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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in 2015 in music in Australia.
Events
[edit]January
[edit]February
[edit]March
[edit]- 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]
April
[edit]May
[edit]- 23 May – Australia, represented by Guy Sebastian, finishes in fifth place in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with a total of 196 points.[2]
June
[edit]July
[edit]- 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.
August
[edit]September
[edit]October
[edit]November
[edit]December
[edit]Bands disbanded
[edit]Releases
[edit]Albums
[edit]- 30 October – Eleven by Tina Arena
Deaths
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015
- List of number-one singles of 2015 (Australia)
- List of number-one albums of 2015 (Australia)
References
[edit]- ^ 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.