Australia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019


Australia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 which was held in Gliwice, Poland. The Australian broadcaster ABC was responsible for choosing their entry for the contest. Jordan Anthony was internally selected to represent Australia in Poland.

Background

Prior to the 2018 Contest, Australia had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest since 2015.
On 1 September 2019, it was announced that Jordan Anthony had been internally chosen by the broadcaster to represent Australia.

Artist and song information

Jordan Anthony

Jordan Anthony Rabbone is an Australian singer. In May 2019, at the age of 14, he auditioned for the eighth season of The Voice Australia, where he was mentored by Delta Goodrem and finished in fourth place. He represented Australia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "We Will Rise".

We Will Rise

"We Will Rise" is a song by Australian singer Jordan Anthony. It represented Australia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019.

At Junior Eurovision

During the opening ceremony and the running order draw which both took place on 18 November 2019, Australia was drawn to perform first on 24 November 2019, preceding France.

Voting

The results of the 2019 Junior Eurovision Song Contest will be determined by national juries and an online audience vote. Every country will have a national jury that will consist of three music industry professionals and two kids aged between 10 and 15 who are citizens of the country they represent. This jury will be asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The first phase of the online voting will start on 22 November 2019 when a recap of all the rehearsal performances will be shown on junioreurovision.tv before the viewers can vote. After this, voters will also have the option to watch longer one-minute clips from each participant’s rehearsal. This first round of voting will stop on Sunday, 24 November, at 15:59 CET. The second phase of the online voting will take place during the live show and will start right after the last performance and will be open for 15 minutes. International viewers can vote for a minimum of three countries and a maximum of five. They can also vote for their own country’s song. These votes will then be turned into points which will be determined by the percentage of votes received. For example, if a song receives 20% of the votes, thus it will receive 20% of the available points. The public vote will count for 50% of the final result, while the other 50% will come from the professional juries.

Points awarded to Australia

12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 point

Split voting results