In an announcement that will no doubt have delighted many aussie fans;
electronic music duo Electric Fields will represent Australia at the 2024
Eurovision Song Contest in May. The pair, vocalist Zaachariaha Fielding
and keyboard player Michael Ross, have been described as “Daft Punk
meets Nina Simone in the Deep Forest”.
This internal selection by broadcaster SBS will be the first time Australia
will send a duo to the annual competition, with solo and group acts being
the offerings to date.
Their song is titled “One Mikali” which translates to “One Blood” and is a
great upbeat creation with strong unifying themes.
The electronic music duo, performing in both English and the Indigenous
Yankunytjatjara language should play well to Eurovision’s culturally diverse
audience.
Fielding and Ross have been performing together as Electric Fields since
2015, winning best new talent of the year at the 2017 National Indigenous
Music Awards, performing at the 2020 AFL Grand Final and, in 2023,
performing “We the People”, the official World Pride theme song.
Electric Fields have been rumoured by fans as hot contenders in recent
years after the duo came second in 2019 at the Eurovision pre-selection
event Australia Decides, losing to Kate Miller-Heidke.
The music video released so far gives little away as to what staging could
be, but apparently Zaachariaha is keen to incorporate some of his award-
winning indigenous art into the performance.
One thing is for sure, it will be a colourful, flamboyant, and diverse delight
for the senses at Malmo.