2015 in Australian music

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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in 2015 in music in Australia.

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.

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

• Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015
• List of number-one singles of 2015 (Australia)
• List of number-one albums of 2015 (Australia)

References

1. Jiandani, Sanjay (4 March 2015). "Australia: Guy Sebastian will fly to Vienna!". esctoday.com. ESCToday. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
2. "Full Split Results". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.