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JOY and OGAE Australia teamed up for 2020’s Eurovision Top 100 countdown, as voted by you.

Did your pick make the #EurovisionTop100 list?

Michael and Io were joined in studio by Ayan and Fleur, both from OGAE Australia, to help with the countdown.

Farewell, Danie and David! Up next, we have Ayan and Fleur! #EurovisionTop100 pic.twitter.com/8oSzhtYNqs

— OGAE Australia (@OGAE_Australia) January 27, 2020

The countdown

#55: Helena Paparizou – My Number One (Greece 2005)

#54: Bucks Fizz – Making Your Mind Up (United Kingdom 1981)

#53: Yohanna – Is It True? (Iceland 2009)

#52: Lordi – Hard Rock Hallelujah (Finland 2006)

#51: Amir – J’ai Cherché (France 2016)

#50: Jessica Mauboy – We Got Love (Australia 2018) [AUS]

#49: Charlotte Perrelli – Hero (Sweden 2008)

#48: Salvador Sobral – Amar Pelos Dois (Portugal 2017)

#47: Netta – Toy (Israel 2018)

#46: Margaret Berger – I Feed You My Love (Norway 2013)

#45: Conan Osiris – Telemóveis (Portugal 2019)

#44: Domenico Modugno – Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Italy 1958)

#43: Ivi Adamou – La La Love (Cyprus 2012)

#42: Blanche – City Lights (Belgium 2017)

#41: Polina Gagarina – A Million Voices (Russia 2015)

JOY and OGAE Australia teamed up for 2020’s Eurovision Top 100 countdown, as voted by you.

Did your pick make the #EurovisionTop100 list?

Liam and Io were joined in studio by Ayan and Fleur, both from OGAE Australia, to help with the countdown.

Farewell, Danie and David! Up next, we have Ayan and Fleur! #EurovisionTop100 pic.twitter.com/8oSzhtYNqs

— OGAE Australia (@OGAE_Australia) January 27, 2020

The countdown

#70: Kate Ryan – Je T’adore (Belgium 2006)

#69: Benjamin Ingrosso – Dance You Off (Sweden 2018)

#68: Carola – Fångad Av En Stormvind (Sweden 1991)

#67: maNga – We Could Be The Same (Turkey 2010)

#66: Katrina & the Waves – Love Shine A Light (United Kingdom 1997)

#65: Kristian Kostov – Beautiful Mess (Bulgaria 2017)

#64: Anne-Marie David – Tu Te Reconnaîtras (Luxembourg 1973)

#63: Miki – La Venda (Spain 2019)

#62: Eric Saade – Popular (Sweden 2011)

#61: Nadav Guedj – Golden Boy (Israel 2015)

#60: Charlotte Nilsson – Take Me To Your Heaven (Sweden 1999)

#59: Anggun – Echo (You And I) (France 2012)

#58: Jamala – 1944 (Ukraine 2016)

#57: Sunstroke Project & Olia Tira – Run Away (Moldova 2010)

#56: Gina G – Ooh… Aah… Just A Little Bit (United Kingdom 1996) [AUS]

JOY and OGAE Australia teamed up for 2020’s Eurovision Top 100 countdown, as voted by you.

Did your pick make the #EurovisionTop100 list?

Michael and Io were joined in studio by Danie and David, both from OGAE Australia to help count down to your 71st pick of the bunch.

OMG it’s nearly show time!! Our members to help you through for the 12-2pm slot are @DavidWoodness & @DanieTreg!#EurovisionTop100 pic.twitter.com/ZYgLHQYrLB

— OGAE Australia (@OGAE_Australia) January 27, 2020

The countdown

#85: Céline Dion – Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi (Switzerland 1988)

#84: Barei – Say Yay! (Spain 2016)

#83: Eugent Bushpepa – Mall (Albania 2018)

#82: Jedward – Lipstick (Ireland 2011)

#81: BrainStorm – My Star (Latvia 2000)

#80: Željko Joksimović – Lane Moje (Serbia & Montenegro 2004)

#79: TWIN TWIN – Moustache (France 2014)

#78: AySel & Arash – Always (Azerbaijan 2009)

#77: Rasmussen – Higher Ground (Denmark 2018)

#76: Lena – Taken By A Stranger (Germany 2011)

#75: Chingiz – Truth (Azerbaijan 2019)

#74: Hadise – Düm Tek Tek (Turkey 2009)

#73: Dana International – Diva (Israel 1998) [LGBTI]

#72: Svetlana Loboda – Be My Valentine! (Anti-Crisis Girl) (Ukraine 2009)

#71: France Gall – Poupée De Cire, Poupée De Son (Luxembourg 1965)

JOY and OGAE Australia teamed up for 2020’s Eurovision Top 100 countdown, as voted by you.

Did your pick make the #EurovisionTop100 list?

Michael and Liam were joined in studio by Danie and David, both from OGAE Australia to help count down.

OMG it’s nearly show time!! Our members to help you through for the 12-2pm slot are @DavidWoodness & @DanieTreg!#EurovisionTop100 pic.twitter.com/ZYgLHQYrLB

— OGAE Australia (@OGAE_Australia) January 27, 2020

The countdown

#100: Robin Bengtsson – I Can’t Go On (Sweden 2017)

#99: Lucie Jones – Never Give Up On You (United Kingdom 2017)

#98: Iveta Mukuchyan – Lovewave (Armenia 2016)

#97: Ott Lepland – Kuula (Estonia 2012)

#96: Teach-In – Ding-A-Dong (Netherlands 1975)

#95: Greta Salóme – Hear Them Calling (Iceland 2016)

#94: Dihaj – Skeletons (Azerbaijan 2017)

#93: Koza Mostra ft Agathon Iakovidis – Alcohol Is Free (Greece 2013)

#92: Sebnem Paker & Group Etnic – Dinle (Turkey 1997)

#91: Madame Monsieur – Mercy (France 2018)

#90: Equinox – Bones (Bulgaria 2018)

#89: Mikolas Josef – Lie To Me (Czech Republic 2018)

#88: Sunstroke Project – Hey Mamma (Moldova 2017)

#87: Antique – (I Would) Die For You (Greece 2001)

#86: Roberto Bellarosa – Love Kills (Belgium 2013)

Australia gets its second chance to select a song for Eurovision, and this year Jordan-Ravi is one of the contestants in Eurovision: Australia Decides.

Michael caught up with Jordan to find out more about this talented Melbourne-based youngster.

They chatted about Jordan’s move from Darwin and what he misses about home, plus the huge adventure he had on America’s Got Talent.

Jordan shares what he’s learnt about performing through busking in Melbourne and his interest in the Eurovision Song Contest.

Plus, in this podcast-exclusive interview, get a sneaky hint about what you might be seeing Jordan do on the Gold Coast stage!

See Jordan perform Pushing Stars during Eurovision: Australia Decides on Saturday 8 February on SBS.

Australia gets its second chance to select a song for Eurovision, and this year iOTA is one of the contestants in Eurovision: Australia Decides.

Once Michael got questioned about his New Zealand-based intro, the pair talked about iOTA’s career from singing to theatre.

The accomplished musician and playwright shared what it means to him to be a queer person in the industry and explained the meaning behind his Australia Decides song, Life.

Plus, in this podcast-exclusive interview, iOTA asks for forgiveness for a Eurovision sin.

See iOTA perform Life during Eurovision: Australia Decides on Saturday 8 February on SBS.

Australia gets its second chance to select a song for Eurovision, and this year Diana Rouvas is one of the contestants in Eurovision: Australia Decides.

Liam picked the phone up to chat with Diana about her journey through the music biz, especially her attempts at music on TV.

In the podcast-exclusive interview, find out more about Can We Make Heaven and the work that’s gone into the performance so far. Plus, is Diana related to another well-known Rouvas?

See Diana perform Can We Make Heaven during Eurovision: Australia Decides on Saturday 8 February on SBS.

Australia gets its second chance to select a song for Eurovision, and this year Jack Vidgen is one of the contestants in Eurovision: Australia Decides.

Michael had a chat with Jack about life after AGT and the pitfalls of being in the spotlight at a young age. The gay singer shared his story of coming out, and support he received from his family, friends and church.

In this podcast exclusive, find out more about the song I Am King I Am Queen and Jack’s picks for who he would do a duet with from the #AusDecides contestants. Jack also reveals which Eurovision entry made the biggest impact for him.

See Jack Vidgen perform I Am King I Am Queen during Eurovision: Australia Decides on Saturday 8 February on SBS.

The team is back to get you ready for this year’s edition of Eurovision: Australia Decides, which will be televised on SBS on Saturday 8 February.

Michael, Liam and Io got their ears around the first five songs in the running for a ticket to Rotterdam and had a chat with some of this year’s singers. The full, podcast-exclusive interviews will be available in your podcast feed. Make sure you subscribe!

In this preview, the team have some differing views about the line up:

Who’s all handsy?

Which song has got the team totally conflicted?

What movie should Casey be singing for?

Make sure you vote for your pick of the bunch down below too!

Playlist

Kate Miller-Heidke – Zero Gravity [EAD 2019]

Jack Vidgen – I Am King I Am Queen [LGBTI]

Diana Rouvas – Can We Make Heaven

iOTA – Life [LGBTI]

Jordan-Ravi – Pushing Stars

Casey Donovan – Proud

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As the musical decade comes to an end, babblePOP!‘s Michael, Liam and Io choose some of their Eurovision favourites from the 2010s.

They might not be the winners, or the biggest songs of the year, but they’ll certainly get you dancing and singing along.

Make sure you vote for your faves in the 2020 Eurovision Top 100 countdown before 20 January and listen live as we broadcast from 100 to 1 on Monday 27 January.

Playlist

2010: Juliana Pasha – It’s All About You [ALB]

2011: Nina – Čaroban [SRB: Magical]

2012: Ivi Adamou – La La Love [CYP]

2013: Margaret Berger – I Feed You My Love [NOR]

2014: Mariya Yaremchuk – Tick – Tock [UKR]

2015: Bojana Stamenov – Beauty Never Lies [SRB]

2015: Guy Sebastian – Tonight Again [AUS]

2016: Poli Genova – If Love Was A Crime [BLG]

2017: Koit Toome & Laura – Verona [EST]

2018: Jessika ft Jenifer Brening – Who We Are [SMR]

2019: Hatari – Hatrið mun sigra [ISL: Hate Will Prevail]