Eurovision Song Contest. Guy representing Aus.

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A must read from Eurovision Ireland....very very funny lots of clips etc.

Eurovision Ireland
AUSTRALIA : 10 Important Facts on Guy Sebastian you need to know before Eurovision 2015

eurovisionireland.net/2015/03/05/australia-10-important-facts-on-guy-sebastian-you-need-to-know-before-eurovision-2015/comment-page-1/#comment-44649


Posted this message I received from Guy...Yes he sent me a personal message


Linda Gee
March 15, 2015 at 10:40 pm

Just had to let you know that I sent this article to Guy Sebastian via Face Book and he’s just sent me and little message that I’m happy to send on to you Garrett (& Emma)

1:46am
Guy Sebastian
What a fun article!

Yes he does answer his fans….

eurovisionireland

March 16, 2015 at 10:54 pm
WOW – Thanks so much Linda
You and Guy are Bonza
Thanks Garrett (& Emma)


Great Article from Sweden



So, from across Europe (and this time, the Pacific Ocean), 40 songs have been selected to compete at the 60th anniversary Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna on May 23.

Yet it’s two of the last entries to be revealed that look set to battle all the way down to the Viennese wire.

Sweden and Australia are looking good bets for the Eurovision title. Both countries are sending pop princes to the competition and the battle lines are drawn.

Sweden’s Mans Zelmerlow will perform Heroes and Australia’s Guy Sebastian will sing Tonight Again.

One comes from a nation with a huge Eurovision history and where the song contest is part of the national identity.

The other is leading his country into Eurovision for the very first time (after a special one-off invite because it’s the 60th anniversary) and has the challenge of winning a permanent place at the world’s biggest music competition (if Australia wins they get to enter every year).

The two front-runners for the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest share many career similarities but their paths to the Eurovision Song Contest however could not be more different.
Both Mans and Guy are national heroes who shot to fame through the Idol reality television shows and are regular stars of domestic television in Sweden and Australia respectively.

Both are highly successful singer-song writers. Mans has performed for the Swedish royal family, while Guy has performed for Queen Elizabeth II, oh and the Pope.

While Guy’s experience and fame saw him return to Idol as a judge, Mans’ popularity saw him host Sweden’s best loved summer music TV show for three years.

Guy Sebastian won the first series of Australian Idol in 2003 and went on to have eight top ten albums and six number one records. He was selected by Australian broadcaster SBS through an internal selection to find their first Eurovision Song Contest entry.

He was able to select the song and record it for the competition.

Mans Zelmerlow took part in the second season of Swedish Idol in 2005, but only came fifth after a shock elimination.

A year later, he won Let’s Dance (Sweden’s Celebrity Come Dancing) and in 2007 he entered Melodifestivalen for the first time, coming third behind two of Sweden’s biggest pop acts.

His song and subsequent debut album both topped the charts and went platinum. He entered again in 2009, finishing fourth but winning the jury vote.

This year, his entry Heroes won a semi final to qualify for a 12 song national final against some of Sweden’s best loved singers. Mans won a landslide record win, getting top marks from nine out of 11 international juries and twice as many public votes as the second placed entry.

Guy Sebastian’s music video was released this morning but he has yet to perform the song live and hasn’t sung in a competitive show since his Australian Idol victory back in 2003.

The Australia delegation will now set about producing a stage show for their first ever Eurovision Song Contest entry, although the show has been broadcast in Australia for over 30 years, they’ve never competed or been involved with staging in the show before.

Sweden hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in 2013, have finished in the top three in three of the last four years.

Both songs are mid-tempo entries that show off the vocal talent of two artists that have progressed and improved their talent over the last decade. Both are comfortable and experienced at playing to large arenas and have won television competitions.

For the Eurovision Song Contest, having two countries’ best performing singer song writers in the competition prove that Eurovision is gaining in influence and quality.

For the United Kingdom, we can only hope that our entry, Electro Velvet’s Still In Love With You, doesn’t get dwarfed by comparison.

Should Sweden and Australia lead the scoreboard come May 23 and we find ourselves at the wrong end once again, it will be a clear message that the United Kingdom should look to the success of high profile artists as well as the song they select through an internal selection.

[Linsu]

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Guy Sebastian To Funk Up Eurovision With Upbeat R&B Jam “Tonight Again”

By: Mike Wass / March 16, 2015
Follow: @mikewassmusic


Guy Sebastian's Going To Eurovision 2015 Australia will be participating at this year's Eurovision Song Contest for the first time.
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Eurovision has to be the most polarizing event on the musical calendar. You either live and breathe for the glitz, glamor and general tragedy of the world’s campest competition or politely pretend it doesn’t exist. Most Australians, it seems, fall into the former category. That could explain why the country was (randomly) granted a wild card entry to compete in the final this year and the heated discussion that followed the selection of Guy Sebastian as their representative.

On paper, the 32-year-old is a fantastic choice. He’s incredibly talented, has an international profile thanks to hits like “Battle Scars” and continues to dominate the charts at home — recently landing his eighth consecutive top 10 LP with Madness. However, some commentators felt the decision was too safe, overlooked unsigned/new acts and ignored the event’s colorful tone.

None of those arguments hold much sway with me. It makes perfect sense to send an actual hitmaker instead of an underground act and unsigned talent should probably try their luck with JJJ Unearthed before performing in front of a global TV audience of 200 million people. As for Guy’s music being too credible (for want of a better word), a lot of countries have moved away from the cheese factor in recent years and those entries are occasionally rewarded with votes. Lena’s quirky “Satellite” is a good example.

Guy unveiled his Eurovision entry today (March 16) and it’s a self-penned retro-R&B anthem called “Tonight Again.” And, as expected, it’s really good. The funk-heavy jam has shades of Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars’ “Uptown Funk” with its throwback sound and punchy hooks. Time will tell how voters in EDM-loving landslike Latvia and Belarus respond to the jaunty anthem, but I like it. Watch up top.

Is “Tonight Again” a good fit for Eurovision?

[Linsu]

Here's another little gem from EurovisionIreland....love em.




Australia just KEEPS GIVING ‘Ooh Ah – Just A Little Bit More’ for Eurovision 2015 – See why!
At this rate Australia are more Eurovision than us here in Europe! They are just going crazy for contest ‘Down Under’ this year.

We told you of the festivities taking place in Melbourne on May 2nd, well not to be outdone, that other city you may have heard of – Sydney – have just announced that they will be hosting their first EVER Eurobash event too.

Now the phrase ‘Eurobash’ may sound familiar to you as they are the name of the Dublin Eurovision Events. Well one of our Irish sons has left our cold shores for the warmer climate of Australia – plus he is a sucker for a well stocked BBQ and fridge of Good Aussie Beer. Expect him to make a guest appearance on ‘Bondi Rescue’ if he is let near the sea! #JustSaying

I digress – Our good Friend Matt and friends have organised the first ever ‘Sydney Eurobash’ and it takes place on May 2nd. festivities begin at 19:30 local time!

So they start the night off in Sydney with a Eurovision trivia quiz. Places on the quiz are limited so get in touch via a private message to Phil James McNulty if you’d like to register yourself (+ friends). If your ESc trivia is hazy or you can’t get a spot on a team then you are more than welcome to join from this time and enjoy a drink at the bar. See – it is one big happy Eurobash Family!

Then it is time for you to stop the singing in the shower and get yourself on stage for ‘Eurovision Karaoke’! I don’t know about you but I think Karaoke is best served off-key and LOUD – well that is my story and I am sticking to it! Yes from 20.30pm the Sydney Eurovision fans will take to the stage! Again places are limited so please private message our Phil in advance. This poor Phil must have an Email Inbox the size of an elephant in a pair of speedos – BURSTING!
After Karaoke there is only one thing left to do and that is “Shake what your Mama gave you” in the The nightclub from around 21.30pm. The venue can only hold 120 as a max, and as this is a non ticketed event, so just get to the party sooner rather than later to avoid any disappointment.



When, Where and How Much?


Set the date – Saturday May 2nd!

Set the Time – 19:30pm Sydney Time

Where – The Lava Lounge in the Burdekin Hotel on Oxford Street. SEE MAP/ADDRESS and DIRECTIONS HERE

Entry Fee – FREE. Yes you heard me correctly! FREE!


The Sydney Eurobash Team are already taking song requests on their Official Facebook Page. How good is that!

So there you have it. No excuses. If you are in Sydney – like thousands of our readers are thanks to a Tweet from the Bonza Guy Sebastian – then get yourself down to the First Sydney Eurobash and get your Eurovision Groove On!



Author/Editor in Chief Garrett Mulhall

Source : Eurobash Sydney

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Linda Gee
April 15, 2015 at 12:46 am
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I think I love Eurovisionireland. Very informative and with that Irish sense of humour we all love….very similar to Aussie humour. Guy Sebastian is due to do some TV appearances and will be a guest at Dutch TV show Life4You on Sunday!!