'I couldn't afford to do it myself' says Aussie Eurovision entrant
Australia's 2019 Eurovision representative has had to dig deep to secure her place in the singing competition.
Kate Miller-Heidke rehearses her entry for Eurovision. Eurovision
The last time I saw Kate Miller-Heidke, she was five metres tall. Little wonder I initially walk straight past the singer-songwriter, standing with two minders at a table inside bustling Sydney CBD eatery Gowings Bar & Grill.
A few weeks earlier, the 37-year-old's towering 'Dolly Varden' dress, spiky crown and backing dancer attached to an oversized pole-vault pole – which many fans compared to a Dementor from the Harry Potter movies – had been the standout sight of the Eurovision "Australia Decides" song contest, televised from the Gold Coast.
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