passionpop | Eurovision 2016: Australia

And so it begins.

Australia...
Previous entries: 1
Wins: Nil
First entry: 2015 Guy Sebastian - Tonight Again
Most recent entry: 2015 Guy Sebastian - Tonight Again
National Anthem: Advance Australia Fair

2016:

Dami Im - Sound of Silence.

I hate 'talent' show contestants, but I loved Dami on Australia's Got X-factor Idols (or whatever the show was). Everything that was put to her she would do but more than that, she seems so sweet and her new marriage (her husband was regularly in the audience) was played on a fair bit making her seem more than the one dimensional pop-star these shows usually create. She could also sing, which is a novelty in these shows.

I am fairly sure this song will be performed better at Eurovision than what the official version shows, the song is a bit crap though. It is obviously written by committee and the separately written parts are obvious. I also dislike songs which cannot use the natural rythm of the words and tries to force the words into the song. 'Silence', not 'si-Lence'.

On X-factor I was constantly surprised by the make-up and clothing decisions made for her on the show. If she gets the look right, she could win thins thing. The song is in the top 4 with the bookies atm so this entry could be an expensive exercise for SBS.

Austalia have only got one other Eurovision to look back on and though the result was not too shabby, it was another Idolist... Guy... The shame...