Eurovision – Australia Decides Explained

Genre:Song contest
Presenter:Joel Creasey and Myf Warhurst
Country:Australia
Language:English
Num Episodes:3 editions
Location:Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, Gold Coast, Queensland
Runtime:
  • 2 hours and 30 minutes
Company:Special Broadcasting Service (SBS)
Related:
  • Eurovision Song Contest (1956–present)

Eurovision – Australia Decides was an annual song competition organised by Australian public broadcaster Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) and production partner Blink TV. It determined for the Eurovision Song Contest between 2019 and 2022 (except in, following the cancellation of).[1]

Background

Australia debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in by invitation from the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) as a "one-off" special guest to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Eurovision. On 17 November 2015, the EBU announced that SBS had been invited to participate in and that Australia would once again take part. This invitation has been extended each year and Australia is invited to participate in the contest until at least 2023.[2]

The entrants from 2015 until 2018 were internally selected. In September 2018, SBS announced that from 2019, it would organise a national contest to select the artist and the song that will compete at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest and placed a call for entries. The show was to be called Eurovision – Australia Decides.[3]

Format

SBS asks for submissions, then selects ten entries and their running order for the contest. The contest takes place over a weekend in February, with a jury preview show, a matinee preview show and a live final. The winner is determined via the combination of public televote (50%) and the votes of a professional jury panel (50%).[3]

Contestants

2019 edition - Gold Coast
ArtistSongRunning orderJury votesTelevotesTotal pointsPlace
Ella Hooper"Data Dust"1st1261810
Electric Fields"2000 and Whatever"2nd44701142
Mark Vincent"This Is Not the End"3rd1919387
Aydan Calafiore"Dust"4th3810486
Courtney Act"Fight for Love"5th2626524
Leea Nanos"Set Me Free"6th1011219
Sheppard"On My Way"7th4146873
Alfie Arcuri"To Myself"8th3514495
Kate Miller-Heidke"Zero Gravity"9th48871351
Tania Doko"Piece of Me"10th176238
2020 edition - Gold Coast
ArtistSongRunning orderJury votesTelevotesTotal pointsPlace
Iota"Life"1st1913329
Jordan-Ravi"Pushing Stars"2nd11122310
Jaguar Jonze"Rabbit Hole"3rd1828466
Jack Vidgen"I Am King I Am Queen"4th1915348
Vanessa Amorosi"Lessons of Love"5th4240823
Diana Rouvas"Can We Make Heaven"6th2418427
Mitch Tambo"Together7th2433575
Casey Donovan"Proud"8th40601002
Montaigne"Don't Break Me"9th54531071
Didirri"Raw Stuff"10th3924634
2022 edition - Gold Coast
ArtistSongRunning orderJury votesTelevotesTotal pointsPlace
G-Nation"Bite Me"1st1145565
Erica Padilla"To the Bottom"2nd2025459
Seann Miley Moore"My Body"3rd1852311
Charley"I Suck at Being Lonely"4th3330634
Andrew Lambrou"Electrify"5th1635517
Sheldon Riley"Not the Same"6th50501001
Paulini"We Are One"7th3220526
Jaguar Jonze"Little Fires"8th5140913
Isaiah Firebrace and Evie Irie"When I'm with You"9th35104510
Voyager"Dreamer"10th3760972
Jude York"I Won't Need to Dream"11th3215478

Eurovision Song Contest results

YearArtistSongFinalPointsSemiPoints
Kate Miller-Heidke"Zero Gravity"92841261
Montaigne"Don't Break Me"colspan="4" X
Sheldon Riley"Not the Same"151252243

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SBS not proceeding with Eurovision: Australia Decides in 2023 TV Tonight . 2022-11-14 . tvtonight.com.au . en-AU.
  2. Web site: Australia secures a spot in Eurovision until 2023. Aussievision. en. 13 February 2019. 8 February 2020.
  3. Web site: We're opening our song submission for Eurovision 2019! . . 14 October 2018. 8 February 2020.