Australia went big, very big, for their national selection. This is the second time they opted for a public selection and SBS’s tails were up after last year’s perceived success.
The show, at 1030 CET – a sensible time if you ask me – was heavy on choreography and staging; seemingly the songs were a second thought, but that could just be me, I guess. An all-Australian (bar Måns) jury and an Aussie-wide televote (50-50 split) meant that the result was as below:
Australia Decides 2020
| Song | Performer(s) | Jury | Televote | Total | Psn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life | iOTA | 19 | 13 | 32 | 9 |
| Pushing stars | Jordan-Ravi | 11 | 12 | 23 | 10 |
| Rabbit hole | Jaguar Jonze | 18 | 28 | 46 | 6 |
| I am king I am queen | Jack Vidgen | 19 | 15 | 34 | 8 |
| Lessons of love | Vanessa Amorosi | 42 | 40 | 82 | 3 |
| Can we make heaven | Diana Rouvas | 24 | 18 | 42 | 7 |
| Together | Mitch Tambo | 24 | 33 | 57 | 5 |
| Proud | Casey Donovan | 40 | 60 | 100 | 2 |
| Don't break me | Montaigne | 54 | 53 | 107 | 1 |
| Raw stuff | Didirri | 39 | 24 | 63 | 4 |
Keep an eye out for the winner – there’s some spectacular over-acting on offer. Montaigne will board a 24-hour flight to Europe next May at a record company’s expense.
She’s a 24-year-old singer, born in Sydney who has had a couple of hits and won AIRA Breakthrough Artist of the year in 2016.