Australia Eurovision Junior 2018

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.

Australia eurovision junior 2018. The junior 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. Impressively from 2015 to 2018 australia has managed to remain in the top 10 and improve every year apart from 2018 where jael wena successfully maintained australia s high position. Jael represented australia at the 2018 junior eurovision song contest in minsk with the song champion. In early 2019 ebu associate broadcaster sbs and production partner.

The junior eurovision song contest 2018 was the sixteenth edition of the annual junior eurovision song contest organised by the belarusian television and radio company btrc and the european broadcasting union ebu. Prior to the 2018 contest australia had participated in the junior eurovision song contest three times since its debut in 2015 with the song my girls performed by bella paige. Australia has participated in the eurovision song contest five times since their debut in 2015 and has been in the top ten four times. Isabella clarke in 2017 and jael wena in 2018 both placed 3rd australia s best results to date.

Due to australia s participation in esc an invitation was extended for australia to debut in the 2015 junior eurovision song contest held in sofia bulgaria. In 2017 isabella clarke represented australia with her song speak up achieving third place. They are the second country outside of the eurasia region with morocco competing in the 1980 contest. Jael will represent australia at the 2018 junior eurovision song contest in minsk with the song champion.

Australia was invited to participate in the eurovision song contest in 2015 for the first time to commemorate the 60th eurovision song contest. Sbs previously broadcast every edition of the junior eurovision song contest on a broadcast delay. It was the second time that the contest was held in belarus after it staged the 2010. It took place in the belarusian capital city minsk on 25 november 2018 at the minsk arena.

The eldest of 4 children to david rebekah this entire family boasts musical talent and ability. After finishing eighth with jordan anthony in 2019 australia announced their withdrawal from the 2020 contest due to covid 19 related travel. The country s best result in the contest is a second place finish for dami im in 2016 australia also finished in the top ten in three of its other appearances.