"Opposites, we’ve had enough of this / There ain’t no more room for failure / Austria, Australia!"
Event Overview
Australia’s 2025 Eurovision entrant Go-Jo (Marty Zambotto) performed a five-minute interval song during the first semi-final of the 70th Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, on a stage at the Stadthalle. The performance focused on comparing Australia and Austria.
Details
- Joining Go-Jo on stage were hosts Michael Ostrowski and Victoria Swarovski. The song's chorus included the lines: “Opposites, we’ve had enough of this / There ain’t no more room for failure / Austria, Australia!” and “So we are the opposites / Tell the world we are opposites / We are day and night / So how can you confuse us?”
- The performance transitioned into a rap segment with dancers dressed in Australian and Austrian themes, accompanied by a human-sized kangaroo mascot.
Public Reception
- The live audience applauded the performance.
- On social media platform X, some viewers criticized the act. One user commented: “I hate that Eurovision is just recycling old jokes. They did the whole Austria-Australia bid last time Austria won.” Another said: “We brought this intermission medley song on ourselves for letting Australia compete.”
- Some expressed concern that the performance could affect Australia's 2026 entrant Delta Goodrem. One comment read: “If I was Delta I would get my PR team ahead of this and distance myself from that Australia interval act.”
- Other viewers expressed support, calling Go-Jo’s song the “best song” from semi-final one and expressing excitement about his return to the global stage.
Upcoming Performance
Delta Goodrem is scheduled to perform her song "Eclipse" during the second semi-final.
Sources
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