/ 23 February 2023

A Voyage(r) to the Eurovision stage

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If you’ve ever wondered what “the lovechild of The Potbelleez’s 2008 dance anthem Don’t Hold Back and Lordi’s Eurovision 2006 winner Hard Rock Hallelujah” would sound like, neither had we… Now we don’t have to speculate – it’s what music types say Perth-based synth-metal group Voyager will bring as Australia’s entry for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. Featuring “big guitars, keytar solos and driving rhythms”, it’s the first time Oz has sent a band. And for the first time since 2018, host broadcaster SBS has made the selection without holding a national public final. There’s no pressure on the outfit, but they could be Oz’s last entrants with our contract with the organisers of Eurovision running out this year. Put it in your diary: the Eurovision final is on 14 May in Liverpool, England. And you can hear their entry song, Promises, featuring said keytar here. That’s a long way of saying here is our favourite Eurovision song that we still can’t get out of our heads…

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