Eurivision 2014’s winner Conchita Wurst. Picture: Pascal Le Segretain Source: Getty Images
BEARDED ladies, D-list pop stars and Australian tragics unite, this is the moment we’ve been waiting for.
Australia has been given the green light to join Europe and compete in the grand final of Eurovision to an audience of 195 million people.
“This year as Australia is an official competitor, the Australian public will be eligible to vote in the contest for the very first time,” reads the announcement from SBS.
“This, along with a preselected Australian jury, will help determine the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest winner.”
SBS are yet to release details of Australia’s pick to perform but say “our song and artist will be revealed very shortly”.
In a video announcement, Julia Zemiro delivers the good news.
“Yes, Australia, this year for the first time, your vote officially counts.”
See the announcement below.
Eurovision Song Contest 2015 Announcement
“Each year they’ve [Eurovision] become more and more excited by Australia’s passion for it,” said Zemiro, who has covered the song contest on SBS since 2009.
The broadcaster credits the deal as a “result of SBS’s ambition to increase Australia’s presence at Eurovision following the success of Jessica Mauboy’s performance last year in Denmark.”
Australia will compete as a “wild card entry”.
“In Sweden two years ago we told them how much Australia loves Eurovision. Then last year in Denmark, Jess Mauboy made her historic performance.
“And this year for the very first time an Australian artist will be competing in the Grand Final”.
This year’s Eurovision will take place in Vienna at Wiener Stadthalle arena, where 40 countries, including Australia, will take part in the kitsch contest. 2015 marks its 60th anniversary.
The Eurovision Song Contest will air from Wednesay, May 20 until Sunday, May 24.
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