Your Eurovision Antwerp Spring 2015


Your Eurovision Spring 2015 was the 13th edition of Your Eurovision. It was announced during the meeting of the Head of Delegations in February 2015 that the dates for the two semi-finals would be 18 April and 2 May 2015, with the final planned for the evening of 16 May 2015. For the first time there was be a quarter-final, where new players had to compete to win the last remaining tickets for the semi-finals. This quarter-final was planned for the evening of 21 March 2015.

 

52 countries confirmed their participation for Your Eurovision Spring 2015 with 19 countries failing to qualify from the quarter-final. In the end, the United Kingdom won the contest for the first time, with Ellie Goulding's song 'Love Me Like You Do'.

Location


After the winner's press conference, VRT announced that the Spring edition would take place in the largest city of Flanders, Antwerp, with Sportpaleis as the venue of the 4 shows. The venue previously hosted the pilot edition of Your Eurovision in May 2013.

Format


After the meeting of the Head of Delegations, it was announced that the maximum of entries in the Semi-finals and Grand Final would be increased to 52 entries. 46 nations will compete in one of the two Semi-finals, 6 countries were pre-qualified for the Grand Final. Those are the Big 5 and the host country Belgium. The Big 5 constisted of the best three nations of the last 3 editions (Netherlands, United States, Australia), the co-organiser (Iceland) and the most underrated country of the previous edition.

 

For the first time there was a 4th show, the quarter-final, where new players had to compete to get one of the last remaining tickets for the Semi-finals. All participating countries of this edition could vote during the quarter-final. Andorra, Barbados, Ghana and Latvia qualified through this quarter-final and subsequently participated in the semi-finals.

 

The official tagline for the contest was 'Ultimate Feelings'.

Presenters

Natalia Druyts, former winner of Your Eurovision, and Sam De Bruyn hosted the 4 shows.

Semi-Final Allocation Draw

The semi final allocation draw took place on the 1st of April 2015. The 46 Semi Finalists were devided into 6 pots. The devision of the pots is based on the voting patterns of the participating countries during their history at Your Eurovision. 

Your Eurovision Antwerp Spring 2015
Dates
Quarter-Final 21 March 2015
Semi-Final 1 18 April 2015
Semi-Final 2 2 May 2015
Grand Final 16 May 2015
Host

Venue

 

Sportpaleis, Antwerp, Belgium

Presenters

Natalia, Sam De Bruyn

Executive supervisor

Glenn van Gool

Executive producer
Host broadcaster

VRT

RTBF

BRF

Participants

Number of entries 

71

Debuting countries

 

 

 

 

 

 China

 Georgia

 Ghana

 Guatemala

 Iran

 Venezuela

Returning countries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Algeria

 Andorra

 Armenia

 Barbados

 Brazil

 Bulgaria

 Colombia

 Czech Republic

 Iceland

 Kosovo

 Latvia

 Liechtenstein

 Malta

 Mexico

 Puerto Rico

 Slovenia

 South Korea

Withdrawing countries

 

 

 Azerbaijan

 Monaco

 Montenegro

Participation map
      Participating countries
  Countries that participated in the past but
  not in Spring 2015
Vote

Voting system

 

 

Each country awards 12, 10, 8-1 points to their 10 favourite songs. 

Winning song

 

 United Kingdom

"Love Me Like You Do"

Your Eurovision Song Contest
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Participants


In early March, it was announced that 52 countries would be taking part at Your Eurovision Spring. Andorra, Armenia, Barbados, Brazil, Czech Republic, Iceland, Latvia and Liechtenstein returned to the competition. China, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Iran and Venezuela took part for the very first time. Azerbaijan, Monaco and Montenegro withdrew.

Quarter-Final

This was a preselection round for new players. They competed to win of the last remaining tickets for the competition.

Only those who won a ticket to the Semi-finals were added to the official players' list of this edition.

Draw Country Language Artist Song Place Points
01  Algeria Arabic Chems Eddine Boudraa "Bessma" 24 8
02  Andorra English Adelèn "Olé" 2 121
03  Barbados English RIhanna "Diamonds" 3 111
04  Belarus English Alyona Lanskaya "Speak" 11 76
05  Brazil Portuguese Elaine Martins "Santificaçao" 5 102
06  Bulgaria Bulgarian Ana Maria & Bogomil "Teb Si Pozhelah" 17 37
07  China Chinese, English Jolin Tsai "Play" 18 32
08  Colombia Spanish Ivonne Guzmán "Ríos En Tus Pies" 23 15
09  F.Y.R. Macedonia Serbian Karolina ft. V.Stefanovski "Više Se Ne Vraćaš" 10 77
10

 Georgia

English Tamta ft. DJ Xenia "Always Broken" 16 45
11  Ghana English Kwabs "Walk" 1 155
12  Guatemala Spanish Gaby Morena "Ave Que Emigra" 21 18
13  Iran English Helly Luv "Risk It All" 6 93
14  Israel French TAL "Marcher Au Soleil" 9 86
15  Kazakhstan Kazakh Aygül Imanbaeva "Sen" 22 17
16  Kosovo Albanian Arilena Ara "Aeroplan" 13 57
17  Latvia Latvian Jenny May "Es Gribu Vel Milet" 4 105
18  Malta English Ira Losco "The Way It's Meant To Be" 8 88
19  Mexico Spanish Eiza "Te Acordarás De Mi" 20 30
20  Puerto Rico Spanish Don Omar ft. Lucenzo "Danza Kuduro" 12 63
21  San Marino Italian Giorgia "Quando Una Stella Muore" 15 53
22  Slovakia English Celeste Buckingham "Crushin' My Fairytale" 7 91
23  Slovenia Slovenian Rebeka Dremelj "Karneval" 14 56
24  Venezuela Spanish Lasso "De Tú a Tú" 19 30

Semi-Final 1

Iceland, The Netherlands and the United States voted in this semi-final.

Draw Country Language Artist Song Place Points
01  Ukraine English Juicy M. "Reckless" 17 45
02  Liechtenstein English Conchita Wurst "Heroes" 10 65
03  Lebanon English MIKA ft. Pharrell "Celebrate" 16 45
04  Poland Polish Doda "Riotka" 20 40
05  Lithuania Lithuanian Karina Krysko-Skambiné "Jausmų Labirinte" 4 95
06  New Zealand English Jackie Thomas "Until The Last Goodbye" 11 50
07  Turkey Danish Burhan G ft. Medina "Mest Ondt" 23 18
08  Ghana English Kwabs "Walk" 3 117
09  Armenia Armenian Lilit Hovhannisyan "Te Axjik Lineir" 18 44
10  Albania English Charli XCX ft. Rita Ora "Doing It" 12 49
11  Austria English Anna F. "Too Far" 8 73
12  Greece Greek Helena Paparizou "Otan Aggeli Klene (Angel)" 5 92
13  Taiwan Chinese, English G.E.M. "Someday I'll Fly 14 47
14  Czech Republic Czech AquaBabes "Neříkej Mi Baby" 19 42
15  United Kingdom English Ellie Goulding "Love Me Like You Do" 1 173
16  Bosnia & Herzegovina Croatian Pamela Ramljak "Kad Je Dosta, Dosta Je 21 32
17  Vatican City Italian Laura Pausini "Se Non Te 22 27
18  Latvia Latvian Jenny May "Es Gribu Vel Milet 9 70
19  Portugal Portuguese, Spanish Enrique Iglesias ft. Mickael Carreira "Bailando" 15 46
20  Norway English Kygo ft. Conrad "Firestone" 7 84
21  Brazil Portuguese Elaine Martins "Santificaçao" 6 87
22  Moldova English Arsenium ft. Lena Knyazeva "My Heart" 13 48
23  Ireland English The Script "Superheroes" 2 119

Semi-Final 2

Australia, Belgium and Estonia voted in this semi-final.

Draw Country Language Artist Song Place Points
01  Croatia Croatian Colonia "Feniks 10 75
02  Germany English Leslie Clio "I Told You So" 18 33
03  Italy English Giuseppe Giofré "Break" 20 29
04  Japan Japanese SCANDAL "Yoake No Ryuuseigun" 22 18
05  Canada English Tiffany Desrosiers "Fearless" 5 105
06  Cyprus Greek James Sky ft. Eleftheria Eleftheriou "Oso Kai Na Thes" 23 16
07  Switzerland English, French DJ Antoine ft. The Beat Shakers "Ma Chérie" 17 33
08  Finland Finnish Heli Kajo "Jos Mä Kuolen Nuorena" 21 22
09  Russia English Arty ft. Angel Taylor "Up All Night" 14 39
10  Sweden English Molly Sandén "Phoenix" 1 158
11  Denmark Danish Bjørnskov "Vi Er Helte" 9 76
12  Barbados English Rihanna "Diamonds" 3 110
13  Faroe Islands English Amaranthe "The Nexus" 11 73
14  South Africa Afrikaans Elizma Theron "My Hart Bloei Vir Jou" 19 33
15  South Korea English Dami Im "Super Love" 2 143
16  France English David Guetta ft. Sam Martin "Dangerous" 4 109
17  Romania Romanian F.Charm ft. Elena Gheorghe "MAMA" 16 34
18  Philippines English Marlisa "Stand By You" 7 86
19  Spain Spanish Natalia Jiménez "Creo En Mi" 12 65
20  Andorra English Adelèn "Olé" 6 94
21  Serbia Serbian Jelena Tomašević "Radio Svira Za Nas" 15 35
22  Hungary English Gigi Radics "Brown-Eyed Girl (Lotfi Begi Remix)" 13 44
23  Åland Islands English Loreen "Paperlight (Higher)" 8 78

Grand Final

Draw Country Language Artist Song Points Place
01  Brazil Portuguese Elaine Martins "Santificaçao" 7 127
02  Andorra English Adelén "Olé" 23 56
03  Barbados English Rihanna "Diamonds" 18 70
04  Belgium English Billie "Give Me The Knife" 8 102
05  United Kingdom English Ellie Goulding "Love Me Like You Do" 1 225
06  Lithuania Lithuanian Karina Krysko-Skambiné "Jausmų Labirinte" 16 84
07  Philippines English Marlisa "Stand By You" 14 88
08  Croatia Croatian Colonia "Feniks" 17 82
09  Norway English Kygo ft. Conrad "Firestone" 5 131
10  Austria English Anna F. "Too Far" 15 84
11  Australia English Troye Sivan "Happy Little Pill" 19 70
12  Åland Islands English Loreen "Paperlight (Higher)" 25 54
13  Iceland English Steinar "Lie To Me" 26 31
14  Estonia Estonian Getter Jaani "DNA" 24 54
15  South Korea English Dami Im "Superlove" 3 164
16  Ghana English Kwabs "Walk" 9 102
17  Netherlands English Yellow Claw ft. Ayden "Till It Hurts" 10 101
18  Ireland English The Script "Superheroes" 11 96
19  Latvia Latvian Jenny May "Es Gribu Vel Milet" 20 68
20  United States English Kelly Clarkson "Heartbeat Song" 6 130
21  France English David Guetta ft. Sam Martin "Dangerous" 22 56
22  Liechtenstein English Conchita Wurst "Heroes" 13 89
23  Sweden English Molly Sandén "Phoenix" 4 145
24  Canada English Tiffany Desrosiers "Fearless" 2 182
25  Denmark Danish Bjørnskov "Vi Er Helte" 21 68
26  Greece Greek Helena Paparizou "Otan Aggeli Klene (Angel)" 12 93