See top Aussie acts sing original

compositions in live TV final and

vote for an overall winner

WITH all ten acts now confirmed for the first ever national selection show Eurovision – Australia Decides, SBS and production partner Blink TV have announced two more songs. 

Released last Friday, Kate Miller-Heidke co-wrote Zero Gravity with her partner and music collaborator Keir Nuttall, while Australian rock legend Ella Hooper’s song Data Dust was written by 24-year-old composer Alice Chance.

Kate Miller-Heidke said: “Zero Gravity is an operatic pop song about coming out of depression. It uses the metaphor of a bad relationship to describe what it can feel like to be depressed.

"The choruses and the outro try to capture the feeling of transcendence. I love the double meaning of the word ‘gravity’ - that the song can also be about leaving seriousness behind.”

Ella Hooper said: “Data Dust is a powerful rock-pop feast, peppered with attitude.

"It is about digital addiction and the ever-creeping effects of social media on our lives, the power pop banger grabs the listener immediately. I am hoping to bring a bit of traditional rock n roll energy to a bombastic performance of a meaningful pop song.”

Creative Director of Eurovision – Australia Decides Paul Clarke said: “These songs are hugely different, yet both so exciting in their own ways.

"We love the creative excitement and drama both Kate and Ella have brought to our Eurovision - Australia Decides show.

"Kate’s song is an exquisite fine balance of eurodance and opera, very hard to achieve, but she’s done it. Ella’s is the best Australian rock vocal I’ve heard in ages, probably since Chrissie Amphlett, who is clearly a big influence. Thunder and lightning it's getting exciting!”

Alice Chance said: “It’s a huge privilege for my song to have been fished out of a pool of over 700 to be included in Eurovision – Australia Decides.

"Data Dust spilled out of my brain one morning while I was going to work. Even though it all happened very quickly, the things I talk about in the song are important to me and I’ve been thinking about them for a while.

"I’m so chuffed that these ideas also resonated with the judges and I am quietly confident they will resonate with Australia as well. I’ve always dreamed of writing a song for our Australian representative. It’s incredible to think I’m just one more step away from the fulfilment of this dream.”

LIVE BROADCAST ON SBS

Hosted on the Gold Coast and broadcast live and exclusively on SBS on Saturday February 9, Eurovision – Australia Decides will showcase some of Australia's biggest acts, singing original compositions, for their chance to represent the country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019.

The final 10 acts vying for their shot to represent Australia on the world’s biggest stage are: award-winning artist Kate Miller-Heidke, much-loved indie pop band Sheppard, classical crossover artist Mark Vincent, modern electric-soul duo Electric Fields, legendary drag queen and reality television veteran Courtney Act, charismatic pop star Aydan, 16-year-old singer-songwriter Leea Nanos, rock music icon Ella Hooper, bona fide Aussie pop legend Tania Doko and The Voice winner Alfie Arcuri.

Commissioning Editor Josh Martin said: “SBS set out to create a new way to uncover and celebrate the depth and breadth of Australian pop music and these two songs exceeded our wildest expectations.
"I fully expect “pop-era” to become a new genre at music awards around the world thanks to Kate Miller-Heidke, and Ella Hooper’s take on the Data Dust evokes the best of The Divinyls and Pat Benatar, but with a 2019 flavour.”

With two weeks until show time, there are just two songs to be released by Sheppard and Tania Doko and special guest performances to be announced.

In association with the Queensland Government via Tourism and Events Queensland and the City of Gold Coast, Eurovision – Australia Decides will be presented at the Gold Coast Convention Centre on Friday and Saturday, February 8 and 9 and tickets for the Jury Preview Show, Matinee Preview Show and Live TV Final are now on sale. Voting will be open to the public when the Live TV Final airs.

Be a part of history and see it live at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Broadcast times across Australia: NSW/VIC/TAS/ACT: 8:30pm – 11pm AEDT; QLD: 7:30pm – 10pm AEST; SA: 8pm – 10:30pm ACDT; WA: 5:30pm – 8pm AWST; and NT: 7pm – 9:30pm ACST.

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