Australia in Eurovision: MY TOP 6 (2015-2020)

My personal ranking of every song entered by Australia at the Eurovision Song Contest! This is part of a series where I rank every 21st century Eurovision song by country.
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Intro song: Montaigne - Don't Break Me (Instrumental)
Outro song: Kate Miller-Heidke - Zero Gravity (Instrumental)
SONGS FEATURED
Vienna 2015: Guy Sebastian - Tonight Again (5th Place)
Stockholm 2016: Dami Im - Sound of Silence (2nd Place)
Kyiv 2017: Isaiah Firebrace - Don't Come Easy (7th Place)
Lisbon 2018: Jessica Mauboy - We Got Love (20th Place)
Tel Aviv 2019: Kate Miller-Heidke - Zero Gravity (9th Place)
Rotterdam 2020: Montaigne - Don't Break Me (contest cancelled)
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[@eurovisiongal7007]

*Thoughts:* I was kind of neutral on Australia at ESC at first. The songs were sort of basic and my feelings ranged between being like "oh, this is pretty good" to "OK I will forget about this forever". Then they introduced Australia Decides, which opened the door for a way wider variety of songs and artists to get a chance at representing Australia, and Kate Miller-Heidke the magic depression-killing space fairy flew from the sky to save us all and become the first Australian entry I adored ❤️ I really like Montaigne as well and am excited to see what she comes up with next year. If anything having a full year to come up with a song and performance can only be a good thing because imo the main flaw of Don't Break Me was that she had too many great but clashing ideas that she needed to finetune. (I used the footage from her proposed ESC staging as an example of that.) Thanks Australia, let's exchange points again soon in a totally apolitical way xoxo Next in this series is the most FUN AND WACKY country (no, it's not those tryhards from San Marino).

[@ivanpetrovic1281]

Moldova?

[@vogelmeister6809]

my top goes (from least fave to fav) 2017 2018 2020 2015 2016 2019 love from australia

[@lukehepworth3303]

Sound of silence should of won in 2016. Dami’s voice was incredible, Staging was amazing. My 3rd favourite Eurovision song ever

[@eurovisiongal7007]

I see this opinion pretty often, but 1944 happens to be my favourite eurovision song ever, so unfortunately I cannot agree 😂 Dami certainly has the voice but I personally don't really feel the song. She will probably return in 2022 though so let's see if she can win it all!

[@lukehepworth3303]

@eurovision gal I love 1944 as it is my 4th place as Bulgaria and Armenia are my 3rd and 2nd. 1944 is my favourite winner as I love that song but not as much as Australia. I want a duet in 2022 with Dami and Anja Nissen

[@dramadory5329]

Hi, it's me again. Finally came home after a long hike. Australia is a neutral country for me, the songs are quite good. My favorite is Dami Im. She is one of my favorites for 2016. (The thing is, I like too many songs from that year, so there is no way I can choose a winner.) :"D

[@eurovisiongal7007]

hey you, it's me again :) i get you, there are some years where there's a few entries i love nearly equally!!

[@dramadory5329]

@@eurovisiongal7007, You interested me, which years?

[@eurovisiongal7007]

​@@dramadory5329 Hmm, in 2011, I go between 'Taken By a Stranger' (my current fav), 'Love in Rewind' and 'Madness of Love'. For 2017, I used to be between 'Amar Pelos Dois', 'Blackbird', and 'Origo', but lately my love for Joci has multipled a lot, so I think it's a firm favourite now :) In 2001 I really like both 'Die For You' and 'Never Ever Let You Go' virtually the same amount. And 2018 is my all time favourite year, I usually just say that 'Mercy' is my winner, but I'm also beyond obsessed with 'Mall', 'O Jardim', 'La Forza', 'Stones' and 'Non mi avete fatto niente' and may prefer one of those depending on the day! It's a little tough because making decisions on rankings is kind of the whole point of my channel! So I just make an impulse decision in the moment and respect that my feelings can change whenever they do.

[@dramadory5329]

@@eurovisiongal7007, Sometimes it is too difficult to choose, but we are all human and our opinion can change and this is not bad at all. I agree with you about 2011 and 2018. And my favorites are almost the same as yours in both years. (my winner is 2018 - "Non mi avete fatto niente" and since 2011 everything is very difficult). In 2017 there are many wonderful songs, but almost immediately the winner was determined - Kristian Kostov. I haven’t watched 2001 yet, I had time only until 2003. (we are reviewing Eurovision with the whole family, as my family loves this contest for a very long time). It is still very hard for me to determine the winner in 2015 and 2009. I like winning songs of those years, but also I like other songs no more, no less.

[@katieweston3203]

Zero gravity, sound of silence, don't break me

[@revolucionariodelpop]

I agree only with the last position. The rest i would do it completely different. Dami Im was utterly robbed!!!

[@noahbowie5985]

We don't say we hate our neighbours. We say 12 points to Australia

[@wystxrr]

*L O L*

[@eurovisiongal7007]

I actually thought doing Australia, Ireland and Malta in a row would be a cool "passive aggressive national relations with the UK resulting in a regular small points exchange" trilogy, but I'm still trying to decide on those rankings 😂

[@a.s.1659]

@@eurovisiongal7007 hey we gave you twelve points in 2017. Y'all are welcome (tho Lucie deserved more anyway)

[@eurovisiongal7007]

​@@a.s.1659 I was simultaneously like "omg finally queen gets what she deserves" but also "oh no, even I am complicit in the political voting thing now"!! Still a better choice than Malta, who decided to throw their totally apolitical twelve points at... Joe & Jake, and Scooch. 🙄

[@icearrow3202]

I don't agree at all, but your videos are great so I don't mind 😉

[@eurovisiongal7007]

Thank you, I very much appreciate it 😂

[@ESCRolly]

I really don’t like any of our entries except for 2019 & 2020 whoops Also we have the exact same top hehe

[@eurovisiongal7007]

Lowkey mood actually 😂 I kind of like 2015 and 16 but that's about it. I was a little excited when I heard about Jessica competing bc I like her but then... that happened 😢 I 100% believe there'll be a great entry for 2021 though :)

[@ggoddf5889]

2016 2018 and 2019 are your only good songs. also i remember when zero gravity was announced everybody hated it but i loved it

[@daphnefleurrr]

FINALLY MY COUNTRY!

[@corneliolotto]

My favourite is Montaigne and Kate, the last is Guy I love all of Australian entries

[@therealbricker]

Australia is a country in ESC. They are kind of there, but they really haven’t stood out for me, except maybe for my top 2. Anyway, here’s my opinion! 6. 2019 - 3,5/10 I mostly dislike opera in Eurovision, and this is opera. The performance and staging was great, I’ll give her that. 5. 2018 - 5,5/10 Just a bland pop song. It has some good moments, but it’s nothing special. 4. 2020 - 7,5/10 This one’s rather simple, but effective. And it’s really nothing else. 3. 2016 - 8/10 No wonder this is the best Australia’s placement so far, Dami has a good song and a great voice. 2. 2015 - 9/10 A fun and catchy entry, love the sound and mood of it! 1. 2017 - 9,5/10 I’ve always liked this one. It kind of stood out from the rest of the entries. The lyrics are nice, I love the melody, and the chorus is really the best part of the song for me. Plus, his screw-up at the semi never fails to make me laugh.

[@myharlequinn]

My top: 1. Zero Gravity 2. Sound Of Silence 3. Tonight Again 4. We Got Love 5. Don't Break Me 6. Don't Come Easy

[@myharlequinn]

I just wanna ask - how did you get this far? I feel like i'm not noticed by anyone, but i more or less post daily.

[@revolucionariodelpop]

If I swap 1 and 2, this would be my top 6!

[@myharlequinn]

@@revolucionariodelpop great to see i have similar taste with someone

[@aruseq743]

Great video! My top: 1. 2020 2. 2016 3. 2019 4. 2017 5. 2018 6. 2015

[@ESCSILVER]

I really like seeing Australia at eurovision! There’s only one entry I don’t like :) My TOP 6: 06. 2017 *so overrated* 05. 2018 it’s okay, I like this. I’ll remake my top 43 of 2018 and I don’t know where I can put this😂 maybe around the 20’s 04. 2019 I love this🥰 my 12th 03. 2020 I was so happy when Montaigne won, I thought it would be Vanessa but *it wasn’t* fortunately 😆 02. 2015 😎 01. 2016 *masterpiece*

[@eurovisiongal7007]

I honestly know hardly anyone who enjoys the 2017 entry, which makes sense considering most of his points were from the jury 😂 Vanessa's song sort of grew on me but I also prefer Don't Break Me!

[@ESCSILVER]

eurovision gal 2 points from the televote describes the opinion on that song of the most part of the people😂

[@a.s.1659]

YESS MY COUNTRY AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH 6. Yeah this is the weakest one. But this is actually a good song. The studio track is outstanding, it just flops live (ESPECIALLY in the semi). It wasn't in my qualifiers purely because of the performance, but I wasn't upset when it did qualify. But let's be honest here, 9th is way way way too high. And I would have taken Blackbird over Don't Come Easy literally any day 5. Basic? Yeah. A complete bop presented by an incredible performer? YEAH. I love her energy and hot take I like her dress and her dancing and the staging (the colours are so pretty tho). My only complaint is that Jessica's rly famous in Australia and this is nowhere near her best song. I rly recommend u listen to it, it's called Sunday and it's honestly such a bop I'm mad it wasn't used for Eurovision 4. Another incredibly famous Australian (at least in Australia, he's on the radio NON-STOP). I love this song. I thought placing above Latvia was a little...interesting, but I was so happy we did so well bcos the song is a bop and his vocals are so perfectly controlled. Also, this was the first Eurovision that I remember watching, so I have very fond memories of this song and watching it with my family 3. Only third? What a hot take. I love this unashamedly and it was my second in 2016 (didn't come close to Jamala but it's still phenomenal). The song is great by itself but a tad boring; Dami's voice is what makes this. This will be forever remembered in Eurovision history and her vocal was honestly technically I think the best that year. Or Jamala's. Either one of them honestly, why not both haha. Looking forward to see what Dami brings in 2022 if she still plans to (but lowkey I'm sad bcos nobody else in the national selection will rly have a chance at winning) 2. I fluctuate wildly on my opinions of the song. The staging was a mess, the dancing was ridiculously not good, and the costuming was interesting but not enough to be good. The studio track tho??? CHILLSSSS. The song as a song is amazing. But I have followed Montaigne as an artist for a REALLY long time, and her music is so unique and eclectic that hearing this song which is admittedly kinda basic was a bit of a letdown. Imho, her Eurovision song should have been Ready (rly recommend a listen, that chorus is one of the best-structured choruses in modern music). I'm hoping that she ditches DNA as writers (they were behind every Australian Eurovision entry except Kate, and Kate is the only one that RLY goes outside the box. Coincidence? I think not) and does something amazingly interesting like she usually does 1. OMG SO GOODD. When Kate won Australia Decides I was literally ready to throw hands because I could not BELIEVE that Electric Fields did not win. 2000 And Whatever, RIP, you were a multilingual bop and Australia didn't deserve you. But anyway, I was salty for weeks, not bcos I disliked Kate's song but because I liked 2000 And Whatever so much more. And then I saw the staging at Eurovision and realised that I do be out here being a complete clown. My god the staging just made this. And the meaning behind the lyrics is so heartfelt and also not often talked about, which I rly appreciated. And don't even get me started on how good her voice is. 20 years in the future when Australia Decides is on it's 22nd edition, people will STILL be remembering how good Kate was. She has joined iconic status in the pantheon of Australian artists and I couldn't be more proud

[@eurovisiongal7007]

YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I actually knew of Jessica in particular but also Guy and Dami before they competed at ESC! Call me Ms Worldwide, but really there's just some overlap between the UK and Aus pop scene sometimes. I was pretty excited when Jess was announced for 2018 but disappointed that her song was just okay, and then the performance wasn't her best imo so I don't really care for the whole entry much. :( Purple/blue are actually my favourite colours and I thought the aboriginal dance break was a cute idea, but it just didn't all seem to work together. She's still great though

[@a.s.1659]

@@eurovisiongal7007 in this house we stan symphonix and reject Kirkorov, periodt

[@joegriffiths2593]

australia is actually my fav country in eurovision - in my rankings they had an average place of 9th-ish. i love all of these so even last could easily be first if it was for another country. 1. 2019 (WHAT A VOICE!!!!! australia have got some phenomenal vocalists! i gotta be honest and say that the song was a mish mash of interesting sounds which kinda worked but the live performance of this is the best bit. all im saying... shes lucky she didnt drop the microphone lol) 2. 2016 (WHAT A VOICE!!!!! dami... well... what can i say... she turned a mediocre song into one of the iconic modern eurovision entries! i really hope she comes back like everyone says she will) 3. 2015 (another australian with epic stage presence! guy slayed on that stage and got australia a well-deserved 5th place) 4. 2018 (this song is a banger!!!! jessicas stage presence is epic and it makes up for the fact her outfit was constructed by a toddler) 5. 2017 (it has grown on me loaaaads even if his semi final high note kinda kills me a bit) 6. 2020 (so unique and the live wouldve been great but the song isnt memorable enough)

[@ivanpetrovic1281]

Sorry, but Dami deserved to win instead of Jamala. 1994 is great song and Jamala's vocals are amazing but Dami killed it live. Zero Gravity is also a masterpiece.

[@kevindeering1457]

1.2016 2.2015 3.2019

[@wystxrr]

Hi WHY HAVE I NOT DONE THIS It is the easiest content ever

[@eurovisiongal7007]

Don't call me out like this 😔 I'm trying to buy time to figure out my other rankings in advance 😂 I have about five finalised as of now, so I'm not doing so bad.

[@wystxrr]

@@eurovisiongal7007 I am not, I'm saying that I could have done this instead of things like Serbia, Montenegro and Serbia & Montenegro.

[@eurovisiongal7007]

@@wystxrr twas banter m8

[@wystxrr]

@@eurovisiongal7007 okee, i am going to do this either tonight or in next couple of days

[@Tommy-tb9vy]

🇦🇺My top 6🇦🇺 6) 2019 5) 2020 4) 2018 3) 2017 2) 2015 1) 2016

[@jaybate5126]

In my average rankings for the 2010s decade, Australia were my first place country, which surprised me. But then again I typically love what they send (minus 2017 😬), and they’re consistently within my top 20. Overall, they’ve made a great start, and I hope they keep up the quality in the years to come! (Also Kate deserved better after giving us that iconic stage show)

[@eurovisiongal7007]

Smaller amount of entries usually make a higher average ranking easier! And yes, Kate certainly deserved better ❤️

[@esciveta5507]

Place - year - rating song - place in my top that year: 6. 2015 -1/10 *(38)* 5. 2017 10/10 reaaaaly love that song :> *(7)* 4. 2019 10/10 *(7)* 3. 2018 10/10 *(9)* 2. 2020 10/10 *(9)* 1. 2016 11/10 *(2)*

[@eurovisiongal7007]

Hi! Omg, that's such rather intense hatred for 2015 :,)

[@esciveta5507]

Yes, i reaaaaly hate that song...

[@esciveta5507]

In most situations i have unique and underated opinions...

[@eurovisiongal7007]

​@@esciveta5507 that's not such a bad thing, it means you're definitely someone who thinks for yourself!

[@esciveta5507]

@@eurovisiongal7007 yes

[@DentalFlan]

Only 2015 is a bop and that's basically all Australia is to me in Eurovision

[@ggoddf5889]

meh i dont really care for australia 6. 2020 5. 2017 4. 2015 3. 2016 2. 2018 1. 2019