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[[File:Stan Walker Wiki Image (cropped).png|200px|right|thumb|[[:en:Stan Walker|Stan Walker]] represented and won for [[Australia]] in the [[Special Melody Q1-2024|Q1-2024]] season.]] | |||
Australia has been participating in the secondary [[Special Melody Contest]] since the very beginning of the contest. At the moment, Australia has participated 7 times. Australia won twice in seasons [[Special Melody Q1-2024|Q1-2024]] and [[Special Melody Q2-2024|Q2-2024]]. Australia finished in the top-5 4 times. | Australia has been participating in the secondary [[Special Melody Contest]] since the very beginning of the contest. At the moment, Australia has participated 7 times. Australia won twice in seasons [[Special Melody Q1-2024|Q1-2024]] and [[Special Melody Q2-2024|Q2-2024]]. Australia finished in the top-5 4 times. | ||
Revision as of 06:16, 27 July 2025
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| Member station | SBS |
| National selection events | Australia Decides (Q4-2022 - Q2-2023, Q4-2023 - Q1-2024, Q3-2024 - Q4-2024) |
| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 10 (9 finals) |
| Host | 1: (Q2-2023) |
| First appearance | Q4-2022 |
| Highest placement | 1st: (Q4-2024) |
Australia has participated in the Worldvision Song Contest 10 times since making its debut at the very first Q4-2022. The contest is broadcast in Australia by SBS, which also broadcasts Australian national selection competition, Australia Decides.
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It is worth of mentioning that Mark Solovyov, the supervisor of the IECO is also a curator of Australia.
Its best results till date was achieved by Cxloe in Q1-2023, who finished second, leaving behind all the participants except San Marino. In Q2-2023 Australia has hosted its first contest on behalf of the San Marino which couldn't accept helding the competition due to lack of the infrastructure.
The seventh edition of Q2-2024 in Portugal would be the first edition where Australia will participate in the Semi-Final due to changes in rules, where only the Top-4 of the previous edition do make it to the Finals automatically.
Nation selection
Australia has been organizing its national selection ("Australia Decides") for the contest since its first season. There have been 7 selection seasons so far.
Participation overview
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| Second place | |
| X | Entry selected but did not compete |
| Upcoming |
Worldivsion
| Year | Entrant | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi Final | Points |
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| Q4-2022 | Meg Mac | Is It Worth Being Sad | English | Contest Cancelled X | No semi-finals | ||
| Jaguar Jonze | Punchline | English | 7 | 120 | |||
| Q1-2023 | Cxloe | New Trick | English | 2 | 218 | ||
| Q2-2023 | Eliott | Control | English | 19 | 97 | ||
| Q3-2023 | Troye Sivan | Rush | English | 6 | 186 | By rating | |
| Q4-2023 | Ricki-Lee | On My Own | English | 4 | 213 | Top 10 in Q3-2023 | |
| Q1-2024 | Mette | Mama`s Eyes | English | 12 | 170 | Top 4 in Q4-2023 | |
| Q2-2024 | Tones And I | I Get High | English | Failed to qualify | 14 | 46 | |
| Q3-2024 | Cloudy June | Big Girls Don't Cry | English | 13 | 166 | 5 | 161 |
| Q4-2024 | Lady Gaga | Abracadabra | English | 1 | 449 | 2 | 261 |
| Q1-2025 | Alesso, Becky Hill | Surrender | English | 19 | 132 | Host Country | |
| Q2-2025 | Upcoming | By rating | |||||
Special Melody
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Australia has been participating in the secondary Special Melody Contest since the very beginning of the contest. At the moment, Australia has participated 7 times. Australia won twice in seasons Q1-2024 and Q2-2024. Australia finished in the top-5 4 times.
| Year | Entrant | Song | Language | Place | Points |
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| Q3-2023 | Jess & Matt | Sydney to Me | English | 4 | 82 |
| Q4-2023 | Rain City Drive | Wasting My Youth | English | 7 | 72 |
| Q1-2024 | Stan Walker | I Am | English, Maori | 1 | 103 |
| Q2-2024 | Darin | Electric | English | 1 | 103 |
| Q3-2024 | Vetta Borne | 40-40 | English | 6 | 84 |
| Q4-2024 | Bao Thy | La Con Gai Phai Xinh | English, Vietnamese | 4 | 81 |
| Q1-2025 | Louane | La Pluie | French | 10 | 56 |
| Q2-2025 | Zaz | Tous Les Cris Les S.O.S. | French | Upcoming | |