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Introduction to the 2014 Edition
Denmark hosted Eurovision this year with the organisers staging the 59th Contest in the B&W Hallerne, in Copenhagen. Broadcaster DR chose three presenters to host the semi-finals and final, Lise Rønne, Nikolaj Koppel and Pilou Asbæk . This was Denmark’s and Copenhagen’s third hosting of the Contest, following Contests in 1964 and 2001.
The Contest saw 37 countries taking part, two fewer than in 2013. Poland and Portugal returned but Cyprus, Serbia, Croatia and Bulgaria all dropped out, mostly due to funding reasons although Croatia also blamed a poor run of results in recent years. The Cypriot broadcaster stated that their absence in 2014 may continue indefinitely. Valentina Monetta was San Marino’s representative for the third successive year, becoming the fourth performer to do so in the history of Eurovision. Romania’s Paula Seling and Ovi returned after their relative success in 2010. The winners of Junior Eurovision in 2006, Russia’s Tolmachevy Sisters made history by participating in the main Contest this year. Of the 37 entries, 32 were sung wholly or predominantly in English, a complete turnaround following 2013 which had seen a resurgence in the use of native languages.
Congratulations to Conchita Wurst and to Austria who won Eurovision for the first time since 1966. Netherlands were runners-up but have the honour of being awarded the highest number of 12 points in a semi-final without going on to win the final. And a special mention for both Montenegro and San Marino who both made it through to the Grand Final for the first time. Every currently regularly participating country has now reached the final at least once.
It was another abject performance this year for most of the the Big 5, with Spain excepted. The UK, France, Germany and Italy averaged 28 points each this year, higher than last year but meaning they all finished in the bottom ten, with France ending with a woeful two points. After nine consecutive years that the winner has come from the second half of the running order, Conchita won after performing 11th. There was a change this year compared to recent contests, with five of the top eight entries performing in the first half.
The 2014 Edition of the Complete & Independent Guide is the 7th edition of the book. It contains every detail of every Contest since 1956. We have expanded the Guide this year to include extra facts, statistics and records, including a section on the winning margins since 1975 and also a complete round-by-round scoreboard analysis so the movements of your favourites can be followed as the votes were announced.
Contents
Eurovision Winners since 1956
Section One: Qualifying for the 2014 Contest
Section Two: Contest Details & Votes
Contest performers and voting tables: 1950's
Contest performers and voting tables: 1960's
Contest performers and voting tables: 1970's
Contest performers and voting tables: 1980's
Contest performers and voting tables: 1990's
Contest performers and voting tables: 2000's
Contest performers and voting tables : 2010's
2014 Voting Order & Spokespersons
2014 Round by Round Voting and Leaderboard
2014 Jury and Televoting Split Results
Country-by-Country History
Section Three: Statistics & Analysis
Winners' Ages & Genders since 1956
2014 Contestants profile - singers & backing performers
5 Year Language history by country
Most Successful Countries League Table
Least Successful Countries League Table
Most Finishes in Top 3
Most Finishes in Bottom 3
Best & worst at qualifying from the semi-finals
Best semi-final to compete in
Most consecutive semi-final failures
Order of performance analysis
Winners & losers position in the order of performance since 1975
12 Points Go To… a 10 year history by country
Highest number of 12's received by one country
Lowest number of 12's received by a winning country
Nil Points
Performance of the "Big 5"
Host country's performances since 1975
Winning Margins since 1975
Closest voting relationships
The most one-sided voting - who doesn't reciprocate?
Countries who have never voted for another
The least friendly pairs of countries
Complete country-by-country voting analysis since 1975 - who votes for who?
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