Fans gather for a Eurovision party in Melbourne Eurovision song contest fans gather in Melbourne to celebrate the musical show and support their own contestant, Australian singer Jessica Mauboy. While Australia is on the other side of the world from Europe, Eurovision has been hugely popular in the country since the 1980s and in 2015 the EBU (European Broadcasting Union) agreed to let it take part in the competition. Australia's participation was initially set to be a one-off event but it has taken part in every subsequent edition, finishing second in 2016. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES