{"id":42494,"date":"2026-05-15T01:42:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T01:42:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/europe\/42494\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T01:42:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T01:42:46","slug":"delta-goodrem-scores-spot-in-eurovision-final-after-electrifying-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/europe\/42494\/","title":{"rendered":"Delta Goodrem scores spot in Eurovision final after electrifying performance"},"content":{"rendered":"

Delta Goodrem<\/a> has booked her spot in the Eurovision final<\/a> after an incredible semi-final performance.<\/p>\n

The 41-year-old is representing Australia at the annual song contest, and her song \u2018Eclipse\u2019 has been wowing audiences in Vienna.<\/p>\n

For the semi-final, she stood on top of her piano in a stunning gold dress while flames erupted from the stage, before being elevated on a huge podium for the song\u2019s final moments.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s Australia\u2019s first qualification for a Eurovision final in three years.<\/p>\n

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“Performing on the Eurovision stage is something I feel so deeply in my heart, carrying Australia with me in every note and every moment,” Goodrem said, via the ABC<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“I wanted the staging to move like the universe itself, embracing light and shade, softness and strength.<\/p>\n

“It was also incredibly important to me to wear the vision of Australian designers, while weaving in the beauty and elegance of our host city, Vienna.”<\/p>\n

What are Delta Goodrem\u2019s chances in Eurovision final?<\/p>\n

According to the BBC<\/a>, Delta and Greece\u2019s entrant, Akylas, are tied in second with an 11 per cent chance of winning the final.<\/p>\n

Finland\u2019s Linda Lampenius and Pete Parkkonen are leading the odds at 37 per cent.<\/p>\n

Aussies betting company TAB revealed Delta\u2019s odds have jumped dramatically during the competition.<\/p>\n

Before the semi-final, she was facing $21 odds, but that has now narrowed to just $4.50.<\/p>\n

Around 30 per cent of all money wagered on the Eurovision at TAB is on Delta.<\/p>\n

\u201cDelta Goodrem\u2019s sensational performance in the Eurovision 2026 second semi-final has electrified Australian punters – we\u2019ve just reopened her market at $4.50 as clear second favourite to win the Grand Final on Sunday morning,\u201d TAB spokesperson Adrian Bauk said.<\/p>\n

“This is easily the most popular Eurovision market TAB has ever offered.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other countries that have booked a spot in the final include Denmark, Albania, Cyprus, Malta, Romania, Norway, Ukraine, Bulgaria and Czechia.<\/p>\n

The grand final will be held on Saturday evening in Austria, which will be early Sunday morning in Australia.<\/p>\n

Delta\u2019s long road to Eurovision competition<\/p>\n

Back in 2023, Delta told Yahoo Lifestyle that Eurovision had just never worked out for her.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always loved watching Eurovision, it\u2019s such a great moment in time,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWherever I’ve been in certain moments of time, just hasn’t crossed paths with that in whatever cycle of music I was in.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’ve always been just running in my own race, and whatever I\u2019m meant to sort of cross paths with, I\u2019ll move towards that if a time feels right, but not currently.<\/p>\n

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Delta was ecstatic when she made it into the final.<\/p>\n

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“But I always love cheering on everybody because the music is always so great. I mean, look what M\u00e5neskin did, it\u2019s amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eurovision has been around since the mid-1950s, but Australia is a relatively recent entrant to the competition.<\/p>\n

Australia got its first chance at competing in 2015, and we sent Guy Sebastian over to the continent to perform his song ‘Tonight Again’ for Eurovision’s 60th anniversary.<\/p>\n

It was meant to be a one-off, but Australia was invited back the following year.<\/p>\n

Dami Im’s ‘Sound of Silence’ ended up coming second overall.<\/p>\n

Others to represent Australia at Eurovision include Isaiah Firebrace, Jessica Mauboy, Kate Miller-Heidke, Montaigne, Sheldon Riley, Voyager, Electric Fields, and Go-Jo.<\/p>\n

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