FANS have started a petition to get Kylie Minogue to represent Australia in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.
The iconic music contest has allowed Australia enter a singer at the 2015 event, held in Vienna in May.
It will be a one-off entry for this year only, acknowledging the popularity of the event in Australia.
GUEST APPEARANCE: Australia will compete in Eurovision 2015
The petition, started in Spain, suggests Kylie represents the global face of Australian pop.
“Kylie is the obvious choice and she already has a foot in Europe’s door,” Kylie diehard Andrew Parr said. “We just need a good song and Eurovision 2015 is ours!”
Fans want Kylie to represent Australia at Eurovision. Picture: Anthony Harvey/Getty Images Source: Getty Images
Minogue has an international profile and a 25 year history making European-themed pop, selling over 70 million records.
Minogue’s touring calendar sees her touring Australia in March, then no live shows until Denmark on June 12, leaving her free for the grand final on May 23.
Her spokeswoman has been approached for comment.
Eurovision’s Australian broadcaster SBS will select the Australian entry, which will need to be approved by the European Broadcasting Union.
Any Australian act is eligible, with the winner expected to be announced in early March.
Australian singer Jessica Mauboy opened the door with her guest performance at last year’s event.
She has form ... Jessica Mauboy poses with last year’s winner Conchita Wurst at Eurovision 2014. Source: Supplied
However unlike Mauboy the 2015 Australian contestant will be eligible to compete in the voting as a one-off wildcard entry.
Australians will be able to vote in this year’s event for the first time — SBS will air the final live, meaning fans who want to take part will need to be watching at around 5am to make their votes count.
2015 marks the 60th anniversary of Eurovision.
In the past few years the UK has used established acts to try and get an edge over the competition, including boy band Blue, Total Eclipse of the Heart hit maker Bonnie Tyler and even crooner Engelbert Humperdinck.
OUR EURO WISHLIST
Here’s our wishlist of Australian artists who could bring it on the Eurovision stage.
KYLIE MINOGUE
Kylie Minogue’s DNA is 100-per-cent pop. She could win Eurovision blindfolded. End of. If she is unavailable we will also accept Dannii. Or even better, competing as a sister act.
Darren Hayes knows his way around umbrellas. This could come in handy at Eurovision. Source: News Limited
DARREN HAYES
Hayes conquered Europe as part of Savage Garden, then with a successful solo career. While he’s been dabbling in acting of late, he’d be a brilliant choice due to that brilliant voice. Hayes could handle both a power ballad or an upbeat dance song and it’d be a fairly amazing comeback.
OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
ONJ represented the UK in 1974 with Long Live Love, which came fourth. We’re not sure what the rules are about a comeback representing a different country, but the power of her voice has not diminished and she regularly tours making her match fit for some Euroaction.
Client Liaison were born to entertain — Eurovision could be their biggest playground. Source: Supplied
CLIENT LIAISON
If we’re looking for some new blood, this Melbourne dance act would bring the camp Eurovision thrives on. Frontman Monte Morgan lives every single day as if he’s performing in Eurovision, dressing like an extra from Miami Vice. For them the ‘90s never happened, it’s perennially 1985. That means their retro-tinged synth dance pop is impossibly now.
DELTA GOODREM
OK she might be on Voice duties, but again Our Delta has the voice, profile and charisma to be a fine Eurovision choice. She can also play an instrument, which puts her ahead of much of the Europack.
Ricki-Lee could unleash her inner drag queen at Eurovision. It’s never too far under the surface. Source: Supplied
RICKI-LEE COULTER
Jessica Mauboy’s Eurovision song last year was written by Coulter’s songwriting buddies. So she’s got the team in place to give her just the kind of Eurobanger required for the occasion. Factor in her scene-stealing voice and effortless pop moves and this could be the introduction to the global stage she’s over-qualified for.
TINA ARENA
Beloved in Europe, Tina could bust out a bilingual tune (Eurovision love that). She’s in rare form at the moment, making grown-up pop and obviously has the voice to make jaws drop in Vienna.
Sorry Sia, Sneaky Sound System’s Connie Mitchell had this wig first. Source: Getty Images
SNEAKY SOUND SYSTEM
Picture Connie Mitchell, wisely voted one of our best singers by her peers, busting out a club banger in the vein of the sorely underrated Big on the European stage. Sneaky have already got a cult following in Europe, plug them into the Eurovision machine and they’d be electrifying.
SIA
With her wigs and dance routines in the past year Sia’s basically taking Eurovision to the global stage. So why not cut out the middle man and hit the actual Eurovision stage? She’s got precisely the kind of sense of humour to embrace the event and Lord knows the woman knows her way around a killer pop song. And Eurovision is the one stage where anything goes, costume wise. She’ll probably look quite ordinary.
Gina G where are you? Your country needs you. Source: News Limited
GINA G
She’s from Melbourne, but Gina G came eighth in 1996 Eurovision representing the UK with Ooh Aah (Just a Little Bit). The song went on to be a No. 1 hit but, like many pop stars with a huge hit, she struggled to follow it up. Gina was last heard of living in America with two kids. Everyone loves a comeback, and a return to Eurovision would be a very happy ending. Or a new beginning. She was from the `90s when pop stars could actually sing, so that’s a help too.
GUY SEBASTIAN
Guy has had 19 Top 20 singles in Australia, figures only Kylie can match in the world of pop. He’s proven himself as our most successful — and credible — reality TV export, thanks to a heavy work schedule. Plus he could write his Eurovision entry himself, which is always a bonus.
Courtney Act is already mates with Conchita Wurst and could ask for Eurovision tips. Source: Instagram
COURTNEY ACT
Australia’s most high profile drag queen was actually discovered on Australian Idol, which means she can actually sing. That’s important (but not always crucial) at Eurovision. And you just know Courtney has watched Eurovision religiously and knows exactly what’s required. And the Europeans love a bit of pushing gender rules.
GURRUMUL
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu already has a profile in the UK and Europe. And if we want to represent Australia internationally, what better than an indigenous Australian with one of our most unique voices? Eurovision isn’t all colour, movement and flags, and he could be a pretty special point of difference.
JOHN FARNHAM
You’re the Voice was a massive European hit for Farnsey. The beauty of Eurovision is that, unlike most of the music industry, age is not a barrier. They actually respect artists with some history behind them. Farnsey’s voice could demolish most of the competition, give him the right song (maybe he could ask his mates Coldplay to write him a stadium anthem) and he’d show the world why he’s Australia’s best singer.
Could Farnsey regrow the mullet for Eurovision? They’re very on trend. Source: News Corp Australia
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