AUSTRALIA’S EUROVISION SPOKESPERSON
Who hasn't heard about the famous douze points? The Eurovision Song Contest voting procedure is legendary, but even more legendary is the coveted role of the official spokesperson – a role that will see beloved front man of Perth synth-metal band and 2023 Australian representatives Voyager (now national treasure), Danny Estrin, deliver the scores on behalf of Australia at this year’s song contest.
“Being asked to shout the douze points for Australia is yet another pinnacle of my whole Eurovision experience. I won’t try to out-sartorialise Lee Lin Chin, but I’ll be sure to glitz and glam for these iconic 15 seconds. This will truly cement my entire existence into the glorious fabric of Eurovision.” - Danny Estrin
Australia's Voyager performing in the grand final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, where they placed ninth. Source: AAP / Aaron Chown/PA/Alamy
How can Australia vote?
Countries not taking part in the competition will be able to vote online for their favourite songs. Their votes will be added together and converted to points that will have the same weight as one participating country in both the Semi Finals and the Grand Final. Professional juries, made up of those working in the music industry, will continue to contribute to the result of the Grand Final combined with the public vote. Australia’s jury will be announced soon across SBS’s social platforms.
As per the official Eurovision rules, viewers can vote in the Semi Final in which their country is participating, as well as the Grand Final. Australian viewers will need to tune into the LIVE broadcast of the Grand Final on Sunday 12 May at 5am (AEST) and follow the voting prompts that appear on screen.
You can vote online via Eurovision’s official voting partner Digame, exclusively for Australia’s public Eurovision vote. This means there will be no SMS or televoting in Australia during the live shows. All of Australia’s public votes will be received via this online voting portal, which can be accessed via
• The voting portal will be open to Australians during the voting period in the Grand Final.
• Votes are limited to 20 per person and will cost 65c per vote.
• Users can allocate 20 votes to one act, divide their votes between multiple acts, or just make one vote for their favourite.
• Jury members and public voters can’t vote for their own country, so you can vote for any country in the Grand Final.
Don't forget you can find all the live streams, replays (from both the Live and Access All Areas prime time shows), performance clips, extra Eurovision content, music videos and more on the .
Eurovision rater
If you miss out on voting during the LIVE show, don’t worry! You can still tell us how you rate each performance during the Access All Areas prime time broadcasts on Friday, Saturday and Sunday night, using the QR code on screen during the show (and below). The rater is a real-time poll that will display everyone’s results on screen once the song has finished.
Australians will also be able to join in the conversation using the hashtag #SBSEurovision during the interactive evening prime time broadcasts. Tweets and party pictures will then be selected to appear on screen. You can find more info on the rater and sharing party pics .
SBSEurovision WhatsApp QR code
