Australia AUSTRALIA 2017 - Isaiah Firebrace - Don't Come Easy

[Pawhlen]

If "Don't Come Easy" represented my country, it wouldn't have been rewarded with more than even 30 points.

That is sadly true

 

[megzpegz]

If it represented the uk it would get nil points

 

[GWTW1939]

If "Don't Come Easy" represented my country, it wouldn't have been rewarded with more than even 30 points.

even 30 points is generous jury is always savage when it comes to you guys

 

[burrito]

15th in televoting in semifinal, 25th in the final with incredible two points. And still ending up in top ten.
But it's Australia, so they could send something like dustin the turkey or aven romale and still get loads of jury votes.

 

[Leigh744]

Australia's 2 points came from

 

[mgru]

Well

why it doesn't surprise me... after all Aussie girl represented Denmark

 

[cegs5]

Embarrasing. This entry won't be remember with joy for ending up at the top 10, but getting only two points from the televote. A huge flop for the EBU baby.

 

[Gera11]

This song will forever remain the reason why juries are harming the contest rather than "correcting" the mythical televote bias. If anything, the juries proved to be more biased than anyone. A bunch of randomers deciding 50% of results and awarding countries a top 10 out of nowhere

 

[GWTW1939]

This song will forever remain the reason why juries are harming the contest rather than "correcting" the mythical televote bias. If anything, the juries proved to be more biased than anyone. A bunch of randomers deciding 50% of results and awarding countries a top 10 out of nowhere

I suppose we're suppose to believe that while he was terrible in every rehearsal, in the semi performance, and the final performance, the 2 times when it just so happened to be for the jury, away from prying eyes (for the most part), he was brilliant Sounds believable to me

 

[JonnyWest]

xbutt

 

[Fluke]

I actually expected this to do better with televotes than juries, because he's young and it's "contemporary", meaning it sounds like whatever teenage girls is being force-fed currently. But obviously even they didn't like it, so they must have bribed a lot of juries. That's seriously the only explanation, remember they won the jury vote last year. I'm sure it didn't come cheap for them!

 

[Synergise]

I really liked the studio version of this., and it was in my top 10. But 4th in the jury is disgraceful... this was one of the weakest performances of the year!!

 

[ZoboCamel]

Even as an Aussie I've gotta say this didn't at all deserve it's jury score. I think 2 in the televoting was a little harsh, but I can't complain too much... 20th or something would've been a fair enough spot for this, and we ended much higher. I wanted to be punished for the blandness so that SBS would send something more interesting next year!

A side note, though: the streaker during Jamala's performance wasn't an Aussie, but was instead Ukrainian serial pest Vitalii Sediuk. We're innocent, I swear!

 

[SaladBreak]

A side note, though: the streaker during Jamala's performance wasn't an Aussie, but was instead Ukrainian serial pest Vitalii Sediuk. We're innocent, I swear!

Oh, that's the person who attacks red carpet events in Hollywood. :idea:

 

[eurovizian]

This song will forever remain the reason why juries are harming the contest rather than "correcting" the mythical televote bias. If anything, the juries proved to be more biased than anyone. A bunch of randomers deciding 50% of results and awarding countries a top 10 out of nowhere

How? The televoters were not huge fans either?

 

[QwaarJet]

The split results were tragic, and will unfortunately hurt Australia's reputation in the contest. 15 in semi televote and somehow is close to beating Portugal in the jury vote.

Overall the the juries did themselves no favours tonight, with massively overinflating Australia and then the Greece/Cyprus debacle.

 

[bstream]

I feel like this was Australia experimenting with sending a strong vocalist with a demo song and seeing if they can still qualify/score well. I hope to see a stronger package akin to 2015 and 2016 next year.

 

[genreJake09]

Even as an Aussie I've gotta say this didn't at all deserve it's jury score. I think 2 in the televoting was a little harsh, but I can't complain too much... 20th or something would've been a fair enough spot for this, and we ended much higher. I wanted to be punished for the blandness so that SBS would send something more interesting next year!

A side note, though: the streaker during Jamala's performance wasn't an Aussie, but was instead Ukrainian serial pest Vitalii Sediuk. We're innocent, I swear!

agree it was lazy of the jury to give that many points, sure give points to who you think your country will like and will be popular, but also they should engage their brain and think what the best eurovision song(s) is(are)

 

[RainyWoods]

I'm actually really confused about the 2 points from the public. I don't know what makes this any worse than Bulgaria. Both "contemporary" ballads, performed by 17 year olds, except I actually somewhat buy the one from Australia. His voice is more soulful. In fact, Isaiah's vocals were fantastic in the final. Why did Europe completely snub this? Was it the eyebrows? Then again Bulgaria had middle aged British woman on her weekly night out to bingo hair. What gives Europe? This deserved top 10 in my opinion, but with the public's help would have been nice.

Anyway.. congratulations Australia. If i'd have been a jury member I would have given this song 4 or 5 points. The National Final for next year sounds a brilliant idea, and I shall look forward to it.

 

[Mykola]

Very nice , just like little children, to be slapped on the ass with a whip or rod .....

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