| Universong 79 "Don't get freezed. Create your inside flame" | |
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Date |
3 - 25 July 2015 |
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Host city |
Nuuk, |
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Participants |
50 |
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Timeline |
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Universong 79 was the 79th edition of the Universong Contest, held in Nuuk, Greeland after the winning of Ditte Marie in Tehran, Iran with the song "Overflow". The contest was held from July 3rd to July 25th, 2015.
Australia won this edition with the song "Fire meet gasoline" by Sia. This is the third time Australia won, as well as the fourth time an artist wins the contest twice, the others being Edward Maya and Vika Jigulina for Romania, Gréta Salóme for Iceland and Jenni Vartiainen for Finland. Sia has already won USC 66 in Limassol, Cyprus, with the song "Chandelier".
The runners-up were Marco Mengoni of Italy and Álvaro Soler of Spain. Germany and Switzerland completed the top 5. Host Greenland came last in the final, despite having won previous edition.
Denmark was disqualified after the end of this edition, after having been discovered that its entry, "Happy home" by Hedegaard and Lukas Graham, was already submitted in USC 68 representing Greenland. Originally, this song has won its slot for the Grand Final qualifying from Semifinal 2, in 10th place with 70 points. In the final, it originally got 12th place with 96 points.
Semifinal 1[]
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
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| 01 |  Japan
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Miyavi | "The others" | 15 | 60 |
| 02 |  Bulgaria
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Fiki | "Bum" | 16 | 46 |
| 03 |  Andorra
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David Bisbal | "Para enamorarte de mí" | 21 | 27 |
| 04 |  Ireland
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Hozier | "From Eden" | 22 | 24 |
| 05 |  Ecuador
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Daniel Betancourth ft. Alkilados | "Punto caramelo" | 18 | 42 |
| 06 |  Portugal
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Kataleya ft. Anselmo Ralph | "Atrevimento" | 19 | 41 |
| 07 |  Italy
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Marco Mengoni | "Io ti aspetto" | 1 | 117 |
| 08 |  Brazil
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Blondfire | "Waves" | 3 | 106 |
| 09 |  Romania
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AMI | "Somnul nu ma ia" | 17 | 45 |
| 10 |  Cyprus
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Vera Boufi | "Domatio 22" | 10 | 64 |
| 11 |  Hungary
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Gábor Alfréd Fehérvári | "Mary Joe" | 11 | 64 |
| 12 |  Liechtenstein
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Helene Fischer | "Unser tag" | 20 | 32 |
| 13 |  Spain
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Álvaro Soler | "El mismo sol" | 2 | 113 |
| 14 |  Netherlands
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Eva Simons ft. Konshens | "Policeman" | 13 | 61 |
| 15 |  Angola
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Anselmo Ralph ft. Lizandro Cuxi | "Se fosse eu" | 14 | 60 |
| 16 |  Israel
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Eliad | "Miklat" | 12 | 62 |
| 17 |  Chile
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Noche de Brujas | "Al sur del mundo" | 6 | 86 |
| 18 |  Philippines
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James Reid | "Huwag Ka Nang Humirit" | 23 | 22 |
| 19 |  Wales
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Sera | "Fireworks" | 8 | 73 |
| 20 |  Germany
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Lena | "Traffic lights" | 4 | 105 |
| 21 |  Norway
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Chinook Lamers | "Go home" | 7 | 83 |
| 22 |  Latvia
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Katrina Bindere | "Moment and tomorrow" | 24 | 15 |
| 23 |  Belgium
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Trixie Whitley | "Breathe you in my dreams" | 5 | 95 |
| 24 |  Zimbabwe
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Tinashé | "Zambezi" | 9 | 65 |
Semifinal 2[]
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
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| 01 |  San Marino
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Lorenzo Fragola | "Best of me" | 2 | 108 |
| 02 |  Finland
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Softengine | "All about you and I" | 9 | 70 |
| 03 |  Northern Ireland
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New Portals | "Standing over here" | 17 | 45 |
| 04 |  Croatia
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Lana Jurcevic | "Ludo ljeto" | 16 | 45 |
| 05 |  Monaco
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Valentin Marceau | "Sybille Kill" | 12 | 61 |
| 06 |  Sweden
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Robyn
& Röyksopp |
"Do it again" | 5 | 87 |
| 07 |  Australia
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Sia | "Fire meet gasoline" | 1 | 177 |
| 08 |  Denmark
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Lukas Graham
& Hadegaard |
"Happy home" | 10 | 70 |
| 09 |  Lithuania
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Pikaso Man | "Reikia visko daugiau" | 22 | 12 |
| 10 |  Colombia
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Maía
ft. Maluma |
"Fiesta de verano" | 6 | 84 |
| 11 |  Switzerland
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Eluveitie | "A rose to Epona" | 4 | 95 |
| 12 |  Kazakhstan
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A Studio ft. Tomas | "Falling for you" | 14 | 54 |
| 13 |  United States
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Sky Ferreira | "Sad dream" | 15 | 51 |
| 14 |  France
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Mylene Farmer | "Elle a dit" | 11 | 63 |
| 15 |  Russia
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Polina Gagarina | "Kukushka" | 8 | 71 |
| 16 |  Tuvalu
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RuPaul ft. Clairy Browne | "Born naked" | 20 | 27 |
| 17 |  Vietnam
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Tóc Tiên | "Ngày Mai (Vũ Điệu Cồng Chiêng)" | 19 | 28 |
| 18 |  Canada
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Lights (singer) | "Same sea" | 7 | 75 |
| 19 |  Malta
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Ira Losco | "Dead or alive" | DSQ | - |
| 20 |  Türkiye
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Hadise | "Yaz günü" | 18 | 42 |
| 21 |  England
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Gary Go | "Wonderful" | 3 | 100 |
| 22 |  Czechia
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Markéta Konvičková | "Láska Se Nedá Dělit Třemi" | 21 | 14 |
| 23 |  Serbia
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Milica Pavlovic | "Sexy señorita" | 13 | 59 |
Grand Final[]
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
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| 01 | Zimbabwe
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Tinashé | "Zambezi" | 8 | 119 |
| 02 |  Greenland
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Thomas Holm | "Knep Smerten Væk" | 26 | 29 |
| 03 | Hungary
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Gábor Alfréd Fehérvári | "Mary Joe" | 15 | 88 |
| 04 | Wales
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Sera | "Fireworks" | 20 | 65 |
| 05 | Canada
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Lights (singer) | "Same sea" | 24 | 50 |
| 06 | Norway
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Chinook Lamers | "Go home" | 10 | 111 |
| 07 | Spain
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Álvaro Soler | "El mismo sol" | 3 | 172 |
| 08 | France
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Mylene Farmer | "Elle a dit" | 23 | 52 |
| 09 |  Poland
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Margaret | "Heartbeat" | 11 | 97 |
| 10 | Italy
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Marco Mengoni | "Io ti aspetto" | 2 | 175 |
| 11 | Brazil
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Blondfire | "Waves" | 7 | 122 |
| 12 | Russia
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Polina Gagarina | "Kukushka" | 19 | 73 |
| 13 | Belgium
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Trixie Whitley | "Breathe you in my dreams" | 6 | 133 |
| 14 | Chile
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Noche de Brujas | "Al sur del mundo" | 9 | 112 |
| 15 | Sweden
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Robyn & Röyksopp | "Do it again" | 14 | 88 |
| 16 | Finland
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Softengine | "All about you and I" | 18 | 80 |
| 17 | Australia
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Sia | "Fire meet gasoline" | 1 | 202 |
| 18 | Cyprus
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Vera Boufi | "Domatio 22" | 21 | 60 |
| 19 | San Marino
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Lorenzo Fragola | "Best of me" | 16 | 83 |
| 20 | England
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Gary Go | "Wonderful" | 22 | 55 |
| 21 | Israel
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Eliad | "Miklat" | 17 | 81 |
| 22 | Colombia
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Maía ft. Maluma | "Fiesta de verano" | 12 | 92 |
| 23 | Monaco
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Valentin Marceau | "Sybille Kill" | 13 | 91 |
| 24 |  Greece
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Eleni Chatzidou | "De tha se perimeno" | 25 | 44 |
| 25 | Germany
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Lena | "Traffic lights" | 4 | 152 |
| 26 | Denmark
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Lukas Graham & Hadegaard | "Happy home" | DSQ | - |
| 27 | Switzerland
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Eluveitie | "A rose to Epona" | 5 | 146 |
Returning artists[]
Special Awards[]
Bartek Award[]
| Country | Artist | Song | Place | Situation |
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| Bulgaria
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Fiki | "Bum" | 16th (SF1) | Winner |
| Chile
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Noche de Brujas | "Al sur del mundo" | 9th | Nominée (2nd) |
| Greenland
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Thomas Holm | "Knep smerten vaek" | 27th | Nominée (3rd) |
Best Non-English Award[]
| Country | Artist | Song | Place | Situation |
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| Colombia
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Maía ft. Maluma | "Fiesta de verano" | 12th | Co-winner |
| Italy
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Marco Mengoni | "Io ti aspetto" | 2nd | Co-winner |
| Ecuador
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Daniel Betancourth ft. Alkilados | "Punto caramelo" | 18th (SF1) | Nominée (Joint 3rd) |
| France
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Mylène Farmer | "Elle a dit" | 23rd | Nominée (Joint 3rd) |
hph01 Award[]
| Country | Artist | Song | Place | Situation |
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| Ecuador
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Daniel Betancourth ft. Alkilados | "Punto caramelo" | 18th (SF1) | Winner |
| Serbia
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Milica Pavlovic | "Sexy señorita" | 13th (SF2) | Nominée (2nd) |
| Czechia
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Marketa Konvickova | "Láska se néda delit tremi" | 21st (SF2) | Nominée (3rd) |
| Croatia
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Lana Jurcevic | "Ludo ljeto" | 16th (SF2) | Nominée (4th) |