ELECTRIC FIELDS TO REPRESENT AUSTRALIA AT EUROVISION

The award-winning duo yesterday released the song they’ll be taking to the international song competition – ‘One Milkali (One Blood)’

A very big congratulations goes to South Australian stars Electric Fields, who yesterday announced they will be heading to the 68th Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö, Sweden, to represent Australia on the world stage. 

The award-winning duo – vocalist Zaachariaha Fielding and keyboardist/producer Michael Ross – shared the exciting news with followers online, revealing the transcendent new song, ‘One Milkali (One Blood)’, they’ll take to the competition this May.

“We are buzzed with euphoria at our chance to share this music with the world,” the pair said in a joint statement. “Our music comes from the deepest place in both of us and Eurovision is the most exciting opportunity to bring together our cultures and share the joy of our global connection.”

‘One Milkali’ loosely translates to ‘One Blood’, conveying Electric Fields dream "for a world where we are all united." Released via Wonderlick Recording Company and Sony Music Entertainment Australia, the powerful disco-pop track also incorporates Yankunytjatjara – an Aboriginal language of the Anangu people, one of the oldest living cultures in the world. 

Incorporating Yankunytjatjara and Pitjantjatjara has become a defining characteristic of Electric Fields sound, with Fielding fusing his connection to Country and culture with the magical, futuristic noise produced by Ross. The vocalist is from Mimili, in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara lands (APY lands), a 13-hour drive from Adelaide. 

“Aboriginal culture has a way of dealing with situations and it’ll be nice for the country and the globe to learn that way of doing,” Fielding says in conversation with SBS, who will be the home broadcaster of Eurovision. “You don’t have to jump on anybody to get what you want. You can actually dialogue it out.” 

Harnessing their motto “bypass the barriers”, the duo has crafted a soul-stirring, dance-infused, celebratory track that fuses Aboriginal culture with the sounds of the future to create a single that’s otherworldly. Listen to the track below: 

What’s Australia’s History In Eurovision? 

This will be Australia’s ninth year at Eurovision, first performing in 2015. The country has placed in the Top 10 of the song competition five times, with the best result achieved by Dami Im, who landed second place with the track ‘Sound of Silence’ in 2016. Other top 10 finalists include Guy Sebastian, Voyager and Kate Miller-Heidke, who Electric Finalists placed second to SBS’ national Eurovision vote, Australia Decides, in 2019. 

“Since hearing [Electric Fields] brilliant song ‘2000 And Whatever’, we have always had our eye on Electric Fields for Eurovision,” says Director of Blink TV and Australia’s Creative Director of Malmö, Paul Clarke. “They came close to winning E-AD back then, but they are far stronger a few years down the track. 

“Electric Fields will bring something never seen before on the Eurovision stage. They will be deadly in Malmö!” 

Eurovision takes place this May, with two semi-finals on May 7 and 9. The grand finale will take place on May 11 – the time is still yet to be confirmed, but last year, the SBS broadcast began at 5am. Electric Fields compete in the first semi-final on May 7. They will need to place in the top 10 of the competition to move into the final.