Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018

Australia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "We Got Love" written by Anthony Egizii, David Musumeci and Jessica Mauboy. The song was performed by Jessica Mauboy, who was internally selected by the Australian broadcaster Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) to represent the nation at the 2018 contest in Lisbon, Portugal. Mauboy was announced as the Australian representative on 11 December 2017. The song Mauboy performed, "We Got Love", was presented to the public on 8 March 2018.

Eurovision Song Contest 2018
Country Australia
National selection
Selection processInternal Selection
Selection date(s)Artist: 11 December 2017
Song: 8 March 2018
Selected entrantJessica Mauboy
Selected song"We Got Love"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (4th, 212 points)
Final result20th, 99 points
Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Background
Main article: Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest

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. On 17 November 2015, the EBU announced that SBS had been invited to participate in the 2016 contest and that Australia would once again take part. In 2015, Australia was guaranteed a spot in the final of the contest and was allowed to vote during both semi-finals and the final; however, for the 2016 contest, Australia would have to qualify to the final from one of two semi-finals and could only vote in the semi-final in which the nation was allocated to compete. On 23 August 2017, SBS confirmed Australia's participation in the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest after securing an invitation for the fourth year in a row.[1] In 2017, Australia was represented by Isaiah Firebrace and the song "Don't Come Easy". The country ended in ninth place in the grand final with 173 points.

Before Eurovision

Internal selection

On 11 December 2017, SBS announced Jessica Mauboy as the Australian entrant at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018.[2] Mauboy had previously performed at the interval act at the second semi final of the 2014 contest, the year before Australia debuted at the 2015 contest.[3][4]

At Eurovision

According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big 5" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. On 29 January 2018, a special allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in. Australia was placed into the second semi-final, to be held on 10 May 2018, and was scheduled to perform in the first half of the show.[5]

Once all the competing songs for the 2018 contest had been released, the running order for the semi-finals was decided by the shows' producers rather than through another draw, so that similar songs were not placed next to each other. Australia was set to perform in position 9, following the entry from Netherlands and preceding the entry from Georgia.[6]

Voting

Voting during the three shows involved each country awarding two sets of points from 1-8, 10 and 12: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting. Each nation's jury consisted of five music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent, with their names published before the contest to ensure transparency. This jury judged each entry based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury was permitted to be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The individual rankings of each jury member as well as the nation's televoting results were released shortly after the grand final.

Points awarded to Australia
Points awarded to Australia (Semi-final 2)
Televote
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
Jury
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
Points awarded to Australia (final)
Televote
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
Jury
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Points awarded by Australia

Split voting results

The following five members comprised the Australian jury:[7]

Split voting results from Australia (Semi-final 2)
Draw Country Jury Televote
R. Wilkins J. Raskopoulos L-Fresh the Lion Z. Rowe M. Millgate Average Rank Points Rank Points
01 Norway1158333856
02 Romania417129161214
03 Serbia1412117121412
04 San Marino1716101671592
05 Denmark1561610156112
06 Russia1213138151617
07 Moldova102424210210
08 Netherlands131131310101101
09 Australia
10 Georgia1131412111115
11 Poland169171581713
12 Malta71054178347
13 Hungary9471167483
14 Latvia25151496511
15 Sweden3111211238
16 Montenegro514917141316
17 Slovenia8865139274
18 Ukraine672654765
Split voting results from Australia (final)
Draw Country Jury Televote
R. Wilkins J. Raskopoulos L-Fresh the Lion Z. Rowe M. Millgate Average Rank Points Rank Points
01 Ukraine2110712161516
02 Spain225217134725
03 Slovenia25231822252514
04 Lithuania122425198320
05 Austria17453226513
06 Estonia10319203811
07 Norway111413111016101
08 Portugal6242020241824
09 United Kingdom19191415112156
10 Serbia20211118172321
11 Germany3232721092
12 Albania131361981423
13 France16122121142218
14 Czech Republic18172524110183
15 Denmark1561516613210
16 Australia
17 Finland23201913212474
18 Bulgaria2218247232019
19 Moldova14596189265
20 Sweden4181211212
21 Hungary24111614121915
22 Israel98104456112
23 Netherlands7161223151722
24 Ireland8723537438
25 Cyprus59221091147
26 Italy121517851217

References
  1. "Australia confirmed for 2018! Who will fly the flag in Lisbon?". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  2. "Jessica Mauboy will represent Australia at Eurovision 2018". SBS Guide. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  3. "SBS confirms Jessica Mauboy will represent Australia at Eurovision 2018". wiwibloggs. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  4. "Meet Jessica Mauboy, the honorary Copenhagener who's already qualified for Eurovision 2018". CPH Post Online. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  5. Jordan, Paul (29 January 2018). "Which countries will perform in which Semi-Final at Eurovision 2018?". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  6. "Running order for Eurovision 2018 Semi-Finals revealed". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  7. Groot, Evert (30 April 2018). "Exclusive: They are the expert jurors for Eurovision 2018". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
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