Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026
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Australia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 with the song "Eclipse", written by Delta Goodrem, Ferras Alqaisi, Jonas Myrin and Michael Fatkin, and performed by Goodrem herself. The Australian participating broadcaster, the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), internally selected its entry for the contest.
Australia| Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2026 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) | |||
| Country | Australia | |||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Announcement date | 1 March 2026 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Eclipse" | |||
| Artist | Delta Goodrem | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (3rd, 222 points) | |||
| Final result | 4th, 287 points | |||
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Australia came 4th place with a score of 287 points, their 2nd best score since Dami Im finished 2nd at the Eurovision 2016.
Background
The Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) had broadcast the Eurovision Song Contest in Australia since 1983, and the contest had gained a cult following over that time, primarily due to the country's strong political and cultural ties with Europe. Paying tribute to this, the 2014 semi-finals included an interval act featuring Australian singer Jessica Mauboy.[1] Australian singers had also participated at Eurovision representing other countries, including Olivia Newton-John (United Kingdom 1974), two-time winner Johnny Logan (Ireland 1980 and 1987), Gina G (United Kingdom 1996), and Jane Comerford as lead singer of Texas Lightning (Germany 2006).[2]
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) invited SBS to participate in the contest representing Australia for the first time in 2015, as a guest participant to celebrate the 60th edition of the event, being granted automatic entry into the final along with the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom) and the host country (Austria).[3] It had since competed in every edition of the contest, i.e. nine times, being required to qualify from its semi-final since 2016. [4] In 2025, it entered the song "Milkshake Man" by Go-Jo, which failed to qualify for the final, ending in 11th place in the second semi-final with 41 points.
Before Eurovision
Internal selection
On 26 February 2026, the EBU announced through an Instagram post that SBS had internally selected the Australian entrant and entry for the contest and that they would be revealed on 1 March.[5] The entrant was announced to be Delta Goodrem with the song "Eclipse".[6][7]
At Eurovision
The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 took place at the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria, and consisted of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 12 and 14 May and the final on 16 May 2026. All nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Four" (France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom) were required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progressed to the final. On 12 January 2026, an allocation draw was held to determine which of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show, each country will perform in; the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot.[8] Australia was scheduled for the second half of the second semi-final.[9]
On the 14th of May 2026, Australia was announced as a qualifier to the Grand Final.
She performed 8th and came 4th place after coming tied 2nd place in juries with Denmark with 165 points, behind Bulgaria with 204 points. Australia earned 122 points from the international televote, finishing 4th with 287 points, ahead of Sal Da Vinci’s “Per Sempre Sì” for Italy and behind Alexandra Căpitănescu’s “Choke Me” for Romania.
Voting
Points awarded to Australia
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Points awarded by Australia
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Detailed voting results
Each participating broadcaster assembles a seven-member jury panel consisting of music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent and two of which have to be between 18 and 25 years old. Each jury, and individual jury member, is required to meet a strict set of criteria regarding professional background, as well as diversity in gender and age. No member of a national jury was permitted to be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently.[12] The individual rankings of each jury member as well as the nation's televoting results were released shortly after the grand final.
The following members comprised the Australian jury:[11]
- Matt Gilbertson
- Michael Ross (represented Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 as part of Electric Fields)
- Mitchell Churi
- Erica Padilla
- Indiana Massara
- Kelley Abbey
- Peta Jane Millgate
| R/O | Country | Jury | Televote | |||||||||
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| Juror A | Juror B | Juror C | Juror D | Juror E | Juror F | Juror G | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | ||
| 01 |  Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 8 |
| 02 |  Azerbaijan | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 14 | ||
| 03 |  Romania | 5 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| 04 |  Luxembourg | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 11 | |
| 05 |  Czechia | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| 06 |  Armenia | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4 |
| 07 |  Switzerland | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| 08 |  Cyprus | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| 09 |  Latvia | 14 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 13 | ||
| 10 |  Denmark | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 12 |
| 11 | Australia | |||||||||||
| 12 |  Ukraine | 11 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | ||
| 13 |  Albania | 9 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 2 | |
| 14 |  Malta | 10 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 15 |  Norway | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 10 |
| R/O | Country | Jury | Televote | |||||||||
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| Juror A | Juror B | Juror C | Juror D | Juror E | Juror F | Juror G | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | ||
| 01 | Denmark | 3 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| 02 |  Germany | 14 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 24 | ||
| 03 |  Israel | 10 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 22 | 20 | ||
| 04 |  Belgium | 12 | 14 | 15 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 21 | 21 | ||
| 05 | Albania | 17 | 16 | 11 | 20 | 14 | 23 | 17 | 20 | 19 | ||
| 06 |  Greece | 15 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 07 | Ukraine | 18 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 14 | ||
| 08 | Australia | |||||||||||
| 09 |  Serbia | 22 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 17 | 17 | ||
| 10 | Malta | 13 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 4 | |
| 11 | Czechia | 5 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | |
| 12 | Bulgaria | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 12 |
| 13 |  Croatia | 20 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 7 | |
| 14 |  United Kingdom | 24 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 15 | ||
| 15 |  France | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| 16 |  Moldova | 9 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 5 | |
| 17 |  Finland | 6 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 18 |  Poland | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 16 | |
| 19 |  Lithuania | 23 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 22 | ||
| 20 |  Sweden | 8 | 17 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 13 | ||
| 21 | Cyprus | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 11 | |
| 22 |  Italy | 16 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 12 | |
| 23 | Norway | 7 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
| 24 | Romania | 21 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 6 | |
| 25 |  Austria | 19 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 23 | ||