Eurovision 2019: Behind-the-scenes video shows Australia's performers being wheeled onstage
Kate Miller-Heidke is representing the country with the song 'Zero Gravity'
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Your support makes all the difference.An intriguing behind-the-scenes video has revealed how Australia‘s performers manage to get onstage for their Eurovision performance.
Kate Miller-Heidke is representing the country with the song “Zero Gravity”, which she sings (as was the case during the semi-finals and in rehearsal) along with two other performers, all perched on vertiginous stilts.
As shown in the video shot by The Independent‘s Eurovision correspondent Rob Holley, Miller-Heidke and the other artists got wheeled onto the stage, having already climbed on top of their respective platforms.
They are then free to sing without any additional complications.
Australia’s entry has crept up the favourites list, helped by the spectacular stage show performed by Miller-Heidke in a full ball gown atop her moving pole.
The show of European unity brings together acts from 41 countries, including some with little geographical connection to Europe, such as Australia.
The Eurovision finale is taking place this Saturday, 18 May in Tel Aviv.
The final round’s winner is influenced by TV viewers casting votes via text message.
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