One Milkali (One Blood)
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| Single by Electric Fields | ||||
| Released | 5 March 2024 | |||
| Length | 2:57 | |||
| Label | Sony | |||
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| "One Milkali (One Blood)" on YouTube | ||||
| Eurovision Song Contest 2024 entry | ||||
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| Languages | English, Yankunytjatjara | |||
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| ◄ "Promise" (2023) | ||||
"One Milkali (One Blood)" is a song by Australian electric music duo Electric Fields. Self-described as a song that praises Aboriginal Australian culture and as one that honors band member Zaachariaha Fielding's community, the song was written by both members of the duo. It was released on 5 March 2024 by Sony Music Australia. It is set to represent Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, which will be held in Malmö, Sweden.
Background and composition
"One Milkali (One Blood)" was written by the members of Electric Fields, Michael Ross and Zaachariaha Fielding.[1] In a press release given out by SBS, the duo stated that the song's title referred to the song's message of advocated for togetherness. They praised Aboriginal Australian culture, stating, "Aboriginal culture has a way of dealing with situations... You don't have to jump on anybody to get what you want. You can actually dialogue it out."[2] The song is written in English, but has lines in the Yankunytjatjara dialect.[3] According to Fielding, Yankunytjatjara was added as a way to honor his community in Mimili in the Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara lands.[4][3]
Eurovision Song Contest
Internal selection
Australia's broadcaster for the Eurovision Song Contest, the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), officially confirmed to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 on 5 December 2023.[5] On 15 February 2024, SBS announced that it had internally chosen its song and participant to select their representative for that year's contest.[6] A snippet of the song was released two days before its official release in order to promote the country's entry.[7] On 5 March, "One Milkali (One Blood)" was officially announced as Australia's song for the contest.[3]
At Eurovision
The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 will take place at the Malmö Arena in Malmö, Sweden, and consist of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 7 and 9 May and the final on 11 May 2024. During the allocation draw on 30 January 2024, Australia was drawn to compete in the first semi-final, performing in the second half of the show.[8]
Release history
| Country | Date | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
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| Various | 5 March 2024 | Sony Music Australia | [9] |
References
- ^ Santos, Pedro (5 March 2024). "Australia: Electric Fields to Eurovision 2024 with "One Milkali (One Blood)"". Eurovision World. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Waite, Angelica (6 March 2024). "Who are Electric Fields, the duo representing Australia at Eurovision this year?". SBS World News. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c Diaz, Sebastian (5 March 2024). "Australia: Electric Fields heading to Eurovision with "One Milkali (One Blood)"". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Howarth, Madison (6 March 2024). "Mimili to Malmö: Electric Fields 'buzzed' to share their music with the world at Eurovision". National Indigenous Television. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Falk, Simon (5 December 2024). "Eurovision 2024: 37 participating countries confirmed for Malmö". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Diaz, Sebastian (15 February 2024). "Strewth! Australia to announce their 2024 Eurovision entrant on March 6". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ Van Waarden, Franciska (4 March 2024). "Australia: SBS Publishes Preview of Eurovision 2024 Entry". Eurovoix. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Eurovision 2024: Semi-Final Draw results". Eurovision Song Contest. European Broadcasting Union. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ Roberts, Dale (6 March 2024). "Five things we discovered about 'One Milkali (One Blood)' from Electric Fields". Aussievision. Retrieved 7 March 2024.