2015 in Australian music
The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in 2015 in music in Australia.
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Events
March
- 5 March - At a press conference in the Sydney Opera House, SBS announces the selection of Guy Sebastian to represent Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, with the song, "Tonight Again".[1]
May
- 23 May - Australia, represented by Guy Sebastian, finishes in fifth place in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with a total of 196 points.[2]
July
- 24–26 July – Splendour in the Grass 2015 is held at North Byron Parklands in Yelgun, New South Wales, headlined by Blur, Florence and the Machine and Mark Ronson.
Album and Single releases
Albums
- 30 October - Eleven by Tina Arena
Deaths
- 19 February – Warren Thomson, 79, pianist
- 18 August – Roger Smalley, 72, pianist
- 11 October – John Murphy, 56, musician
- 27 December – Stevie Wright, 68, musician and songwriter, lead singer of The Easybeats
See also
References
- Jiandani, Sanjay (4 March 2015). "Australia: Guy Sebastian will fly to Vienna!". esctoday.com. ESCToday. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- "Full Split Results". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
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