Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017

Australia in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2017
Eurovision Song Contest 2017
Participating broadcasterSpecial Broadcasting Service (SBS)
Country Australia
Selection processInternal selection
Announcement date7 March 2017
Competing entry
Song"Don't Come Easy"
ArtistIsaiah Firebrace
Songwriters
Placement
Semi-final resultQualified (6th, 160 points)
Final result9th, 173 points
Participation chronology
◄2016 2017 2018►

Australia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Don't Come Easy", written by Anthony Egizii, David Musumeci, and Michael Angelo, and performed by Isaiah Firebrace. The Australian participating broadcaster, Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), internally selected its entry for the contest. The broadcaster announced Firebrace and presented the song to the public on 7 March 2017 during an announcement event in Melbourne.

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, from the 2016 contest and onwards, 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.

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, "Don'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. It was later revealed that Australia placed sixth out of the 18 participating countries in the semi-final with 160 points. In the final, Australia performed in position 14 and placed ninth out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 173 points.