Australia: Lee Lin Chin resigns from SBS
Journalist and Eurovision spokesperson tells goodbye to the viewers
Every true Eurovision fan remembers the spokesperson who read Australia's votes in the Eurovision Song Contest for 3 consecutive years (2015, 2016 and 2017).
The lovely Chinese-Indonesian television presenter and journalist Lee Lin Chin resigned from her role at SBS (Australia's national public television network).
She began her media career back in 1968. In 1980 she migrated to Australia to work for SBS TV by translating Chinese-language films. Few years later she started presenting SBS World News and continued her career in media communications.
She was asked if she had a message for her fans on Sunday she told SBS News:
I'm not disappearing from the face of the earth, so if they see me I will have all the time in the world to engage with them … as long as they don’t ask for selfiesLee Lin Chin
Australia in Eurovision Song Contest
Australia has participated in Eurovision Song Contest 4 times.
At Eurovision 2015 Australia was represented by Guy Sebastian and finished 5th in the Grand Final with the song Tonight Again. Australia was granted a wildcard, with the right to vote in both semi-finals, and with a secured place in the Grand Final.
At Eurovision Song Contest 2016 Dami Im represented Australia and finished 2nd with the song "Sound of Silence". Best result so far.
Australia qualified for the Grand Final 3 out of 3 times.
