Sia, Iggy Azalea tipped to represent Australia at Eurovision 2015

Australia isn’t in Europe, this much is clear. But the country has been invited to compete in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest for a one-off occasion, to celebrate the pop comp’s 60th anniversary.

“It is our way of saying; let’s celebrate this party together!” says Jon Ola Sand, executive supervisor of the contest.

40 countries will be competing, including Aus, with the Down Under competitor flying over for a 23rd May final in Austria.

With Australia yet to announce its chosen act, William Hill has placed Sia and Iggy Azalea amongst the favourites to represent their country.

The ‘Chandelier’-penner is at 8/1, with Iggy at 9/1. Danni Minogue and blog-boy Chet Faker have the same odds of 14/1, while unlikely names arrive in the form of INXS (66/1), AC/DC (100/1), Russell Crowe (500/1) and former cricketer Brett Lee (500/1).

Outsider bet? Courtney Barnett, or just Flume, bopping his beautiful head for four minutes straight to Eurovision-winning beats.

Australia Eurovision odds, William Hill:

7/1 Samantha Jade; 8/1 Guy Sebastian; 8/1 Sia; 8/1 Jessica Mauboy; 9/1 Iggy Azalea; 9/1 Ricki LeeCOulter; 10/1 Anja Nissen; 12/1 Nikki Webster; 14/1 Chet Faker; 14/1 Peking Duk; 14/1 Danni Minogue; 14/1 Natalie Bassingthwaighte; 14/1 David Valance; 17/1 Havana Brown; 18/1 5 Seconds of Summer; 20/1 Marlisa Punzalan; 20/1 Shannon Noll; 25/1 Delta Goodrem; 25/1 Johnny Ruffo; 30/1 Jimmy Barnes; 30/1 Ian Moss; 30/1 Anthony Calea; 50/1 Hugh Jackman; 50/1 Peter Garrett/Midnight Oil; 50/1 Olivia Newton John; 50/1 Keith Urban; 50/1 The Janoskians; 66/1 INXS; 66/1 Kate Cebrano; 66/1 Natalie Imbruglia; 66/1 David Campbell; 66/1 Holly Valance; 66/1 Cody Simpson; 66/1 Anthony Calea; 100/1 AC/DC; 100/1 Olivia Newton-John; 100/1 Kylie Minogue; 100/1 Sophie Monk; 100/1 Harrison Craig; 100/1 Nikki Webster; 200/1 Jason Donovan; 250/1 John Farnham; 250/1 Craig McLachlan; 500/1 Russell Crowe; 500/1 Brett Lee.

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