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Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest |
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| Participating broadcaster | SBS (Special Broadcasting Service) | ||
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Participation summary |
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| Appearances | 9 times (9 out of 7 finals – since 2004) | DNQ (2): 2021, 2024 | ||
| First appearance | ESC Vienna 2015: Guy Sebastian | Tonight Again | ||
| Language | English (10) Ι English, Yankunytjatjara (1) | ||
| National Selections | National final
Total: 3 |
Eurovision – Australia Decides: 2019–2020, 2022 | |
| Internal selection
Total: 8 |
2015–2018, 2021, 2023–2025 | ||
| Hostings | 0 (Yet to host the Eurovision Song Contest) | ||
| Highest placement Top 5 | FINAL | SEMI-FINALS | |
| 2° (1)(2016), 5° (1) (2015) | 1° (3) (2016, 2019, 2023), 2° (1) (2022), 4° (1) (2018) | ||
| Highest placement Top 10 | FINAL | SEMI-FINALS | |
| 9° (3) (2017, 2019, 2023) | 6°(1) (2017) | ||
| Worst placement (Bottom) | FINAL | SEMI-FINALS | |
| 20° (1) (2018) | 14° (1) (2021) | ||
| Times qualified – Qualifiying rate | 6 out of 8 (since 2004) – 75% | ||
| Victories | 0 (None) | ||
| Nul points (Nil points) | FINAL | SEMI-FINALS | |
| 0 (None) | 0 (None) | ||
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Note: Entries scored out signify where Australia did not compete |
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| Artists | Guy Sebastian • Dami Im (임다미) • Isaiah • Jessica Mauboy • Kate Miller-Heidke • |
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| Songs | “Tonight Again” • “Sound of Silence” • “Don’t Come Easy” • “We Got Love” • “Zero Gravity” • “ |
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The Australian love affair with the Eurovision Song Contest goes back several decades, with SBS having broadcast the show every year since 1983 – despite the time difference with Europe!
In fact, a number of high profile Aussies competed in the Contest for other nations before the country was officially invited to join the party at Vienna 2015 as part of the show’s 60th anniversary celebrations.
Their best result so far is courtesy of Dami Im who finished second in 2016 with “Sound of Silence”; a song which won the Marcel Bezençon Award for composition, as well as the jury vote.
Australia holds the distinction of being the first nation to compete remotely using a ‘live-on-tape’ performance, as COVID-19 travel restrictions in 2021 meant that Montaigne (and the rest of their delegation) could not travel to Rotterdam.
Australia has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest nine times since its debut in 2015. The Australian participant broadcaster in the contest is the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) who received special approval from the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to participate. Australia is the only country outside the European Broadcasting Area to have ever competed in Eurovision.
Australia has been in the top ten five times, with its best result being a second-place finish with “Sound of Silence” performed by Dami Im in 2016, followed by “Tonight Again” by Guy Sebastian finishing fifth in 2015 and “Don’t Come Easy” by Isaiah, “Zero Gravity” by Kate Miller-Heidke, and “Promise” by Voyager finishing ninth in 2017, 2019, and 2023 respectively.
Initially, Australia’s participation in the 2015 contest was set to be a one-off event, the plan being only to perform again the following year had it won, but it was confirmed in November 2015 by SVT that it would participate in the 2016 contest, and it has participated every year since
The contest attracts a significantly high viewership for SBS, and has a broad and active national fanbase. Due to time differences with the European host cities, the event typically airs at 05:00 Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST). The contest receives widespread mainstream media coverage in the country, and also enjoys a cult following amongst dedicated fans each year.
History:
1983–2014. Australian broadcaster Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) is an associated member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). It first broadcast the Eurovision Song Contest in 1983 and has continued to do so every year since. The contest has attracted a strong viewing audience in Australia. Early broadcasts of the contest in the country either featured no commentary or borrowed the BBC’s commentary. In 2001, actress and comedian Mary Coustas provided commentary for the contest performing as her comedic character Effie. In 2003 and 2004, SBS presenter Des Mangan provided commentary for the Australian audience. From 2009, Julia Zemiro and Sam Pang were assigned as commentators for the competition by SBS. 2017 saw SBS replace the commentators with comedian Joel Creasey and TV and radio personality Myf Warhurst. In addition to broadcasting the contest, SBS also broadcast the 50th and 60th anniversary programmes.
From 2010 to 2014, SBS allowed Australian viewers to participate in their own televote for the final. However, these votes were not counted at the actual contest and did not affect the overall result. The SBS commentary team and Australian delegation were awarded a commentary booth of their own at the 2012 contest in Baku. They have been allocated a commentary booth every year since.
Australia’s first appearance in the international broadcast of the Eurovision Song Contest occurred on 14 May 2013 during the first semi-final in Malmö, Sweden. A short pre-recorded video titled “Greetings from Australia” (also referred to as “Why Australia Loves Eurovision”), submitted by SBS and hosted by Julia Zemiro, was broadcast during the interval acts. This presentation marked 30 years of broadcasting the Eurovision Song Contest in Australia, and was preceded the week leading up to the contest by a locally broadcast documentary, also hosted by Zemiro, titled The Heart of Eurovision. On 24 March 2014, the Danish host broadcaster DR gave SBS permission to perform as an interval act in the second semi-final of the 2014 contest. One day later, on 25 March, Jessica Mauboy was internally selected to perform. On 8 May 2014, Mauboy sang her song “Sea of Flags”.
2015–present: Participation. SBS made its debut at the 2015 contest with the song “Tonight Again”, performed by Guy Sebastian. Although Australia is outside the European Broadcasting Area and SBS is not a full member of the EBU, the EBU and Austrian host broadcaster ORF decided to permit an Australian entry to commemorate the 60th contest. The special circumstances surrounding Australia’s entry and “to not reduce the chances” of the semi-final participants led the organisers to allow Australia to compete directly in the final, without going through a semi-final.[14] In the event that Australia should win the contest, the EBU had confirmed that in accordance with the rules, SBS would not host the following contest in the Southern Hemisphere, and instead would co-host the event with a full member of the EBU in the country of the latter. Further to the EBU’s statement, it was confirmed that Germany’s participating broadcaster Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) would be the first choice, and the United Kingdom’s British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) would be the back-up should NDR decline.
Although Australia’s participation in 2015 was announced as a one-off event, it was confirmed on 17 November 2015 that Australia would participate in the 2016 contest. Unlike in 2015, Australia did not receive automatic qualification. On 7 October 2015, it was announced that Australia would make its debut in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 after SBS was invited to perform in the contest. The Australian entry for the 2016 contest was “Sound of Silence” by Dami Im, which won the second semi-final before finishing second overall behind Ukraine.
Australia continued its participation at the 2017 contest following their success the previous year. On 7 March 2017, at the Paris Cat Jazz Club in Melbourne, SBS announced former X Factor Australia winner Isaiah Firebrace as Australia’s entry. With the song “Don’t Come Easy”, Isaiah participated in the first semi-final on 9 May, then qualified for the final on 13 May in which Australia placed 9th.
Australia competed in the 2018 contest, selecting Jessica Mauboy as the artist to represent the country with “We Got Love”. Although this continued Australia’s track record of perfect attendance in the final, it was the first instance of them not finishing in the top ten, ending in 20th place with 99 points, only nine of which came from the televote, the first time that Australia finished last in the televote.
In 2019, it was announced that for the first time, Australian viewers would be given the opportunity to choose their Eurovision representative. The Eurovision – Australia Decides national final took place on 9 February 2019, with a 50/50 say between an Australian jury and a televote to determine who would represent the country at the 2019 contest. Eurovision – Australia Decides was hosted in Gold Coast, Queensland by Myf Warhurst and Joel Creasey. The winner was Kate Miller-Heidke with the song “Zero Gravity”. Runners-up Electric Fields were selected as the Australian jury spokespersons. Ahead of the contest in Tel Aviv, Israel, Australia’s participation in the contest was confirmed by the EBU and SBS until 2023. Australia went on to finish ninth in the final, after winning the first semi-final.
SBS announced it would host Eurovision – Australia Decides – Gold Coast 2020 to choose their representative for the 2020 contest. The event was held on the Gold Coast from 7–8 February, and Montaigne with “Don’t Break Me” emerged as the winner. Following the cancellation of the 2020 contest, SBS internally selected Montaigne to represent Australia in the 2021 contest, this time with “Technicolour”. For the first time since its 2015 debut, Australia failed to qualify for the final, finishing 14th in the first semi-final with 28 points.
Eurovision – Australia Decides returned to select the Australian entry for the 2022 contest. The show took place on 26 February, and was won by Sheldon Riley with the song “Not the Same”. At the contest in Turin, Italy, Australia went on to finish in 15th place in the final with 125 points, after finishing in second place in the second semi-final with 243 points.
For the 2023 contest, SBS internally selected Voyager, who had finished runner-up in Eurovision – Australia Decides the year prior, to represent the country with the song “Promise”. They qualified for the final, which took place on 13 May, and finished ninth overall with 151 points. On 21 September 2023, SBS was revealed to be discussing its participation beyond 2023, and Australia ultimately appeared on the official list of participants for the 2024 contest on 5 December 2023. Electric Fields were internally selected to represent the country in 2024 with “One Milkali (One Blood)”, but failed to qualify for the final, finishing 11th in the first semi-final with 41 points.
Participation overview
| ¹ | First place |
| ² | Second place |
| ³ | Third place |
| ◁ | Last place |
| X | Entry selected but did not compete |
| † | Upcoming event Ι ◊ Entry disqualified during the contest |
Participation history.
| Event – Dates | R/O – Contestant(s)
(Backing artists) |
Song – Translate | Language | Songwriter(s):
Composer(s) – Lyricist(s)
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National Selections | Semi-Final Place – Points
Final result Place – Points |
68ª ESC Malmö 2024
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Electric Fields (Zaachariaha Fielding, Michael Ross) | “One Milkali (One Blood)” | English, Yankunytjatjara |
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67ª ESC Liverpool 2023
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Voyager (Daniel “Danny” Estrin, Simone Dow, Scott Kay, Ashley Doodkorte, Alex Canion) | “Promise” | English |
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66ª ESC Turin 2022
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Sheldon Riley (Sheldon Riley Hernandez) | “Not the Same” | English |
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| “Not the Same” | ||||||
65ª ESC Amsterdam 2021
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Montaigne (Jessica Alyssa Cerro) | “Technicolour” | English |
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65ª ESC Rotterdam 2020
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Montaigne (Jessica Alyssa Cerro) | “Don’t Break Me” | English | Contest cancelled[b] X | ||
64ª ESC Tel Aviv 2019
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Kate Miller-Heidke (Kate Melina Miller-Heidke) | “Zero Gravity” | English |
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| “Zero Gravity” | ||||||
63ª ESC Lisbon 2018
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Jessica Mauboy (Jessica Hilda Mauboy) | “We Got Love” | English |
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| “We Got Love” | ||||||
62ª ESC Kyiv 2017
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Isaiah (Isaiah Firebrace) | “Don’t Come Easy“ | English |
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| “Don’t Come Easy“ | ||||||
61ª ESC Stockholm 2016
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Dami Im (임다미, Im Da-mi) | “Sound Of Silence” | English |
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| “Sound Of Silence” | ||||||
60ª ESC Vienna 2015
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Guy Sebastian (Guy Theodore Sebastian) | “Tonight Again” | English |
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Note: Edizione | # | Artista (i) | Canzone [Musica (m) / Texto (t)] | Lingua (Traduzione) | Punteggio | Posizione | Processo di Selezione
- LXV (66ª) Eurovision Song Contest 2022: Finale | Sabato, 14 Maggio 2022: 08 – Sheldon Riley – “Not the Same” [Sheldon Riley Hernandez / Sheldon Riley Hernandez, Cam Nacson]; Inglese; 125 punti, 15° posto | Selezione Interna; Eurovision Song Contest 2022: 2ª semifinale | Giovedì, 12 Maggio 2022: 08 – Sheldon Riley – “Not the Same” [Sheldon Riley Hernandez / Sheldon Riley Hernandez, Cam Nacson]; Inglese; 243 punti, 2° posto (Qualified) | Selezione Interna; Eurovision Song Contest 2022: 1ª Semi-Finale | Martedì, 10 Maggio 2022 – Non ha partecipato
- LXV (65ª) Eurovision Song Contest 2021: Finale | Sabato, 22 Maggio 2021 – Non ha partecipato (Non qualificata); Eurovision Song Contest 2021: 2ª semifinale | Giovedì, 20 Maggio 2021 – Non ha partecipato; Eurovision Song Contest 2021: 1ª Semi-Finale | Martedì, 18 Maggio 2021: 05 – Montaigne – “Technicolour” [Jess Cerro, Dave Hammer / Jess Cerro, Dave Hammer]; Inglese; 28 punti, 14° posto | Selezione Interna
LXV (65ª) Eurovision Song Contest 2020: Finale | Sabato, 16 Maggio 2020: Non ha partecipato – Cancellato; Eurovision Song Contest 2020: 2ª semifinale | Giovedì, 14 Maggio 2020: Non ha partecipato – Cancellato; Eurovision Song Contest 2020: 1ª Semi-Finale | Martedì, 12 Maggio 2020: 03 – Montaigne – “Don’t Break Me” [Montaigne, Anthony Egizii, David Musumeci / Montaigne, Anthony Egizii, David Musumeci]; Inglese; — punti, –° posto | Eurovision – Australia Decides Gold Coast 2020 – Cancellato- LXIV (64ª) Eurovision Song Contest 2019: Finale | Sabato, 18 Maggio 2019: 25 – Kate Miller-Heidke – “Zero Gravity” [Kate Miller-Heidke, Keir Nuttall / Kate Miller-Heidke, Keir Nuttall, Julian Hamilton]; Inglese; 285 punti, 09° posto | Selezione Nazionale; Eurovision Song Contest 2019: 2ª semifinale | Giovedì, 16 Maggio 2019 – Non ha partecipato; Eurovision Song Contest 2019: 1ª Semi-Finale |Martedì, 14 Maggio 2019: 12 – Kate Miller-Heidke – “Zero Gravity” [Kate Miller-Heidke, Keir Nuttall / Kate Miller-Heidke, Keir Nuttall, Julian Hamilton]; Inglese; 261 punti, 01° posto | Eurovision – Australia Decides Gold Coast 2019
- LXIII (63ª) Eurovision Song Contest 2018: Finale | Sabato, 12 Maggio 2018: 16 – Jessica Mauboy – “We Got Love” [Anthony Egizii, David Musumeci, Jessica Mauboy / Anthony Egizii, David Musumeci, Jessica Mauboy]; Inglese; 099 punti, 20° posto | Selezione Interna; Eurovision Song Contest 2018: 2ª semifinale | Giovedì, 10 Maggio 2018: 09 – Jessica Mauboy – “We Got Love” [Anthony Egizii, David Musumeci, Jessica Mauboy / Anthony Egizii, David Musumeci, Jessica Mauboy]; Inglese; 212 punti, 04° posto | Selezione Interna; Eurovision Song Contest 2018: 1ª Semi-Finale |Martedì, 8 Maggio 2018 – Non ha partecipato
- LXII (62ª) Eurovision Song Contest 2017: Finale | Sabato, 13 Maggio 2017: 09 – Isaiah (Isaiah Firebrace) – “Don’t Come Easy” [Anthony Egizii, David Musumeci, Michael Angelo / Anthony Egizii, David Musumeci, Michael Angelo]; Inglese; 173 punti, 09° posto | Selezione Interna; Eurovision Song Contest 2017: 2ª semifinale | Giovedì, 11 Maggio 2017 – Non ha partecipato; Eurovision Song Contest 2017: 1ª Semi-Finale | Martedì, 9 Maggio 2017: 13 – Isaiah (Isaiah Firebrace) – “Don’t Come Easy” [Anthony Egizii, David Musumeci, Michael Angelo / Anthony Egizii, David Musumeci, Michael Angelo]; Inglese; 160 punti, 06° posto | Selezione Interna
- LXI (61ª) Eurovision Song Contest 2016: Finale | Sabato, 14 Maggio 2016: 13 – Dami Im (임다미) – “Sound Of Silence” [Anthony Egizii, David Musumeci / Anthony Egizii, David Musumeci]; Inglese; 511 punti, 02° posto | Selezione Interna; Eurovision Song Contest 2016: 2ª Semi-Finale | Giovedì, 12 Maggio 2016: 10 – Dami Im (임다미) – “Sound Of Silence” [Anthony Egizii, David Musumeci / Anthony Egizii, David Musumeci]; Inglese; 330 punti, 01° posto | Selezione Interna; Eurovision Song Contest 2016: 1ª Semi-Finale | Giovedì, 10 Maggio 2016 – Non ha partecipato
- LX (60ª) Eurovision Song Contest 2015: Finale | Sabato, 23 Maggio 2015: 12 – Guy Sebastian – “Tonight Again” [Guy Sebastian, David Ryan Harris, Louis Schoorl / Guy Sebastian, David Ryan Harris, Louis Schoorl]; Inglese; 196 punti, 05° posto | Selezione Interna; Eurovision Song Contest 2015: 2ª semifinale | Giovedì, 21 Maggio 2015 – Non ha partecipato (Finalista di diritto); Eurovision Song Contest 2015: 1ª semifinale | Martedì, 19 Maggio 2015 – Non ha partecipato (Finalista di diritto)
Notes:
- [a] ^ The organisers allowed Australia to compete in the grand final without pre-qualification due to the special circumstances surrounding Australia’s entry and so as “to not reduce the chances” of the semi-final participants.
- [b] ^ The 2020 contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- [c] ^ Unlike all subsequent broadcasts, the 1971 final was aired by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).
- [d] ^ The contest was broadcast over SBS Radio in 1981, but there was no television broadcast.
- [e] ^ The broadcasts were shown both without commentary and via the BBC’s transmission
- [f] ^ SBS aired the contest without postcards and voting.
- [g] ^ a b Via the BBC.
- [h] ^ Due to travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, Montaigne participated using a ‘live-on-tape’ performance, filmed at SBS Studios in Sydney instead of travelling to Rotterdam, Netherlands, where the event was held.
Related involvement.
Heads of delegation. The public broadcaster of each participating country in the Eurovision Song Contest assigns a head of delegation as the EBU’s contact person and the leader of their delegation at the event. The delegation, whose size can greatly vary, includes a head of press, the contestants, songwriters, composers and backing vocalists, among others.
| Year | Head of delegation | |
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| 2015–2019 | Paul Clarke | |
| 2020–2021 | Josh Martin | |
| 2022– | Emily Griggs |
Jury members. A five-member jury panel consisting of music industry professionals is made up for every participating country for the semi-finals and final of the Eurovision Song Contest (except in 2023, where juries only voted in the final), ranking all entries except for their own country’s contribution. The juries’ votes add 50% to the overall result alongside televoting.
| Year | Jury members | |||||
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| 2015 | Amanda Pelman | Richard Wilkins | Danielle Spencer | Ash London | Jake Stone | |
| 2016 | Monica Trapaga | Shannon Noll | Myf Warhurst | James Mathison | Craig Porteils | |
| 2017 | Lucy Durack | Natasha Cupitt | Steven Capaldo | Jackie Loeb | Peter Hayward | |
| Richard Wilkins | Zan Rowe | Jordan Raskopoulos | L-FRESH the Lion | Millie Millgate | ||
| Mark Humphries | Christine Anu | Lewis Hobba | Alice Chance | Mark Cummins | ||
| 2021 | Millie Millgate | Jack Vidgen | Ash London | Brooke Boney | Kandiah Kamalesvaran | |
| 2022 | Dylan Lewis | Jessica Cerro | Matt Okine | Bridget Hustwaite | Milly Petriella | |
| 2023 | Andrew Farriss | Toni Pearen | Eddie Perfect | Brihony Dawson | Latifa Tee | |
Commentators and spokespeople.
| Year | Commentator | Spokesperson | |
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| 1971[c] | Unknown | Did not participate | |
| 1972–1982[d] | No broadcast | ||
| 1983–2000 | Unknown/Various[e] | ||
| 2001[f] | Effie (Mary Coustas) | ||
| 2002 | Terry Wogan[g] | ||
| 2003 | Des Mangan | ||
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| 2005 | Terry Wogan[g] | ||
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| 2009 | Julia Zemiro and Sam Pang | ||
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| 2015 | Lee Lin Chin | ||
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| 2017 | Myf Warhurst and Joel Creasey | ||
| 2018 | Ricardo Gonçalves | ||
| 2019 | Electric Fields | ||
| 2021 | Joel Creasey | ||
| 2022 | Courtney Act | ||
| 2023 | Catherine Martin | ||
| 2024 | Danny Estrin |
Incidental participation. Although not actively participating at the Eurovision Song Contest prior to the 2014 semi-final interval presentation, Australia has appeared in the contest incidentally in a number of ways:
- Peter Doyle and Marty Kristian, both Australians, represented the United Kingdom as part of the New Seekers, who performed “Beg, Steal or Borrow” in the 1972 contest in Edinburgh. The song, co-written by Australian Tony Cole, finished second with 114 points.
- English-born Australian singer-songwriter Olivia Newton-John represented the United Kingdom in 1974 (prior to Australian broadcast of the contest) in Brighton with the song “Long Live Love”, finishing in fourth place with 14 points.
- John Farrar, who was born in Melbourne, performed as part of the Shadows for the United Kingdom in the 1975 contest.
- Martin Lee, singer in Brotherhood of Man, which won the 1976 contest, spent several years of his childhood in Australia.
- Austria paid tribute to Australia in 1977 in London with their entry “Boom Boom Boomerang” performed by Schmetterlinge. The song was considered controversial at the time due to being the first song to openly mock the contest itself.
- Johnny Logan, winner of the contest in 1980 and 1987 for Ireland (and writer of the winning song for Ireland in the 1992 contest), was born in Frankston, Victoria in 1954, but moved with his family back to Ireland in 1957.
- Australian singer Gina G represented the United Kingdom in the 1996 contest in Oslo with her song “Ooh Aah… Just a Little Bit”.
- Jane Comerford, who was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, performed in the 2006 contest for Germany as a part of Texas Lightning with the song “No No Never”, which finished in 14th place with 36 points.
- Australians Craig Porteils and Cameron Giles-Webb co-wrote the song “This Is Our Night” which was performed by Sakis Rouvas for Greece in the 2009 contest, and placed third.
- Katrina Noorbergen (member of Cassette Kids), an Australian living in Berlin, co-wrote the song “A Million Voices” which was performed by Polina Gagarina for Russia in the 2015 contest. She also performed as one of Gagarina’s backing singers in the contest.
- Tonino Speciale, who grew up in Western Sydney, co-wrote the song “Black Smoke” which was performed by Ann Sophie for Germany in the 2015 contest.
- Mary-Jean O’Doherty, an American-born and half-Australian opera singer, performed as part of the group Genealogy for Armenia in the 2015 contest.
- Anja Nissen, who is from the Blue Mountains of New South Wales but is the child of Danish parents, represented Denmark in the 2017 contest in Kyiv, finishing in 20th place with 77 points. The song, “Where I Am”, was co-written by Australian songwriters Angel Tupai and Michael D’Arcy.
- Australian singer-songwriter and Eurovision – Australia Decides 2019 competitor Alfie Arcuri co-wrote Cyprus’s entry for the 2020 contest “Running” which was to be performed by Sandro. The contest was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Marius Bear, who is half-Australian, having spent several years in Australia and is the holder of an Australian passport, represented Switzerland in the 2022 contest in Turin, finishing in 17th place with 78 points.
- Andrew Lambrou, who is an Australian citizen and son of Greek Cypriot parents, represented Cyprus in the 2023 contest in Liverpool.
- Silia Kapsis, who is an Australian citizen and daughter of a Greek Cypriot father and Greek mother, represented Cyprus in the 2024 contest in Malmö.
• ARTISTS:
- Guy Sebastian (Guy Theodore Sebastian) – Australia 2015: Tonight Again (artist, composer, lyricist)
- Dami Im (Im Da-mi) – Australia 2016: Sound of Silence (artist)
- Daniel Estrin (Danny Estrin) (artist as member of Voyager) – Australia 2024: spokesperson • Australia 2023: Promise (artist, composer, lyricist)
- Isaiah (Isaiah Firebrace) – Australia 2017: Don’t Come Easy (artist)
- Jessica Mauboy (Jessica Hilda Mauboy) – Australia 2018: We Got Love (artist, composer) • Eurovision 2014: interval act
- Kate Miller-Heidke – Australia 2019: Zero Gravity (artist, composer, lyricist)
- Michael Ross (artist as member of Electric Fields) – Australia 2024: One Milkali (One Blood) (artist, composer, lyricist) • Australia 2019: spokesperson
- Montaigne (Jessica Alyssa Cerro) – Australia 2022: jury member • Australia 2021: Technicolour (artist, composer, lyricist) • Australia 2020: Don’t Break Me (artist, composer, lyricist)
- Sheldon Riley (Sheldon Riley Hernandez) – Australia 2022: Not The Same (artist, composer, lyricist)
- Zaachariaha Fielding (artist as member of Electric Fields) – Australia 2024: One Milkali (One Blood) (artist, composer, lyricist) • Australia 2019: spokesperson
• BACKINGS/DANCERS:
- Aaron Malone – Australia 2017: Don’t Come Easy (backing)
- Aaron Marcellus – Australia 2015: Tonight Again (backing)
- Aaron Mendoza – Australia 2017: Don’t Come Easy (backing)
- Adam Lahav – Australia 2019: Zero Gravity (backing)
- Alex Canion (backing as member of Voyager) – Australia 2023: Promise (backing, composer, lyricist)
- Alyson Joyce – Australia 2024: One Milkali (One Blood) (backing)
- Ashley Doodkorte (backing as member of Voyager) – Australia 2023: Promise (backing, composer, lyricist)
- Brandon Winbush – Australia 2015: Tonight Again (backing)
- Brendan Maclean – Australia 2024: One Milkali (One Blood) (backing)
- Carmen Smith – Australia 2015: Tonight Again (backing)
- Christine Muscat – Australia 2021: Technicolour (backing)
- Crystal Russell – Australia 2021: Technicolour (dancer)
- Daniel Adrian Kelaart – Australia 2017: Don’t Come Easy (backing)
- Dea Norberg (Andrea Heléne Norberg) – Australia 2016: Sound of Silence (backing) • Austria 2024: We Will Rave (backing) • Azerbaijan 2016: Miracle (backing) • Sweden 2014: Undo (backing) • Sweden 2013: You (backing) • Sweden 2009: La Voix (backing) • Sweden 2008: Hero (backing) • Sweden 2006: Invincible (backing) • Sweden 2005: Las Vegas (backing) • Sweden 2004: It Hurts (backing) • Sweden 2003: Give Me Your Love (backing) • Malta 2000: Desire (backing) • Sweden 1999: Take Me To Your Heaven (backing)
- Devin Michaei – Australia 2015: Tonight Again (backing)
- Emily Ryan – Australia 2019: Zero Gravity (backing)
- Emma Waite – Australia 2019: Zero Gravity (backing)
- Fred Leone – Australia 2024: One Milkali (One Blood) (backing)
- Gary Pinto – Australia 2018: We Got Love (backing)
- Jess Hitchcock – Australia 2019: Zero Gravity (backing)
- Lilah Eliash – Australia 2019: Zero Gravity (backing)
- Natasha Pinto – Australia 2018: We Got Love (backing)
- Paris Cavanagh – Australia 2021: Technicolour (dancer)
- Reigan Derry – Australia 2021: Technicolour (backing)
- Sahlene (Anna Cecilia Sahlin) – United Kingdom 2019: Bigger Than Us (backing) • Australia 2016: Sound of Silence (backing) • Estonia 2008: spokesperson • Estonia 2002: Runaway (artist) • Malta 2000: Desire (backing as Anna Cecilia Sahlin) • Sweden 1999: Take Me To Your Heaven (backing as Anna Cecilia Sahlin)
- Samantha White – Australia 2018: We Got Love (backing)
- Scott Kay (backing as member of Voyager) – Australia 2023: Promise (backing, composer, lyricist)
- Shivawn Joubert (Shivawn Jade Robert) – Australia 2021: Technicolour (dancer)
- Simi Vuata – Australia 2024: One Milkali (One Blood) (backing)
- Simone Dow (backing as member of Voyager) – Australia 2023: Promise (backing, composer, lyricist)
• COMPOSERS:
- Alex Canion (backing as member of Voyager) – Australia 2023: Promise (backing, composer, lyricist)
- Anthony Egizii – Australia 2020: Don’t Break Me (composer, lyricist) • Australia 2018: We Got Love (composer, lyricist) • Australia 2017: Don’t Come Easy (composer, lyricist) • Australia 2016: Sound of Silence (composer, lyricist)
- Ashley Doodkorte (backing as member of Voyager) – Australia 2023: Promise (backing, composer, lyricist)
- Cam Nacson – Australia 2022: Not The Same (composer)
- Daniel Estrin (Danny Estrin) (artist as member of Voyager) – Australia 2024: spokesperson • Australia 2023: Promise (artist, composer, lyricist)
- Dave Hammer – Australia 2021: Technicolour (composer, lyricist)
- David Musumeci – Australia 2020: Don’t Break Me (composer, lyricist) • Australia 2018: We Got Love (composer, lyricist) • Australia 2017: Don’t Come Easy (composer, lyricist) • Australia 2016: Sound of Silence (composer, lyricist)
- David Ryan Harris – Australia 2015: Tonight Again (composer, lyricist)
- Guy Sebastian (Guy Theodore Sebastian) – Australia 2015: Tonight Again (artist, composer, lyricist)
- Jessica Mauboy (Jessica Hilda Mauboy) – Australia 2018: We Got Love (artist, composer) • Eurovision 2014: interval act
- Kate Miller-Heidke – Australia 2019: Zero Gravity (artist, composer, lyricist)
- Keir Nuttall – Australia 2019: Zero Gravity (composer, lyricist)
- Louis Schoorl – Sweden 2018: Dance You Off (composer, lyricist) • Australia 2015: Tonight Again (composer, lyricist)
- Michael Angelo – Australia 2017: Don’t Come Easy (composer, lyricist)
- Michael Ross (artist as member of Electric Fields) – Australia 2024: One Milkali (One Blood) (artist, composer, lyricist) • Australia 2019: spokesperson
- Montaigne (Jessica Alyssa Cerro) – Australia 2022: jury member • Australia 2021: Technicolour (artist, composer, lyricist) • Australia 2020: Don’t Break Me (artist, composer, lyricist)
- Scott Kay (backing as member of Voyager) – Australia 2023: Promise (backing, composer, lyricist)
- Simone Dow (backing as member of Voyager) – Australia 2023: Promise (backing, composer, lyricist)
- Sheldon Riley (Sheldon Riley Hernandez) – Australia 2022: Not The Same (artist, composer, lyricist)
- Zaachariaha Fielding (as member of Electric Fields) – Australia 2024: One Milkali (One Blood) (artist, composer, lyricist) • Australia 2019: spokesperson
• LYRICISTS:
- Alex Canion (backing as member of Voyager) – Australia 2023: Promise (backing, composer, lyricist)
- Anthony Egizii – Australia 2020: Don’t Break Me (composer, lyricist) • Australia 2018: We Got Love (composer, lyricist) • Australia 2017: Don’t Come Easy (composer, lyricist) • Australia 2016: Sound of Silence (composer, lyricist)
- Ashley Doodkorte (backing as member of Voyager) – Australia 2023: Promise (backing, composer, lyricist)
- Daniel Estrin (Danny Estrin) (artist as member of Voyager) – Australia 2024: spokesperson • Australia 2023: Promise (artist, composer, lyricist)
- Dave Hammer – Australia 2021: Technicolour (composer, lyricist)
- David Musumeci – Australia 2020: Don’t Break Me (composer, lyricist) • Australia 2018: We Got Love (composer, lyricist) • Australia 2017: Don’t Come Easy (composer, lyricist) • Australia 2016: Sound of Silence (composer, lyricist)
- David Ryan Harris – Australia 2015: Tonight Again (composer, lyricist)
- Guy Sebastian (Guy Theodore Sebastian) – Australia 2015: Tonight Again (artist, composer, lyricist)
- Kate Miller-Heidke – Australia 2019: Zero Gravity (artist, composer, lyricist)
- Keir Nuttall – Australia 2019: Zero Gravity (composer, lyricist)
- Louis Schoorl – Sweden 2018: Dance You Off (composer, lyricist) • Australia 2015: Tonight Again (composer, lyricist)
- Michael Angelo – Australia 2017: Don’t Come Easy (composer, lyricist)
- Michael Ross (artist as member of Electric Fields) – Australia 2024: One Milkali (One Blood) (artist, composer, lyricist) • Australia 2019: spokesperson
- Montaigne (Jessica Alyssa Cerro) – Australia 2022: jury member • Australia 2021: Technicolour (artist, composer, lyricist) • Australia 2020: Don’t Break Me (artist, composer, lyricist)
- Scott Kay (backing as member of Voyager) – Australia 2023: Promise (backing, composer, lyricist)
- Simone Dow (backing as member of Voyager) – Australia 2023: Promise (backing, composer, lyricist)
- Sheldon Riley (Sheldon Riley Hernandez) – Australia 2022: Not The Same (artist, composer, lyricist)
- Zaachariaha Fielding (as member of Electric Fields) – Australia 2024: One Milkali (One Blood) (artist, composer, lyricist) • Australia 2019: spokesperson
• STAGE DIRECTORS:
- Marko Panzic – Australia 2021: Technicolour (stage director) • Australia 2017: Don’t Come Easy (stage director)
- Marvin Dietmann – Austria 2024: We Will Rave (stage director) • Cyprus 2024: Liar (stage director) • Germany 2024: Always on the Run (stage director) • Armenia 2023: Future Lover (stage director) • Austria 2023: Who The Hell Is Edgar? (stage director) • Australia 2023: Promise (stage director) • Cyprus 2023: Break a Broken Heart (stage director) • Germany 2023: Blood & Glitter (stage director) • United Kingdom 2023: I Wrote A Song (stage director) • Georgia 2023: Echo (stage director) • Armenia 2022: Snap (stage director) • Austria 2022: Halo (stage director) • Cyprus 2022: Ela (stage director) • Germany 2022: Rockstars (stage director) • United Kingdom 2022: Space Man (stage director) • Israel 2022: I.M (stage director) • Austria 2021: Amen (stage director) • Bulgaria 2021: Growing Up Is Getting Old (stage director) • Cyprus 2021: El Diablo (stage director) • Czechia 2021: Omaga (stage director) • Estonia 2021: The Lucky One (stage director) • Spain 2021: Voy A Quedarme (stage director) • Croatia 2021: Tick-Tock (stage director) • Austria 2018: Nobody But You (stage director) • Austria 2017: Running On Air (stage director) • Germany 2017: Perfect Life (stage director) • Austria 2016: Loin d’ici (stage director) • Austria 2015: I Am Yours (stage director) • Austria 2014: Rise Like a Phoenix (stage director) • Austria 2013: Shine (stage director) • Austria 2012: Woki Mit Deim Popo (stage director) • Bulgaria 2011: Na Inat (stage director)
- Nicoline Refsing (Nicoline Lindeborg Refsing) – Latvia 2024: Hollow (stage director) • Switzerland 2017: Apollo (stage director) • Ireland 2017: Dying To Try (stage director) • Australia 2016: Sound of Silence (stage director) • Italy 2016: No Degree of Separation (stage director) • Latvia 2015: Love Injected (stage director)
- Paul Clarke – Australia 2024: One Milkali (One Blood) (stage director)
- Philip Gleeson – Australia 2019: Zero Gravity (stage director)
- Sacha Jean-Baptiste – Albania 2023: Duje (stage director) • Switzerland 2023: Watergun (stage director) • Sweden 2023: Tattoo (stage director) • Australia 2022: Not The Same (stage director) • Switzerland 2022: Boys Do Cry (stage director) • Sweden 2022: Hold Me Closer (stage director) • Albania 2021: Karma (stage director) • Switzerland 2021: Tout l’univers (stage director) • Malta 2021: Je Me Casse (stage director)• Sweden 2021: Voices (stage director) • Switzerland 2019: She Got Me (stage director) • Cyprus 2019: Replay (stage director) • Sweden 2019: Too Late for Love (stage director) • Australia 2018: We Got Love (stage director) • Bulgaria 2018: Bones (stage director) • Cyprus 2018: Fuego (stage director) • Armenia 2017: Fly With Me (stage director) • Australia 2017: Don’t Come Easy (stage director) • Bulgaria 2017: Beautiful Mess (stage director) • Georgia 2017: Keep The Faith (stage director) • Armenia 2016: LoveWave (stage director) • Cyprus 2016: Alter Ego (stage director) • Georgia 2016: Midnight Gold (stage director) • Lithuania 2016: I’ve Been Waiting for This Night (stage director) • Georgia 2015: Warrior (stage director) • Sweden 2014: jury member • Russia 2011: Get You (stage director)
• SPOKESPERSONS:
- Catherine Martin – Australia 2023: spokesperson
- Courtney Act – Australia 2022: spokesperson
- Daniel Estrin (Danny Estrin) (as member of Voyager) – Australia 2024: spokesperson • Australia 2023: Promise (artist, composer, lyricist)
- Joel Creasey – Australia 2024: commentator • Australia 2023: commentator • Australia 2022: commentator • Australia 2021: spokesperson, commentator • Australia 2019: commentator • Australia 2018: commentator • Australia 2017: commentator
- Lee Lin Chin – Australia 2017: spokesperson • Australia 2016: spokesperson • Australia 2015: spokesperson
- Michael Ross (as member of Electric Fields) – Australia 2024: One Milkali (One Blood) (artist, composer, lyricist) • Australia 2019: spokesperson
- Ricardo Gonçalves – Australia 2018: spokesperson
- Zaachariaha Fielding (as member of Electric Fields) – Australia 2024: One Milkali (One Blood) (artist, composer, lyricist) • Australia 2019: spokesperson
• COMMENTATORS:
- Joel Creasey – Australia 2024: commentator • Australia 2023: commentator • Australia 2022: commentator • Australia 2021: spokesperson, commentator • Australia 2019: commentator • Australia 2018: commentator • Australia 2017: commentator
- Julia Zemiro – Australia 2016: commentator • Australia 2015: commentator • Australia 2014: commentator • Australia 2013: commentator • Australia 2012: commentator • Australia 2011: commentator • Australia 2010: commentator • Australia 2009: commentator
- Myf Warhurst (Myfanwy Warhurst) – Australia 2024: commentator • Australia 2023: commentator • Australia 2022: commentator • Australia 2021: commentator • Australia 2019: commentator • Australia 2018: commentator • Australia 2017: commentator • Australia 2016: jury member
- Sam Pang – Australia 2016: commentator • Australia 2015: commentator • Australia 2014: commentator • Australia 2013: commentator • Australia 2012: commentator • Australia 2011: commentator • Australia 2010: commentator • Australia 2009: commentator
• JURY MEMBERS:
- Alfie Arcuri (Alfie James Arcuri) – Australia 2024: jury member
- Alice Chance (Alice Louise Chance) – Australia 2019: jury member
- Amanda Pelman – Australia 2015: jury member
- Andrew Charles Farriss – Australia 2023: jury member
- Ash London – Australia 2021: jury member • Australia 2015: jury member
- Bridget Hustwaite – Australia 2022: jury member
- Brihony Dawson – Australia 2023: jury member
- Brooke Boney – Australia 2021: jury member
- Christine Anu – Australia 2019: jury member
- Craig Porteils – Australia 2016: jury member • Greece 2009: This Is Our Night (lyricist)
- Danielle Spencer – Australia 2015: jury member
- Dylan Lewis (Dylan Thomas Lewis) – Australia 2022: jury member
- Edmund Thomas Perfect – Australia 2023: jury member
- Jack Vidgen – Australia 2021: jury member
- Jake Stone – Australia 2015: jury member
- Jackie Loeb – Australia 2017: jury member
- James Mathison – Australia 2016: jury member
- Jane Barbara Albert – Australia 2024: jury member
- Jordan Raskopoulos (Jordan Nicola Bridget Raskopoulos) – Australia 2018: jury member
- Kamahl (Kandiah Kamalesvaran) – Australia 2021: jury member
- Latifa Shabaz Tasipale – Australia 2023: jury member
- Lewis Hamilton Hobba (Lewis Hobba) – Australia 2019: jury member
- L-FRESH The LION (Sukhdeep Singh Bhogal) – Australia 2018: jury member
- Lucy Durack – Australia 2017: jury member
- Mark Cummins (Mark Thomas Cummins) – Australia 2019: jury member
- Mark Humphries – Australia 2019: jury member
- Mason Lachlan Watts – Australia 2024: jury member
- Matt Okine – Australia 2022: jury member
- Meagan Versary Loader – Australia 2024: jury member
- Mia Elizabeth Rodriguez – Australia 2024: jury member
- Millie Millgate (Peta Jane Millgate) – Australia 2021: jury member • Australia 2018: jury member
- Milly Petriella – Australia 2022: jury member
- Monica Trapaga (Monica Maria Trápaga) – Australia 2016: jury member
- Montaigne (Jessica Alyssa Cerro) – Australia 2022: jury member • Australia 2021: Technicolour (artist, composer, lyricist) • Australia 2020: Don’t Break Me (artist, composer, lyricist)
- Myf Warhurst (Myfanwy Warhurst) – Australia 2024: commentator • Australia 2023: commentator • Australia 2022: commentator • Australia 2021: commentator • Australia 2019: commentator • Australia 2018: commentator • Australia 2017: commentator • Australia 2016: jury member
- Natasha Cuppit – Australia 2017: jury member
- Peter Hayward – Australia 2017: jury member
- Richard Wilkins (Richard Stephen Wilkins) – Australia 2018: jury member • Australia 2015: jury member
- Shannon Noll – Australia 2016: jury member
- Steven Capaldo – Australia 2017: jury member
- Toni Michelle Pearen – Australia 2023: jury member
- Zan Rowe (Susanna Rowe) – Australia 2018: jury member
Oher awards:
Marcel Bezençon Awards: The Marcel Bezençon Awards were first handed out during the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 in Tallinn, Estonia honouring the best competing songs in the final. Founded by Christer Björkman (Sweden’s representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 and Head of Delegation for Sweden until 2021) and Richard Herrey (member of Herreys, winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 for Sweden), the awards are named after the creator of the annual competition, Marcel Bezençon.
Although sanctioned by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the awards are not presented during the Eurovision final, but rather are handed out during the official afterparty. Beginning with the 2009 contest, the trophies are handed out prior to the final.
Sweden’s Melodifestivalen and Hungary’s A Dal also present the awards during their own competition proper.
• Categories. The awards are divided into 3 categories:
- Press Award – Given to the best entry as voted on by the accredited media and press during the event.
- Artistic Award – Presented to the best artist as voted on by the commentators since 2010. Until 2009, the category was voted on by previous winners of the contest.
- Composer Award – A jury consisting of the participating composers vote for the best and most original composition.
In 2008, a special one-off award was presented, the Poplight Fan Award, as voted by fans on the Swedish website Poplight.se and presented to their favourite debuting artist under the age of 25.
- 2016 – Composer Award: Dami Im – “Sound of Silence” (Anthony Egizii, David Musumeci)
- 2019 – Artistic Award: Kate Miller-Heidke – “Zero Gravity” (Kate Miller-Heidke, Keir Nuttall)
You’re a Vision Award:
- 2022 – Sheldon Riley
Photo gallery.
Statistiche di voto:
Numero di punti assegnati dell’Australia nelle Semi-finali (2015-2021)
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