Sea of Flags Eurovision in Australia for over 30 years, to choose a performer and they eventually picked Mauboy. Her appearance would mark the first time Australia has been represented at Eurovision and she would become the first solo artist from a non-European Broadcasting Union country to perform as a guest. However, Mauboy is not the first Australian to perform in the contest as Olivia Newton John, The New Seekers and Gina G have previously taken part as competing acts representing the United Kingdom. Mauboy told Fairfax Media that she planned to use her Eurovision exposure as a way in to tour Europe.
Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 she recorded both an English and Albanian version of "Zemërimi i një nate". On March 16 she released the final version of 'One Night's anger' for Eurovision 2014. Albania failed to qualify for the second year in a row. On 28 December 2014, Elhaida Dani won Festivali i Këngës 53 with the song "Diell", and this represented Albania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. On 23 February 2015 it was announced that the songwriters decided to withdraw the song and Dani would perform something else at Eurovision. The following day it was revealed that Dani would perform "I'm Alive".