2022 AUSTRALIA DECIDES FORM GUIDE
MY BODY, SEANN MILEY MOORE
This Voice singer from last year’s season has been given a song co-written by Youtube stars No Frill Twins. It’s an epic pop anthem with a body positivity theme but the melody doesn’t make full use of Moore’s vocal potential. He’ll make it shine on the live stage but it doesn’t scream 2022 winner.
KM Decides: 11th
I SUCK AT BEING LONELY, CHARLEY
This track from new indie pop signing Charley was written a couple of years ago during a songwriting trip to LA. The orchestral power pop ballad with Olivia Rodrigo-style lyrics about heartbreak offers scope to go peak Eurovision emo but it could be tough to cut through its slow build. KM Decides: 10th
LITTLE FIRES, JAGUAR JONZE
An Australia Decides contestant in 2020 – where she dislocated her shoulder during her performance – she returns with a song inspired by her activism over the past two years calling out sexual assault and harassment in the Australian music industry. Her official video suggests she has a dramatic vision for her Australia Decides performance and fans are already smashing it on streaming.
KM Decides: 9th
ELECTRIFY, ANDREW LAMBROU
The Sydney pop songwriter is definitely trying to push the Eurovision buttons with his Eurohouse club vibe. While of Greek Cypriot heritage, Lambrou has included a Spanish verse in a calculated move to catch the ear of the European purists who prefer songs with language at the contest.
KM Decides: 8th
BITE ME, G-NAT!ON
Written by 2019 Australia Decides contestant Leea Nanos, the harder-edged R&B pop track from the 2021 Voice finalists sounds like a K-pop reinvention of Destiny’s Child. Girl power may be a popular theme at the contest but this track may be too contemporary. No girl group has ever won the title; the closest was Norwegian duo Bobbysocks in 1985.
KM Decides: 7th
WE ARE ONE, PAULINI
This absolute ’80s disco belter was made for Paulini’s powerhouse vocals. Co-written by Rick Price, the song is shooting for that unification message Eurovision loves, albeit with some pretty cringey lyrics. But her power pipes performance on the Donna Summer-style dance track is gigantic.
KM Decides: 6th
TO THE BOTTOM, ERICA PADILLA
The Melbourne singer-songwriter won her way on to the Australia Decides stage via a Tiktok wildcard competition. Her “seize the day” anthem in the vein of Bishop Briggs’ River was written and recorded in just a few days after her selection. And with 1.3 million Tiktok followers, Padilla will have a huge voting bloc.
KM Decides: 5th
WHEN I’M WITH YOU, ISAIAH FIREBRACE AND EVIE IRIE
Our first Australia Decides duet pairs 2017 representative Isaiah Firebrace with one of our hottest rising punk pop stars Evie Irie. The pair co-wrote the song with young producer Taka Perry and it’s a unique approach blending Firebrace’s soul R&B sweetness with Irie’s edge. It’s also got the big multi-tracked, choir backing vocals which are on trend in 2022.
KM Decides: 4th