SBS, the Australian national broadcaster, has confirmed that Australia will participate at the forthcoming 2026 Eurovision Song Contest in Austria.
Thus Australia joins the list of countries that have so far confirmed their participation at next year’s Eurovision edition in Austria.
Brace yourself Europe, the Aussies will be heading Austria next year for Eurovision! 2026 will see the country’s 11th Eurovision participation.
Tony Armstrong and Courtney Act will be the Aussie commentators at Eurovision 2026 and will be giving the live commentary from Vienna for the Australian audience.
More details regarding the Australian Eurovision 2026 project will be disclosed in due time.
Australia in Eurovision
Australia was invited to compete at the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, as a one off participation but the country embraced the competition with such enthusiasm that they have been invited to return every year since. The Aussies achieved their best result in the contest in 2016 when Dami Im nearly walked away with the Grand Prix with her entry Sound of silence, placing 2nd in Stockholm.
Our neighbours down under have enjoyed much success in the competition having achieved four top 10 placings in their ten year Eurovision history.
In 2025 Go-Jo represented Australia at the Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland with his entry ‘Milkshake Man’.
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