Australia’s 2024 Eurovision act, Electric Fields, have received two nominations in the National Indigenous Music Awards 2024. Fellow Eurovision alum Jessica Mauboy, who represented Australia in 2018, has received one. The National Indigenous Music Awards have since 2004 recognized excellence and leadership among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander musicians in Australia.
Electric Fields garners two nominations
The duo, consisting of Zaachariaha Fielding and Michael Ross, were nominated for Artist of the Year, and their Eurovision entry “One Milkali (One Blood)” was nominated for Song of the Year. This is not their first time as a nominee, as they were nominated for Artist of the Year in 2022. They were also nominated for awards in 2018 and 2019, and won the Best New Talent category in 2017.
Jessica Mauboy contending for Album of the Year
Fellow Eurovision alumna, 2018’s Jessica Mauboy, has won Artist of the Year several times, in 2007, 2013, 2014, and 2015. She also won Album of the Year and Song of the Year, for Been Waiting and “Running Back” respectively, in 2009. Her album Yours Forever is nominated for Album of the Year this year. Mauboy will also perform at the event, which celebrates twenty years this year.
Australia’s Eurovision Journey
The most recent country to debut into the Eurovision Song Contest, Australia debuted in 2015. Guy Sebastian represented the land down under with his entry “Tonight Again” in Vienna, where they placed 5th. Since their debut, they have participated every single year of the competition.
Australia internally selected Electric Fields to represent them in 2024 with the song “One Milkali (One Blood)”. The band ultimately failed to reach the Grand Final, placing eleventh in the first semifinal with 41 televote points.
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News Source – Aussievision
Photo Credit – Electric Fields, Ryan Pierse
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