The real 4K (UHD) version of the 2014 ESC in Copenhagen
Date of the Grand Final: 10 May 2014
Host Venue: B&W Hallerne, Copenhagen, Denmark
Presenters: Lise Rønne, Nikolaj Koppel, Pilou Asbæk
Directed by Per Zachariassen
Executive supervisor: Jon Ola Sand
Executive producer: Pernille Gaardbo
Host broadcaster: Danmarks Radio (DR)
Opening act: Parade of Flags presenting each artist and their national flag
Interval act: Act by Momoland: "Ode to Joy" (performed by Annika Aakjær, Bjørn Fjæstad, Martin Greis, Elen Lura Haakesen, Louise Hart, Claus Hempler, Boi Holm, Christian Hougaard, Jimmy Jørgensen and Mark Linn)
"12 Point Song" performed by the hosts
"Only Teardrops" and "Rainmaker" performed by Emmelie de Forest and the 26 finalists
The Eurovision Song Contest 2014 was the 59th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, following Emmelie de Forest's win at the 2013 contest in Malmö, Sweden with the song "Only Teardrops". It was the third time Denmark had hosted the contest, having previously done so in 1964 and 2001. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Danmarks Radio (DR), the contest was held at B&W Hallerne and consisted of two semi-finals on 6 and 8 May, and the final on 10 May 2014. The three live shows were hosted by Lise Rønne, Nikolaj Koppel and Pilou Asbæk.
Thirty-seven countries participated in the contest; this included the return of Poland and Portugal after absences of two years and one year respectively. Overall, there were two fewer countries competing compared to the previous year, making thirty-seven participants, the smallest number since 2006. Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus and Serbia announced their non-participation. San Marino and Montenegro both qualified for the final for the first time.
The winner was Austria with the song "Rise Like a Phoenix", performed by Conchita Wurst and written by Charley Mason, Joey Patulka, Ali Zuckowski, and Julian Maas. This was Austria's second victory in the contest, following their win in 1966. It was the longest gap between victories for any country - 48 years.
A new record of 195 million viewers for the Eurovision Song Contest was reported. The official compilation album of the 2014 Contest was released by Universal Music Group on 14 April 2014, and featured all 37 songs from the contest, including the official #JoinUs theme performed during the interval act of the grand final. The host broadcaster, DR, and the EBU won the International TV Award at the Ondas Awards for their production of the contest. The show organisers from Copenhagen all in all spent 112 million Danish kroner on the contest; three times more than what was expected and were furthermore highly accused of cases of nepotism within the organisation
The contest was held in the immediate aftermath of the 2014 Ukrainian revolution and Russia's military intervention in Crimea, in which Ukraine's Crimea was annexed by Russia. Votes cast through Ukrainian telecom providers which service Crimea were counted towards Ukraine's votes.
As in the 2013 contest, the winner was announced as soon as it was mathematically impossible to catch up. In this case, the winner had been determined by the 34th vote out of the 37, which came from Ukraine.
Draw Country Artist Song Language Place Points
01 Ukraine Mariya Yaremchuk "Tick-Tock" English 6 113
02 Belarus Teo "Cheesecake" English 16 43
03 Azerbaijan Dilara Kazimova "Start a Fire" English 22 33
04 Iceland Pollapönk "No Prejudice" English 15 58
05 Norway Carl Espen "Silent Storm" English 8 88
06 Romania Paula Seling & Ovi "Miracle" English 12 72
07 Armenia Aram MP3 "Not Alone" English 4 174
08 Montenegro Sergej Ćetković "Moj svijet" (Мој свијет) Montenegrin 19 37
09 Poland Donatan & Cleo "My Słowianie – We Are Slavic" Polish, English 14 62
10 Greece Freaky Fortune feat. RiskyKidd "Rise Up" English 20 35
11 Austria Conchita Wurst "Rise Like a Phoenix" English 1 290
12 Germany Elaiza "Is It Right" English 18 39
13 Sweden Sanna Nielsen "Undo" English 3 218
14 France TWIN TWIN "Moustache" French2 26 2
15 Russia Tolmachevy Sisters "Shine" English 7 89
16 Italy Emma "La mia città" Italian3 21 33
17 Slovenia Tinkara Kovač "Round and Round" English, Slovene 25 9
18 Finland Softengine "Something Better" English 11 72
19 Spain Ruth Lorenzo "Dancing in the Rain" English, Spanish 10 74
20 Switzerland Sebalter "Hunter of Stars" English 13 64
21 Hungary András Kállay-Saunders "Running" English 5 143
22 Malta Firelight "Coming Home" English 23 32
23 Denmark Basim "Cliché Love Song" English 9 74
24 Netherlands The Common Linnets "Calm After the Storm" English 2 238
25 San Marino Valentina Monetta "Maybe" English 24 14
26 United Kingdom Molly "Children of the Universe" English 17 40
