Kate Miller-Heidke has had countless incredible career moments over the past three decades, from performing at Coachella and writing the music and lyrics for Muriel’s Wedding the Musical to finishing second on The Masked Singer and becoming a coach on this year’s season of The Voice Australia. The classically trained singer-songwriter also famously represented Australia at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2019 which she has now revealed was one of the scariest moments of her life – although not for the reason you might expect.
In case you need a reminder, Kate finished in ninth place with her pop-opera song ‘Zero Gravity’ and performed the track while suspended in the air alongside two dancers. While the hitmaker said at the time that she’d never share details about how she achieved the awe-inspiring feat “to keep the magic of showbiz alive”, she has finally revealed how the stunt went down.
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During an appearance on HIT WA’s Allan & Carly on Friday, Kate shared that she was sitting atop a “giant bendy poll that was meters and meters high” which she found to be “quite terrifying”.
Kate represented Australia at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2019. Photo: Getty
Kate went on to say that the elaborate staging served as a “nice distraction” from being terrified of singing the song, which showcased her extraordinary vocal abilities.
“It was such a hard song to sing. There’s this stupid high note in that song and Eurovision being a song competition, I kind of knew everyone was just waiting to hear that high note and it was all about that,” she remarks.
“So yeah, I was terrified on all sorts of levels, but the bendy pole was so much fun! Once I was up there, it felt like flying. It’s amazing.”
Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest
While the SBS has broadcast the Eurovision Song Contest since 1983, Australia was officially invited to take part in the competition in 2015 for its 60th anniversary.
Our first entry was Guy Sebastian with his song ‘Tonight Again’, which automatically qualified for the final and finished in fifth place. The following year remains Australia’s best result in the competition as Dami Im came second with her song ‘Sound Of Silence’.
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Since then, several iconic Australian artists have taken part including Jessica Mauboy, Isaiah, Montaigne, Sheldon Riley, Voyager, and most recently Electric Fields with their electronic track ‘One Milkali (One Blood)’.
SBS is yet to confirm whether Australia will compete in next year’s competition, although plenty of high-profile musicians have expressed interest.
