Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015
Austria participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "I Am Yours" written by Jimmy Harry, Dominic Muhrer, Paul Estrela, Florian Meindl and Markus Christ. The song was performed by the band The Makemakes. In addition to participating in the contest, the Austrian broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) also hosted the Eurovision Song Contest after winning the competition in 2014 with the song "Rise Like a Phoenix" performed by Conchita Wurst. ORF organised the national final Wer singt für Österreich? in order to select the Austrian entry for the 2015 contest in Vienna. Sixteen artists competed over three televised shows resulting in the selection of six finalists with a potential Eurovision song each. In the final, ten international juries and a public vote first selected the top two entries to proceed to a second round of voting. In the second round, "I Am Yours" performed by The Makemakes was selected as the winner after gaining 78% of the votes from a public vote.
Eurovision Song Contest 2015 | ||||
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Country | Austria | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Wer singt für Österreich? | |||
Selection date(s) | Shows: 20 February 2015 27 February 2015 6 March 2015 Final: 13 March 2015 | |||
Selected entrant | The Makemakes | |||
Selected song | "I Am Yours" | |||
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Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 26th, 0 points | |||
Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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As the host country, Austria qualified to compete directly in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Austria's running order position was determined by draw. Performing in position 14 during the final, Austria placed twenty-sixth out of the 27 participating countries and failed to score any points. This was the fourth time the nation received nul points in the history of the competition.