Australia Sheldon Riley voted in the semifinals of the 2nd Eurovision Song Contest and will fight for Australia in the Grand Final on Sunday, May 15 on SBS and SBS on request.
Italian Sheldan takes the stage in Turin at night to perform his song at Eurovision Not the samesurprising the crowd in the arena, the worldwide audience that voted, and the jury from competing countries to become one of the ten artists before the Grand Final.
Sheldon Riley said:
“I am thrilled. Tonight I just wanted to show my best performance and make Australia proud. This is a huge buzz that has been appreciated by people all over Europe Not the sameand I am so happy to be on stage again this weekend. I can’t wait to be in the Grand Final in front of 200 million people and see what all the other amazing action will bring to the stage. That, frankly, came true for me. I am very grateful for the support from the fans here and everyone who is at home. “
Head of the Australian Delegation and Editor of SBS, Emily Griggssaid:
“Australia has reached the Grand Final again and we cannot be proud of Sheldon. He really captured the attention of Europe and with style and one sensational voice represents the country. He ascended to new heights here in Turin, with his reinterpreted performance. “
Australian creative director of Eurovision and director of Blink TV, Paul Clarksaid:
“It’s so nice to see that Europe loves Sheldon, he so deserves to be in the Grand Final this weekend. Australia is back! We are so excited. We will improve again and be as competitive as on Sunday morning! ”
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The Eurovision Grand Final will be broadcast live from 5 am on AEST on Sunday, May 15 on SBS. Australians need to tune in to this broadcast to cast their vote at the same time as the European audience.
The SBS Grand Final in prime time at 7.30pm on Sunday 15 May on the SBS channel with behind-the-scenes and behind-the-scenes interviews through our Eurovision hosts, Joel Crisis and Myf Warhurst.
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