🇦🇺 Road to Basel: Australia

Road to Basel: Australia

Road to Basel: Australia! As the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel approaches, we continue our daily spotlight on this year’s contestants. Today, we focus on Australia.

photo: SBS/Jason Henley

Go-Jo

Marty Zambotto, known professionally as Go-Jo, is a French-Australian singer-songwriter and producer from Manjimup, Western Australia. Raised on a remote, self-sustaining property, he received his first guitar at 13 and began writing and producing songs for other artists. After moving to Sydney to pursue a solo career, Go-Jo gained popularity through his guitar-centric original songs and covers, notably his rendition of the Goo Goo Dolls’ “Iris,” which garnered over 3 million streams on Spotify. His 2023 single “Mrs. Hollywood” went viral, amassing over 60 million digital streams and 1 billion views across platforms. ​

“Milkshake Man” (What does AI say?)

Go-Jo’s Eurovision entry, “Milkshake Man,” is a synthpop track co-written with Amy Sheppard, George Sheppard, and Jason Bovino. The song features playful lyrics with subtle double entendres and includes some French phrases, reflecting Go-Jo’s heritage. It also samples “Greensleeves,” commonly associated with ice cream vans. The accompanying music video, directed by Josh Harris, showcases Go-Jo and a group of women making milkshakes in a traditional ice cream truck, creating a festive atmosphere with strobe effects.

Internal Selection Process

The Australian broadcaster SBS opted for an internal selection process for Eurovision 2025. On February 25, 2025, SBS announced Go-Jo as Australia’s representative with the song “Milkshake Man.” The single was released digitally on the same day. ​

Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest

Australia has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest since 2015. The country’s best result came in 2016 when Dami Im’s “Sound of Silence” achieved second place. Other notable entries include Guy Sebastian’s “Tonight Again” in 2015 and Kate Miller-Heidke’s “Zero Gravity” in 2019.

Dami Im, photo: EBU/Andres Putting

A Random Australian Entry

Reflecting on Australia’s Eurovision history, random.org chose the first one. In 2015 Australia was invited to the 60th Eurovision Song Contest. The country has always watched it and could now participate. Guy Sebastian was the first one to do the job with the song “Tonight Again”.

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Betting Odds

As of now, Go-Jo’s “Milkshake Man” is currently in 17th position in order to win the Eurovision Song Contest. In the odds to win semifinal 2 it is in 5th place. It looks good for Go-Jo, but we don’t know the show yet. It can even be better as soon as we know that.​

We eagerly await the Eurovision Song Contest in Basel and look forward to witnessing Go-Jo’s performance on the grand stage.

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