<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> <docID>339099</docID> <postdate>2025-02-26 11:10:44</postdate> <headline>TikTok star to hit the Eurovision stage for Australia</headline> <body><p><img class=" wp-image-339100" src="https://citynews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/r0_0_800_600_w1200_h678_fmax-5.webp" alt="" width="667" height="500" /></p> <caption>Marty Zambotto, better known by his stage name Go-Jo, will fly the flag for Australia at Eurovision. (HANDOUT/SBS)</caption> <p class="wire-column__preview__author"><span class="kicker-line">By <b>Callum Godde </b>and <b>Holly Hales</b> in Melbourne</span></p> <p><strong>A viral internet sensation is ready to shake things up as the Aussie Eurovision pick for the annual musical extravaganza.</strong></p> <p>Sydney-based singer-songwriter Marty Zambotto, better known by his stage name Go-Jo, will fly the flag for Australia at the 2025 event in Basel, Switzerland.</p> <p>Go-Jo, the ninth-most streamed Australian artist in the world in 2023, will perform Milkshake Man, a collaboration with Australian pop band Sheppard.</p> <p>The 29-year-old grew up in Manjimup in Western Australia's southwest, on a self-sustained, off-grid property.</p> <p>His French father built the place with recycled materials. His mother was the frontwoman of a local rock act who bought her son's first guitar from Toyworld.</p> <p>Go-Jo played state league reserves football for Imperials in Perth, where he became immersed in producing, mixing and recording for other budding artists before carving out a path of his own.</p> <p>However, his rise to fame began in Sydney after uploading a TikTok performing the song Mrs Hollywood while busking around the inner city.</p> <p>Go-Jo has since amassed more than 1.4 million followers across TikTok, YouTube and Instagram.</p> <p>His chosen track invites listeners to "come and take a sip from my special cup, I've heard that you could use a little pick-me-up."</p> <p>"The Milkshake Man's purpose is to inspire people to embrace the loudest and proudest version of themselves," Go-Jo said.</p> <p>"I can't think of a better place to share that message than the Eurovision stage."</p> <p>Australia has been a controversial inclusion in the Eurovision Song Contest each year since 2015.</p> <p>The country's best finish came the following year, with Dami Im placing second with Sound of Silence.</p> <p>The 2025 event will be held in Basel at the 12,000-seat St Jakobshalle arena.</p> <p>Last year's competition in Malmo, Sweden saw disqualifications, pro-Palestinian protests and complaints by Ireland's entry Bambie Thug.</p> <p>Australian electro-pop duo Electric Fields failed to qualify for the final with their song One Milkali.</p> <p>The final was watched by 163 million viewers globally, and taken out by Switzerland entrant Nemo with the song The Code.</p> <p>The 2025 Eurovision Song Contest will be held May 13 to 17 and will air on SBS.</p> </body>