Australia In Eurovision Song Contest
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 in eurovision song contest. They are the second country outside of the eurasia region with morocco competing in the 1980 contest. A team of programmers and songwriters from australia have won the inaugural and unofficial ai eurovision song contest using a neural network trained on noises made by koalas kookaburras. 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. In early 2019 ebu associate broadcaster sbs and production partner.
And it grew into an international effort after this year s contest was cancelled. An editor for dutch broadcaster vpro had the idea after the netherlands won last year s eurovision song contest. Australia was invited to participate in the eurovision song contest in 2015 for the first time to commemorate the 60th eurovision song contest. Australia has participated in the eurovision song contest five times since their debut in 2015 and has been in the top ten four times.