Curtain falls early on Australiaâs Eurovision hopes
Australia’s Go-Jo appeared to echo 1960s TV advertisements as he took to the stage in the second semi-final of Eurovision. Watch the video.
Australiaâs Go-Jo (Marty Zambotto) has taken to the stage in the second semi-final of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, with the tongue-in-cheek âMilkshake Manâ, but has missed out on qualifying for the grand final.
He was the first to perform on Thursday night, and is the tenth musical act to represent Australia at the worldâs most popular singing contest.
Appearing to echo 1960s TV advertisements, Go-Jo started with a segment promoting a blender, before going into a cubicle to transform into a blue sparkly jumpsuit, which saw a part of it dramatically taken off.
Several people in the audience were seen waving Australian flags.
But his performance wasnât enough to land Australia a spot in the grand final, following Electric Fields missing out in 2024.
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Lithuania, Israel, Armenia, Denmark, Austria, Luxembourg, Finland, Latvia, Malta and Greece were the 10 countries that made it through.
British group Remember Monday harmonised their song âWhat The Hell Just Happened?â with Bridgerton-inspired outfits, and are already through to the grand final in Basel, Switzerland, as âone of the big fiveâ.
Their performance kicked off with Lauren Byrne in the middle as they moved in synch with a collapsed chandelier on stage, calling back to a line in their song.
She, along with Holly-Anne Hull and Charlotte Steele, strutted down the stage and looked for camera angles to showcase the dramatic moments in the song, before ending in a group hug.
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Austriaâs JJ (Johannes Pietsch), who is among the competition favourites with the song âWasted Loveâ, opted for a black and white staging, which looked like a disastrous boat trip as he sang about someone they cared about being overwhelmed.
Also putting in a good show was Maltese singer Miriana Conte, who went full diva with âServingâ, and Czechia representative Adonxs with the punchy âKiss Kiss Goodbyeâ.
Luxembourger Laura Thorn was posed like a doll by her dancers while she belted âLa Poupee Monte Le Sonâ and had a costume change mid-song to reveal a new outfit.
Last to perform was Finlandâs black leather-wearing Erika Vikman, who performed her song âIch kommeâ.
Earlier, protesters âdisruptedâ Israeli singer Yuval Raphaelâs rehearsal for the semi-final, organisers said.
The singer, 24, was performing âNew Day Will Riseâ during the preview show on Thursday night when six people with âoversized flags and whistlesâ obstructed her act.
The group was quickly ejected from the St Jakobshalle arena.
A spokeswoman for Swiss Broadcasting Corporation SRG SSR said: âDuring the dress rehearsal for the second semi-final of the ESC this afternoon, the performance of Israeli singer Yuval Raphael was disrupted.
âSix people, including a family, disrupted the rehearsal with oversized flags and whistles.
âSecurity personnel were able to quickly identify those involved and escort them out of the hall.â
The Eurovision grand final will take place at 5am AEST on Sunday.
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