There would be surely be nothing more Eurovision, nothing more gloriously non-sensical, than Australia winning a competition it doesn't really belong in.
Australia (which, if you didn't know, is on the other side of the world) is competing in the Eurovision Song Contest for the second year running. Despite taking place in a different continent, the event is a smash hit down under, pulling in around three million viewers each year.
Eurovision has been broadcast on Australian network SBS for 30 years. SBS is part of the European Broadcasting Union and that seems to be solid enough for the competition's organisers to allow them a slot.
Australia's entrant for this year's competition was Dami Im, with a song called 'Sound Of Silence'. She seemed to break the unwritten rules of Eurovision by actually putting forward a half-decent tune.
https://twitter.com/Eurovision/status/731576922933596160
The internet can't decide what to make of it all...
https://twitter.com/darren_bell/status/731581944283201536
https://twitter.com/Herring1967/status/731579334218153985
https://twitter.com/rickygervais/status/731577856116043778
https://twitter.com/Coral/status/731576724211781634
https://twitter.com/KeefJudge/status/731576734521380865
https://twitter.com/joshgnosis/status/731576541134495744
https://twitter.com/jonoBLITZ/status/731576397270032384
