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Australia to make third appearance at Eurovision in 2017

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Australia will make its third appearance in the show. (AAP) 

Australia is set to make its third appearance in Eurovision, with the line-up for the 2017 singing contest released.

Contest organisers have confirmed the 43 countries that will participate in the 62nd year of the show, which will be held Kyiv, Ukraine, next May.

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Earlier this year, Australian singer Dami Im finished second place in the contest, which was held in Vienna, with her song The Sound of Silence.

"The Eurovision Song Contest still unites audiences like no other show, reaching over 200 million people in 2016," Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest Jon Ola said in a statement.

"We're looking forward to three fantastic shows in Kyiv next May," he added.

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