"Promise" is a song by Australian progressive rock band
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, released on 21 February 2023. The song
represented Australia in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2023 after the band was internally selected by the
Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), Australia's broadcaster for the
Eurovision Song Contest
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.
It was included on the band's eighth studio album, ''
Fearless in Love''. The song entered the charts in Australia, UK, Finland, Iceland, Lithuanian and Sweden.
At the
APRA Music Awards of 2024 APRA or Apra may refer to:
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, the song was shortlisted for Song of the Year.
Eurovision Song Contest
Internal selection
On 14 November 2022, the
Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) announced that it would internally select the Australian entry for the
Eurovision Song Contest 2023, foregoing the ''Eurovision – Australia Decides'' selection show the broadcaster had organised since 2019.
On 20 February 2023, SBS prepared a premiere for the official release of the song and the music video the following day, along with the artist reveal, which was later confirmed to be Voyager with "Promise".
At Eurovision
According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "
Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The
European Broadcasting Union
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(EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. On 31 January 2023, an allocation draw was held, which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, and determined which half of the show they would perform in. Australia was placed into the second semi-final, held on 11 May 2023, and performed in the second half of the show.
Australia won the second semi-final with 149 points, advancing to the grand final.
Track listing
Personnel
Voyager
* Alex Canion – bass, vocals
* Ashley Doodkorte – drums
* Simone Dow – guitar
* Danny Estrin – keyboards, lead vocals
* Scott Kay – guitar
Technical
* Voyager – co-production
* Matthew Templeman – co-production, recording, mixing
* Paul Clarke – co-production
* Danny Estrin – keyboards recording
* Simon Struthers – mastering
* Ashley Doodkorte – artwork, layout
Charts
References
{{Eurovision Song Contest 2023
2023 songs
2023 singles
Eurovision songs of 2023
Eurovision songs of Australia
Voyager (Australian band) songs