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The year was 2016. Australia had been accepted for the second year (for reasons still entirely unknown), to participate in the campiest competition for in all of Europe; Eurovision. 。
Australia's own 。 Australia's own。X Factor 。
victor Dami Im a.k.a. voice of a goddamn angel, finished second to Ukraine in the televised annual event. In other words? Australia was robbed! 。SEE ALSO:Australia is pretty much European so we are officially joining Eurovision 。 Im 。clearly 。
was the victim of a geopolitical mind game, where her unbridled talent was overshadowed by the anti-Kremlin sentiments of tens of thousands of European voters. 。
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The full list of the 43 countries competing for the 2017 Eurovision title was made public Monday, confirming Australia will be competing for the third year in a row. 。
We are very excited to announce the 43 participating countries at Eurovision 2017! See them all here: https://t.co/qyrgsmz0E pic.twitter.com/qrjwei46Wg。 See them all here: https://t.co/qyrgsmz0E pic.twitter.com/qrjwei46Wg 。
— Eurovision (Eurovision) October 31, 2016 。
Knowing now, that pure talent alone doesn't necessarily win Eurovision, perhaps the true key to is stronger political allies. And more glitter, probably. 。
From Australia's Guy Sebastian coming fifth in 2015, and Dami Im named runner-up in 2016, perhaps it'll be third time lucky for the southern continent that could?Petition to let the United States compete too, so Australia has more allies. #WeWereRobbed。Petition to let the United States compete too, so Australia has more allies. #WeWereRobbed 。