After a strong debut last year with one of Australia’s top artists, Guy Sebastian, Australia is back in the contest for the 2nd time, this time, we have to fight it out in the semi-finals like majority of the other countries. SBS has internally selected former X Factor winner, Dami Im and the song she…
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After months of waiting for news from the Aussie broadcaster, SBS, we have finally found out who will be following from Guy Sebastian. During a concert at the Sydney Opera house, featuring iconic Eurovision winner Conchita Wurst and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Australia’s first participant Guy Sebastian joined Conchita on stage to present the 2016…
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With a head of delegation meeting looming, it was announced only days ago that the total number of countries participating in this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest would be 17, a healthy number, especially considering participation numbers in recent years have been low enough to question the future of the contest. Nevertheless, the contest is…
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On Monday night, Australia’s debut Eurovision entry was released. Guy Sebastian will be singing the song Tonight Again, which is a contemporary R&B track. The song was written in the past week specifically for Eurovision, and Guy explains that he wanted to describe the moments he wished would never end, and predicts that performing at…
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If I had a dollar for every person who has asked ‘Why is Australia in Eurovision? We’re not in Europe!’ I would be able to retire at 19. Yes, they are correct in saying that we aren’t in Europe, however there is more to participation, and specifically our participation in the 2015 contest. If we…
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This morning, the official SBS announcement took place in the iconic Sydney Opera House. After weeks of rumours about who will get the chance to represent Australia in their ‘one-off’ appearance in Europe’s favourite contest, we can finally reveal that it’s Guy Sebastian who will represent Australia! SBS opted for an internal selection, whereby they approached different…
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