Sheldon Riley

2022 - 5 - 14

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Australia gears up for Eurovision final (The Canberra Times)

Australia's Sheldon Riley will belt out a deeply personal tune for the Eurovision Song Contest final. The 23-year-old...

Psiuk had said this week that he was hoping for a win to "lift the spirits" of his compatriots. The bookmakers had made Kalush Orchestra the clear favourite for the annual contest, which normally draws a television audience of close to 200 million, based in part on the plight of Ukraine following Russia's invasion in February. Riley gave a stand-out performance of Not the Same at the competition in Italy but finished in 15th place, after receiving just two points from the audience vote.

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Why Australia's Sheldon Riley wears a mask on the Eurovision ... (Escdaily)

Sheldon Riley will sing “Not the same” for Australia in the Grand Final of Eurovision 2022. In his performance, he wears a face mask which he takes of ...

Riley says the face mask has a double meaning, both referring to him hiding away from the world because of his diagnosis, as well as him trying to change his looks through masks that he calls “beautiful distractions”. However, at the end of the performance he takes the mask off. So instead, I started blaming the way that I looked.” Sheldon Riley will sing “Not the same” for Australia in the Grand Final of Eurovision 2022.

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