2016
DOI: 10.1080/10304312.2016.1262089
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Welcome to Eurostralia: the strategic diversity of Australia at the Eurovision Song Contest

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“…The short video that aired as an introduction to Mauboy's 2014 interval performance played out a fantasy of closing the distance between Australia and Europe by airlifting the entire Australian continent to the North Sea, not incidentally dislodging the UK (see Carniel 2017). While this fantasy of closure is perhaps troubling, it is important to remember that the artist that first steps on to the Eurovision stage as a representative of Australia (albeit not a competitor) is both Indigenous and Asian.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The short video that aired as an introduction to Mauboy's 2014 interval performance played out a fantasy of closing the distance between Australia and Europe by airlifting the entire Australian continent to the North Sea, not incidentally dislodging the UK (see Carniel 2017). While this fantasy of closure is perhaps troubling, it is important to remember that the artist that first steps on to the Eurovision stage as a representative of Australia (albeit not a competitor) is both Indigenous and Asian.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Writing in 2016, Monica Tan noted that the representatives Australia have sent over (one Indigenous and two Asian) ‘is proof that our European heritage is just one strand of our diverse cultural make-up’. Tan (2016) and Carniel (2017: 13) argue that the performers selected to represent Australia was not just about showcasing Australian talent, but about defining Australia’s national identity as well. Guy Sebastian (2015), Dami Im (2016), Isaiah Firebrace (2017) and Jessica Mauboy (who returned as a competitor in 2018) have Indigenous, Asian and European heritage.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Kate Miller-Heidke (2019) is the first Anglo-Australian representative from Australia at Eurovision . The inclusion of Australian representatives from visible minority groups within Australian society on the Eurovision stage ‘come to signify the multicultural Australian whole’ (Carniel, 2017: 13). Migration from other parts of the world, including Asia, becomes part of the Australian identity established at Eurovision .…”
Section: Australia and Eurovisionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Often called the Eurovision, the contest has been held since 1956 in a similar format and is credited to be the longest televised event in Europe and one of the most viewed cultural performances in the world – with fans even in faraway continents like South America and China. Due to fan enthusiasm, Australia joined the competition in 2014 (Carniel, 2017), thereby expanding the reach of European broadcasting to ever wider publics (Hay and Kanafani, 2017). The Eurovision, indeed, is a musical festival accompanied by year-long fandom events and is one of Europe’s most central cultural events – if not the most central of all.…”
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