Why was Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest?

Australia is nowhere near Europe.

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Longpatrol · 31-35, M

Aussies have some talented singers Kylie Minogue, Andrew Stockdale, Guy Sebastian.

I'm sure Eurovision wants a sampling of that. And Australia technically has European heritage. Albanese himself is of Italian descent.

HairbrushDiva · 31-35, F

@Longpatrol I like some of Kylie's songs, especially this one:
[media=https://youtu.be/VqKPsq2GKUA]

Sidewinder · 36-40, M

@Longpatrol And bands like AC/DC, INXS, Men At Work, and Split Enz, to name a few.

HairbrushDiva · 31-35, F

@Sidewinder I'm not into those bands at all. AC/DC are too loud and strident for my taste. I only know one Men At Work song, it's called "Down Under" and it's awful. I only know one Split Enz song and I didn't think that was anything special either. I've heard one or two INXS songs but I'm still not keen.

Here are some singers from Australia that I do like (apart from Kylie):
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[media=https://youtu.be/Qk2zZpRrTdk]
And, of course, not forgetting Kylie's sister:
[media=https://youtu.be/y7MjdgiVV4o]