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He is shaking it up on the biggest stage in the world.
Emerging pop-star Go-Jo - the solo project of Marty Zambotto - will showcase his fun personality at this year's Eurovision with his song 'Milkshake Man'.
"The song is about confidence and, like, me as the mascot of self expression and being a larger than life, vibrant character with hopes to inspire other people to think, "I want to be like that, I want to be the most colourful version of myself."
Born and raised in rural Western Australia in the state's south-west, the former construction worker started playing the guitar as a teenager.
"We didn't have electricity, running water or phone reception or anything like that, everything was all very independent and isolated, it was very isolated from society. The first time I was introduced to Eurovision was through a VHS tape of Waterloo by ABBA and we literally watched from a TV that was powered by about ten car batteries."
Go-Jo emerged as a viral sensation creating content for more than a million followers across his social media.
He's toured across Europe, performing his other song Mrs Hollywood, including alongside the US-trio The Jonas Brothers.
This year marks the 10-year anniversary of Australia’s involvement in Eurovision.
In 2015, Guy Sebastian debuted in Vienna, finishing 5th in the grand final with his song ‘Tonight Again’.
Dami Im, the first Korean-Australian to enter Eurovision followed in 2016, and was runner-up in the grand finals.
She says it was a career-defining and life changing moment.
"My family came to Australia when I was nine, like, we wouldn't even have thought this was something on the horizon, like that was even possible."
Her success set a precedent for diverse Australian performers, from emerging to established.
Other entrants included Jessica Mauboy, Kate Miller Heidke and Montaigne.
For Marty the chance to represent Australia is a dream come true.
"I feel like representing a whole nation is like the most honourable, exciting thing anyone can ever do. It's like the dream that I never thought I would be living."
