The winner of the 60th Eurovision was Sweden and Måns Zelmerlöw, who sang “Heroes”. Greece and Maria Elena Kiriakou wound up a disappointing 19th, with Cyprus ending in 22nd place. Both entries were well-executed but still … bland ballads that wouldn’t — even for a moment — match the Swede’s modern song and special effects. Italy’s entry was sung in … Italian, to rave reviews, while Australia’s first-ever “novelty” entry was a catchy song-and-dance tune. Russia’s entry came in second, benefiting mostly from favorable voting by former Soviet states and Russia’s neighbors.
The Greek song, “One Last Breath”
The Cypriot entry, “One Thing I Should Have Done”
The Italy song by Il Volo
The complete Eurovision 2015 results:
Sweden – 365 points
Russia – 303 points
Italy – 292 points
Belgium – 217 points
Australia – 196 points
Latvia – 186 points
Estonia – 106 points
Norway – 102 points
Israel – 97 points
Serbia – 53 points
Georgia – 51 points
Azerbaijan – 49 points
Montenegro – 44 points
Slovenia – 39 points
Romania – 35 points
Armenia – 34 points
Albania – 34 points
Lithuania – 30 points
Greece – 23 points
Hungary – 19 points
Spain – 15 points
Cyprus – 11 points
Poland – 10 points
United Kingdom – 5 points
France – 4 points
Germany – 0 points
Austria – 0 points
The fan favorite and winner, Sweden’s song by Måns Zelmerlöw, “Heroes”
The beginning of the contest:
