Poll results: Georgia’s Nina Sublatti is our readers’ favourite to win Eurovision 2015

On March 29 we asked our readers to start voting for their favourites to win the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. Since then our readers have cast a total of 122,484 votes and we have a clear winner. Georgia’s Nina Sublatti — perhaps the most avant-garde singer in Tbilisi — earned an impressive 21,024 votes, or around 17% of all those cast. The “Warrior” singer isn’t just ready for battle. She is ready to slay!

On the eve of the final, the bookies didn’t have faith in her potential win — they had her listed as 14th most likely to win. Do you think her killer staging, feathered silhouette and fierce vocals can court votes anyway?

Albania’s Elhaida Dani lost her voice ahead of Eurovision — see our interview here — but she’s found it and is returning to top form. She earned 17,169 votes in our poll, or around 14%, for her song “I’m Alive”. It’s an R&B love letter to herself and one that taps into the strength inside all of us.

On the eve of the final, the bookies had her listed as seventh most likely to finish last. Have they heard the final minute of her song? You can never count Elhaida out…

Italy’s Il Volo are already global superstars. After four years abroad, Eurovision marks their return to Europe. Europe is clearly ready to welcome them home — and our readers are ready to receive the group’s “Grande Amore”. They earned 8,400 votes, or around 7%.

On the eve of the final the bookies had them down as third most likely to win it all. Can they defy the odds and pip the front-runners Sweden and Russia for the win?

Who should win Eurovision 2015?

1. Georgia: Nina Sublatti with “Warrior” 17.16% (21,024 votes)
2. Albania: Elhaida Dani with “I’m Alive” 14.02% (17,169 votes)
3. Italy: Il Volo with “Grande Amore” 6.86% (8,400 votes)
4. Spain: Edurne with “Amanecer” 6.5% (7,966 votes)
5. Sweden: Måns Zelmerlöw with “Heroes” 6.24% (7,639 votes)
6. Russia: Polina Gagarina with “A Million Voices” 2.73% (3,338 votes)
7. Estonia: Elina & Stig with “Goodbye to Yesterday” 2.3% (2,820 votes)
8. Norway: Mørland & Debrah Scarlett with “A Monster Like Me” 2.27% (2,785 votes)
9. Slovenia: Maraaya with “Here For You” 1.89% (2,317 votes)
10. Belgium: Loïc Nottet with “Rhythm Inside” 1.74% (2,131 votes)
11. Azerbaijan: Elnur Huseynov with “Hour of the Wolf” 1.71% (2,100 votes)
12. Armenia: Genealogy with “Face the Shadow” 1.58% (1,931 votes)
13. UK: Electro Velvet with “Still in Love With You” 1.5% (1,843 votes)
14. Greece: Maria-Elena Kyriakou with “One Last Breath” 1.32% (1,619 votes)
15. Australia: Guy Sebastian with “Tonight Again” 1.27% (1,550 votes)
16. Israel: Nadav Guedj with “Golden Boy” 1.16% (1,419 votes)
17. Lithuania: Monika & Vaidas with “This Time” 1.15% (1,414 votes)
18. Romania: Voltaj with “De La Capat” 1.13% (1,386 votes)
19. Germany: Ann Sophie with “Black Smoke” 1.1% (1,350 votes)
20. Latvia: Aminata with “Love Injected” 1.02% (1,253 votes)
21. Serbia: Bojana Stamenov with “Ceo svet je moj” 0.94% (1,150 votes)
22. Poland: Monika Kuszynska with “In the Name of Love” 0.85% (1,044 votes)
23. Hungary: Boggie with “Wars for Nothing” 0.76% (933 votes)
24. France: Lisa Angell with “N’oubliez pas” 0.75% (918 votes)
25. Austria: The MakeMakes with “I Am Yours” 0.67% (819 votes)
26. Montenegro: Knez with “Adio” 0.67% (817 votes)
27. Cyprus: Giannis Karagiannis with “One Thing I Should Have Done” 0.65% (800 votes)

You can see all of our Eurovision 2015 polls here

Review of the jury final

Photo: Andres Putting (EBU)