Eurovision 2022: Seven songs that won the televoting but not the national final!

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The national finals of the Eurovision 2022 have been completed! We now know all the artists and songs that will compete in Turin in May and fight for the win.

Out of the 40 participating countries, 28 selected their representative through  a national final, while only 12 by an internal selection.

In this tribute we will have a look at seven entries that won the televoting in their country’s national final, but the judges had a different opinion, which resulted in them being deprived of the victory.

Australia

The rock band Voyager, with the song Dreamer, was the winner of the Australian televoting. However, the third place awarded to them by the judges was enough to cost them the win.

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Czech Republic

The Czech Republic has continued its selection through an online national final this year. The Czech public chose as the winners Jordan Haj and Emma Smetana, who are very well known in the country, with the song By Now. However, the last place given to them by the international jury deprived them of the victory.

North Macedonia

After many years, North Macedonia has returned with a national final for its participation. The winner of the TV audience was Viktor Apostolovski with Superman. Although he tied with Andrea on the first place, after the votes were tallied the country’s public television decided to override the jury’s score, in which he was in the third place.

Romania

Romania, who recorded three eliminations in recent years, came back with a national final. A choice that, however, disappointed the fanbase of the country, as the percentage of preference of the TV audience was only 10%, with the remaining 90% belonging to the jury, which, as expected, determined the final result.

The winner of the televoting with a small difference and yet a small percentage was Dora Gaitanovici with the song Ana, who came sixth in the jury.

Spain

The fan favorite Tanxugueiras, with the song Terra, achieved an unbelievable 70.75% in the Spanish public vote. However, the panel of experts ranked them fifth, which resulted in them not only failing to achieve the victory but also creating a lot of drama.

Sweden

Anders Bagge with the song Bigger than the Universe, won the vote of the Swedish TV audience by a large margin. However, the international judges ranked it eighth, and as a result, it ended up losing the win.

Ukraine

Alina Pash with Tini Zabutykh Predkiv was the winner of Vidbir 2022. Although she withdrew from Eurovision due to her way of entering Crimea, she was the runner-up in the TV audience vote.

Winners of the televoting and subsequent representatives of Ukraine in Eurovision 2022, by a wide margin, were the Kalush Orchestra with their song Stefania. In the jury votes they were the runner-up.

These were the seven countries whose result was overturned by the jury, without letting the televoters’ choice be heard and calling into question the objectivity and existence of the juries once again.

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Australia: More details about the Staging of Sheldon Riley in Eurovision 2022!

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Sheldon Riley has revealed some details about his staging for Australia’s 2022 Eurovision performance.

Speaking to Aussievision, Australian Eurovision 2022 entrant Sheldon Riley has revealed that his staging in May will be different from that seen at Eurovision: Australia Decides. He reveals that he will wear a new mask and outfit, and has planned “something huge with the staging”. He said:

“I’m excited for people to see the elevation of my performance, It’s going to be really huge.”

Sheldon was selected to represent Australia at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest having won Eurovision – Australia Decides. He will sing “Not the Same”.

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Australia: Sheldon Riley wins Australia Decides and will represent Australia in Eurovision 2022!

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This morning saw the final of Australia’s national selection for Eurovision, “Eurovision – Australia Decides“. Where the winner will earn the right to represent their country at Eurovision 2022, in Turin.

Eleven songs competed in the selection to win the ticket to Turin. The show was presented by Joel Creasy and Myf Warhurst and Dylan Lewis, who is the Green Room host.

The running order for the show was:

• G-Nat!on – “Bite Me“

• Erica Padilla – “To the Bottom“

• Seann Miley Moore – “My Body“

• Charley – “I Suck At Being Lonely“

• Andrew Lambrou – “Electrify”

• Sheldon Riley – “Not the Same“

• Paulini – “We Are One“

• Jaguar Jonze – “Little Fires“

• Isaiah Firebrace and Evie Irie – “When I’m With You“

• Voyager – “Dreamer”

• Jude York – “I Won’t Need to Dream“

The final result of Australia Decides was determined by 50% jury vote and 50% public voting. The jury of Australia Decides was:

• Darren Hayes

• Alexandra Rotan  (Norwegian representative in Eurovision 2019 as part of KEiiNO)

• Millie Petriella

• Emily Griggs

• Paul Clarke

The jury result determined that Jaguar Jonze was their favourite with 51 points, the full result was:

The public voting determined that Voyager was their favourite with 60 points, the full result was:

Overall, this means that the winner of Eurovision – Australia Decides with 100 points is Sheldon Riley and he will represent Australia in Eurovision 2022 with the song “Not The Same”.

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Australia: Tomorrow morning the final of Australia Decides 2022!

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Australia will select its representative at Eurovision 2022 tomorrow morning, with the grand final of Australia Decides taking place on Saturday morning.

Eleven artists will compete, with the sole aim of winning a ticket to Turin and the 66th Eurovision Song Contest.

Artists

The artists who will take part in the Australian National Final are:

  1. G-Nat!on – “Bite Me“
  2. Erica Padilla – “To the Bottom“
  3. Seann Miley Moore – “My Body“
  4. Charley – “I Suck At Being Lonely“
  5. Andrew Lambrou – “Electrify”
  6. Sheldon Riley – “Not the Same“
  7. Paulini – “We Are One”
  8. Jaguar Jonze – “Little Fires“
  9. Isaiah Firebrace and Evie Irie – “When I’m With You“
  10. Voyager – “Dreamer”
  11. Jude York – “I Won’t Need to Dream“

The big winner of Australia Decides and the Australian representative in Eurovision 2022 will be chosen by 50% of the public vote and by 50% of the jury vote.

The jury of the Australian national final consists of:

  • Darren Hayes
  • Alexandra Rotan
  • Millie Petriella
  • Emily Griggs
  • Paul Clarke

Presenters of tomorrow’s show will be Joel Creasey and Myf Warhurst.

The grand final of Australia Decides 2022 starts at 10:30 CET and will last three hours. You can watch it through the SBS website by clicking HERE.

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Australia: The jury members of Australia Decides 2022 was revealed!

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On February 26, Australia is about to pick its representative for Eurovision through Australia Decides 2022. A few hours ago the running order of the artists was revealed while since 10:00 p.m. AEST, the Australian public can vote for their favorite artist until Saturday night by sending an SMS. In the Australian final, the public determines 50% of the total result and jury the remaining 50%.

For the first time ever, Eurovision fans around the world will also be able to tune in to watch Eurovision – Australian Decides live with SBS On Demand removing its geo-block for the TV event. The event will be available to stream live on Saturday 26th February at 8.30pm AEDT.

The 11 competing artists are:

  1. G-Nat!on – “Bite Me“
  2. Erica Padilla – “To the Bottom“
  3. Seann Miley Moore – “My Body“
  4. Charley – “I Suck At Being Lonely“
  5. Andrew Lambrou – “Electrify”
  6. Sheldon Riley – “Not the Same“
  7. Paulini – “We Are One”
  8. Jaguar Jonze – “Little Fires“
  9. Isaiah Firebrace and Evie Irie – “When I’m With You“
  10. Voyager – “Dreamer”
  11. Jude York – “I Won’t Need to Dream“

A few hours ago the jury members were revealed:

  • Darren Hayes (former singer of Savage Garden)
  • Alexandra Rotan (singer of KEiiNO – Νοrway 2019)
  • Millie Petriella ( member of APRA – AMCOS)
  • Emily Griggs (SBS Head of Food and Entertainment)
  • Paul Clarke (producer)

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Australia: The running order of Australia Decides 2022!

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Earlier today, the running order of the Australian National Final, Australia Decides 2022 was announced! Eleven amazing acts will perform for the chance to represent the nation in Turin, in May, with the winner chosen by a jury and public votes.

The artists’ running order is as follows:

  1. G-Nat!on – “Bite Me“
  2. Erica Padilla – “To the Bottom“
  3. Seann Miley Moore – “My Body“
  4. Charley – “I Suck At Being Lonely“
  5. Andrew Lambrou – “Electrify”
  6. Sheldon Riley – “Not the Same“
  7. Paulini – “We Are One”
  8. Jaguar Jonze – “Little Fires“
  9. Isaiah Firebrace and Evie Irie – “When I’m With You“
  10. Voyager – “Dreamer”
  11. Jude York – “I Won’t Need to Dream“

Alongside the performances of the 11 entrants, Australia Decides will feature performances from special guests such as KEiiNO who represented Norway in 2019 with “Spirit In The Sky” as well as Australia Decides 2020 winner, Montaigne! Australia Decides 2022, will be hosted by Joel Creasey and Myf Warhurst live on SBS on 26 February 2022 at 12:30AM CET.

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Australia: Listen to all the competing songs of Australia Decides 2022!

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The last three songs that fill out the puzzle of the eleven finalists of this year’s Australia Decides were published and now the line-up of the artists competing to be the representative of Australia in Eurovision 2022 in Turin is completed.

The eleven artists that claim the representation of the country are:

  1. Isaiah Firebrace, Evie Irie – “When I’m With You”
  2. Jaguar Jonze – “LITTLE FIRES”
  3. Paulini – “We Are One”
  4. Andrew Lambrou – “Electrify”
  5. Sheldon Riley –  “Not the Same”
  6. G-Nat!on –  “Bite Me”
  7. Sean Miley Moore – “My Body”
  8. Voyager Australia – “Dreamer”
  9. Charley – “I Suck At Being Lonely”
  10. Jude York – “I Won’t Need to Dream”
  11. Erica Padilla – “To The Bottom”

The National Final:

The eleven candidates will compete in Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre on February 26 for the representation of Australia in Eurovision 2022. After the great success of Eurovision: Australia Decides, SBS decided on keeping the concept of the national final the same for 2022

The hosts of this year’s national final will be, the radio producer and host Myf Warhurst and the comedian Joel Creasey, who will also take the broadcast of the competition in May 2022 upon themselves  on behalf of SBS.

The last winner of Australia Decides was Montaigne with the song “Don’t Break Me”. After the cancellation of the 2020 contest she was internally selected to represent Australia in 2021 with the song “Technicolour”.

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Australia: Listen to Sheldon Riley’s song, bidding to represent Australia at Eurovision 2022!

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Sheldon Riley’s song with which he will compete at Australia Decides 2022, the Australian national final for Eurovision 2022, has just been released.

Its song title was already known it is “Not the Same” and you can listen to it below:

Who is Sheldon Riley

The son of an Aussie mother and a Filipino father, Riley amassed a following during his run on The Voice Australia in 2018, earning a spot in the final four. His distinct voice and style have even birthed a potentially new genre in music. And to think this well-defined character comes from someone who once came from a place of struggle, it will make you respect him more.

  • The X Factor Australia

He started his career as a contestant of ‘The X Factor Australia in 2016. Sadly, as his skills were not that refined, he failed to go far in the competition well, it didn’t break his will and aim to become a successful artist one day.

  • The Voice Australia

Sheldon Riley worked hard on his vocals and refined his singing. Finally, he made a banging comeback in “The Voice – Australia” in 2018 and was coached by Boy George. When he set free his true personality, people were either shocked or impressed. Unfortunately, he didn’t win the competition but he came in third place. He definitely left his mark though, making listeners his fans.

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With his previous experiences, he worked on himself and competed again on “The Voice All Stars” 2019 season. Sadly, he got eliminated in the semifinals.

  • America’s Got Talent

In Episode 1507 of America’s Got Talent, Sheldon Riley’s sung Billie Eilish’s “idontwannabeyouanymore” which allowed him to be rewarded with the Judge Cuts. Truly speaking, his outfit seemed more intriguing than his performance. If you don’t know, he had draping black feathers and a beaded mask on. In the quarterfinals, he chose Kylie Minogue’s “Can’t Get You Out of My Head” when he failed to get enough votes required to advance to the Semifinals.

Already known song titles

Some candidates have already announced the title of their songs that will compete to represent Australia in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.

Some of the song titles already revealed prior to the release of the actual song are:

  • Seann Miley Moore – My Body
  • G-Nat!on –  Bite Me
  • Erica Padilla – To The Bottom

Known acts competing at Australia Decides 2022

Eleven acts will compete to be the next Australian Eurovision representative.  The participants for the next Australia Decides are:

  1. Isaiah Firebrace, Evie Irie – When I’m With You
  2. Jaguar Jonze – LITTLE FIRES
  3. Paulini – We Are One
  4. Andrew Lambrou – Electrify
  5. Sheldon Riley –  Not the Same
  6. G-Nat!on –  Bite Me
  7. Sean Miley Moore – My Body
  8. Voyager Australia – Dreamer
  9. Charley – I Suck At Being Lonely
  10. Jude York – I Won’t Need to Dream
  11. Erica Padilla – To The Bottom

The eleven acts will compete at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Center on February 26 to represent Australia at Eurovision 2022. Australian broadcaster SBS decided to use Australia Decides as their national final after the success of  their national final.

Radio producer and presenter Myf Warhurst and comedian Joel Creasey will present the Australian national final.  Moreover, Creasey will be the SBS Eurovision commentator in May 2022.

Montaigne won the most recent edition of Australia Decides with the song “Don’t break me”.  Unfortunately her entry could not participate in Eurovision due to the cancellation of the competition in 2020.

She represented Australia in 2021 with “Technicolour”. You can watch her 2021 performance in the video embedded below:

Stay tuned at Eurovisionfun, for all the latest developments regarding the Australia Decides and the Australian entry for Eurovision 2022!
Source: SBS

Australia: Listen to Andrew Lambrou’s new song for Australia Decides 2022!

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A few hours ago, another song of the national selection process of Australia “Australia Decides 2022″, was released. As Andrew Lambrou has been teasing us for quite a while already, his song called “Electrify” was to be released this Friday 11 February.

The song is already out on YouTube and you can listen to it below:

  • Andrew Lambrou – Electrify

Who is Andrew Lambrou

Andrew Lambrou is 23 years old, lives and works in Sydney. He writes and performs his own songs, starting at the age of five.

At the age of just 17 years old, he impressed all four judges of  XFactor Australia, and he advanced to the next stage quite easily. He received amazing feedback by the XFactor judges and global megastars – Danii Minogue, James Blunt, Chris Isaak, Guy Sebastian – Andrew got through the first phase with four YESes, after he’d performed “Chains” by Nick Jonas.

At the second phase, the one of five seat challenge, the coach of the boys under 25, Chris Isaak, had to choose just five of the guys to move on to the next phase. Andrew sang “Ain’t nobody” by Chaka Khan secured his place at the Top 5.

It’s worth noting that Andrew Lambrou was already well known, long before he took part in the XFactor Australia, as he was used to uploading videos of him doing song covers of massive worldwide hits, on his YouTube Channel.

Sadly, when he reached the phase of Super Home Visits, he was not lucky enough to advance to the Top 3 and take part in the live shows. This was due to him being too young and not experienced enough, at the same time. However, music industry moguls such as Simon Cowell commented on him really positively.

Do you wish to know more about Andrew? You can get to know him better at his extensive and exclusive interview for EurovisionFun, by clicking HERE!

Already known song titles

Mid of January, in a previous article we had reported that the first song titles for Australia Decides 2022 had been revealed, as some candidates had announced the title of their songs that will compete to represent Australia in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.

Some of the song titles already revealed prior to the release of the actual song are:

  • Seann Miley Moore – My Body
  • Sheldon Riley – Not the Same
  • G-Nat!on –  Bite Me

Known acts competing at Australia Decides 2022

Eleven acts will compete to be the next Australian Eurovision representative.  The participants for the next Australia Decides are:

  1. Isaiah Firebrace, Evie Irie – When I’m With You
  2. Jaguar Jonze – LITTLE FIRES
  3. Paulini – We Are One
  4. Andrew Lambrou – Electrify
  5. Sheldon Riley –  Not the Same
  6. G-Nat!on –  Bite Me
  7. Sean Miley Moore – My Body
  8. Voyager Australia – Dreamer
  9. Charley – I Suck At Being Lonely
  10. Jude York – I Won’t Need to Dream
  11. Erica Padilla 

The process

The eleven acts will compete at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Center on February 26 to represent Australia at Eurovision 2022. Australian broadcaster SBS decided to use Australia Decides as their national final after the success of  their national final.

Radio producer and presenter Myf Warhurst and comedian Joel Creasey will present the Australian national final.  Moreover, Creasey will be the SBS Eurovision commentator in May 2022.

Montaigne won the most recent edition of Australia Decides with the song “Don’t break me”.  Unfortunately her entry could not participate in Eurovision due to the cancellation of the competition in 2020.

She represented Australia in 2021 with “Technicolour”. You can watch her 2021 performance in the video embedded below:

Stay tuned at Eurovisionfun, for all the latest developments regarding the Australia Decides and the Australian entry for Eurovision 2022!
Source: SBS

Australia: Listen to the newly released song of Charley, for Australia Decides 2022!

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A few hours ago, another song of the national selection process of Australia “Australia Decides 2022″, was released. As Charley tweeted from her Twitter account, her song is already out on YouTube and you can listen to it below:

  • Charley – I Suck At Being Lonely

Who is Charley

Emerging as a new addition to Australia’s growing pop music community, Gold Coast born / Sydney-based musician Charley is someone that encapsulates the talent and prowess of the genre’s arena-selling stars with the forward-thinking creativity of its limitless next generation.

As a songwriter, she’s someone that puts 100% of herself into everything she writes, and after showing one side of that through her debut single ‘Hard For Me’ – a song that “embraces female sexuality and unapologetic love” – and her second single ‘Arizona’, which introduces a more personal edge to Charley’s music, a song born from the anxiety that has been a part of her life for as long as she can remember.

Already known song titles

Mid of January, in a previous article we had reported that the first song titles for Australia Decides 2022 had been revealed, as some candidates had announced the title of their songs that will compete to represent Australia in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.

Some of the song titles already revealed prior to the release of the actual song are:

  • Seann Miley Moore – My Body
  • Sheldon Riley – Not the Same
  • Andrew Lambrou – Electrify
  • G-Nat!on –  Bite Me

Known acts competing at Australia Decides 2022

Eleven acts will compete to be the next Australian Eurovision representative.  The participants for the next Australia Decides are:

  1. Isaiah Firebrace, Evie Irie – When I’m With You
  2. Jaguar Jonze – LITTLE FIRES
  3. Paulini – We Are One
  4. Andrew Lambrou – Electrify
  5. Sheldon Riley –  Not the Same
  6. G-Nat!on –  Bite Me
  7. Sean Miley Moore – My Body
  8. Voyager Australia – Dreamer
  9. Charley – I Suck At Being Lonely
  10. Jude York – I Won’t Need to Dream
  11. Erica Padilla 

The process

The eleven acts will compete at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Center on February 26 to represent Australia at Eurovision 2022. Australian broadcaster SBS decided to use Australia Decides as their national final after the success of  their national final.

Radio producer and presenter Myf Warhurst and comedian Joel Creasey will present the Australian national final.  Moreover, Creasey will be the SBS Eurovision commentator in May 2022.

Montaigne won the most recent edition of Australia Decides with the song “Don’t break me”.  Unfortunately her entry could not participate in Eurovision due to the cancellation of the competition in 2020.

She represented Australia in 2021 with “Technicolour”. You can watch her 2021 performance in the video embedded below:

Stay tuned at Eurovisionfun, for all the latest developments regarding the Australia Decides and the Australian entry for Eurovision 2022!
Source: SBS