Eurovision – Australia Decides – Gold Coast is back in February 2022
Who will represent Australia at Eurovision in 2022?
SBS and production partner Blink TV have announced Eurovision – Australia Decides will return to the Gold Coast in February 2022, giving Australians another chance to choose who will represent Australia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Italy.
In association with the Queensland Government via Tourism and Events Queensland, the City of Gold Coast, and Screen Queensland, Eurovision – Australia Decides will be presented at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre on Friday 25 and Saturday 26 February.
Hosted by comedian Joel Creasey and music buff Myf Warhurst, Eurovision – Australia Decides will showcase the best of Australian music and talent. Australians are encouraged to vote for their favourite artist and song to represent the nation on the world’s biggest stage. The winner will be revealed during the Live TV Final which will be broadcast exclusively on SBS on Saturday 26 February.
SBS Director of Television and Online Content, Marshall Heald said:
“Australia is home to so many talented artists and songwriters, and SBS is proud to provide this international platform for our nation’s incredibly diverse music community. Eurovision – Australia Decides is a unique opportunity for established and undiscovered songwriters to show us what they’ve got and for a suite of Australian artists to bring these songs to life on stage in February. It’s over to you Australia – let’s give Europe our best!”
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said:
“Hosting Eurovision – Australia Decides on the Gold Coast is a wonderful opportunity to show Australia and the world our world-class event hosting capabilities in one of our most spectacular tourism destinations. We’ve previously seen avid Eurovision fans flock to the Gold Coast for this event and we look forward to welcoming them again in February 2022.”
Gold Coast Mayor, Tom Tate said:
“If there is one event that shouts ‘Gold Coast’ it is Eurovision – Australia Decides. Like Eurovision, we are bold, unapologetic and famous for fun. I am delighted that Eurovision – Australia Decides is back and look forward to the best musical talent taking to the stage at our exhibition centre. My message is: go big!”
Creative Director of Eurovision – Australia Decides, Paul Clarke said:
“We’ve had a year on the bench due to COVID, now we’re going to produce an event that blows people’s minds and touches their hearts. We want to get the passion going for Eurovision and our incredible musicians. So huge props to SBS, the Queensland Government and The City of Gold Coast for backing #AusDecides again. We’ve got some very exciting artists to announce shortly, but first we need songs! It’s an opportunity for all our songwriters to showcase their best and boldest – please send your songs to the SBS song portal. Before you know it, you could be in the next announcement, when we reveal some very exciting artists and songwriters!”
Screen Queensland CEO, Kylie Munnich said:
“Eurovision is one of the biggest television events in the world and to be part of this live, nation-wide production under the prestigious Eurovision banner is an immense career-building opportunity for Queensland screen practitioners. Eurovision a celebration of international unity, raising the volume of diverse voices – a true exhibition of the power of screen to create a positive global impact and a much-needed sense of global community.”
From pop to hip hop, opera to electro and everything in between, SBS is calling on a range of songs and songwriters to submit an original composition as part of the national selection process via sbs.com.au/eurovision. The song portal, supported by APRA AMCOS, which represents over 100,000 Australasian songwriters, composers and music publishers, is now open for submissions until 26 September 2021. There are no restrictions on the number of songs composers and songwriters, both published and unpublished can submit.
Songs will be shortlisted and announced later this year, along with the ten Australian artists set to compete for their shot to represent Australia on the world’s biggest stage. Then it’s up to the Australian public and a Jury to decide who will take the stage at the 66th Eurovision Song Contest to compete for Eurovision glory.
To submit a song or for more information on Eurovision – Australia Decides: sbs.com.au/Eurovision
Eurovision – Australia Decides 2022 airs live and exclusively on SBS on Saturday 26 February.
Broadcast times across Australia:
NSW/VIC/TAS/ACT 8:30pm – 11:00pm AEDT
QLD 7:30pm – 10:00pm AEST
SA 8:00pm – 10:30pm ACDT
WA 5:30pm – 8:00pm AWST
NT 7:00pm – 9:30pm ACST
#Eurovision #AusDecides
Information about tickets to the Opening Night Show, Matinee Show and Live TV Final will be available soon.
Eurovision – Australia Decides on the Gold Coast in 2022
As the sun set on the amazing return of the Eurovision Song Contest in May 2021, the 65th show… held in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, featuring our wonderful artist, Montaigne with her song ‘Technicolour’, it’s time to let the sun come up on Italy – the Contest’s next host country after Måneskin’s win with ‘Zitti E Buoni’.
Unfortunately Montaigne and the Australian team were unable to travel to Rotterdam due to the COVID-19 restrictions in Australia, however the team is hoping be to back in person next year. And to select the artist to represent us, Blink and SBS are intending to bring back the Australian selection show, ‘Eurovision – Australia Decides – Gold Coast 2022’ in February 2022.
The show provides a wonderful platform for Australian songwriters and artists. We are truly proud of the artists who participated in the 2019 and 2020 shows, and it’s great to have been able to showcase such diverse Australian musical talent including Montaigne, Kate Miller-Heike, Vanessa Amorosi, Courtney Act, Electric Fields, Sheppard, Didirri, Casey Donovan, Jaguar Jonze and many more.
More details to follow.
“This is wild! I started out just grateful to be a part of Eurovision but this is fricken insane! Thank you to everyone who gave me their vote, I’m so excited to go to Rotterdam and give it a red hot go!”
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