Eurovision lovers across Australia rejoiced in the early hours of Friday morning as Delta Goodrem secured her spot in the song contest’s grand final, but a huge question is now being asked.

The Eurovision Song Contest is being held in Vienna, Austria, for 2026, with the competition usually hosted in the country of the previous year’s winner.

Goodrem’s performance of her new song Eclipse stunned viewers in Australia and across Europe, with comments on social media quickly calling for her to be crowned the winner at Sunday’s grand final.

Australia first became a competing country in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2015. Interestingly, that year was also hosted in Austria after the bearded drag queen Conchita Wurst won in 2014 with Rise Like a Phoenix.

Throughout those 10 years, Guy Sebastian, Dami Im, Jessica Maulboy, Kate Miller-Heidke, Isiah Firebrace, Montaigne, Sheldon Riley, Voyager, Electric Fields and Go Jo have striven for Eurovision glory.

Im stormed the competition in 2016 with her song Sound of Silence, which secured second place behind winner, Jamala from Ukraine, with her song 1944.

Other than that tense moment, Australia has sadly not had to ask what happens if we win with such seriousness, but with Goodrem’s astounding, powerhouse performance, the question is more valid now than ever.

When the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) let Australia into Eurovision, the agreement reportedly was on the condition that if Australia ever won, we could not host the following year. Instead, another commonwealth country would likely step in and host on Australia’s behalf.

Longtime BBC Eurovision commentator Graham Norton recently revealed a secret conversation he had with former Australian commentator, comedian Joel Creasey, about what happens if Australia wins.

“This is so interesting,” Norton told podcast Wanging On when asked what happens if Australia wins.

“Last night I was doing an interview on Australian radio with Joel Creasey. He used to be the Australian commentator but doesn’t do it anymore.

“He was saying that every year Australia make a deal with someone, so in case they win, what country will host for them. They do a deal”

Asked who the deal was with, Norton replied that Creasey didn’t know.

“He feels maybe they do deals with multiple countries, but don’t tell anyone.”

There is currently no confirmation on if a deal has been made if Goodrem wins for Australia. But looking at Eurovision weird and wacky history, anything is possible. A blackflip on banning Australian from hosting is not out of the question.

Delta Goodrem surges ahead in odds

In the last 24 hours, Australia has surged ahead in the odds on who will take out the win at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2026.

In Goodrem’s dazzling performance, one moment blew viewers away.

As Goodrem hit a key change, high note, the singer stood atop her golden glittery piano, before rising high into the air on a platform hidden within the instrument. It’s just the kind of live-performance shtick that Eurovision fans love and that could help her win.

Depending on the year, a clear frontrunner can emerge.

For example, at the 2012 competition in Baku, Azerbaijan, Sweden’s Loreen was the key frontrunner with her song Euphoria, which is now essentially the unofficial Eurovision national anthem.

When she returned to the competition in 2023 with her song Tattoo, superfans and the odds were united, positioning Loreen as the favourite to win, something she did, earning her the unofficial title of Queen of Eurovision.

This year, there is no Loreen-level frontrunner.

And now, Delta Goodrem is ranked #2 in the odds, and Goodrem’s position is on a meteoric rise against her #1 competition.

At the time of writing, Finland holds the #1 odds to win with the country’s 2026 offering of Liekinheitin by Linda Lampenius x Pete Parkkonen.

Looking at movement amongst the bookies though, Australia is trending up, while Finland is sitting flat.

Before Goodrem performed, Eurovision World had charted her “winning chance” at just 5 per cent.

Since then, after her dress rehearsal and semi-final two performance that secured her a place in the grand final, her chances soared to 14 per cent. As the singer’s performance is watched by more potential voters, that number could keep skyrocketing.

Finland, Australia’s competition by the odds, has a 38 per cent winning chance on Eurovision World, but that number hasn’t moved up after their first semi-final performance.

Linda Lampenius x Pete Parkkonen have been the favourites to win since February 14.

Those who have watched Eurovision before will likely know how Europe votes can be pretty hectic.

Bloc voting is absolutely present each year, and neighbouring countries frequently give their top points to each other.

But recent changes to the voting structure could work in Australia’s favour.

How Eurovision voting works

Now, the votes are split 50/50 between a jury vote and public vote.

Participating countries are given two sets of 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 points to hand out to their 10 favourite countries. One set for the public vote, the other for the jury.

Goodrem’s professionalism and technical skill will likely fare well with jury members from each country.

Online reaction has also shown that Goodrem has a pretty impressive global support base.

A solid result in both could have the Sitting on Top of the World singer sitting on top of the scoreboard.

Goodrem’s fate will be decided on Sunday morning from 5am AEST when she competes at the Eurovision Song Contest grand final, broadcast on SBS.

The four-hour event with 25 competing countries will go down to the very final minutes, with Eurovision now using an algorithm that ensures the winner is revealed at the latest possible point.

Australians who want to see Delta Goodrem crowned winner of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest should get in contact with anyone they know in Europe and tell them to get behind Australia’s best chance in years.