Eurovision 2017: Isaiah Firebrace and Anja Nissen light up grand final

Australia's Isaiah Firebrace performed note-perfect in the Eurovision grand-final after missing a note in the first semi-final.

Isaiah Firebrace has performed note-perfect at the grand-final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv, Ukraine.

The 17-year-old Riverina teenager looked relieved as he hit a high note he missed in the first semi-final, as he represented Australia at the global competition.

Firebrace was ninth out of 26 performers.

He is the first Aboriginal male to represent Australia at Eurovision in the country's third bid for glory at the contest.

Fellow Australian Anja Nissen also performed, representing Denmark.

Nissen, a 21-year-old from the Blue Mountains, sang the massive power ballad Where I Am note-perfect in Kyiv, Ukraine as she represented her parents' home country.

Wearing a long flowing red dress, The Voice Australia winner looked confident performing in front of a 50-second-long waterfall of fireworks, the longest in Eurovision history.

Watch: Sydney girl Anja Nissen performs in the Eurovision grand final for Denmark


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Published 14 May 2017 6:38am
Updated 14 May 2017 7:47pm
Source: AAP


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