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The first rounds of results are in! Perth’s premier electro power pop sensation VOYAGER have won the Aussievision’s Australia Decides 2022 public poll in their bid for Eurovision for the song “Dreamer!” The last two polls winners, Kate Miller-Heidke and Montaigne, went on to win ‘Australia Decides!’ The results can be seen HERE.

In addition, VOYAGER was also ranked #1 by the official Aussievision podcast jury! The full episode and team review can be heard at THIS LOCATION.

During the Opening Night Show on Friday, February 25, a jury of artists and industry experts will vote for their favorite performance. The Australian public are eligible to vote for their favorite performances via SMS from February 25 at 6:00 A.M. EST // 12:00 P.M. CET // 10:00 P.M. AEDT until February 26 at approximately 5:45 A.M. EST // 11:45 A.M. CET // 9:45 P.M. AEDT. The public vote makes up half of the overall vote. The artist and song that receives the most points overall will go on to represent Australia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in May.

OPENING NIGHT SHOW + Jury Vote:
Friday, February 25 @ 7.30 P.M. AEST (Not televised – Tickets available)
(Jury Preview Show)
Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre

MATINEE SHOW:  Saturday, February 26 @ 1.00 P.M. AEST (Not televised – Tickets available)
Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre

LIVE TV FINAL + Public Vote + Winner Announcement: Saturday, February 26 @ 7:30 P.M. AEST (Live and Exclusive TV Broadcast on SBS – Tickets available)
Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre

Eurovision – Australia Decides 2022 airs live and exclusively on SBS and SBS On Demand on Saturday, February 26.

Broadcast times across Australia:
WA: 5:30pm – 7:30pm AWST
NT: 7:00pm – 9:00pm ACST
QLD: 7:30pm – 9:30pm AEST
SA: 8:00pm – 10:00pm ACDT
NSW/VIC/TAS/ACT: 8:30pm – 10:30pm AEDT

VOYAGER has also recently premiered the official music video for “Dreamer,” which can be seen THIS LOCATION.

For several years, VOYAGER has been petitioning to be selected as one of Australia’s musical representatives in Eurovision – Australia Decides. After being shortlisted in the previous year’s competition, the band has finally been tapped to represent Western Australia, making it the first time that the region has hope of winning the Eurovision title! The band will soon reveal the song that has been selected in the contest!

Earlier this week, VOYAGER also announced their very own signature beer along with a very special contest! ‘𝘿𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙠𝙮’ is a juicy IPA brewed by Bright Tank Brewery and will go on sale on February 23 at THIS LOCATION! The band and brewery have also partnered with Lumber Punk Axe Throwing for a very special contest. With every purchase of ‘𝘿𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙠𝙮,’ fans can grab a chance to join the band for an axe-throwing session courtesy of Lumber Punks Axe Throwing, and then on to Bright Tank to drink beer and do a meet and greet with all members of Voyager! More info can be found HERE.

“Dreamer” can be streamed HERE.

In 2020, VOYAGER‘s music video for “Runaway” was exclusively premiered via ‘Eurovision – Australia Decides!’ Following an application via the Song Portal, the band finally received recognition for submitting a track and were paid tribute on the live television broadcast that aired on Saturday, February 8 on the Gold Coast. The can be seen at THIS LOCATION.

The song was taken from VOYAGER‘s 2019 release ‘Colours in the Sun,’ which received a wealth of international accolades. Recently, the single “Brightstar” was the first place winner in the Rock / Alternative category of the USA songwriting contest! Last year, ‘Colours in the Sun’ was the winner of The Independent Music Award in the Rock/Hard Rock Album category. The record was released in November of 2019 and landed a coveted #1 placement on the Australian Independent Albums chart! ‘Colours in the Sun’ also debuted at #7 on Independent Label Albums as well as #27 on Official iTunes Australia.

‘Colours in the Sun’ can be downloaded and streamed HERE.