JOSH BATES (NSW) – ORDINARY COMMITTEE MEMBER

I first fell in love with Eurovision after attending a friend's viewing party 15 or so years ago and I've been hooked since. I love the community that is brought together through Eurovision and how its a year long celebration. I also love trying to understand the country and political voting from afar.

It’s hard to narrow down to a single favourite when there are so many memorable entries every year. My husband and I have a playlist of our favourite songs which just keeps growing and growing. Eurovision 2018 so far is the biggest contributor to the playlist which includes Eleni with Fuego and the amazing door performance from Moldova, amongst countless others.

Beyond Eurovision, I run an IT Business in Sydney with my husband and doggo. My other interests include infrastructure projects, public transport, video games and photography.