When Australians Infiltrate Eurovision
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Having Australians at Eurovision isn’t a recent thing. The casual observer might think it all started in 2015 with Guy Sebastian, others might say Jess Mauboy’s performance in 2014 was our debut, while those with longer memories suggest SBS’s first broadcast of the Contest in 1983 as the start of our affinity with Eurovision.
But it goes further back than that.
What have Australians been doing at Eurovision? Michael, Mark and Brett take time to ponder that question, along with Australian Jonathan Duffy, who headed Iceland’s creative decisions in this year’s contest.
What did SVT make of their last minute staging changes?
The Music
Jessica Mauboy – Sea of Flags [AU Interval 2014] 
The New Seekers – Beg, Steal or Borrow [UK 1972]
Sakis Rouvas – This Is Our Night [Greece 2009]
Greta Salome – Hear Them Calling [Iceland 2016]
Schmetterlinge – Boom Boom Boomerang [Austria 1977]
Johnny Logan – What’s Another Year? [Ireland 1980]
Polina Gagarina – A Million Voices [Russia 2015]
Gina G – Ooh… Aah… Just A Little Bit [UK 1996]
Texas Lightning – No No Never [Germany 2006]
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