I think her plans had changed since the Feb 2020 Australia decides.
Damiās most recent quote about EV 2022 before the pregnancy announcement was "I still would love to come back at some point. Iām just not sure if next year is going to be the one for me. I still follow it closely. I love the Eurovision community. As you know theyāre very passionate and theyāre super supportive .Itās just a lot of fun being in that world.ā
Iām actually seeing Dami in concert on Friday night in Melbourne. Cant wait
SBS reveals three more artists for Eurovision ā Australia Decides 2022
Hosted on the Gold Coast and broadcast live and exclusively on SBS, avant-garde performance artist Sheldon Riley , six-piece girl group G-Nat!on and charismatic pop star Andrew Lambrou will perform original songs for their chance to represent the country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy.
They join three previously announced artists - powerhouse entertainer PAULINI , multi-media artist Jaguar Jonze , and Australiaās 2017 Eurovision Song Contest representative, Isaiah Firebrace who will be singing a duet with a soon to be revealed Australian artist, Four more artists are still to be revealed.
Sheldon Riley said
āIt has always been the highlight, waking up at 5am every year to watch from Australia. Growing up on the Gold Coast, watching Conchita for the first time was proof to me that the world will choose different if given the chance to see it. I am different but I have found my place on mainstream television where I never fit the mould, on radio that has never played music like mine, festivals youād never think Iād fit the bill for because I always dare to dreamā¦ in my fashion and my music always bringing that little bit of Eurovision magic with me every time. Iām so proud of the artist I am today, wearing my crystal mask in so many parts of the world. It would be an honour to represent Australia and bring my sparkle to Europe! After all these years of dreaming and creating the artist I am today. Itās all coming to life in epic fashion, LIVE on stage!ā
Emma from G-Nat!on said
āWe are beyond honoured to be the first ever girl-group to perform at Eurovision ā Australia Decides! It is so exciting to be a part of the creativity, inspiration, and diversity that Eurovision brings every year, and we cannot wait to bring our song to life on the national stage. Full of strong harmonies and edgy choreography, our song is dance-pop explosion set to provide the ultimate live show experience. We hope our performance inspires other young people to be strong, powerful, and confident in themselves ā see you on the Gold Coast!ā
Andrew Lambrou said
āIām so thrilled to be a part of Eurovision ā Australia Decides 2022! Iāve grown up watching Eurovision with my family, admiring all that goes into it and seeing artists show their craft to the world, and to be a part of this show is like a dream come true. Iām so excited to show Australia my artistry, and to potentially represent my country in this amazing song contest is the most encouraging thought for me.ā
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Think youāve got what it takes to represent Australia at the Eurovision Song Contest? Your time could be here, and hereās how you - or a group - can enter a super-exciting Wildcard contest.
SBS, Blink TV and TikTok have today announced a national TikTok Wildcard contest to find an eleventh artist to take part in Eurovision ā Australia Decides on the Gold Coast in February.
And of course the big ticket: a wildcard entry to perform an original song live at the event at the Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre with rehearsal on Tuesday 22 February 2022 or Wednesday 23 February 2022, and full shows on Friday 25 February 2022 and Saturday 26 February 2022. The organisers will work with the winner leading up to the Event to select a suitable original song for the winner to perform for the event shows.
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KEiiNO touring Australia and special guest performers at Eurovision: Australia Decides in 2022!
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From Charleyās Instagram:
It feels so unreal to be able to finally announce that Iām joining the Eurovision family and competing at my hometown in the Gold Coast to represent Australia!!! Eurovision has never felt reachable but for some reason it has just fallen into place so easily and I am so inlove with the process that has already taken place.
I wrote a song 2.5 years ago with @jimalxndr_ on a piano in LA about a really tough couple years of my life, going through a heartbreak thatās never left and now we are finally able to give that song the life it deserves through the most incredible show.
I cannot wait to show you guys what weāve been working on and to bring you along with me through my socials!! I will be vlogging the whooole process so u guys can enjoy it all with me
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The artists this year are a little underwhelming. Iām more excited for KEIINO. Hopefully there are some good songs in there. Maybe the young good looking guy that was one of the first announced could do well if he has a catchy poppy song.
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Yeah I feel a bit the same way. Hopefully someone can surprise us.
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KEiiNOās appearance at Eurovision: Australia Decides will take place the night after the bandās performance at The Hard Rock Cafe on Gold Coast, the first stop of its national tour.
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Charley, Voyager, Seann Miley Moore and Jude York set for Eurovision ā Australia Decides. Eurovision royalty, Norwegian supergroup KEiiNO, revealed as the first special guest to perform on the Gold Coast.
Think youāve got what it takes to represent Australia at the Eurovision Song Contest? SBS, Blink TV and TikTok have today announced a national TikTok Wildcard contest to find an 11th artist to take part in Eurovision ā Australia Decides on the Gold Coast in February 2022.
From today, Australians over 16 years of age can be in the running to become the TikTok Wildcard Artist to compete in Eurovision ā Australia Decides. Just post a vocal performance clip, up to one minute long, with the hashtag #EurovisionAustralia on TikTok. What entrants sing and how they perform it is up to them! A panel of industry experts will then determine the winner, who will go on to round out a total line-up of 11 incredible artists on the Gold Coast - all chasing their dreams to represent Australia at Eurovision 2022 in Turin, Italy.
The TikTok Wildcard Artist contest via #EurovisionAustralia is open for submissions from today until Sunday, 16 January 2022. There are no restrictions on the number of videos artists can submit. Entrants can submit a video as individuals or as a group with up to six members in total.The addition of the TikTok Wildcard contest to Eurovision ā Australia Decides is so exciting that it deserves an ambassador to fly the flag for the new generation of Australian Eurovision entrants - and who better than Eurovision 2016 runner up, Dami Im . Check out Damiās TikTok account for all her tips and tricks on how to curate a powerful, Eurovision-worthy performance.
With the full line-up of artists for Eurovision ā Australia Decides almost complete, SBS and Blink TV have a further four more artists to announce for the 2022 line-up. They are: Pop newcomer Charley , the fabulous Seann Miley Moore , Perthās metal quintet Voyager and singer-songwriter Jude York , who will all perform original songs for their chance to represent Australia at Eurovision 2022.
They join six previously announced artists - Sheldon Riley, G-Nat!on, Andrew Lambrou, PAULINI, Jaguar Jonze , and Isaiah Firebrace who will be singing a duet with a soon-to-be-revealed Australian artist.
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Charley said
āEurovision has always seemed so out of reach, but now I feel one step closer by performing at Eurovision ā Australia Decides on the Gold Coast. Iām so excited as my family and I are huge fans and I canāt wait to do them proud. I wrote my song two and a half years ago about my biggest heartbreak, so being able to turn something so dark into something beautiful is a really special moment for me."
Seann Miley Moore said
āI donāt stand here like āI want to be differentā, āI want to be uniqueā, or āI want to wear all this to be seen and heard.ā I stand here as a proud queer man, a proud brown man and most importantly, a proud Australian - it comes down to authenticity and happiness. Doing all these things make me happy. They make me feel alive. Thatās what matters. Eurovision is about celebrating your pride and Iām ready to give you all the fabulous joy baby! EveryBODY is welcome in Seann Miley Mooreās world - so Australia, pack your bags, weāre going to the Gold Coast! xoxo SMM.ā
Voyagerās Danny Estrin (vocals and keytar), said
āEurovision is the greatest show on earth, so getting a chance to represent Western Australia and to showcase our keytar driven brand of heavy music is one of the most exciting and surreal opportunities to ever come our way!! So, thank you Australia for giving us the opportunity to take you on a voyage with us in what has been a lifelong dream.ā
Jude York said
āWhen I found out that my song was selected from the portal, I was already incredibly honoured and excited. Now to know that Iām also performing it live on one of Australiaās biggest platforms is more than I could have possibly asked for! The song is all about believing that dreams do come true, and I feel like mine really are right now!ā
SBS Head of Entertainment,
Emily Griggs, said:
āEurovision ā Australia Decides has always nurtured and supported emerging artists, and this year weāll be discovering new talent with the TikTok Wildcard contest. We are excited to begin a new chapter with our long-term production partner Blink TV, and TikTok, and have the privilege to bring new talent into the light and onto the stage. They could even end up on the world stage at the Eurovision Song Contest in Italy.
āWe also welcome Charley, Voyager, Seann Miley Moore, and Jude York to our fantastic line-up. These artists give fans an indication of the scale and raw creativity that will be at the heart of Eurovision ā Australia Decides 2022. This is going to be an epic show!ā
Ollie Wards, Director of Music TikTok Australia and New Zealand:
āWeāre excited to discover and add a TikTok Wildcard artist to this already incredible Eurovision ā Australia Decides line-up. TikTok is now where music and artists are discovered, with opportunities for artists to connect with new fans every day. This additional opportunity for a great local act isnāt an every day gig though, where they could represent Australia on one of the worldās biggest musical stages. We canāt wait to see and elevate some amazing entries!ā
Creative Director of Eurovision ā Australia Decides, Paul Clarke, said:
āThese four new artists complete our 10, but at Eurovision everyone is welcome. Thatās why itās such an exciting initiative with TikTok to find the TikTok Wildcard Artist for 2022 from all the millions of users of TikTok in Australia - one of them will be on our stage in February. Four great new artists, KEiiNO, and the TikTok Wildcard Artist! This is one of our biggest announcements ever, now we can concentrate on making Australia Decides a brilliant show - please come along and donāt miss out, itās going to be our best yet.ā
Audiences will also be graced by Eurovision royalty with the first special guest confirmed to perform: KEiiNO, the trio who represented Norway at Eurovision in 2019, will also be taking to the Gold Coast stage.
KEiiNO said
āWe canāt wait to perform during Eurovision - Australia Decides, as the first stop of our Australian tour! To be guest-starring in this impressive line-up of artists is a true honour, and we promise to put on a show that will bring back memories of 2019 and turn them into an epic moment of 2022. The Australian audience is amazing, so thereās no other place in the world weād rather be than on Gold Coast the last weekend of February!āIn association with the Queensland Government via Tourism and Events Queensland, Major Events Gold Coast, Screen Queensland, APRA AMCOS, and official artist accommodation partner Dorsett Gold Coast, Eurovision ā Australia Decides will be presented at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre on Friday 25 and Saturday 26 February. The Queensland Government, via Tourism and Events Queensland, is proud to support Eurovision ā Australia Decides, which features on the Itās Live! in Queensland events calendar.
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Armenia will host the 20th edition of Junior Eurovision Song Contest this year:
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Evie Irie joins Isaiah Firebrace on the Eurovision ā Australia Decides stage
SBS and production partner Blink TV today announced Isaiah Firebraceās duet partner, Evie Irie, and the first two songs to compete in Eurovision ā Australia Decides 2022, setting the stage for a show like no other.
Hosted on the Gold Coast and broadcast live and exclusively on SBS on Saturday 26 February, the national selection show will feature some of Australiaās biggest acts, singing original compositions, for their chance to represent the country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy.
Rounding out a diverse line-up of artists from across the musical spectrum, and joining Isaiah Firebrace on stage is the endlessly charismatic, pop-punk newcomer Evie Irie . Evie Irie and Isaiah Firebrace will perform their self-penned anthem When Iām With You , which will be released February 4, alongside the TikTok Wildcard winner.
Evie Irie said:
āIf thereās one thing I like as much as creating music for my own projects, itās writing with other artists for their projects: itās not work, itās just fun! So when Isaiah and his team asked me to do Eurovision with this random wonderful song called, When Iām With You , that we had such a great time writing together, I was seriously shook. I never EVER thought Iād have the chance to play at Eurovision and I just canāt say no to Isaiah.ā
Isaiah Firebrace said:
āSometimes life takes you on a very unusual journey. Never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined doing Eurovision ā Australia Decides with Evie Irie but I am so thankful that our planets aligned and we get to do this together. We wrote the song together, we jumped out of a plane together and we want to represent Australia together. Being together is what the song is all about and what the world needs right now. Iām incredibly proud to being doing this with Evie - sheās so unique and so specialā¦ wait until the world gets to know her like I have!!!ā
Ahead of its launch next month, you can pre-save When Iām With You here .
Evie joins pop newcomer Charley , the fabulous Seann Miley Moore , Perthās metal quintet Voyager , singer-songwriter Jude York , avant-garde performance artist Sheldon Riley , six-piece girl group G-NAT!ON ,charismatic pop star Andrew Lambrou, powerhouse entertainer PAULINI , multi-media artist Jaguar Jonze , and of course her duet partner, Isaiah Firebrace .
SBS can also reveal two new songs following their exclusive teaser drops on TikTok last week: Voyagerās 80ās electro pop meets metal anthem, Dreamer and Jude Yorkās inspirational I Wonāt Need to Dream .
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The contest will be hosted by Laura Pausini, Alessandro Cattelan and Mika.
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SBS and TikTok reveal the inaugural Eurovision TikTok Wildcard winner
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SBS, TikTok and production partner Blink TV have announced the inaugural Eurovision ā Australia Decides TikTok Wildcard winner ā singer, songwriter, Erica Padilla. Erica is the 11th artist to join Eurovision ā Australia Decides, rounding out a diverse line-up of artists from across the musical spectrum.
Hosted on the Gold Coast and broadcast live and exclusively on SBS on Saturday 26 February, the event will feature some of Australiaās biggest acts for their chance to represent the country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Italy.
Erica Padilla attracted millions of views across her TikTok Wildcard submissions, and grew her following to more than 1.2 million fans across the world (listen to her here).
Erica Padilla said: āI feel like somebody needs to pinch me because I always hoped but never thought this could actually be possible! Eurovision has made some of the GREATS and to be chosen as the TikTok Wildcard gives me so much hope. From performing to my phone in my bedroom to performing at Eurovision ā Australia Decides and potentially the biggest stage in the world this year in Italy - now that would be a dream come true.ā
Ollie Wards , Director of Music TikTok Australia / New Zealand, said: āAustralian artists are finding fans and being discovered on TikTok. Eurovision is one of the worldās most loved music moments with the power to create global stars, so itās exciting to bring the two together and see the incredible Erica Padilla enter the competition as our TikTok Wildcard. Weāre already so proud to support Erica onto this stage and no doubt her millions of TikTok followers as well as new fans are going to get behind her.ā
Erica joins dynamic duo Evie Irie and Isaiah Firebrace , avant-garde performance artist Sheldon Riley , powerhouse entertainer PAULINI , multi-media artist Jaguar Jonze , six-piece girl group G-NAT!ON , charismatic pop star Andrew Lambrou, pop newcomer Charley , the fabulous Seann Miley Moore , Perthās metal quintet Voyager , and singer-songwriter Jude York ,
Renowned lover of music, Dylan Lewis , will be joining Joel Creasey and Myf Warhurst on the Gold Coast as Eurovision ā Australia Decidesā first-ever Green Room host, bringing the nation closer to the artists and Eurovision action.
Dylan Lewis said: āI live for music. I write it, perform it, teach it, collect it, present it, talk about it and need it. Since hosting the Recovery music show back in the day, Iāve presented a pile of other music TV shows and done a pile of radio tooā¦playing music. Yep. I bloody love music. So to get to be involved in the worldās most eclectic, colourful, diverse and magical music show is a dream!
"Yes. Iām excited to announce that this year, Iāll get to bring a little bit of mayhem and a whole lotta love to Eurovision ā Australia Decides. Wooo! Iāll leave Myf and Joel to do the hard work, while I get to join the party reporting with all the action straight from the green room, to you! Iāve always been passionate about supporting local artists, and Iām so glad we can showcase our talents to the world on the Eurovision stage. I canāt wait to see whoāll go on to represent Australia in 2022. Letās do this.
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But wait, thereās moreā¦ Joining the star-studded line-up for an unforgettable half-time performance is the winner of the 2020 Eurovision ā Australia Decides , Montaigne , who returns to the Gold Coast stage where it all began.
Montaigne said: āIt will be fun to perform Technicolour again for the first time in ages, especially to the audience who cares about it so much. Iām also excited to intro all these new artists to the world of Australia Decides and Eurovision-at-large! I think itāll just be a really neat night."
SBS can also reveal three new songs following their exclusive teaser drops on TikTok this week: Evie Irie and Isaiah Firebraceās When Iām With You , Pauliniās unforgettable We Are One and Jaguar Jonzeās blaze of reckoning Little Fires .
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Pauliniās song is really good. Super upbeat and catchy.
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iWonder will stream a new documentary about Icelandās entry in the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest, on February 24.
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NBC released the promo for American Song Contest during its Super Bowl telecast today.
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Thatās gonna be really bad
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