ESC 2014

Eurovision Song Contest 2014
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Dates
Semi-final 1	6 May 2014 (2014-05-06)
Semi-final 2	8 May 2014 (2014-05-08)
Final	10 May 2014 (2014-05-10)
Host
Venue	B&W Hallerne, Copenhagen, Denmark
Presenter(s)	Lise Rønne Nikolaj Koppel Pilou Asbæk
Directed by	Troels Lund
Executive supervisor	Jon Ola Sand
Executive producer	Pernille Gaardbo
Host broadcaster	Danmarks Radio (DR)
Opening act	Semi-final 1: Only Teardrops performed by Choir of Europe and Emmelie de Forest Semi-final 2: Performance based on Jalousie 'Tango Tzigane' composed by Jacob Gade Final: Parade of Flags presenting each artist and their national flag
Interval act	Semi-final 1: The Ugly Duckling (musical pieces by Bent Fabric interpreted by Mike Sheridan) Semi-final 2: Australian presentation featuring Jessica Mauboy performing Sea of Flags Final: 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 There was a cancelled interval act: Trip To The Future.
Participants
Number of entries	37
Debuting countries	None
Returning countries	Poland  Portugal
Withdrawing countries	Bulgaria  Croatia  Cyprus  Serbia
Participating countries     Did not qualify from the semi final     Countries that participated in the past but not in 2014
Vote
Voting system	Each country awarded 12, 10, 8–1 points to their 10 favourite songs.
Nul points	None
Winning song	Austria "Rise Like a Phoenix"
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Eurovision Song Contest: Copenhagen 2014
Compilation album by Eurovision Song Contest
Released	14 April 2014
Genre	Pop
Length	56:39 (CD 1) 57:25 (CD 2)
Label	Universal
Eurovision Song Contest chronology
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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". This was the third time that Denmark hosted the contest, the most recent previous occasion being in 2001. The two semi-finals took place on 6 May and 8 May 2014, and the final on 10 May 2014. The shows were presented by Lise Rønne, Nikolaj Koppel and Pilou Asbæk.

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 within the organisation. The host broadcaster, DR, chose the B&W Hallerne as the host venue after considering several bids from cities and venues across Denmark.

Thirty-seven countries participated; this includes the return of Poland after a two-year absence and Portugal after a one-year absence. 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 withdrawal from the 2014 Contest. San Marino and Montenegro both qualified for the final for the first time. The winner was Conchita Wurst with the song "Rise Like a Phoenix", written by Charley Mason, Joey Patulka, Ali Zuckowski, and Julian Maas for Austria. This was Austria's first win in the competition since 1966. Jokes made about Wurst had sparked controversy, whilst Russia were booed several times during the contest. The Netherlands and Sweden finished second and third respectively with the former achieving their best result since their victory in the 1975 Contest. Armenia finished fourth, which equals their best result to date, while Hungary finished fifth, achieving its best result since its fourth place in 1994. Of the "Big Five", only Ruth Lorenzo of Spain achieved a place in the top ten.

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