Australia in the Worldvision Q4-2022
Australia participated in the Worldvision Song Contest Q4-2022 in Barcelona, Spain with the song "Punchline" performed by Australian singer Jaguar Jonze. The Australian broadcaster SBS organised the national final for Q4-2022 contest in order to select the Australian entry for the Q4-2022 contest. Seven entries competed in the national final, and the winner was announced on 21 May 2022 following the of votes from a eight-member jury panel from state and territorias of Australia.
| Worldvision Q4-2022 | ||||
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| Country | Australia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Australia Decides | |||
| Selection date(s) | Final: 21 May 2022 | |||
| Selected entrant | Jaguar Jonze | |||
| Selected song | "Punchline" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 7th pl., 120p. | |||
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Australia Decides Q4-2022 was the 1st edition and took place on 21 May 2022. The winner of the contest was to be eligible to represent Australia at Worldvision Song Contest Q4-2022. Due to a half-year delay in organizing the competition, the country's delegation changed its representative.
Format
Australia Decides Q4-2022 was held in the format of one final with the participation of seven invited compositions released no earlier than 1 January 2021.
Voting
Each voting state and territory could rate five compositions on a scale of 5 to 1. The winner was determined by the composition that scored the most points.
After the announcement of the voting results, it turned out that three compositions ("Go To Hell", "Devil Lips" and "Is It Worth Being Sad") scored a total of 23 points. According to the selection rules, an additional stage of determining the winner was involved: first, by the number of points received from each voting state and territory, and in the event of a tie, by the quality of the marks starting from 5 points.
Spotify
On 25 May 2022, an album was announced with participating compositions in the selection called "AUS DECIDES 2022".
Final
Voting took place from 19 to 20 May 2022.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Language(s) | Total | Place |
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| 01 | Flume feat. Emma Louise | Hollow | English | 20 | 4 |
| 02 | Clinton Kane | Go To Hell | English | 23 | 2 |
| 03 | Hatchie | Quicksand | English | 19 | 5 |
| 04 | Alfie Arcuri | Devil Lips | English | 23 | 3 |
| 05 | Meg Mac | Is It Worth Being Sad | English | 23 | 1 |
| 06 | Rüfüs Du Sol | On My Knees | English | 9 | 7 |
| 07 | George Alice | Mid Years | English | 18 | 6 |
Scorecard
| Song | CT | NT | NS | QL | SA | TS | VI | WA | SP | Total |
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| Hollow | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 19 | ||
| Go To Hell | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 23 | ||
| Quicksand | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | |||
| Devil Lips | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 23 | |||
| Is It Worth Being Sad | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 23 | ||
| On My Knees | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |||||
| Mid Years | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 |