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Australia soars into Eurovision final as UK song debuts
Key takeaways
- The singer is now second favourite for the competition, and is rapidly closing in Finland, who have long been predicted to lift the trophy.
- If she succeeds on Saturday, it would be a first for Australia - who joined the contest as a one-off wild card entry in 2015 but quickly became a permanent fixture.
- Eurovision is phenomenally successful in the country, despite its distance from Europe, with more than a million people regularly tuning in to watch the show.
Why this matters: a developing story that could shape the day's news cycle.
Mark Savage Music correspondent, Eurovision Song Contest, Vienna Getty Images Delta Goodrem celebrated as Australia were voted into the Eurovision Grand Final Pop star Delta Goodrem has dramatically increased Australia's odds of winning the Eurovision Song Contest, after a stunning performance of her power ballad, Eclipse, at Thursday's semi-final.
The singer is now second favourite for the competition, and is rapidly closing in Finland, who have long been predicted to lift the trophy.
If she succeeds on Saturday, it would be a first for Australia - who joined the contest as a one-off wild card entry in 2015 but quickly became a permanent fixture.
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