Eurovision fans speculate: Will Guy Sebastian, who represented the country in 2015, do so again this year?

Eurovision fans believe that Guy Sebastian might represent Australia at Eurovision 2025, following the Australian national broadcaster SBS’s official confirmation of Australia’s participation in the contest in Basel, Switzerland. With this news, rumors began circulating about who would represent the country, and the discourse surrounding Guy Sebastian has returned to the forefront for several reasons. Guy was Australia’s first representative at Eurovision 2015, where he finished fifth with the song “Tonight Again“. Since then, he has had little involvement in the Eurovision world, but it seems that in 2024, the conversation around him is gaining momentum again.

Why Fans Think Guy Sebastian Might Represent Australia at Eurovision 2025?

Participation in Het Songfestivalfeest in the Netherlands

Guy is participating this year in the major Eurovision event in the Netherlands, “Het Grote Songfestivalfeest” (in English: “The Great Eurovision Party”) – a live television show featuring selected artists from the contest’s history, to be held on December 12 in Amsterdam. Guy, along with Loreen, Eurovision winner in 2012 and 2023, is headlining the show with a special performance. Guy’s choice to participate in such an event is seen as an unusual move and appears to be a step towards breaking into the European audience.

Guy’s Departure from The Voice

Guy Sebastian served as a judge on “The Voice” Australia for six seasons, but he announced he would be leaving the show. “It’s time for me to get back to focusing on my music,” he said in a statement, noting plans for tours in Australia and around the world. The show is filmed between February and June – which, according to fan speculation, leaves him time to prepare for Eurovision and build his path there.

A Decade of Australia at Eurovision

2025 marks a significant year for Australia, celebrating a decade since its debut in the competition, and there’s no one more fitting than Guy Sebastian, who first represented the country, to lead the celebration. The Australian national broadcaster loves to mark special moments in Australia’s Eurovision history, as it did in 2013, 30 years after the first Eurovision broadcast in 1983. In 2014, Jessica Mauboy performed as a guest singer at Eurovision held in Copenhagen, Denmark in the second semi-final, with her song “Sea of Flags“. In 2018, she was the last Australian representative chosen through internal selection before the launch of the Australian national final “Australia Decides” in 2019.

With a decade of Australia’s participation in the contest, and after the uncertainty that the Australian national broadcaster brings each year regarding the question of its participation in the competition, many details are still unknown about Australia’s selection process for its tenth Eurovision in Basel 2025. If Guy Sebastian returns to compete after 10 years, it could be an excellent opportunity for Australia to thrive again in the competition after failing to qualify for the final in the last Eurovision 2024. In the coming months, Australia is expected to publish more information regarding its choice for Eurovision 2025, which will most likely be conducted internally.

Australia in Eurovision 2024

Australia was represented by Electric Fields with the song “One Milkali (One Blood)”. The duo performed in the first semi-final, finishing 11th with 41 points, narrowly missing qualification for the grand final.

Source: Aussievision.net