The Australian representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna, Austria, is set to be announced “very soon”.
Speaking to TV Tonight, the Australian broadcaster SBS has announced that its representative for the Eurovision Song Contest will be announced “very soon”. The comments came as SBS revealed its programming plans for the upcoming months to the Australian press. Channel Manager, Natalie Edgar commented:
“I signed an NDA, but I’ve gotta tell you, it’s really good. I think everyone will be happy.”
SBS has once again opted to internally select their representative and song for the Eurovision Song Contest. Most Australian entries have been chosen through an internal selection, except for 2019, 2020 and 2022, which were chosen through the national final Eurovision – Australia Decides. Australia will be aiming to qualify for the final in Vienna, having last qualified in 2023 in Liverpool, United Kingdom.
Australia was represented by Go-Jo at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with “Milkshake Man”. Australia narrowly missed out on qualification for the Grand Final, placing 11th in their semi-final with 41 points, 10 points behind 10th-placed Armenia.
Source: SBS
Australia debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2015 as part of celebrations marking 60 years of the Eurovision Song Contest. SBS has broadcast Eurovision in Australia since 1983. Australia’s best result to date came in 2016 when Dami Im, with the song “Sound of Silence”, finished in 2nd place in the final scoring 511 points, just 23 points away from victory. Australia has finished in the top 10 five times since their debut, most recently in 2023.
