No it isnt April Fools Day, Australia are taking part in Eurovision...

When I first heard the news, the first thing I did was check what date it was. (Not even kidding.) I couldn't believe what I was reading. Australia, a country located nearly TEN THOUSAND kilometres from their nearest Eurovision neighbours Russia, will be taking to the stage in Vienna.

Firstly, I can kind of empathise with the EBU. As we all know this is Eurovision's 60th anniversary, and thus they want to make this year's contest one to remember - and now we certainly know that will be the case.

Neither can you argue with the appetite for Eurovision in Australia. Last year #SBSEurovision trended worldwide during their broadcast of the Grand Final, no mean feat. This fact alone helps make the argument that Australia deserve to take part in the contest more than many nations with a long history in Eurovision. Take the likes of Spain and the United Kingdom for example, where the majority of their populations consider Eurovision some kind of big joke.

SBS also invest thousands in covering the contest, Sam Pang (brilliant name) and Julia Zemiro have been in the commentary box every year since 2009.

Jessica Mauboy in Copenhagen

And lets not forget last year, when Jessica Mauboy took Europe by storm as last year's interval act.

For me this shows that the plan to have Australia at Eurovision has long been in the mind of the big players at the EBU. Last year's interval act served to test the waters of Europe and Eurovision fans alike, seeing how they reacted to Australia's arrival on the big stage.

Fan reaction has understandably been mixed. @ESCSamuel tweeted the thoughts of many Eurovision fans with a simple "HOW THE HELL DO YOU RESPOND TO THIS?" while others, such as @C_NowakiESC made a good point "UK will get some nice points from the Aussies too. I'm so glad!"

This is where I'm at, my thoughts are mixed. While delighted I'm going to what will be a historic Eurovision Song Contest, I do hope this remains a one-off. The EUROvision Song Contest, simply by its nature, should remain a EUROPEAN music contest. It has been that way for 59 years already, and the fact it is still going shows that is a pretty successful recipe.

But for this year, lets embrace it. Eurovision is amazing, and rather than just uniting a continent, this time round it is bringing people from opposite ends of the world together.

The next question remains, who will represent our friends down under? Kylie? Jason? The possibilities are endless.