SENSATION! Australia will take part in Eurovision 2015 in Vienna!

Breaking News from Eurovision.tv and the Australian broadcaster SBS! Australia will be part of the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 7th already qualified act for the Grand Final on 23rd of May in Vienna.

Read the official announcement here:

• Australia to compete in the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest

The fantastic Julia Zemiro announced the comepting of Australia in this years Eurovision Song Contest in this video...

In 2014 Australia sent Jessica Mauboy as special interval act to the second Semi-Final with her song 'Sea Of Flags'. Do you remember her performance?

This wonderful woman was full of positive energy all the time we met her backstage in Copenhagen. Who knows, maybe we will see Jessica back on Eurovision stage 2015 as 'Official Contestant'?! ;-) Let's wait and see.. Australia got the permission to vote in each of the Semi-Finals.

“It’s a daring and at the same time incredibly exciting move. It is our way of saying; let’s celebrate this party together!” said Jon Ola Sand (EBU, Executive Supervisor)

Michael Ebeid, (SBS Managing Director) says: "We are very excited to have secured this historic opportunity for Australia to be represented on the world’s biggest stage at the 60th anniversary of the Eurovision Song Contest and are honoured that the European Broadcasting Union has supported us to achieve this ambition. SBS has been broadcasting Eurovision for over 30 years and we have seen how Australians’ love of the song contest has grown during those years."

"The song contest has developed in its history to become the biggest TV entertainment event in the world. With the participation of Australia, together with our partners at the EBU and SBS, we have succeeded to lift it to a new global level and to build another bridge for the 60th anniversary. A bridge that spans the globe, starting from the heart of Europe." said Dr. Alexander Wrabetz (ORF, General Director)

As each every country, Australia has to chose a representative for the Eurovision Song Contest till 16th of March. If Australia will win the competition in Vienna, the contest will NOT be in Australia in 2016 :) but SBS will co-host the show with a European country Isn't that excited?!

With Australia added to the Eurovision countries we have in total 40 competing countries for the 60th anniversary of the Eurovision Song Contest on 23rd of May in the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna.