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In a change to the normal biennially format, the Radio Song Festival is now annually with the
2015 Radio Festival taking place in
Yangon,
Myanmar. Two countries have confirmed their participation so far.
Thirty-nine countries have been confirmed as partaking in
2015. Bosnia and Herzegovina confirmed their withdrawal, after first announcing their comeback. While the Czech Republic returns after a five year break, along with Cyprus and Serbia who return after a year absence. Ukraine has withdrawn due to the
current unrest in the region. Austria's
Udo Jürgens, winner of
1966, died 21 December 2014 at the age of 80.
The
2015 Event will take place in the
Czech Republic city of
Plzeň on 19 June. Four countries have so far confirmed their participation, with Malta making their début and Slovenia withdrawing from the competition.
Lisa Ajax, participant in
Lilla Melodifestivalen 2012, won
Idol 2014 in Sweden.
Vincenzo Cantiello, representing Italy, won
2014. This was Italy's first appearance and win in the contest. It is unknown where the 2015 Contest will take place; although the EBU have given Italy the first refusal of hosting rights. The Bulgarian broadcaster have also shown a keen interest to host the contest; but it is unknown if they have expressed such interest to the EBU. A final decision is expected to be announced by the European Broadcasting Union in the upcoming months.
Voting fraud from Turkmenistan and Bosnia-Herzegovina in the
Türkvizyon 2014 Semi-Final forced event organisers to qualify 15 countries, instead of the usual 12. Kazakhstan were crowned winners of the contest.
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