Australia: Listen to Sheldon Riley’s song, bidding to represent Australia at Eurovision 2022!
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.
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:
- Isaiah Firebrace, Evie Irie – When I’m With You
- Jaguar Jonze – LITTLE FIRES
- Paulini – We Are One
- Andrew Lambrou – Electrify
- Sheldon Riley – Not the Same
- G-Nat!on – Bite Me
- Sean Miley Moore – My Body
- Voyager Australia – Dreamer
- Charley – I Suck At Being Lonely
- Jude York – I Won’t Need to Dream
- 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:
