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It’s all about Guy for Eurovision, says Dickie.

On the Australian jury for Eurovision, Richard Wilkins can't see past Guy Sebastian.

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Today show entertainment editor Richard Wilkins is certainly a big fan of Guy Sebastian competing in the Eurovision Song Contest.

Wilkins kept referencing our representative when TV Tonight recently asked him about being one of 5 industry representatives on the Australian jury and the way Australians will have to vote early on Sunday May 24th.

“There are some disadvantages in being where we are. But it’s a whole lot of fun, a great opportunity for Guy to strut on a European stage. Aussies love Eurovision and now we’ve got an extra reason to love it,” he said.

Asked about his affection for Eurovision, he added, “I’ve sort of watched it with varying degrees of excitement and horror.

“But I jumped at it. We had a lot of fun with the whole announcement of the Guy thing. Our viewers on the Today show love it. We love it.

“So when I got invited to take it to the next step (I did).”

Wilkins joins Amanda Pelman, Danielle Spencer, Jake Stone and Ash London in the Australian jury which holds 50% of Australian votes.

But asked about the dominance of ballads in this year’s contest, Wilkins was still holding fast to our Guy.

“It’s fun. I think it will be great for Guy. We should tell our ‘rellies’ overseas to vote for Guy.”

It was the same sentiment he gave in the press release announcing the jury, two weeks ago.

While the national spirit is admirable, somebody at SBS should tell him there are 39 other acts in the Contest too, Dickie.

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  2. I’d rather Australia not be in it if it meant we didn’t have to be told how fantastic our own entrant was at every turn! There’s a reason you can’t vote for your own country!

  3. I think I preferred in when Australia wasn’t participating. While it’s a nice novelty to take part, part of the fun was watching from afar and taking the mickey out of it rather than being involved – with all the inevitable jingoism that is associated with it.

  4. Ever watched Richard Wilkins being interviewed (as opposed to doing the interviewing himself, or being an intermediary in an interview) before? The ‘say something to indicate knowledge of the subject, and keep repeating the name of the subject to reinforce that impression’ method is pretty much how he always rolls in that situation.

    It’s a commonly-taught standard technique for making the interviewee appear knowledgeable without getting into the dangerous territory of having them say anything much. Not knocking him, but it is interesting to notice it.

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