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- Australia’s Eurovision Song Contest contestant Daniel Estrin broke into SBS World News during the live broadcast.
- The Voyagers frontman is in Liverpool ahead of this Sunday’s Eurovision Song Contest final.
- The singer said he was “feeling good” after rehearsals and the event would be a “spectacle”.
Viewers of SBS World News were in for a spectacle on Thursday night when chief international correspondent Ben Lewis was live-fired by Australia’s Eurovision contestant during a live broadcast.
Early reports on the streets of the northern English city of Liverpool In the second semi-final on Thursday night local time (5:00am AEST Friday), Lewis acted as Perth band Voyager singer Daniel Estrin walked by. surprise.
“It’s funny who you meet on the streets of Liverpool,” he said.
“I don’t even know where I am,” joked Estrin, who wore a houndstooth blazer, his signature long hair blowing in the wind.
Estrin said he “felt good” after the rehearsal.
“It was fantastic. We walked off the stage, we were happy, we were excited and the crowd was excited.”
The Voyager frontman says he sees Australia as the “ticket” for the Eurovision Grand Final, which will be televised live on SBS and SBS On Demand at 5am and 7.30pm AEST.
“It’s going to be a spectacle,” Estrin gushed, before leaving the street with his signature keyboard.
Estrin draws quite a bit of attention ahead of festivities
Voyager frontman Daniel Estrin poses for a photo. source: supply / Michael Dane
While he’s a rock star by night, his day job is as a partner at law firm Estrin Saul, arguing before judges and helping migrants to Australia with their visa issues. He has also been asked to comment on high-profile immigration cases, including last year’s Australian Open legend involving Novak Djokovic.
“I’m pretty confident that I’m the only immigration attorney in the game,” he joked.
The 41-year-old is an immigrant himself. He came to Australia from Germany at the age of 11 with a love of Eurovision.
For twenty years he sailed around the world on Voyager.
how to watch this week:
Live on SBS and SBS On Demand
- Semifinals 1 – Wednesday 10 May, 5:00am AEST
- Semi-Finals 2 – Friday 12 May 5:00am AEST (featuring Voyager)
- Finals – Sunday 14 May 5:00am AEST
SBS and SBS On Demand primetime broadcasts
- Semifinals 1 – Friday 12 May, 7:30pm AEST
- Semi-Finals 2 – Saturday 13 May, 7:30pm AEST (featuring Voyager)
- Finals – Sunday, May 14, 7:30pm AEST