title: 2015 in Australian music
text: # 2015 in Australian music
  
  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".
  
  ### May
  
  * 23 May – Australia, represented by Guy Sebastian, finishes in fifth place in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with a total of 196 points.
  
  ### 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
  