| Eurovision Song Contest 2020 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Australia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Eurovision – Australia Decides | |||
| Selection date(s) | 8 February 2020 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Montaigne | |||
| Selected song | "Don't Break Me" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | ||||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | Contest cancelled | |||
| Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Australia originally planned to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song "Don't Break Me" written by Jessica Cerro, Anthony Egizii and David Musumeci. The song would have been performed by Montaigne. The Australian broadcaster Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) organised the national final Eurovision – Australia Decides in order to select the Australian entry for the 2020 contest in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Ten artists and songs competed in the national final and the winner was selected by a public and jury vote.[1]
Australia debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2015 by invitation from the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) as a "one-off" special guest to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Eurovision. On 17 November 2015, the EBU announced that SBS had been invited to participate in the 2016 contest and that Australia would once again take part. In 2015, Australia was guaranteed a spot in the final of the contest and was allowed to vote during both semi-finals and the final; however, from the 2016 contest and onwards, Australia would have to qualify to the final from one of two semi-finals and could only vote in the semi-final in which the nation was allocated to compete.
Australia was originally drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest, which would have taken place on 12 May 2020. However, the contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- ^ "Australia: Eurovision - Australia Decides to Return in 2020". Eurovoix. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.