Eurovision Song Contest Austria 2015

Let's begin with a summary of what we know so far.

The Eurovision Song Contest 2015 will be the 60th annual Eurovision Song Contest. The contest will take place in Austria, following Conchita Wurst's victory in the 2014 contest in Copenhagen, with the song "Rise Like a Phoenix". During the winner's press conference, an Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) representative stated that the host city could be Vienna, although official confirmation on the host city and venue have yet to be announced, with Graz and Innsbruck being the other two contenders for hosting the contest. It was announced during the meeting of the Head of Delegations in 2014 that the dates for the two semi-finals are 12 May and 14 May 2015, with the final planned for the evening of 16 May 2015. Those dates were then changed. The semi-finals will be held on 19 and 21 May 2015 and the final on 23 May. This will be the second time Austria is hosting the contest, the first time being in 1967. During a follow-up meeting between the host broadcaster ORF and the EBU, the representatives of the core organising team were selected. Edgar Böhm, who is the Head of Entertainment at ORF, was announced as being the executive producer.

So far, twenty-two countries have confirmed their participation on the contest, with Cyprus returning after a one-year break.