Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019

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Eurovision Song Contest 2019
CountryFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
National selection
Selection process Eurovision – Australia Decides
Selection date(s)9 February 2019
Selected entrant Kate Miller-Heidke
Selected song"Zero Gravity"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (1st, 261 points)
Final result9th, 284 points
Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Australia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Zero Gravity" written by Kate Miller-Heidke, Keir Nuttall and Julian Hamilton. The song was performed by Kate Miller-Heidke. The Australian broadcaster Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) organised the national final Eurovision - Australia Decides in order to select the Australian entry for the 2019 contest in Tel Aviv, Israel. Ten artists and songs competed in the national final and the winner was selected by a public and jury vote.

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Australia debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2015 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 the 2016 contest and that Australia would once again take part. In 2015, Australia was guaranteed a spot in the final of the contest and was allowed to vote during both semi-finals and the final; however, from the 2016 contest and onwards, Australia would have to qualify to the final from one of two semi-finals and could only vote in the semi-final in which the nation was allocated to compete.

Australia was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 14 May 2019. Performing during the show in position 12, "Zero Gravity" was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 18 May. It was later revealed that Australia placed first out of the 17 participating countries in the semi-final with 261 points. In the final, Australia performed in position 25 and placed ninth out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 284 points.

Background

Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) has broadcast the Eurovision Song Contest since 1983, and the contest has gained a cult following over that time, primarily due to the country's strong political and cultural ties with Europe. Paying tribute to this, the 2014 contest semi-finals included an interval act featuring Australian singer Jessica Mauboy. [1] Australian singers have also participated at Eurovision as representatives of other countries, including Olivia Newton-John (1974, United Kingdom), two-time winner Johnny Logan (1980 and 1987, Ireland), Gina G (1996, United Kingdom), and Jane Comerford as lead singer of Texas Lightning (2006, Germany). [2]

Tying in with the goal of Eurovision—to showcase "the importance of bringing countries together to celebrate diversity, music and culture", the 2015 theme of "Building Bridges", and arguing that they could not hold "the world's biggest party" to celebrate the 60th edition of Eurovision without inviting Australia, the EBU announced on 10 February 2015 that the country would compete at that year's edition as a special guest participant. [2] Along with the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom), and the host country of Austria, Australia was given automatic entry into the final to "not reduce the chances" of the semi-final participants. [3] On 17 November 2015, the EBU announced that SBS had been invited to participate in the 2016 contest and that Australia would once again take part, however they would have to qualify for the final from one of two semi-finals and could only vote in the semi-final in which the nation was competing. On 2 October 2018, SBS confirmed Australia's participation in the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest after securing an invitation for the fifth year in a row. [4] In 2018, Australia was represented by Jessica Mauboy and the song "We Got Love". The country ended in twentieth place in the grand final with 99 points. On 14 October 2018, SBS announced that they would hold a national final for the first time to select the Australian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019.

Before Eurovision

Eurovision – Australia Decides

Eurovision – Australia Decides was the national final in order to select the Australian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019. The competition took place at the Convention and Exhibition Centre in Gold Coast on 9 February 2019, hosted by Myf Warhurst and Joel Creasey. Ten artists and songs competed with the winner being determined by a combination of public and jury voting. [5] The show was broadcast on SBS as well as streamed online at SBS On Demand. [6] The national final was watched by 298,000 viewers in Australia. [7]

Competing entries

On 14 October 2018, SBS announced an open submission for interested songwriters to submit their songs online until 4 November 2018. Songwriters were required to be citizens or permanent residents of Australia and songs were required to be in English or an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander language. Minor collaborations with foreign songwriters were permitted as long as the majority of the composers/songwriters were Australian citizens or permanent residents. [8] Over 700 songs were submitted following the deadline. Ten songs were selected for the competition from the received submissions and performers of the selected songs were determined by SBS in consultation with the songwriters. [9] The ten competing acts were announced in three sets between 2 December 2018 and 18 January 2019. [10] [11] [12]

Final

The final took place on 9 February 2019. The combination of public votes (50%) and a five-member jury (50%) selected "Zero Gravity" performed by Kate Miller-Heidke as the winner. [13] The jury consisted of Christer Björkman (producer of Melodifestivalen and of various Eurovision Song Contests), Fifa Riccobono (former CEO of Albert Music), Milly Petriella (Artist Service director of APRA), Josh Martin (SBS Commissioning Editor for Entertainment) and Paul Clarke (Head of the Australian Eurovision Delegation) who each distributed points from 1-8, 10 and 12 during the preview show on 8 February 2019 and had a total of 290 points to award. Viewers were able to vote via SMS and the total votes were divided by 290 to determine the quota that would equal to a single point. The number of votes each song gained was then divided by the quota and rounded up to the nearest integer to determine the points an entry would be awarded. [14] In addition to the performances of the ten competing entries, singer Casey Donovan and 2016 Australian Eurovision entrant Dami Im performed as the interval acts. [15]

Eurovision – Australia Decides – 9 February 2019
DrawArtistSongSongwriter(s)JuryTelevoteTotalPlace
1 Ella Hooper "Data Dust"Alice Chance1261810
2 Electric Fields "2000 and Whatever"Michael Ross, Zaachariaha Fielding 44701142
3 Mark Vincent "This Is Not the End"Isabella Kearney-Nurse, Mark Vincent, Roberto De Sá 1919387
4 Aydan "Dust" Aydan Calafiore, Cam Bluff, Dylan Joel 3810486
5 Courtney Act "Fight for Love"Danny Shah, Felicity Birt, Courtney Act, Sky Adams2626524
6Leea Nanos"Set Me Free"Frank Dixon, Leea Nanos1011219
7 Sheppard "On My Way"George Sheppard, Amy Sheppard, Jay Bovino, Jon Hume 4146873
8 Alfie Arcuri "To Myself" Alfie Arcuri, Audius Mtawarira, Séb Mont3514495
9 Kate Miller-Heidke "Zero Gravity" Kate Miller-Heidke, Keir Nuttall 48871351
10 Tania Doko "Piece of Me" Tania Doko, Christian Fast, Peter Mansson 176238

Promotion

Prior to the Eurovision Song Contest, Kate Miller-Heidke made several appearances across Australia to promote "Zero Gravity" as the Australian Eurovision entry. On 6 April, Miller-Heidke performed during the Eurovision in Concert event which was held at the AFAS Live venue in Amsterdam, hosted by Cornald Maas and Marlayne, to over 4,500 spectators. [16] Miller-Heidke also gave several promotional interviews to Australian media outlets prior to the competition.

At Eurovision

According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. On 28 January 2019, a special allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in. Australia was placed into the first semi-final, to be held on 14 May 2019, and was scheduled to perform in the second half of the show. [17]

Once all the competing songs for the 2019 contest had been released, the running order for the semi-finals was decided by the shows' producers rather than through another draw, so that similar songs were not placed next to each other. Australia was set to perform in position 12, following the entry from Georgia and preceding the entry from Iceland. [18]

Semi-final

Australia performed twelfth in the first semi-final, following the entry from Georgia and preceding the entry from Iceland. At the end of the show, they were announced as one of the ten countries to qualify for the grand final, keeping their perfect qualification record intact. After the show, Kate appeared at a press conference with the other nine finalists to draw which half of the final she would participate in. Australia was drawn to compete in the second half. It was later revealed that Australia won the first semi-final, scoring 261 points, 140 points from the televoting and 121 points from the juries.

Voting

Voting during the three shows involved each country awarding two sets of points from 1-8, 10 and 12: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting. Each nation's jury consisted of five music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent, with their names published before the contest to ensure transparency. This jury judged each entry based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury was permitted to be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The individual rankings of each jury member as well as the nation's televoting results will be released shortly after the grand final. [19]

Points awarded to Australia

Points awarded by Australia

Detailed voting results

The following members comprised the Australian jury: [19]

  • Mark Cummins (jury chairperson) broadcaster
  • Christine Anu  singer, songwriter, radio DJ
  • Alice Chance composer
  • Mark Humphries entertainment professional actor, writer
  • Lewis Hobba  radio DJ, comedian
Detailed voting results from Australia (Semi-final 1) [20]
DrawCountryJuryTelevote
C. AnuA. ChanceM. CumminsM. HumphriesL. HobbaRankPointsRankPoints
01Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 51381491283
02Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 139412131416
03Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 10499109213
04Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 11111713865
05Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 151412127411
06Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 86316112210
07Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 6264756101
08Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 9151416111592
09Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 21071348312
10Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 168123141114
11Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 73101026515
12Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
13Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 151653210112
14Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 12161315161647
15Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 141151181374
16Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 372854738
17Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 4121561510156
Detailed voting results from Australia (Final) [21]
DrawCountryJuryTelevote
C. AnuA. ChanceM. CumminsM. HumphriesL. HobbaRankPointsRankPoints
01Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 2081816121874
02Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 14142421202123
03Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 131311166592
04Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1221224198325
05Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 11910957416
06Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2112136161717
07Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 25212511242218
08Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 4414544713
09Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 3312211238
10Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 2217198251924
11Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 16232014112014
12Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 55213155656
13Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 1516322101115
14Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 810818131320
15Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 10111542112112
16Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 17222220172422
17Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 26167138210
18Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 24252325232512
19Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 19242119142321
20Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 9154101892101
21Flag of France.svg  France 1193321083
22Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 771715221665
23Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 619723710119
24Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 231851781447
25Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
26Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 182061291511

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest</span> Australia at Eurovision

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Zero Gravity (Kate Miller-Heidke song)</span> 2019 song by Kate Miller-Heidke

"Zero Gravity" is a song performed by Australian singer Kate Miller-Heidke. It was released as a single on 25 January 2019, and was Australia's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 after it won the jury and public vote on Eurovision – Australia Decides on 9 February 2019. In an interview with broadcaster SBS, Miller-Heidke said she has always known of Eurovision, but became more invested since Australia became involved. She said "I think what I love about Eurovision is the permission to go a bit bonkers and I love how it embraces all different genres and different levels of experimental music and performance. I love how theatrical it is."

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