[9][10] Right after the second chance, the running order of the final was revealed with "Heroes" being performed at the sixth position.

[13] On 21 May 2015, the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest was held in the Wiener Stadthalle (Hall D) in Vienna hosted by Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) and broadcast live throughout the continent.

"Heroes" received the highest percentage of possible points compared to any other Eurovision winner of the 2010 to 2019 decade.

[20] On 22 May 2021, the interval act "Rock the Roof" in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 grand final features "Heroes" performed by Zelmerlöw.

[21] Writing in The Independent, Kiran Moodley compared the song with David Guetta's "Lovers on the Sun", concluding "the resemblance is uncanny.

"[22] Writing for the same outlet in 2022, Ben Kelly named it 36th best Eurovision-winning song of all time, describing it as "a David Guetta production with slightly underwhelming country-style verses".