 The Eurovision Song Contest 2014 was the 59th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest . It took place in Copenhagen , Denmark , following Emmelie de Forest 's win at the 2013 contest in Malmö , Sweden with the song " Only Teardrops " . This was the third time that Denmark hosted the contest , the most recent previous occasion being in 2001 . The two semi @-@ finals took place on 6 May and 8 May 2014 , and the final on 10 May 2014 . The shows were presented by Lise Rønne , Nikolaj Koppel and Pilou Asbæk . 
