Australian superstar Delta Goodrem has made it through to the grand final of Eurovision, with Beyonce playing a secret part in her performance.
During Thursday night's semi-final in Vienna, Austria, Goodrem delivered one of the competition's most spectacular moments, taking to a sparkling gold piano for a dramatic performance of her soaring ballad Eclipse.
In a stunning theatrical sequence, the singer was slowly elevated high into the air atop the glittering piano, leaving the crowd roaring as she belted out the final notes above the stage.
After the performance, Eurovision journalist GJ Kooijman, from Amsterdam, revealed Goodrem had used the same lift previously used by global superstar Beyonce during her 2023 performance to open the Atlantis Hotel in Dubai.
"HOLY S***: Delta Goodrem at #Eurovision tonight is using Beyonce's actual lift that she used for this iconic moment," Kooijman posted on X. "They loaned it for this performance of Eclipse. Dan Shipton just confirmed that to me while talking for @eurovisionpod!"
Ahead of the semi-final, Goodrem had teased she would levitate during the performance and she did not disappoint, with the dramatic staging helping secure her place in the grand final.
Singers from the so-called "big four" — the UK, Germany, Italy and France — automatically qualify for the final, with their broadcasters contributing the most financially to Eurovision. Austria also performed overnight and has since qualified for the final.
The result marks the first time since 2023 that Australia has qualified for the Eurovision grand final. The final is scheduled to air on Sunday morning AEST.
Why is Australia allowed to compete in Eurovision?
SBS, the national broadcaster for Eurovision, is an associate member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), allowing Australia to participate in the annual contest. SBS has broadcast Eurovision in Australia for more than four decades, since 1983, although home-grown acts have only competed for the past 11 years.
It began in 2014, when Australian Idol runner-up Jessica Mauboy was invited to perform as a guest during the interval act. The following year, the EBU invited Australia to compete as a wildcard entry as part of Eurovision's 60th anniversary celebrations, which focused on "building bridges".
That year, Idol star Guy Sebastian represented Australia and finished in fifth place. Following the strong result, SBS struck a deal with the EBU for Australia to remain in the competition until 2023. Since then, the invitation has been extended on a year-to-year basis.
Singers including Mauboy and Kate Miller-Heidke followed in Sebastian's footsteps representing Australia, with former X-Factor winner Dami Im getting the closest to a win — finishing in second place in 2016 with her track Sound Of Silence.
