Australia's Go-Jo falls short of Eurovision grand final
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For the second year in a row, Australia has missed out on a spot in the Eurovision grand final.A long way from his WA hometown of fewer than 1,000 people, Marty Zambotto, known as Go-Jo, gave it everything with the track Milkshake Man.
But unfortunately, it wasn't quite enough to secure a spot in the Grand final.
ABC NewsRadio's Sarah Morice spoke with William Lee Adams is the founder and editor of Wiwibloggs — the world's most-followed independent Eurovision web site and YouTube channel.
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