Over the course of October and November, on the lead up to the 2022 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, we will be celebrating the countries that have participated at the Contest. Today, we celebrate Australia.

Australia debuted at the Contest in 2015, in Sofia, Bulgaria. Bella Paige finished in eighth place with her entry “My Girls”, scoring 64 points. This included one set of twelve points from the EBU.

The most successful entry from Australia was in both 2017 and 2018. In 2017, when the Contest took place in Tbilisi, Georgia, Isabella Clarke finished in third place with her entry “Speak Up”, scoring 172 points. This included one set of twelve points from the The Netherlands.

In 2018, when the Contest took place in Minsk, Belarus, Jael Wena finished in third place with her entry “Champion”, scoring 201 points. This included six sets of twelve points – from Belarus, Italy, The Netherlands, Portugal, Ukraine and Wales.

The most recent Australian entry was in 2019, when the Contest took place in Gliwice, Poland. Jordan Anthony finished in eighth place with her entry “We Will Rise”, scoring 121 points. This included one set of twelve points from Russia.

Following his rehearsal in Gliwice during 2019, I had a chance to speak to Jordan Anthony:

Join us tomorrow, as we continue to celebrate the countries that have participated at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.

Author: Richard Taylor

Source: Eurovision Ireland