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Forum - General: Latest Music News - Australia at Eurovision Song Contest 2015!

At first I thought 'oh, so we can vote or something', and then oh, that is so strangely unprecedented!

(DNA Songs coming for the world stage ofc)
I can't believe this!

Looks like Jess wasn't such a flop after all

I honestly don't think this is a great move though. If we win a year, it would be so awkward getting everyone down here.

So we're in the semifinals? Apparently we're straight into the Finals now?!
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oh so apparently this is a one-off event, I guess that's harmless. Makes much more sense now
i hope Tkay gets a look in for this.

Brontosaurus has potential to be a catchy Euro song.
I'd be mortified if Brontosaurus was our Eurovision entry. It's an incredibly annoying song and why would we choose a song from 2013 anyway?
Thankfully they couldn't use it. It has to be an original song that hasn't been released before.

As much as I like her, I thik I would like anyone but Jessica Mauboy.
I am not the biggest Mauboy fan but I do like the fact they will look at an indigenous artist.
I was just getting a little tired of her being trotted out at every international event last year. And by every international even I obviously only mean the Commonwealth Games and Eurovision, but still if they pick her for this I feel it would be more about last chose than be innovative or whatnot.

I think whatever path they go, it would probably be best to go the Pop route, and possibly someone not too huge in Australia. But that doesn't mean Ricki-Lee producers.
I actually would love either Ricki-Lee or Samantha Jade to be chosen. Both are well suited to Eurovision and the European audience as well.

Obviously Mauboy would be my first choice. Sea Of Flags was never going to be a song that blew people away or became a hit in Europe. I'm hoping if she were to compete she would make a more upbeat, hit-sounding song. But any one of the three ladies I just mentioned would be perfect. Just not Guy Sebastian pls. Also, some people mentioning Sia, I mean seriously? Ridiculous choice.
How about Darren Hayes?
Maybe Natalie Gauci. She tried out one year to represent Malta.
Just reading this today http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015-02-12/alan-fletcher-wants-to-sing-for-australia-in-eurovision-2015---heres-why-hed-be-perfect-for-it He did have a band in 2004 and the link says he has performed 4 tours in the UK in front of tens of thousand fans, he also sings on neighbours all the time, I want this happen!
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I just hope the organisers decide to choose something interesting and risky rather than being safe. I couldn't deal with another Sea of Flags bs. I don't think we could do a ballad either or that wouldn't do anything.

I am liking the chances for Samantha Jade and Dami too, but to me they're still a little 'safe,' and their songs will have to be darn good. Dami would only just get away with a ballad imo.

Jessica Mauboy would be fine too but wouldn't people think: "isn't she the same girl from last year?????"

What I would really want is a left-field indie-pop band that would just do very well with an extremely catchy tune. I reckon something like Geronimo would be perfect. Now of course we can't pick already released songs...but how perfect would Beware The Dog be???
#Tkay4Eurovision

A few Australian artists for consideration:

Alison Wonderland
Andy Bull
Chet Faker
Chris Sorbello
Dami Im
Daniel Johns
Elen Levon
Gossling
Guy Sebastian
Havana Brown
Jessica Mauboy
Kim Churchill
Kimbra
Marlisa
Meg Mac
Megan Washington
Nathaniel
Prinnie
Ricki-Lee
Samantha Jade
San Cisco
Sheppard
Taylor Henderson
The Preatures
Thelma Plum
Tkay Maidza
Zoë Badwi

TISM, Kylie Minogue: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/eurovision-2015-tism-37-times-more-popular-than-kylie-minogue-as-proposed-australian-representative-20150212-13cgu7.html

Les Murray: http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2015/02/13/les-murray-man-win-eurovision-australia
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Queen Sorbello
I know Mauboy started on idol which has been absent for a good couple of years now but Samantha Jade and Dami are from a show which is still around so I would imagine they would get overlooked based on network conflictions as I assume they are still somewhat linked with that station/channel.

I don't see them representing a show which will be on SBS.

I also thought there were rules that contestants who had previously won a music competiton which a record deal was given they weren't allowed to participate in EV. Don't know how much truth there is with that?

I think a band like Shephard would be great but am starting to think an unknown artist will be the choice.
Kimbra's not Australian

I'd like for it to be Elen Levon because there's nothing seperating both she and Jess Mauboy IMO. Elen hasn't received the success that seemed imminent a couple of years back and participating in Eurovision would get her more awareness among the Australian public.

On the other hand I want something completely unique so I'd like for it to be San Cisco/Megan Washington/Lisa Mitchell/Kate Miller-Heidke.

I think Chet Faker will get chosen though.
No way would Chet Faker do something like that I imagine. I'd be surprised if it wasn't one of Sony's stable they seem to wheel out for all those random charity singles.
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Can't forget queen DUARTE
It's also depending on the artist though, I seriously question if most of these JJJ artists (such as Chet Faker) would want to go on something like EV.

San Cisco is a nice option too.
We can only hope that all of the JJJ artists are too snobbish to want to be part of the ESC. I'm hoping that our entrant is poptastic and/or trashtastic enough to suit the actual competition.
Sounds like you're being the snobbish one
Oh, and yes, all hail Queen Sorbello.
I didn't know Eurovision was that popular in Australia. The media here are speculating that Kylie Minogue could be your entry which is weird because countries with a big music scene usually send heir flop acts.
Send Gina G.
K8 - there are no rules forbidding acts who participated on Idol type shows from participating in Eurovision. In fact several countries often use an Idol style show to pick their contestant. Also pretty sure that Dami Im and Samanatha Jade's contracts with Seven expired long ago and they are free to appear on any station they want.

Tennis - there is no rule saying that the act has to be from the country they are representing. Many non-UK people have represented the UK in Eurovision (Olivia Newton-John, Gina G, Katrina & The Waves). Celine Dion represented Switzerland before she hit the big time.

Savagegrant - I agree with you, I think we need to send a poptastic artist.

What about The Twoks? They are kind of folk/trash/pop. Probably not full on enough to win it, but they would blend in.
Here are some interesting odds from Sportingbet.com.au for who will represent Australia at Eurovision 2015.

Samantha Jade $8

Guy Sebastian $9

Sia $9

Jessica Mauboy $9

Iggy Azalea $10

Ricki Lee Coulter $10

Anja Nissen $11

Nikki Webster $13

Chet Faker $15

Peking Duk $15

Danni Minogue $15

Natalie Bassingthwaighte $15

David Valance $15

Havana Brown $18

5 Seconds Of Summer $19

Marlisa Punzalan $21

Shannon Noll $21

Delta Goodrem $26

Johnny Ruffo $26

Jimmy Barnes $31

Ian Moss $31

Anthony Calea $31

Hugh Jackman $51

Peter Garrett/Midnight Oil $51

Olivia Newton-John $51

Keith Urban $51

Darryl Braithwaite $51

The Janoskians $51

INXS $67

Kate Cebrano $67

Natalie Imbruglia $67

David Campbell $67

Holly Valance $67

Cody Simpson $67

Anthony Calea $67

AC/DC $101

Olivia Newton-John $101

Kylie Minogue $101

Sophie Monk $101

Harrison Craig $101

Nikki Webster $101

Jason Donovan $201

John Farnham $251

Craig McLachlan $251

Russell Crowe $501

Brett Lee $501

http://blog.sportingbet.com.au/will-represent-australia-eurovision/
lol. Darren isn't even in the list.

Who the hell is David Valance? Holly's brother or something?
Why are Nikki Webster, Anthony Callea, and ONJ listed twice? With hugely different odds? Good job Sportingbet!

Do well known acts usually do Eurovision? I didn't think they did. For that reason I'd bet on David Valance (who?) if I were going to bet.
Someone else will surely be able to answer better, but I always thought most countries usually picked someone unknown (or in that respect, not familiar to the charts, it's rather hard to know how 'unknown' they are unless we have a local precedent!), but a lot of people seem to be assuming Australia will treat it as a novelty and send out someone familiar or washed up, like the UK have been doing a lot lately.

Australia's music scene is such an oddity that it's hard to predict what would happen, even if it were to fall in line with one of those two extremes.
My Euro experience believes that most acts sent to Eurovision are known within their country. True some are true unknowns at the time of selection but many have a certain public awareness at the time of competition. Even ABBA was known in Sweden before they won Waterloo.

And Iggy Azalea would be a terrible fit for Eurovision. If it was USAvision I could see her being a potential pick, but for Europe not so much (Not discrediting any hits hse has had, but I feel her sound isn't very Eurovision). And honestly, I hope Australia doesn't send a joke entrant. We should be treating it as the honour that it has been presented to us as.
A lot of the national reps are Idol/XF etc finalists. Roughly half of the countries have televised pre-selections, most of the artists are known, at this stage the songwriters are possibly more well-known. The actual ESC entrants vary wildly from first timers to very well known artists (e.g. Bonnie Tyler).

Just a heads up for those that don't know, Australia apparently already takes part in an "Asiavision" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABU_TV_Song_Festival) where Havana Brown, Justice Crew & Dami Im have already represented, if that is an indication of what to expect as it is broadcast locally by SBS2.

Breaking Australia in ESC 2015 news!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc5-Nycq3L8
Thanks for the information guys! I suppose the Sony stable is even more at home with this than I thought.
Obviously we are going to fudge this opportunity!

For me our entrant really is a no brainer...

Tina Arena

Why?

Australian musicians named her as the best vocalist. She has paid her dues in the music industry and has an array different sounding songs. She has had success in Europe especially France.

If we get one moment to show our worth on a worldwide stage the decision of who is selected cannot be taken lightly. Selecting someone who is current especially from a recent reality show is not a wise choice.

I however believe they will select Jessica Mauboy based on her indigenous background & her overall standing past and present in Australia. There will be some who will jump on the "racist" bandwagon - this is another debate which I really have no interest in.

Also why is everyone mentioned solo? Do duo's groups not exist anymore?

I hope this helps and makes sense:

Out of all countries that participate in the ESC UK has by far the biggest music scene and could probably win every year, but they send either unknown acts with rubbish songs or washed-up stars (those that were huge names in 70s or 80s) also with rubbish songs. It's as if they don't want to win, maybe because hosting the show is quite expensive.
Other countries do send more prominent names, but it all comes down to the quality of the song and (more importantly) it's presentation (show>vocal performance tho) because superstar status in your own country rarely translates outside the borders of that country.
Sweden is always a favorite, their national selection is like a holiday there and they put a lot of effort and money into it.

Australia has an advantage here because your big stars are very well known and could win on name (and half decent song) alone. I guess people expect from Australia to make a grand entrance and send a high profile act because that would bring more attention to the contest whose popularity is decreasing every year (It was an institution in the past decades, but most people now see it as a parade and describe it as camp). The concept of Eurovision will have to reinvent itself if it want's to maintain some relevancy in the future and Australian participation could do wonders; before it was common for the biggest stars to participate and ESC winner songs were global hits; the only one being close to that this century was Euphoria and even that was just a big Euro hit.

I'm curious to see how it will affect the voting dynamic which is stale and very predictable in over a decade.

I'd like to see Holly Valance making a return. Oh and Iggy just for the show. If anyone wants to know more about the show I'll do my best to help

Oh and I didn't know Hugh Jackman was a singer too?
I do agree that we're forgetting about the presentation aspect. There's no way we could send someone and do an Adele because that would also flop compared to the other 10 ballads in the contest. I'm thinking even a well-choreographed half decent Justice Crew performance could do okay, it's certainly trashy enough I still stand by anything remotely close to "Sea of Flags" will be an utter embarrassment.
I've come to conclude that Dami Im is the one I would love to see represent Australia at this. Her style and a song kind of like "Super Love" would go down a treat I reckon.
The Australian contestant for Eurovision 2015 will be announced tomorrow on SBS at 9.30am (AEDT).
or TISM could reform...
I'm actually preparing myself for disappointment tomorrow morning. Jessica Mauboy is my prediction. I still think i'll be disappointed.
Anyone but Dami Im. She's as boring as bathwater.
The Eurofan in me would love it if it was song performed by Olivia Newton-John and Gina G. I think I will genuinely disappointed if it is Jessica. I like her and everything but I would find it lazy to get her to represent us on the Eurostage again.
Guy Sebastian

I was gunning for Ricki-Lee
I wanted a Eurodance track from someone like Samantha Jade, Jess Mauboy or Ricki-Lee it's better than getting someone washed up/older like Barnesy or Daryl Braithwaite, but probably one of my least favourite choices of contemporary artists. Very disappointed and I'm sure it'll be a non-fun generic offering (as opposed a eurodance song which would have been fun generic )

oh and he's confirmed the two songs it's between are both ballads, KILL IT WITH FIRE #overreaction
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Yuck. I echo harley, was hoping if not Mauboy it'd be Ricki-Lee or Samantha Jade. And a ballad? Really? I didn't like Sea Of Flags as a choice, and I probably won't like Guy's either. I also agree with brosa in the sense that Super Love or a song similar would be a perfect choice, however I don't like Dami as a choice, and I definitely don't like Guy as a choice either.
Damn I was gunning for FAYAH FAYAH
I'm just glad it not Dami or some indie artist. If Guy can do anything approaching the quality of Angels Brought Me Here then we will do ok.
Very disheartening choice, especially since the song "is from the new album", I haven't heard it in full yet however "Animal In Me" looks to be the only song on the album that meets the Eurovision 3-minute rule if we even qualify for that, is that a good song?

I figure if he can do something like Come Home With Me but not as annoying it should be good.

Sony boss didn't make it sound like a worthwhile opportunity though, think this will just be another "Sea Of Flags" effort on their part. Why not send a super group? Introduce Europe to a bunch of Australian Sony artists rather than just one that is outliving relevancy quickly.
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Disappointingly unambitious choice.
I admit I'm disappointed it is Guy, but really disappointed that he and the team are being lazy and just picking a song off his current album. I feel a song written for Eurovision would have been a better way to go. I think Guy's response that it's a 'dream opportunity' instead of 'a dream come true' indicates why he said yes to the gig. I'm gonna speculate that this is the start of him giving up on the American dream and hoping to cash in on Eurovision to gt into the European market. Well here is hoping Guy suproises me.
Guy really?

A ballad really?

what a wasted opportunity. A fun upbeat song would have been a better choice.
Http://y2u.be/i7MwzRbey_M

Gonna need a few more listens, it has that "Guy sameyness" but sounds almost like it would fit amongst the other choices, not a winner tho IMO.
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Really happy with this choice. I know I'm biased since aside from a few poor releases last year I'm a huge fan and it's exciting to see that he'll be representing the country at Eurovision.

If a ballad or "Alive" had been chosen I would've lost interest in supporting this decision though, since both options are bad ones in my opinion. But this new track is really good and I hope it does well at Eurovision.
Quite surprised because it is quite passable. It's getting a pretty good reception from what I've read from other people.
Glad that he eventually decided to go with a previously unreleased song. Better than a ballad option, it is serviceable but doesn't strike me as a Top 10 finishers. But I would be more than happy to be proven wrong.
Semi-Final 1 (Replay on 22 May 2015, 7:30pm on SBS)
CountryPerformer(s)Song title
MoldovaEduard RomanyutaI Want Your Love
ArmeniaGenealogyFace The Shadow
BelgiumLoïc NottetRhythm Inside
The NetherlandsTrijntje OosterhuisWalk Along
FinlandPertti Kurikan NimipäivätAina Mun Pitää
GreeceMaria Elena KyriakouOne Last Breath
EstoniaElina Born & Stig RästaGoodbye To Yesterday
F.Y.R. MacedoniaDaniel KajmakoskiAutumn Leaves
SerbiaBojana StamenovBeauty Never Lies
HungaryBoggieWars For Nothing
BelarusUzari&MaimunaTime
RussiaPolina GagarinaA Million Voices
DenmarkAnti Social MediaThe Way You Are
AlbaniaElhaida DaniI'm Alive
RomaniaVoltajDe La Capat/ All Over Again
GeorgiaNina SublattiWarrior

Semi-Final 2 (Replay on 23 May 2015, 7:30pm on SBS)
CountryPerformer(s)Song title
LithuaniaMonika Linkytė and Vaidas BaumilaThis Time
IrelandMolly SterlingPlaying With Numbers
San MarinoAnita Simoncini & Michele PerniolaChain of Lights
MontenegroKnezAdio
MaltaAmberWarrior
NorwayMørland & Debrah ScarlettA Monster Like Me
PortugalLeonor AndradeHá Um Mar Que Nos Separa
Czech RepublicMarta Jandová and Václav Noid BártaHope Never Dies
IsraelNadav GuedjGolden Boy
LatviaAminataLove Injected
AzerbaijanElnur HuseynovHour Of The Wolf
IcelandMaria OlafsUnbroken
SwedenMåns ZelmerlöwHeroes
SwitzerlandMélanie RenéTime To Shine
CyprusJohn KarayiannisOne Thing I Should Have Done
SloveniaMaraayaHere For You
PolandMonika KuszyńskaIn The Name Of Love

Grand Final - TBA (24 May 2015 at 5am AEST, then 7:30pm replay on SBS)
CountryPerformer(s)Song title
AlbaniaElhaida DaniI'm Alive
ArmeniaGenealogyFace The Shadow
AustraliaGuy SebastianTonight Again
AustriaThe MakemakesI Am Yours
BelgiumLoïc NottetRhythm Inside
EstoniaElina Born & Stig RästaGoodbye To Yesterday
FranceLisa AngellN'oubliez Pas
GeorgiaNina SublattiWarrior
GermanyAnn SophieBlack Smoke
GreeceMaria Elena KyriakouOne Last Breath
HungaryBoggieWars For Nothing
ItalyIl VoloGrande Amore
RomaniaVoltajDe La Capat/ All Over Again
RussiaPolina GagarinaA Million Voices
SerbiaBojana StamenovBeauty Never Lies
SpainEdurneAmanecer
United KingdomElectro VelvetStill In Love With You

Australian Jury (holding 50% of the Australian Vote): Richard Wilkins, Amanda Pelman, Ash London, Jake Stone and Danielle Spencer

Australian Spokesperson: Lee Lin Chin

“Hello Vienna, this is Australia calling!”
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LEE LIN!!!!!! Cannot wait to see her couture.

Will someone post itunes reactions?! Or anyone know the best place to find out?

#77 Tonight Again
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Well now I can say I've voted in Eurovision. I'm sleepy.
1Måns ZelmerlöwHeroes365 Sweden
2Полина ГагаринаA Million Voices303 Russia
3Il VoloGrande amore292 Italy
4Loïc NottetRhythm Inside217 Belgium
5Guy SebastianTonight Again196 Australia
6AminataLove Injected186 Latvia
7Elina Born & Stig RästaGoodbye To Yesterday106 Estonia
8Mørland & Debrah ScarlettA Monster Like Me102 Norway
9Nadav GuedjGolden Boy97 Israel
10Bojana StamenovBeauty Never Lies53 Serbia
11ნინა სუბლატიWarrior51 Georgia
12Elnur HüseynovHour Of The Wolf49 Azerbaijan
13KnezAdio44 Montenegro
14MaraayaHere For You39 Slovenia
15VoltajDe La Capăt (All over Again)35 Romania
16GenealogyFace The Shadow34 Armenia
17Elhaida DaniI'm Alive34 Albania
18Monika Linkytė & Vaidas BaumilaThis Time30 Lithuania
19Μαρία Έλενα ΚυριάκουOne Last Breath23 Greece
20BoggieWars For Nothing19 Hungary
21EdurneAmanecer15 Spain
22Γιάννης ΚαραγιάννηςOne Thing I Should Have Done11 Cyprus
23Monika KuszyńskaIn The Name Of Love10 Poland
24Electro VelvetStill In Love With You5 United Kingdom
25Lisa AngellN'oubliez Pas4 France
26The MakemakesI Am Yours0 Austria
26Ann SophieBlack Smoke0 Germany
Out of curiosity I thought I'd see what the Top 20 Eurovision singles have been on my Personal chart since it started in 2011. This list only includes those songs that qualified for Eurovision and not songs that competed to represent their country (eg Danny Sauceo's Amazing) or appeared during half time (eg Jessica Mauboy's Sea Of Flag)

1. Coming Home - FireLight
2. Lipstick - Jedward
3. Tomorrow - Gianuca Bezzina
4. Standing Still - Roman Lobb
5. Hunter Of Stars - Sebalter
6. Waterline - Jedward
7. Children Of The Universe - Molly
8. I Can - Blue
9. Only Teardrops - Emmelie de Forest
10. Rise Like A Phoenix - Conchita Wurst
11. Rise Up - Freaky Fortune featuring RiskyKidd
12. Euphoria - Loreen
13. Stay - Tooji
14. Running Scared - Ell/Nikki
15. You - Robin Stjernberg
16. Only Love Survives - Ryan Dolan
17. Hold Me - Farid Mammadov
18. Cliché Love Song - Basim
19. What If - Dina Garipova
20. Cake To Bake - Aarzemnieki


Also on the retroactively applied charts there were the following #1s on my chart that were from Eurovision joining Lipstick and Coming Home as being official #1s on the chart

1.Ooh Aah...Just A Little Bit - Gina G
2.It's My Time - Jade Ewan
3.Fairytale - Alexander Rybak

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Just saw Guy's performance:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0EhhZWXTng

Good job I reckon, even though I haven't heard any of the other performances.

5th spot is a pretty good outcome
word on the street is that Australia is competing AGAIN next year!
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-17/australia-to-compete-in-eurovision-for-the-second-time/6948088

Also of note, Australia debuts in the Junior ESC this year with a Voice Kids person and the song is a Delta Goodrem/Anja Nissen reject.
If sbs start a collection now we might have enough to pay our way to end 4th next year
They actually had odds up last night because by sheer coincidence, I happened to stumble upon it then. They also had a bidding for whether or not Australia would compete next year, something like 1:80 for No, 2:20 for Yes

Also last night, Daniel Johns & Jarryd James were the shortest odds (at I think the same prices they are now)
Cool to have you on board next year! Let's hope that Australia will be a permanent member to the song cntest!
Interesting early odds.

Sweden 5.00
Russia 5.00
Norway 9.00
Italy 13.00
Australia 13.00
Ireland 34.00
UK 41.00
Spain 41.00

Here are the current odds, let's see how different this will be 6 months from now...
Jessica Mauboy 4.00Gotye 5.00Daniel Johns 7.50
Kylie Minogue 8.00Chet Faker 9.00Vance Joy 11.00
Jarryd James 11.00Empire of the Sun 12.00TISM 13.00
Nathaniel Willemse 16.00Delta Goodrem 16.00Tame Impala 16.00
Tkay Maidza 16.00Marlisa Punzalan 17.00Daniel Merriweather 19.00
Seth Sentry 21.00Sam Sparro 21.00British India 21.00
Flume 34.00Harrison Craig 34.005 Seconds of Summer 41.00
Tina Arena 51.00Karise Eden 51.00Jimmy Barnes 51.00
Cody Simpson 51.00Reigan Derry 101.00The Wiggles 101.00
John Farnham 101.00  

#thewiggles4eurovision2016
If this is gonna be a regular thing, I would love SBS to choose the artist in a similar fashion that Sweden does. But for that to work, we would need Australia to take Eurovision seriously, cause we would either end up sending a joke act or an act that is 'too cool' for Eurovision. Resulting in us becoming a try hard UK copy.
Yeah I don't think we have the funds, support, interest or anything to do our own Melodifestivalen (and why bother when we already have X Factor and The Voice!) Does anyone else use this selection process anyway? Is it just Sweden?
A lot of countries use a selection process, Portugal and Germany I know for sure do. A lot of the songs transfer heavily into their charts also.

SBS could use the process as a precursor to build interest, especially if a people vote is involved. Maybe a pool of 5 artists to keep costs low-ish, release an EP with the songs and see how it charts?
The Australian representative for Eurovision 2016 will be announced this Thursday. Here is an article I found (from SBS) with a poll on who readers think should represent Australia.

Dami Im31.0%
Delta Goodrem19.0%
Sia12.7%
Troye Sivan6.3%
Courtney Act5.0%
Kylie Minogue4.8%
Tina Arena4.2%
Jessica Mauboy3.2%
Shannon Noll3.2%
Samantha Jade2.7%
Conrad Sewell1.7%
Anja Nissen1.6%
Justice Crew1.4%
Timomatic1.2%
Rob Mills1.2%
Danni Minogue0.8%

http://www.sbs.com.au/programs/eurovision/article/2016/03/01/australian-artist-eurovision-2016-who-will-it-be
Yeah Dami I'm seems to be a popular pick, especially with all the little teases that have been dropped
yay for Dami
An Asian representing Australia to Europe, confusing
I think it's a poor choice. She's technically a great singer, but she seems to be completely lacking in personality and any individuality; I don't think she'll add anything special to her performance. It'll have to be a really good song.
I agree with bluezombie.

To be honest, though, I don't like any of the options in that table.
Would anyone be brave enough to nominate Australian entrants pre-2014 assuming we were always part of the contest?
I thought delta would have been a good choice. She's well known,she has the voice. I do agree also with bluezombie.
Is this where we talk about this year's Eurovision yet?

I've been listening to some of the songs available so far, and while there isn't a "Love Injected" in there for me, there's definitely some strong favourites already. Some stiff competition too that I don't think Dami will be able to overcome, based on her releases thus far.


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