan Reichling "Quand Tu Danses" 25 46
15 Flag of Estonia Estonia Ithaka Maria "Palume Lavale" 14 111
16 Flag of Serbia Serbia Milica Pavlović "Selfi" 20 80
17 Flag of Ireland Ireland Clare Maguire "The Shield and the Sword" 8 134
18 Flag of Denmark Denmark The Storm "My Crown" 1 249
19 Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom Ella Henderson "Mirror Man" 3 163
20 Flag of Cyprus Cyprus Nearchos & Charis "Deila den agapo" 21 65
21 Flag of Latvia Latvia Antra Stafecka "It's the Night" 16 98
22 Flag of Lebanon Lebanon Myriam Fares "Nifsi Aoulhalak" 2 189
23 Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Andrey Tikhonov "Tomorrow is Today" 23 49
24 Flag of Czech Republic Czechia AquaBabes "Neříkej Mi Baby" 7 136
25 Flag of Lithuania Lithuania GJan "Nobody Around" 10 126
26 Flag of Turkey Türkiye Murat Dalkılıç "Yani" 12 121

Non-qualifier results[]

Place Country Semi-final Place Points Percentage
27 Flag of Tunisia Tunisia 11 60 4.50%
28 Flag of Montenegro Montenegro 11 60 4.50%
29 Flag of Italy Italy 12 60 4.50%
30 Flag of Israel Israel 12 53 3.97%
31 Flag of Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 13 52 3.90%
32 Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 13 51 3.82%
33 Flag of Iceland Iceland 14 46 3.45%
34 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia & Herzegovina 14 44 3.30%
35 Flag of Poland Poland 15 43 3.22%
36 Flag of Albania Albania 15 42 3.15%
37 Flag of Belgium Belgium 16 42 3.15%
38 Flag of North Macedonia North Macedonia 16 38 2.85%
39 Flag of Netherlands Netherlands 17 33 2.47%
40 Flag of France France 18 31 2.32%
41 Flag of Hungary Hungary 19 31 2.32%
42 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia 20 30 2.25%
43 Flag of Ukraine Ukraine 17 25 1.87%
44 Flag of Portugal Portugal 18 22 1.65%
45 Flag of Morocco Morocco 19 14 1.05%
46 Flag of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 20 10 0.75%
47 Flag of Greece Greece N/A
48 Flag of Armenia Armenia
49 Austria Austria
50 Algeria Algeria

Voting grids[]

Pre-qualification round[]

See Pre-Qualification Round 6.

Semi-final 1[]

Semi-final 1
split jury/televote results
Place Televoting Points Jury Points
1 Flag of Norway Norway 127 Flag of Georgia Georgia 126
2 Flag of Russia Russia 108 Flag of Norway Norway 107
3 Flag of Turkey Türkiye 95 Flag of Russia Russia 102
4 Flag of Georgia Georgia 94 Flag of Estonia Estonia 98
5 Flag of Italy Italy 92 Flag of Lebanon Lebanon 95
6 Flag of Lebanon Lebanon 89 Flag of Latvia Latvia 78
7 Flag of Montenegro Montenegro 79 Flag of Monaco Monaco 77
8 Flag of Finland Finland 77 Flag of Faroe Islands Faroe 75
9 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia 65 Flag of Turkey Türkiye 75
10 Flag of Andorra Andorra 65 Flag of Finland Finland 74
11 Flag of Estonia Estonia 61 Flag of Andorra Andorra 68
12 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina B&H 61 Flag of Poland Poland 63
13 Flag of North Macedonia North Macedonia 51 Flag of Hungary Hungary 56
14 Flag of Latvia Latvia 51 Flag of Italy Italy 48
15 Flag of Monaco Monaco 49 Flag of France France 46
16 Flag of Faroe Islands Faroe 48 Flag of Montenegro Montenegro 45
17 Flag of Netherlands Netherlands 45 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina B&H 38
18 Flag of Poland Poland 32 Flag of Netherlands Netherlands 34
19 Flag of France France 23 Flag of North Macedonia North Macedonia 18
20 Flag of Hungary Hungary 22 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia 11
Voting results
Total Score NMontenegro NNorway NFaroe Islands NItaly NLebanon NGeorgia NSlovenia NTurkey NMacedonia NHungary NMonaco NLatvia NRussia NFrance NEstonia NNetherlands NAndorra NBosniaHerzegovina NPoland NFinland NKazakhstan NLuxembourg NSwitzerland
Montenegro 60 8 2 10 4 8 7 5 5 3 1 7
Norway 127 8 1 12 12 10 8 5 10 8 7 6 10 8 1 7 4 10
Faroe 52 1 1 5 2 6 5 10 7 12 3
Italy 60 4 6 7 6 6 8 10 5 7 1
Lebanon 105 10 12 3 3 12 1 10 7 12 12 10 8 5
Georgia 122 5 1 10 4 12 5 1 12 5 6 6 8 5 6 10 6 8 8 4
Slovenia 30 1 7 4 5 1 3 2 1 6
Turkey 87 10 10 10 2 2 6 7 10 8 4 2 8 8
FYR Macedonia 38 3 4 8 3 8 1 4 3 3 1
Hungary 31 2 12 4 8 5
Monaco 66 7 8 2 12 3 12 4 10 3 3 2
Latvia 68 2 5 3 7 4 7 3 4 5 6 12 1 2 7
Russia 122 7 8 2 6 12 12 12 3 7 7 10 12 4 2 12 6
France 31 6 4 3 10 4 2 2
Estonia 77 6 3 8 7 1 2 1 8 5 6 3 1 6 10 6 4
Netherlands 33 2 2 3 6 7 4 3 1 5
Andorra 64 12 5 7 8 6 3 4 4 8 5 2
B&H 44 12 1 4 2 7 12 6
Poland 43 5 5 5 3 2 2 1 3 2 5 10
Finland 74 6 4 10 10 1 7 12 1 7 4 12


12 points[]

No. Contestant Nation(s) giving 12 points
5 Flag of Russia Russia FYR Macedonia, Luxembourg, Monaco, Poland, Turkey
4 Flag of Lebanon Lebanon France, Georgia, Norway, Russia
2 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia & Herzegovina Faroe Islands, Finland
Flag of Finland Finland Estonia, Switzerland
Flag of Georgia Georgia Hungary, Slovenia
Flag of Monaco Monaco Bosnia, Netherlands
Flag of Norway Norway Italy, Lebanon
1 Flag of Andorra Andorra Montenegro
Flag of Faroe Islands Faroe Islands Kazakhstan
Flag of Hungary Hungary Latvia
Flag of Latvia Latvia Andorra

Semi-final 2[]

Semi-final 2
split jury/televote results
Place Televoting Points Jury Points
1 Flag of Denmark Denmark 154 Flag of Denmark Denmark 154
2 Flag of United Kingdom UK 131 Flag of United Kingdom UK 120
3 Flag of Ireland Ireland 104 Flag of Czech Republic Czech R. 111
4 Flag of Lithuania Lithuania 101 Flag of Lithuania Lithuania 106
5 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 95 Flag of Ireland Ireland 98
6 Flag of Belarus Belarus 78 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 77
7 Flag of Czech Republic Czech R. 77 Flag of Cyprus Cyprus 71
8 Flag of Serbia Serbia 71 Flag of Belarus Belarus 69
9 Flag of Malta Malta 62 Flag of Tunisia Tunisia 69
10 Flag of Israel Israel 59 Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 68
11 Flag of Tunisia Tunisia 54 Flag of Serbia Serbia 67
12 Flag of Cyprus Cyprus 53 Flag of Malta Malta 65
13 Flag of Iceland Iceland 53 Flag of Israel Israel 56
14 Flag of Albania Albania 48 Flag of Belgium Belgium 54
15 Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 44 Flag of Albania Albania 46
16 Flag of Belgium Belgium 44 Flag of Iceland Iceland 35
17 Flag of Morocco Morocco 37 Flag of Ukraine Ukraine 24
18 Flag of Ukraine Ukraine 28 Flag of Portugal Portugal 20
19 Flag of Portugal Portugal 27 Flag of Morocco Morocco 12
20 Flag of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 14 Flag of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 12
Voting results
Total Score NUnitedKingdom NMorocco NDenmark NIsrael NAzerbaijan NIreland NBelarus NPortugal NMalta NAlbania NSlovakia NTunisia NSerbia NLithuania NUkraine NBelgium NCyprus NIceland NLiechtenstein NCzech Republic NCroatia NGermany NSweden
United Kingdom 128 12 6 3 5 7 5 5 6 7 12 8 4 5 12 6 10 10 5
Morocco 14 8 1 4 1
Denmark 171 12 5 4 8 12 12 7 7 6 6 6 8 10 7 7 12 6 12 12 12
Israel 53 4 1 1 5 2 8 6 1 3 12 10
Azerbaijan 51 2 3 5 7 10 1 6 3 8 6
Ireland 108 7 5 6 8 8 10 6 2 4 8 12 8 7 4 5 8
Belarus 81 3 7 6 3 5 5 1 7 5 3 4 2 6 10 7 6 1
Portugal 22 4 4 2 10 2
Malta 66 10 6 10 2 6 4 12 8 8
Albania 42 1 7 12 3 4 6 1 2 1 1 4
Slovakia 83 5 8 8 1 3 2 12 3 7 5 8 7 2 5 7
Tunisia 60 1 1 4 8 10 4 10 3 10 3 4 2
Serbia 65 2 12 1 2 8 8 1 12 2 5 4 5 3
Lithuania 107 7 10 4 2 10 6 3 3 12 3 7 4 6 10 7 7 6
Ukraine 25 2 5 10 8
Belgium 42 6 2 7 12 2 3 1 3 2 4
Cyprus 62 12 7 4 1 4 10 4 3 3 12 2
Iceland 46 3 10 5 12 2 7 3 1 3
Liechtenstein 10 10
Czech Republic 98 8 10 5 1 6 2 1 4 8 8 12 10 2 5 5 1 10

12 points[]

No. Contestant Nation(s) giving 12 points
7 Flag of Denmark Denmark Belarus, Croatia, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Sweden, United Kingdom
3 Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom Belgium, Morocco, Slovakia
2 Flag of Cyprus Cyprus Israel, Ukraine
Flag of Serbia Serbia Denmark, Lithuania
1 Flag of Albania Albania Azerbaijan
Flag of Belgium Belgium Portugal
Flag of Czech Republic Czechia Serbia
Flag of Iceland Iceland Tunisia
Flag of Ireland Ireland Cyprus
Flag of Israel Israel Liechtenstein
Flag of Lithuania Lithuania Albania
Flag of Malta Malta Czech Republic
Flag of Slovakia Slovakia Malta

Final[]

Final
split jury/televote results
Place Televoting Points Jury Points
1 Flag of Lebanon Lebanon 228 Flag of Denmark Denmark 243
2 Flag of Denmark Denmark 217 Flag of United Kingdom UK 163
3 Flag of Norway Norway 186 Flag of Ireland Ireland 162
4 Flag of Croatia Croatia 163 Flag of Monaco Monaco 161
5 Flag of United Kingdom UK 160 Flag of Lebanon Lebanon 147
6 Flag of Turkey Türkiye 158 Flag of Russia Russia 130
7 Flag of Czech Republic Czech R. 154 Flag of Norway Norway 129
8 Flag of Russia Russia 151 Flag of Belarus Belarus 128
9 Flag of Lithuania Lithuania 127 Flag of Georgia Georgia 127
10 Flag of Sweden Sweden 123 Flag of Sweden Sweden 126
11 Flag of Ireland Ireland 121 Flag of Estonia Estonia 124
12 Flag of Georgia Georgia 107 Flag of Germany Germany 123
13 Flag of Serbia Serbia 105 Flag of Czech Republic Czech R. 104
14 Flag of Estonia Estonia 101 Flag of Croatia Croatia 102
15 Flag of Latvia Latvia 100 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 98
16 Flag of Monaco Monaco 90 Flag of Turkey Türkiye 97
17 Flag of Belarus Belarus 86 Flag of Latvia Latvia 95
18 Flag of Germany Germany 81 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 89
19 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 72 Flag of Cyprus Cyprus 86
20 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 68 Flag of Lithuania Lithuania 81
21 Flag of Malta Malta 66 Flag of Finland Finland 81
22 Flag of Finland Finland 64 Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 72
23 Flag of Andorra Andorra 47 Flag of Serbia Serbia 72
24 Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 44 Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg 63
25 Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg 44 Flag of Andorra Andorra 62
26 Flag of Cyprus Cyprus 37 Flag of Malta Malta 35
Voting results
Total Score NSweden NMalta NSlovakia NSwitzerland NCroatia NBelarus NMonaco NNorway NGermany NRussia NFinland NAndorra NGeorgia NLuxembourg NEstonia NSerbia NIreland NDenmark NUnitedKingdom NCyprus NLatvia NLebanon NKazakhstan NCzechRepublic NLithuania NTurkey NMontenegro NFaroeIslands NItaly NSlovenia NMacedonia NHungary NFrance NNetherlands NBosniaHerzegovina NPoland NMorocco NIsrael NAzerbaijan NPortugal NAlbania NTunisia NUkraine NBelgium NIceland NLiechtenstein NArmenia NAlgeria NGreece NAustria
Sweden 124 6 1 3 7 4 10 7 1 6 3 1 8 2 3 10 5 2 5 5 1 4 12 12 3 1 2
Malta 37 7 6 6 2 3 4 4 3 2
Slovakia 89 7 5 3 4 1 5 6 6 1 4 10 4 10 6 1 1 2 5 7 1
Switzerland 82 8 8 2 5 7 10 10 3 10 6 2 6 1 4
Croatia 138 6 8 6 6 5 12 7 3 2 8 7 6 6 12 5 12 8 12 7
Belarus 94 3 2 4 8 6 7 4 10 5 7 4 7 4 2 5 3 1 7 2 3
Monaco 133 5 5 12 1 10 8 3 10 5 12 12 12 3 10 7 6 12
Norway 159 6 2 8 4 7 7 4 8 1 5 10 8 7 6 3 6 3 8 2 7 8 6 4 3 6 4 12 4
Germany 100 12 3 8 3 8 7 4 1 3 6 8 10 2 8 3 5 1 8
Russia 147 4 7 10 2 10 6 12 8 12 3 1 5 2 3 12 3 5 2 10 6 2 5 3 4 10
Finland 63 7 1 1 4 10 3 5 2 8 4 8 10
Andorra 47 6 3 3 6 5 5 12 4 3
Georgia 120 5 8 3 2 8 2 4 2 4 12 7 3 7 12 6 8 3 3 3 3 10 3 2
Luxembourg 46 4 3 6 10 2 6 6 2 1 6
Estonia 111 3 3 5 1 3 4 1 5 6 4 1 2 1 8 7 6 8 12 8 1 2 7 8 5
Serbia 80 5 10 6 10 12 3 4 2 2 4 7 6 2 7
Ireland 134 10 7 3 8 12 2 2 1 12 2 10 1 1 12 1 12 10 6 5 4 1 4 1 6 1
Denmark 249 12 3 4 7 12 10 10 6 5 5 12 10 12 2 8 5 10 8 12 8 3 5 4 4 6 10 7 8 8 5 10 5 10 3
United Kingdom 163 1 10 12 6 4 8 3 2 10 1 6 6 2 7 12 6 12 4 7 2 1 12 8 6 8 7
Cyprus 65 2 2 4 6 8 12 12 7 12
Latvia 98 12 1 10 5 7 2 6 1 1 5 6 7 1 7 7 10 10
Lebanon 189 2 12 8 5 12 12 7 4 7 12 10 8 8 8 12 10 3 4 1 5 5 2 7 5 12 8
Kazakhstan 49 4 1 5 5 2 4 1 8 3 10 6
Czech Republic 136 1 5 1 10 2 8 2 12 8 7 5 7 2 1 12 10 10 10 7 2 4 5 5
Lithuania 126 1 7 5 6 4 4 8 5 5 5 7 1 7 7 4 10 10 12 4 8 6
Turkey 121 8 4 10 7 1 10 12 3 3 8 2 12 4 1 1 2 7 10 12 4

12 points[]

No. Contestant Nation(s) giving 12 points
6 Flag of Lebanon Lebanon Algeria, Georgia, Montenegro, Russia, Slovakia, United Kingdom
5 Flag of Denmark Denmark Croatia, Cyprus, Ireland, Sweden, Slovenia
Flag of Monaco Monaco Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Finland, Italy, Netherlands
4 Flag of Croatia Croatia France, Greece, Norway, Tunisia
Flag of Ireland Ireland Czech Republic, FYR Macedonia, Estonia, Monaco
Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom Latvia, Lithuania, Morocco, Switzerland
3 Flag of Cyprus Cyprus Azerbaijan, Israel, Ukraine
Flag of Russia Russia Germany, Luxembourg, Turkey
Flag of Turkey Türkiye Andorra, Belgium, Lebanon
2 Flag of Czech Republic Czechia Faroe Islands, Serbia
Flag of Georgia Georgia Hungary, Kazakhstan
Flag of Sweden Sweden Iceland, Liechtenstein
1 Flag of Andorra Andorra Poland
Flag of Estonia Estonia Portugal
Flag of Germany Germany Belarus
Flag of Latvia Latvia Malta
Flag of Lithuania Lithuania Albania
Flag of Norway Norway Armenia
Flag of Serbia Serbia Denmark

Other awards[]

Web Award[]

A poll was opened during the final of the edition with all the finalists. The public could vote for their favorite songs and there was no limit in choices. However, only one vote per user was allowed. The winner and the top 5 of the poll was presented before the final voting.

Place Country Artist Song Percent
1 Flag of Belarus Belarus Alyona Lanskaya "Ya Zhiva" 7.08%
2 Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom Ella Henderson "Mirror Man" 5.80%
3 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia Celeste Buckingham "Unpredictable" 5.57%
4 Flag of Norway Norway Alexandra Joner "Cinderella" 5.31%
5 Flag of Lithuania Lithuania GJan "Nobody Around" 5.31%

North Vision Awards[]

The eighth ceremony of the North Vision Awards was held for this edition. The ceremony took place in Gothenburg, Sweden, the runner up of the thirteenth edition. The nominees were revealed on 29 June 2015 and the voting started the same day. The winners were revealed a week later, on 6 July 2015.

OGAN Second Chance Contest[]

The seventh OGAN Second Chance Contest took place for this edition and was hosted by OGAN Armenia. The OGAN clubs of each country could submit one of their national selection entries to compete in the contest with some rules applying for the entries. Italy won the contest as the Rest of the World with Chiara and her song "Straordinario".

Other countries[]

Countries that are active members of the North Broadcasting Union (NBU), are also eligible to participate in the North Vision Song Contest. As in every edition, an invitation to all the members have been sent in order to confirm whether they will participate or not. Fifty countries confirmed their participation in the edition. The following list of countries declined stating their reasons as shown below.

Active NBU members[]

  • Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria: BNT confirmed that the country would be withdrawing due to budget cuts and poor viewing figures. However, a return in the fifteenth edition has not been ruled out.
  • Flag of Moldova Moldova: TRM confirmed on 21st March, after the first semi-final results of the thirteenth edition, that Moldova would not continue its participation due to a lack of fairness in the contest.
  • Flag of Romania Romania: TVR confirmed their withdrawal because of a lack of budget and interest.
  • Flag of San Marino San Marino: The broadcaster withdrew for yet unknown reasons.
  • Flag of Spain Spain: TVE withdrew for various reasons, the biggest being the participation in the PQR.

International broadcasts and voting[]

Voting and spokespersons[]

  1. Flag of Monaco Baptiste Giabiconi
    (Monegasque representative in the twelfth edition)
  2. Flag of Ireland Cian Morrin
    (Irish representative in the twelfth edition as part of HomeTown)
  3. Flag of Azerbaijan Leyla Aliyeva
  4. Flag of Ukraine Max Barskih
    (Ukrainian representative in the thirteenth edition)
  5. Flag of Latvia Samanta Tīna
    (Latvian representative in the third, fourth and seventh edition)
  6. Flag of Slovakia Andrej Kiska
  7. Flag of Czech Republic Gabriela Gunčíková
    (Czech representative in the thirteenth edition)
  8. Flag of Israel Nadav Guedj
  9. Flag of Belgium Yannick Bovy
  10. Flag of Russia Mikhail Balyasinsky
  11. Flag of Norway Erlend Bratland
  12. Flag of Lebanon Amar
    (Lebanese representative in the thirteenth edition)
  13. Flag of Finland Sara Forsberg
  14. Flag of Greece Giorgos Kapoutzidis
  15. Flag of Denmark Medina
    (Danish representative in the second edition)
  16. Flag of Slovenia Clea & Kim
    (Slovenian representatives in the second edition)

  1. Flag of Faroe Islands Rannva Joensen
  2. Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Maya Berović
  3. Flag of Serbia Radmila Manojlović
    (Serbian representative in the thirteenth edition)
  4. Flag of Tunisia Amani Swissi
  5. Flag of Luxembourg Raphaël Stacchiotti
  6. Flag of Sweden Alex Jafarzadeh
  7. Flag of Algeria Mehdi Haddab
  8. Flag of Turkey Gökhan Akar
  9. Flag of Hungary Boggie
  10. Flag of Montenegro Andrea Demirović
    (Montenegrin representative in the sixth and tenth edition)
  11. Flag of Netherlands Dotan
    (Dutch representative in the ninth edition)
  12. Flag of United Kingdom Jamie Dornan
  13. Flag of Armenia Lilu
  14. Flag of Kazakhstan Assel Abdrakhmanova
    (Kazakh representative in the twelfth edition)
  15. Flag of Portugal Anselmo Ralph
  16. Flag of Morocco Samira Said
    (Moroccan representative in the fourth and eleventh edition)
  17. Flag of Lithuania Vaidas Baumila

  1. Flag of Georgia Gvanca Bagrationi
  2. Flag of Malta Ira Losco
    (Maltese representative in the fourth, seventh, eighth and ninth edition)
  3. Flag of Austria Kati Bellowitsch
  4. Flag of Germany Cindy aus Marzahn
  5. Flag of Andorra Aneu Riba
  6. Flag of Liechtenstein Claudia Schanza
  7. Flag of Italy Gianluca Ginoble
  8. Flag of Estonia Anu Välba
  9. Flag of Albania Besa Kokëdhima
    (Albanian representative in the twelfth edition)
  10. Flag of Iceland Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir
  11. Flag of Poland Julka Mielnicka & Karolina Kozik
  12. Flag of Switzerland Sven Epiney
  13. Flag of Cyprus Stella Kalli
    (Cypriot representative in the seventh and thirteenth edition)
  14. Flag of Croatia Nina Badrić
  15. Flag of Macedonia Viktorija Loba
  16. Flag of Belarus Dmitry Kurian
  17. Flag of France Matt Pokora

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