JOY Eurovision

11 May 2018

United Kingdom: SuRie, queen of gifs

Interviews, Music, Society & Culture

The United Kingdom has really pulled its socks up of late and this year has sent a ball of energy to Lisbon.

Michael snagged SuRie for a quick chat about the Australian connection to Storm and learning other languages, including doing a sign language version of her entry.

Plus she gave her hot tips for surviving social media, including her love for gifs.

Catch SuRie performing Storm in the Grand Final on Sunday 13 May on SBS:

• Live show at 5am AEST
• Prime time show at 7:30pm AEST

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