Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 - wikipedia Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 Eurovision Song Contest 2017 Country Australia National selection Selection process Internal Selection Selection date ( s ) 7 March 2017 Selected entrant Isaiah Selected song `` Do n't Come Easy '' Selected songwriter ( s ) Anthony Egizii David Musumeci Michael Angelo Finals performance Semi-final result Qualified ( 6th, 160 points ) Final result 9th, 173 points Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest ◄ 2016 2017 Australia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song `` Do n't Come Easy '' written by Anthony Egizii, David Musumeci and Michael Angelo. The song was performed by Isaiah Firebrace, who was internally selected by the Australian broadcaster Special Broadcasting Service ( SBS ) to represent the nation at the 2017 contest in Kiev, Ukraine. Firebrace was announced as the Australian representative on 7 March 2017. The song Isaiah performed, `` Do n't Come Easy '', was presented to the public on the same day. Australia was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 9 May 2017. Performing during the show in position 3, `` Do n't Come Easy '' was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 13 May. Contents 1 Background 2 Before Eurovision 2.1 Internal selection 3 At Eurovision 3.1 Semi-final 3.2 Final 3.3 Voting 3.3. 1 Points awarded to Australia 3.3. 2 Points awarded by Australia 3.3. 3 Split voting results 4 References Background Main article : Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest 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, for the 2016 contest, 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. On 1 November 2016, SBS confirmed Australia 's participation in the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest after securing an invitation for the third year in a row. In 2016, Australia was represented by Dami Im and the song `` Sound of Silence ''. The country ended in second place in the grand final with 511 points. Before Eurovision Internal selection Isaiah Firebrace and `` Do n't Come Easy '' were announced as the artist and song that would represent Australia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 on 7 March 2017. Firebrace performed his entry `` Do n't Come Easy '' live during the announcement event, which was held at Paris Cat Jazz Club in Melbourne hosted by Mark Humphries. SBS streamed the announcement online through Facebook Live. At Eurovision Isaiah Firebrace during a press meet and greet According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the `` Big 5 '' ( France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom ) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final ; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union ( EBU ) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. On 31 January 2017, a special allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in. Australia was placed into the first semi-final, to be held on 9 May 2017, and was scheduled to perform in the first half of the show. Once all the competing songs for the 2017 contest had been released, the running order for the semi-finals was decided by the shows ' producers rather than through another draw, so that similar songs were not placed next to each other. Australia was set to perform in position 3, following the entry from Georgia and before the entry from Albania. In Australia, both semi-finals and the final will be broadcast live on SBS with commentary by Myf Warhurst and Joel Creasey. The Australian spokesperson, who will announce the top 12 - point score awarded by the Australian jury during the final, will be Lee Lin Chin. Semi-final Isaiah Firebrace took part in technical rehearsals on 30 April and 4 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 8 and 9 May. This included the jury show on 8 May where the professional juries of each country watched and voted on the competing entries. At the end of the show, Australia was announced as having finished in the top 10 and subsequently qualifying for the grand final. Final Shortly after the first semi-final, a winners ' press conference was held for the ten qualifying countries. As part of this press conference, the qualifying artists took part in a draw to determine which half of the grand final they would subsequently participate in. This draw was done in the reverse order the countries appeared in the semi-final running order. Australia was drawn to compete in the second half. Following this draw, the shows ' producers decided upon the running order of the final, as they had done for the semi-finals. Australia was subsequently placed to perform in position 14, following the entry from Croatia and before the entry from Greece. In the likely event that Australia should win the contest, the EBU have confirmed that in accordance with the rules, they would co-host the contest in Europe, with Germany announced as the first choice, and United Kingdom the back - up hosts should Germany decline. In the final Australia received 171 Points from the juries and 2 Points from the televote receiving a total 173 Points placing 9th overall. Voting Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Australia and awarded by Australia in the first semi-final and grand final of the contest, and the breakdown of the jury voting and televoting conducted during the two shows : Points awarded to Australia Points awarded to Australia ( Semi-final 1 ) Televote 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points Iceland 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point Armenia Slovenia Azerbaijan Cyprus Sweden Albania Belgium Montenegro Jury 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points Czech Republic Slovenia Sweden Belgium Iceland Latvia Finland Poland Spain Azerbaijan Cyprus United Kingdom Georgia Moldova Portugal 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point Albania Montenegro Armenia Italy 50 / 50 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points Slovenia Iceland 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point Azerbaijan Belgium Cyprus Latvia Sweden Albania Georgia United Kingdom Armenia Czech Republic Finland Poland Montenegro Portugal ry Points awarded to Australia ( Final ) Televote 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point Denmark 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points Czech Republic Finland Iceland Sweden United Kingdom Denmark Macedonia Spain Belarus Estonia Hungary Poland Slovenia Belgium Croatia 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point Germany Latvia Portugal Albania Cyprus Moldova Netherlands Romania Switzerland Norway Serbia France Ukraine Lithuania Jury 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points Sweden 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point Denmark Iceland Croatia Estonia Finland Slovenia United Kingdom Cyprus Hungary Lithuania Poland Belarus Germany Moldova Switzerland Albania Belgium Czech Republic Macedonia Spain Points awarded by Australia Semi-final 1 Score Televote Jury Combinated 12 points Moldova Poland Moldova 10 points Portugal Moldova Sweden 8 points Sweden Sweden Portugal 7 points Montenegro Finland Armenia 6 points Cyprus Portugal Finland 5 points Armenia Armenia Poland 4 points Belgium Czech Republic Greece 3 points Greece Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 2 points Finland Iceland Cyprus 1 point Azerbaijan Greece Montenegro Final Score Televote Jury Combinated 12 points Moldova United Kingdom Moldova 10 points Romania Moldova Portugal 8 points Denmark Bulgaria Denmark 7 points Portugal Portugal Bulgaria 6 points Sweden Sweden United Kingdom 5 points Bulgaria Denmark Sweden 4 points Belgium Netherlands Romania 3 points United Kingdom Austria Netherlands 2 points Italy Poland Belgium 1 point Croatia Armenia Italy Split voting results The following five members will comprise the Australian jury : On 9 May 2017, it was announced that Natasha Cuppit had replaced Jordan Raskopoulos as a member of the Australian jury. Steven Capaldo ( chairperson ) - university music education lecturer, conductor, composer, CD producer Lucy Durack - performer, actor Natasha Cuppit - voice coach, performer, conductor Jackie Loeb - singer, comedian, actor Peter Hayward - music teacher, music director, creative director Split voting results from Australia ( Semi-final 1 ) Draw Country Jury Televote S. Capaldo L. Durack J. Loeb P. Hayward N. Cuppit Average Rank Points Rank Points 01 Sweden 6 9 8 8 02 Georgia 15 12 6 16 6 12 17 03 Australia 04 Albania 17 17 16 17 17 17 16 05 Belgium 10 7 15 14 15 15 7 06 Montenegro 16 16 17 15 16 16 7 07 Finland 5 12 5 7 9 08 Azerbaijan 9 10 13 7 8 10 09 Portugal 8 8 8 5 6 10 10 Greece 13 11 10 12 10 8 11 Poland 5 5 12 15 12 Moldova 7 10 12 13 Iceland 12 14 9 5 7 9 11 14 Czech Republic 7 6 9 13 7 13 15 Cyprus 13 11 10 11 14 14 5 6 16 Armenia 6 9 11 6 5 6 5 17 Slovenia 14 15 8 12 11 14 18 Latvia 11 8 14 13 10 13 12 Split voting results from Australia ( Final ) Draw Country Jury Televote S. Capaldo L. Durack J. Loeb P. Hayward N. Cuppit Average Rank Points Rank Points 01 Israel 10 24 18 19 22 19 17 02 Poland 13 11 11 11 7 9 22 03 Belarus 17 15 16 16 13 16 14 04 Austria 20 5 12 8 8 19 05 Armenia 19 8 10 10 11 10 15 06 Netherlands 15 9 6 7 11 07 Moldova 5 6 10 12 08 Hungary 21 13 25 15 23 20 12 09 Italy 12 21 13 14 13 9 10 Denmark 6 10 8 10 6 5 8 11 Portugal 9 5 9 7 7 12 Azerbaijan 8 14 14 18 11 21 13 Croatia 24 16 24 24 19 24 10 14 Australia 15 Greece 18 20 19 23 20 22 16 16 Spain 25 25 23 25 25 25 25 17 Norway 11 22 9 12 21 15 13 18 United Kingdom 12 8 19 Cyprus 22 21 15 21 24 23 20 20 Romania 14 20 7 17 12 10 21 Germany 12 18 17 20 12 17 23 22 Ukraine 23 23 13 22 16 21 24 23 Belgium 7 19 7 14 18 14 7 24 Sweden 6 6 9 5 5 6 5 6 25 Bulgaria 5 7 8 8 6 5 26 France 16 17 22 17 15 18 18 References Jump up ^ SBS Guide ( 7 March 2017 ). `` Australia to compete in the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest ''. Special Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 1 November 2016. 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Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest Participation 2015 2016 2017 Artists 2010s Guy Sebastian Dami Im Isaiah Firebrace Songs 2010s `` Tonight Again '' `` Sound of Silence '' `` Do n't Come Easy '' Eurovision Song Contest 2017 Countries Finalists ( by final results ) Portugal ( winner ) Bulgaria Moldova Belgium Sweden Italy Romania Hungary Australia Norway Netherlands France Croatia Azerbaijan United Kingdom Austria Belarus Armenia Greece Denmark Cyprus Poland Israel Ukraine Germany Spain Semi-final 1 Albania Czech Republic Finland Georgia Iceland Latvia Montenegro Slovenia Semi-final 2 Estonia Ireland Lithuania Macedonia Malta San Marino Serbia Switzerland Withdrawn Russia Artists Finalists Salvador Sobral Kristian Kostov Sunstroke Project Blanche Robin Bengtsson Francesco Gabbani Ilinca feat. Alex Florea Joci Pápai Isaiah JOWST feat. Aleksander Walmann O'G3NE Alma Jacques Houdek Dihaj Lucie Jones Nathan Trent Naviband Artsvik Demy Anja Hovig Kasia Moś IMRI O. Torvald Levina Manel Navarro Semi-final 1 Lindita Martina Bárta Norma John Omar Naber Slavko Kalezić Svala Tamara Gachechiladze Triana Park Semi-final 2 Brendan Murray Claudia Faniello Fusedmarc Jana Burčeska Koit Toome & Laura Tijana Bogićević Timebelle Valentina Monetta & Jimmie Wilson Withdrawn Yulia Samoilova Songs Finalists `` Amar pelos dois '' `` Beautiful Mess '' `` Hey, Mamma ! '' `` City Lights '' `` I Ca n't Go On '' `` Occidentali 's Karma '' `` Yodel It ! '' `` Origo '' `` Do n't Come Easy '' `` Grab the Moment '' `` Lights and Shadows '' `` Requiem '' `` My Friend '' `` Skeletons '' `` Never Give Up on You '' `` Running on Air '' `` Story of My Life '' `` Fly with Me '' `` This Is Love '' `` Where I Am '' `` Gravity '' `` Flashlight '' `` I Feel Alive '' `` Time '' `` Perfect Life '' `` Do It for Your Lover '' Semi-final 1 `` Blackbird '' `` Keep the Faith '' `` Line '' `` My Turn '' `` On My Way '' `` Paper '' `` Space '' `` World '' Semi-final 2 `` Apollo '' `` Breathlessly '' `` Dance Alone '' `` Dying to Try '' `` In Too Deep '' `` Rain of Revolution '' `` Spirit of the Night '' `` Verona '' Withdrawn `` Flame Is Burning '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Australia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2017&oldid=799604041 '' Categories : Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Australia Hidden categories : CS1 French - language sources ( fr ) Use dmy dates from March 2017 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Français Nederlands Türkçe Edit links This page was last edited on 8 September 2017, at 18 : 41. 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