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:
| Song | Performers) | Jury Votes | Pts | Televote | Total | Psn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerbera amarela do Sul | Filipe Sambado | 76 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 3 |
| Abensonhado | Jimmy P | 49 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 5 |
| Mais real que o amor | Tomás Luzia | 24 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 |
| Não voltes mais | Elisa Rodrigues | 37 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
| Movimento | Throes + The Shine | 46 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 7 |
| Diz só | Kady | 52 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 4 |
| Medo de sentir | Elisa | 55 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 1 |
| Passe-Partout | Bárbara Tinoco | 46 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 2 |
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.