Australia’s Eurovision Top 100 2026: Counting down from 35 to 23

Australia’s Eurovision Top 100 2026: Counting down from 35 to 23

Author: JOY 94.9 - LGBTI, LGBTIQA+, LGBTQIA+, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGB, Gay, Lesbian, Trans, Intersex, Queer Podcasts for all our Rainbow Communities April 10, 2026 Duration: 56:31

Easter Monday wasn’t just full of buns, eggs and bunnies – it was full of your Eurovision favourites! For the seventh time, Australia voted for their top 100 Eurovision songs of all time, thanks to the amazing people at OGAE Australia.

This is Australia’s Eurovision Top 100 with OGAE Australia on JOY.

Michael, Ethan and Damian hang around in JOY’s Rainbow Room to count down from 35 to 23.

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The countdown

#35: Alexander Rybak – Fairytale (Norway 2009)

#34: The Roop – Discoteque (Lithuania 2021)

#33: Nemo – The Code (Switzerland 2024)

#32: Kaleen – We Will Rave (Austria 2024)

#31: Nebulossa – Zorra (Spain 2024)

#30: Daði og Gagnamagnið – Think About Things (Iceland 2020)

#29: Abor & Tynna – Baller (Germany 2025)

#28: Alyona Alyona & Jerry Heil – Teresa & Maria (Ukraine 2024)

#27: Kate Miller-Heidke – Zero Gravity (Australia 2019)

#26: Go-Jo – Milkshake Man (Australia 2025)

#25: Måneskin – Zitti e buoni (Italy 2021)

#24: Ruslana – Wild Dances (Ukraine 2004)

#23: Mahmood – Soldi (Italy 2019)

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