Eurovision song contest Australia

From folk-rap songs, to yodelling pop hits, it often showcases the broad spectrum of European culture.

Although Australia was given auomatic qualification as part of the 60th anniversary, the country has been a part of the semi-final qualifiers since 2016. Australia isn’t the only country to take part in Eurovision from outside Europe. The country was given automatic qualification to the final in what was supposed to be a one-off event to celebrate the 60th edition of the contest. Although it is outside the European Broadcasting Union, Eurovision has been hugely popular in the country since is began broadcasting the United Kingdom’s feed in the early 1980s. Bu why are Australia a part of Eurovision in the first place - and what is the country’s track record in the competition? Australia has been given a permanent seat at the Eurovision table in the past few years.