The wait is finally over. The artist who will represent Australia at this year’s contest has been named, after a victory over 10 other finalists.
Australia’s entrant for the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest has been announced.
Sheldon Riley will be representing Australians with his original song Not The Same, at this year’s event, which will be held in May in Turin, Italy.
He broke down in tears on stage after discovering he beat off ten other acts to secure the prestigious spot representing Australia at the popular song contest.
“Thank you so much Australia, I’ll make you proud,” he said through tears.
Supporters were quick to commend the former The Voice contestant after winning the showdown, taking to Twitter to praise the singer and his song.
Eleven acts performed at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre for SBS’s Eurovision – Australia Decides competition on Saturday night.
This year’s finalists included duo Isaiah Firebrace and Evie Irie with When I’m With You, six-piece girl group G-NAT! ON with Bite Me, Andrew Lambrou with Electrify, Jaguar Jonze with Little Fires, Charley with I Suck At Being Lonely, Seann Miley Moore with My Body, metal quintet Voyager with Dreamer, Jude York with I Won’t Need To Dream, Sheldon Riley with Not The Same, Paulini with We Are One and TikTok Wildcard Erica Padilla with To The Bottom.
Australia’s 2021 Eurovision entrant Montaigne also returned to the stage for the event, along with Norwegian supergroup KEiiNO.
The hopes of the nation will be resting on the shoulders of Sheldon after a devastating loss in 2021.
The glitzy international singing competition returned last year – albeit to a smaller audience – after a hiatus in 2020 due to the spread of coronavirus.
However, Aussie entrant Montaigne was unable to attend in person after SBS decided not to send a delegation to the live event amid the pandemic. The ARIA award-winner, whose real name is Jessica Cerro, had to prerecord the performance of her song Technicolour – and was knocked out of the tournament before the grand final.
It marked the first time Australia hasn’t made the finale since its induction into Eurovision in 2015.
Italy’s entry, rock band Maneskin, won the tournament after scoring 524 points in the grand final and earning hosting rights for their country.
The 2022 Eurovision Song Contest will run from the 11th until the 14th of May.
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2022-02-26 12:42:19Z
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