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Sheldon Riley, Australia’s Eurovision hope: ‘I don’t get nervous’

Representing Australia in Eurovision was in Sheldon Riley's five-year plan – next stop: this week's finals in Turin.

5 May 2022 15:04

Paul Dalgarno

Television

It’s nearly time for the The 66^th Eurovision Song Contest, which takes place in Turin, Italy, this week and will be shown in Australia on SBS from 11 to 15 May. Australia’s entrant, 23-year-old singer-songwriter Sheldon Riley, is no stranger to performing competitively, having appeared previously on The Voice, The X Factor and America’s Got Talent. So, no pressure performing the song he wrote to a worldwide audience of more than 180 million? Um, not much …

Hi Sheldon. What does it mean to you to be performing at Eurovision?

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Paul Dalgarno

Paul Dalgarno is author of the novels A Country of Eternal Light (2023) and Poly (2020); the memoir And You May Find Yourself (2015); and the creative non-fiction book Prudish Nation (2023). He was formerly Deputy Editor of The Conversation and joined ScreenHub as Managing Editor in 2022. X: @pauldalgarno. Insta: @dalgarnowrites