The Eurovision Song Contest 2014 was the 59th annual Eurovision Song Contest. The contest took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, following Emmelie de Forest's win in 2013 with the song Only Teardrops. This was the third time that Denmark hosted the contest, the last time being in 2001, after the Olsen Brothers' victory in 2000. Denmark is also the first country to win twice in the new millennium, and the second country after Sweden to host the contest twice in the new millennium. Thirty-seven countries confirmed participation. The semi-finals took place on 6 and 8 May 2014, with the grand final on 10 May 2014.
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| - The Eurovision Song Contest 2014 was the 59th annual Eurovision Song Contest. The contest took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, following Emmelie de Forest's win in 2013 with the song Only Teardrops. This was the third time that Denmark hosted the contest, the last time being in 2001, after the Olsen Brothers' victory in 2000. Denmark is also the first country to win twice in the new millennium, and the second country after Sweden to host the contest twice in the new millennium. Thirty-seven countries confirmed participation. The semi-finals took place on 6 and 8 May 2014, with the grand final on 10 May 2014.
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| - Semi-final 2: Performance based on "Jalousie 'Tango Tzigane'" composed by Jacob Gade
- Semi Final 1: The Choir of Europe and Emmelie de Forest singing Only Teardrops
- Final: Parade of Nations
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| - Final: Emmelie de Forest performing Rainmaker with the 26 finalists
- Semi-final 2: "Sea of Flags" performed by Jessica Mauboy
- Semi Final 1: "The Ugly Duckling", interpreted by Mike Sheridan
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| - Lise Rønne, Nikolaj Koppel and Pilou Asbæk
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| - B&W Hallerne, Copenhagen, Denmark
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| - Countries vote 12, 10, 8, 7 to 1 points with a 50/50 jury and televote combination
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| - The Eurovision Song Contest 2014 was the 59th annual Eurovision Song Contest. The contest took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, following Emmelie de Forest's win in 2013 with the song Only Teardrops. This was the third time that Denmark hosted the contest, the last time being in 2001, after the Olsen Brothers' victory in 2000. Denmark is also the first country to win twice in the new millennium, and the second country after Sweden to host the contest twice in the new millennium. Thirty-seven countries confirmed participation. The semi-finals took place on 6 and 8 May 2014, with the grand final on 10 May 2014. As a token of gratitude for its loyalty and enthusiasm for the contest over the years, Australia was invited to participate as part of the second semi-final interval act. They have been broadcasting the event since the 1983 contest in Munich. Conchita Wurst of Austria won the final. This was Austria's first win in the competition since 1966. The Netherlands placed second (their best result since 1975) and Sweden placed third rounding out the Top 3. An estimated 195 million people across Europe and around the world watched the contest, over 5 million tweets with the hashtag #Eurovision were recorded on Twitter during the grand final.
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