'While our place in the competition was initially meant to be a one-off, the invitation was extended for a further eight years and we’ve been chasing that glory ever since.'| ✍️ Pierra Willix writes for MetroOpinion
With the countdown on for this year’s contest, which is being held in Liverpool in just one week, the clock is seemingly ticking as we wait to find out whether the European Broadcasting Union will extend the invite for following years.
Even before we were admitted to the competition, Australia both aired the contest on TV and had our citizens representing other countries. While our place in the competition was initially meant to be a one-off, the invitation was extended for a further eight years and we’ve been chasing that glory ever since.
Having little to no knowledge of what exactly Eurovision was, I was quickly educated on the history, rules, legendary acts and cultural influence of the song competition.supports HTML5 video Over the past 52 years Australians have also represented other countries, with notable acts including Olivia Newton-John, who represented the United Kingdom in 1974, while Anja Nissen represented Denmark in 2017.In 2021, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that 29.1% of Australia’s resident population were born overseas , with the largest percentage coming from England.
You can’t help by feel slightly emotional seeing some of our best acts take to the world’s biggest stage and be embraced by millions of people.Plus the fact we’ve not done too badly either helps foster a healthy sense of competition and questioning if we might actually be able to secure the title one day.
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