Two Australians have made it through to the Eurovision finals, to be held this weekend, with Australian Anja Nissen qualifying for the grand final in an event in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv Thursday night.
Anja Nissen delivered a powerful performance of her song 'Where I Am' as she represented Denmark in the second semi-final of Eurovision in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.
Nissen, from Sydney's Blue Mountains, is representing her parents' birth country in the song contest but is hoping Australians will get behind her and help vote her into the grand final.
"I'm really hoping that Australia will support me and I've no doubt that there are people in Australia who will support me and have supported me on my whole journey," Nissen told AAP from the Ukrainian capital before taking the stage on Thursday night (Friday morning AEST).
The 21-year-old was the eighth performer in the second semi-final.
Wearing a long and flowing red dress the blonde singer gave a confident performance with no apparent glitches.
She was backed up with the longest fireworks display of any Eurovision act, a 50-second waterfall, and received a big roar from the crowd at the end of her song.
Countries can't vote for their own entrant but Australia can cast a vote for Nissen as she represents Denmark.
Australian Isaiah Firebrace performs at Eurovision:
Australia's entrant, 17-year-old Isaiah Firebrace, has already despite missing a high note in his performance.
"It shows that the public are supporting him and I think as an Australian you stick out. Australia stands out at Eurovision so a lot of people pay attention to the Australian entrant I've noticed," Nissen said.
She was one of 18 performers in the second semi-final vying for one of the ten grand final spots on offer.
"A lot of people are saying that semi two is harder than semi one, that's the talk backstage. You've got Austria, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Ireland, a lot of the favourites," she said.
"I just hope that people like my performance and vote for me."
SBS will broadcast the grand final live on Sunday at 5am (AEST).
The finals and the grand final will be re-broadcast this weekend on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 7.30pm, and will be available on SBS On Demand afterwards.
