Aus Eurovision History
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Aus eurovision history. After performing at the inaugural eurovision australia decides last year alfie arcuri went on to lead the song writing team behind cyprus entry for eurovision 2020. The eurovision song contest is organized by the european broadcasting union the world s foremost alliance of public service media representing 116 member organizations in 56 countries and an additional 34 associates in asia africa australasia and the americas. 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. Australia was invited to participate in the eurovision song contest in 2015 for the first time to commemorate the 60th eurovision song contest.
Australia originally planned to participate in the eurovision song contest 2020 in rotterdam with the song don t break me written by jessica cerro anthony egizii and david musumeci the entry would have been performed by montaigne the australian broadcaster special broadcasting service sbs chose the song in the national final eurovision australia decides on 8 february 2020. Aussies have been watching eurovision for more than 30 years since sbs first. In early 2019 ebu associate broadcaster sbs and production partner. Australian broadcaster special broadcasting service sbs first broadcast the eurovision song contest in 1983 and has continued to do so every year since.
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. Alfie gave a stunning. The contest has attracted a strong viewing audience in australia primarily because a significant proportion of the population have ancestry in europe in particular in the united kingdom. N on europeans australia have competed in the eurovision song contest for the past four years and yet few people are entirely sure why.
Australia participated in the eurovision song contest 2016 with the song sound of silence written by anthony egizii and david musumeci the song was performed by dami im who was internally selected by the australian broadcaster special broadcasting service sbs to represent that nation at the 2016 contest in stockholm sweden im was announced as the australian representative on 3 march 2016. Australia s participation in the 2015 contest was set to be a one off event but it was confirmed in november 2015 that the country would return to the eurovision song contest in 2016.