Australia, which entered the competition with an unprecedented wild card from the event organisers,custom orange baseball cleats, the European Broadcasting Union, took a dose of disco pop to Europe's iconic kitschfest and came fifth.

It's not a bad result when you consider Australia has no European neighbours on whose voting bloc we can depend, like many other competitors in Eurovision.

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We just have European ancestors who, for the most part,nike mercurial vapor black voltage yellow, appeared to think we were worth five or six points out of a possible 12.

Finishing fifth of 27 countries is a solid return given it was Australia's first year in the competition. The downside is that we are unlikely to return to Eurovision as competitors, with informed whispers suggesting the organisers now have their eyes on China, where the show was broadcast live this year for the first time.

By the time the curtain came down,maillot arsenal henry 2012, the top position on the leaderboard with 365 points was Sweden's Mans Zelmerlow, followed by Russia's Polina Gagarina (303 points), Italy's popera trio Il Volo (292 points) and Belgium's Loic Nottet (217 points). All had dominated pre-show chatter in Vienna.

Australia's Sebastian came fifth, with 196 points, and from a weak starting position in the lineup: 13th of 27 songs performed in the final. Voting does not open until after the last song, so later berths are considered better.

Sebastian's song,fc chelsea ausw?rtstrikot, Tonight Again, with its infectious melody and easy-to-learn lyrics,bvb trikot champions league 2012 13, was a favourite with the Eurovision cognoscente,adidas predator incurza xtrx sg rugby boots white, but in the end nothing could stand in Sweden's way. We were hoping to not finish last because that would have been a bit embarrassing, Sebastian said after the show. Top 10 we thought was going to be amazing. To go top five we're pumped.

Despite the buoyant mood in the wake of his win,la galaxy trikot g��nstig, and as other competitors appeared in the press area backstage after the show, Sebastian was a no-show for his post-show media obligations, declining to speak directly to Australian journalists who had covered the event. Instead he granted a single television interview to the broadcaster SBS.

Speaking to SBS, Sebastian said he was blown away by the experience. As a singer, you are in unfamiliar territory, on an unfamiliar stage, in a very unfamiliar competition, that we're outsiders to, he said. I didn't know what to expect.

The SBS telecast presenter, Julia Zemiro, said Australia's result was an enormous achievement. Top five is an incredible result for Australia,adidas herre adizero f50 runner 3, considering we come from zero,nike mercurial vapor replacement studs, she said. It's not as if we have any history in the show.

Sweden, she added, had a great song and great staging .

Aside from Sebastian,nike hypervenom precio argentina, Australia actually had significant representation at this year's Eurovision. In addition to our official entry, the Armenian group, Geneaology,adidas f50 adizero defects, featured an Armenian-Australian, the opera singer, Mary-Jean O'Doherty Basmadjian.

As well, the Russian song,new adidas f50 futsal turf boots, A Million Voices, was co-written by an Australian, Katrina Noorbergen, who also sang backing vocals on the performance. And the German song, Black Smoke, was co-written by an Australian, songwriter Tonino Speciale.相关的主题文章：


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