Courtney Act & Tony Armstrong Named Australian Hosts For The 2025 Eurovision Song Contest

Australia has new hosts for the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest as next month’s competition draws closer.

For the 69th competition, television host and Gamilaroi man Tony Armstrong and global icon Courtney Act will share hosting duties for the first time, replacing the longstanding presenting duo of Myf Warhurst and Joel Creasey.

Since starting his television presenting career on the NITV AFL chat show, Yokayi Footy, Armstrong has gone on to present on the ABC and other networks. Last year, he was nominated for the Gold Logie for Most Popular Personality on Australian television.

Meanwhile, Courtney Act competed in the 2019 Eurovision – Australia Decides final with her song, Fight For Love. She reached fourth place, but her journey with Eurovision didn’t end there. Act was the backstage correspondent at last year’s event.

In a statement, Armstrong said of his upcoming role at Eurovision: “I’m so excited to jump into the world of Eurovision with the one and only Courtney Act, who has already taken me under her wing. I’m definitely not envious of her brilliance and my jealousy won’t make it on screen, I promise.”

Act added, “I’ll be offering my commentary expertise on every costume reveal, key change, wind machine and pyro moment I know Switzerland will deliver.

“Tony’s already taught me a thing or two about team sport energy, and I’ll be returning the favour with a crash course in camp!”

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The 2025 Eurovision Song Contest will be held over five days in Basel, Switzerland. The exclusive live coverage will air on SBS and SBS On Demand from Wednesday, 14 May, until Sunday, 18 May, at 5 am AEST.

WA-based singer-songwriter and producer Go-Jo will represent Australia at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.

Go-Jo said of Milkshake Man and representing Australia at Eurovision, “The Milkshake Man’s purpose is to inspire people to embrace the loudest and proudest version of themselves, and I can’t think of a better place to share that message than the Eurovision stage!

“It’s an absolute dream come true to represent such a beautiful and diverse nation, and I've never been more excited to share my art and vision with the incredible Eurovision fans around the world!”

Last year, Electric Fields represented Australia at Eurovision in Malmö, Sweden. Unfortunately, they didn’t make it past the semi-finals. Australian top ten finishers include Dami Im, Guy Sebastian, Voyager, Kate Miller-Heidke, and Isaiah.