Australia was represented at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 which was held in Gliwice, Poland. The Australian broadcaster ABC was responsible for choosing their entry for the contest. Jordan Anthony was internally selected to represent Australia in Poland.
Background
Prior to the 2019 Contest, Australia had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest since 2015. On 1 September 2019, it was announced that Jordan Anthony had been internally chosen by the broadcaster to represent Australia. Rabbone (born 16 December 2004) had previously, at the age of 14, auditioned for the eighth season of The Voice Australia, where he was mentored by Delta Goodrem and finished in fourth place. His song for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 was "We Will Rise". He is of Polish descenttwo of his grandparents originate from Zawiercie.
At Junior Eurovision During the opening ceremony and the running order draw which both took place on 18 November 2019, Australia was drawn to perform first on 24 November 2019, preceding France.
Voting
+ Points awarded to Australia Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point Australia received 39 points from the online vote
+ Points awarded by Australia Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
Detailed voting results The following members comprised the Australian jury:
Christine Collyer Jess Hitchcock Paul Waxman Jael Wenarepresented Australia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 Dylan Marguccio
+ Draw Country Juror A Juror B Juror C Juror D Juror E Rank Points 01 02 4 3 4 3 12 2 10 03 12 17 16 16 10 15 04 13 4 6 7 4 7 4 05 7 10 5 5 15 10 1 06 10 13 18 1 3 6 5 07 2 11 3 13 8 5 6 08 14 18 12 17 9 14 09 11 8 17 8 5 13 10 5 2 9 4 11 4 7 11 15 12 2 9 13 12 12 16 16 13 12 16 16 13 3 7 10 6 17 8 3 14 1 9 1 2 1 1 12 15 8 1 8 11 2 3 8 16 18 15 14 18 18 18 17 9 5 7 10 7 9 2 18 17 14 15 14 14 17 19 6 6 11 15 6 11
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