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Vienna 2015

    And finally it’s Vienna, few weeks after the first announcement of the three prevalent host cities, we have the winner: Vienna. The city of Romance and Music, the city fairytale will host the 60th Eurovision Song Contest. Vienna was the birth place of Sigmund Freud, Franz Schubert, Johann Strauss I, Johann Strauss II, Arnold Schönberg, Fritz Kreisler, Alban Berg, Anton Webern, Louie Austen, Falco and Joe Zawinul.

        "Vienna is the city of music and arts in the heart of Europe. Together we will do everything to assure a successful 60th Eurovision Song Contest." says Director General of ORF, Alexander Wrabetz.

    "We are very pleased with ORF's decision to choose Vienna as the host city of the next Eurovision Song Contest," says Jon Ola Sand, Executive Supervision on behalf of the EBU. "We are confident the city has the experience, people and the facilities to host the world's foremost entertainment event. With the cooperation between Vienna, ORF and the EBU, I'm sure we'll see three amazing shows in May."

    Austria will host Eurovision Song Contest 2015 after the victory of Conchita Wurst with the song Rise like a Phoenix in Copenhagen 2014.