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Television personality and Gamilaroi man Tony Armstrong and global icon Courtney Act will take the helm of the commentary booth in their inaugural year at the 69th Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland.
The pair will rally the nation behind pop star Marty Zambotto — better known as Go-Jo — Australia’s entry for Eurovision this year.
Representing Australia, which is participating in the contest for the tenth time, Go-Jo will perform his newest single, Milkshake Man.
which means the landlocked, mountainous European nation is hosting 37 entrant countries at this year’s event.
What do we know about the commentary team?
Armstrong has gone on to become one of Australia’s most respected media personalities since starting his TV presenting career on NITV’s AFL chat show Yokayi Footy.
He has presented several programs across the ABC, NITV and various other networks and earned a Gold Logie award nomination for Most Popular Personality on Australian television in 2024.
“I’m so excited to jump into the world of Eurovision with the one and only Courtney Act who has already taken me under her wing. I’m definitely not envious of her brilliance and my jealousy won’t make it on screen, I promise,” he said.
Tony Armstrong and Courtney Act have been announced as the commentary team for the Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland. Source: SBS News
Act will return to Eurovision as host and commentator this year after a successful stint as the backstage correspondent last year.
She first came to prominence with dual-identity auditions on Australian Idol before ascending to international stardom on RuPaul’s Drag Race, clinching the UK Celebrity Big Brother crown and a second-place run on Dancing With The Stars.
“I’ll be offering my commentary expertise on every costume reveal, key change, wind machine and pyro moment I know Switzerland will deliver,” she said.
“Tony’s already taught me a thing or two about team sport energy, and I’ll be returning the favour with a crash course in camp!”
This year also marks 10 years of Australia competing in the event, officially joining the contest in 2015 with Guy Sebastian performing his song Tonight Again.
Dami Im won her semi-final in the 2016 contest in Stockholm and finished second in the contest proper, losing out to Ukraine’s Jamala. Im is among five top 10 finishes, including Sebastian, Isaiah, Kate Miller-Heidke and Voyager.
Last year’s entrants Electric Fields failed to make it beyond the semi-final.
How can I watch Eurovision 2025?
The 69th Eurovision Song Contest will be held from 13 to 17 May and will be broadcast on SBS and SBS On Demand.
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