{"id":2099,"date":"2019-01-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-22T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.smooth.com.au\/uncategorised\/sbs-reveals-final-three-acts-and-new-songs-eurovision-australia-decides\/"},"modified":"2019-01-22T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-01-22T00:00:00","slug":"sbs-reveals-final-three-acts-and-new-songs-eurovision-australia-decides","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.smooth.com.au\/stage\/sbs-reveals-final-three-acts-and-new-songs-eurovision-australia-decides\/","title":{"rendered":"SBS reveals final three acts and new songs for \u2018Eurovision \u2013 Australia Decides\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Next month, Australia is running its first ever national selection show for the upcoming Eurovision competition in May 2019.<\/p>\n<p>The show, called \u2018Eurovision \u2013 Australia Decides\u2019, will give Aussies all the power.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By watching and voting for performers, audiences will determine who will go on to represent the nation in the official Eurovision competition.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hosted on the Gold Coast, \u2018Eurovision \u2013 Australia Decides\u2019 will showcase some of the countries biggest acts, singing original compositions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>SBS and production partner Blink TV have announced five new songs will be premiering on the selection show:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>\u2018This Is Not The End\u2019<\/em> by Mark Vincent: a powerful song about facing obstacles with persistence and determination.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><em>\u2018Dust\u2019 <\/em>by Aydan: a song about young love and heartbreak.<\/li>\n<li><em>\u2018Set Me Free&#8217; <\/em>by Leea Nanos: a song about empowerment and letting go of self-doubt.<\/li>\n<li><em>\u2018To Myself\u2019<\/em> by Alfie Arcuri: a song which questions how one could ever doubt their self-worth.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><em>\u20182000 and Whatever\u2019 <\/em>by Electric Fields\u2019s: a brooding and joyous track about making the most of life.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nLast month, Courtney Act released her song \u2018Fight for Love\u2019 which will also be performed on the show.\n&nbsp;\nFour artists are yet to release songs: Sheppard, Kate Miller-Heidke, Tania Doko and Ella Hooper.&nbsp;&nbsp;\n&nbsp;\nAlongside the new songs, SBS have also announced the final three acts who will be competing on the show: rock music icon Ella Hooper, Aussie pop legend Tania Doko, and The Voice 2016 winner Alfie Arcuri.\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zwjt2QeQZH4\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIt\u2019s an honour to be involved in a competition that celebrates and embraces music and diversity&#8230; and to take this journey alongside such amazing Australian talents is truly incredible! There\u2019s always something special about the first &#8211; scary but exciting!,\u201d Alfie said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While Tania Doko said the show marks an unexpected chapter in her life which she is \u201cEmbracing with a sense of adventure and excitement. As a songwriter performing a song I co-wrote, there\u2019s the icing on the cake right there!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hosted by radio host and music buff Myf Warhurst, and comedian Joel Creasey, \u2018Eurovision \u2013 Australia Decides\u2019 will air on SBS on Saturday 9 February, 7.30pm AEST.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>To purchase tickets for the live show visit<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sbs.com.au\/programs\/eurovision\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> sbs.com.au\/programs\/eurovision<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Images: Supplied.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The show will give Aussies the chance to decide who will represent the nation in Eurovision&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":2040,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[214],"tags":[],"geo_market":[],"class_list":["post-2099","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-stage"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v20.10 (Yoast SEO v21.5) - 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