Since 2015, Australia has been one of the countries participating in Eurovision, Well, despite not even belonging to the European continent, the country of Oceania is a member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).
And, this year, he will try to win the crystal microphone with the candidacy of the duo Electric Fieldsafter having been chosen internally a few years after it came second in Australia Decides 2019.
This is his musical style: modern and aboriginal sounds
With the topic One Milkali (One Blood)the representatives of Australia will fight for first place in the European musical event, which this year is held at the Malmö Arena, in Sweden.
But who are Electric Fields? He Duo consists of Zaachariaha Fielding and Michael Rosswho after trying their luck to participate in Eurovision from the national preselection in 2019, this time they do have the opportunity to participate in the contest.
Zaachariaha Fielding is vocalist, while Michael Ross is on instruments. The duo plays like this musically, mixing sounds modern electric-soul with aboriginal cultureand all this through the styles of electronica, pop and soul.
In addition, they sing in several languages: Pitjantjatjara, Yankunytjatjara and English. This combination of sounds and languages ​​is joined by the duo’s queer identity. which describes itself as ‘two feminine brothers’.
‘X Factor’: the common origin of the musical duo
Both Zaachariaha Fielding and Michael Ross They were announced separately on The X Factor Program Australia, in 2011 and 2013 respectively. And, two years later, they united musically under the name Electric Fields.
In 2016, the duo released Inma, their debut EP, Inma, and since then they have participated in different festivals, such as the Spirit Festival and the Adelaide Fashion Festival, among others. Furthermore, in 2019, after finishing second in the Eurovision preselection, they went on tour with 2000 and Whatever all over the country.
Furthermore, the same year of its debut won the Emily Burrows Awardan award that seeks to encourage the development of original Australian artists.
Since their beginnings as a duo they have been launching musical projects and participating in everything related to indigenous Australian music. In fact, in 2023 they released their song We the Peoplewhich was the official song of WordPride of that year in Sydney.
