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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Entertainment
Janine Israel

Australia Eurovision entry Go-Jo fails to wow judges and misses out on grand final

Marty Zambotto known as Go-Jo represents Australia with the song Milkshake Man during the second semi-final of the 2025 Eurovision song contest in Basel, Switzerland on Thursday.
Marty Zambotto known as Go-Jo represents Australia with the song Milkshake Man during the second semi-final of the 2025 Eurovision song contest in Basel, Switzerland on Thursday. Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images

Australia has failed to make it through to the grand final of the 2025 Eurovision contestant, with Go-Jo’s sexually explicit ode to “self-confidence and self-expression”, Milkshake Man, failing to win over the international audience.

In the semi-finals in Basel, Switzerland on Thursday, the 29-year-old viral pop sensation gave a full-throttled performance replete with giant blenders, Freddie Mercury-style jumpsuits and dramatic costume changes behind plumes of smoke.

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