The rumor mill didn’t stop and now we have an official response Australia is going to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) confirmed that Australia will be allowed to take part once again. Initially, the EBU announced that the Australian participation would be a One-Off event to celebrate the 60th birthday of …
Australia: Could They Return?
In 2015 Australia were announced as the special guests to celebrate 60 years of Eurovision. Guy Sebastian took to the stage and ended in a very respectable 5th place in Vienna. Some Eurovision fans were not happy about the fact Australia were brought into the contest and have strong opinions about them returning in 2016. People have stated that the …
Is booing okay at Eurovision, why is Portugal withdrawing and is Australia here to stay? ESC United Podcast
Matt and Adam are welcoming Calvin to our Podcast discussion to discuss the latest and greatest news, developments and general Eurovision related info. This time around we are joined by our reader and Forum member Calvin. Make sure to listen to our conversation, today we are tackling the following topics. Today’s topic include: Portugal is withdrawing from Eurovision 2016. Australia …
JESC: Australia Send Bella Paige “My Girls”
As earlier announced Australia will participate in the 2015 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Moments ago SBS, the national broadcaster of Australia have announced that 13 year old, Bella Paige, will fly the Australian flag in Sofia next month! Bella was the first ever person to audition for The Voice Kids in Australia, where she ended second in 2014. Now she …
JESC: Australia Confirmed! 17 Countries To Participate
And Australia makes it 17! That’s rights, Australia will participate in the 2015 Junior Eurovision Song Contest! The first ever Australian representative will be announce on Friday 9th of October, when SBS the Australian national broadcaster, who brought us Guy Sebastian in Vienna, in May, will announce the name of the young singer and their song. Last year we saw …
Dream Team 2016 – Australia
The EBU shocked the world by announcing Australia’s 2015 participation in February of this year and the end result proved popular; 5th place for Guy Sebastian and the door left slightly ajar for a potential Aussie entry in 2016. So with that in mind, who could possibly fill Sebastian’s shoes? It’s a tie between three; two of the country’s rising …
The 2015 “Expert” Panel – AUSTRALIA
The ESC United “Expert” Panel is back once again reviewing all Eurovision songs and rank them accordingly. You are probably asking yourself on how we pick our panel and the criteria. We looked at people from all walks of life to bring together a unique group of panelists with a wide range in taste. They all bring different skills and …
Guy Sebastian to sing “Tonight Again” in Vienna
We previously reported that Guy Sebastian would represent Australia at the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna. The Australian Idol previously confided in his press conference that it was a decision ‘down to two songs’ but it now he has chosen an upbeat entry. The title is “Tonight Again”. When Australia was announced as the newest country to take part …
Australia: Song revealed March 16th (AUS time)
Australia’s broadcaster for the Eurovision Song Contest, SBS, has confirmed that the song to represent Australia is ready and will be revealed to the Australian public and Europe on March 16th (in Australian time). That means it is likely we will hear the first (and likely only) Australian Eurovision song this Sunday in Europe. SBS had previously announced that Australian …
Guy Sebastian for Australia – The Internet reacts (and not that good)
Guy Sebastian has the honor to be the first Australian representative at the Eurovision Song Contest. As you are aware, the somewhat controversial decision to let the Country Down Under take part in a contest that is mostly considered European, shocked fans and opponents of the contest. The EBU advised that this is a one time participation only to celebrate …