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Eurovision Fact #502:
Sheldon Riley's 2022 Eurovision song for Australia, 'Not the Same,' was about his experiences growing up with Asperger’s syndrome, living in public housing, and discovering his sexuality in a religious home.
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Participants of Turin 2022: Sheldon Riley, Eurovision.tv.
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Sheldon Riley
Gender: Male
Sexuality: Gay
DOB: 14 March 1999
Ethnicity: White, Filipino
Nationality: Australian
Occupation: Singer, songwriter, reality star
Note 1: Represented Australia in Eurovision 2022
Note 2: Is Autistic
#Sheldon Riley#lgbt#qpoc#qmoc#gay#male#1999#filipino#asian#biracial#Australian#poc#singer#songwriter#reality star#eurovision#autistic#neurodivergent#popular#popular post
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Didn't expect this lmao
#eurovision#esc 2022#esc australia#esc san marino#sheldon riley#achille lauro#them becoming friends even tho lauro can barely speak english
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Sheldon Riley wows judges with a Eurovision cover on US TV
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Sheldon Riley wows judges with a Eurovision cover on US TV
Australian singer Sheldon Riley has received a standing ovation from Simon Cowell for his performance of Loreen’s Eurovision track on America’s Got Talent.
The queer Sydney performer has showed off his amazing voice on multiple TV talent shows. Among them are the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Italy in 2022.
In 2020, the 24-year-old singer first performed on America’s Got Talent.
Now Sheldon has returned to Los Angeles to compete in the new series America’s Got Talent: Fantasy League.
The all-stars spinoff gives former AGT finalists and fan favourites a second chance at a win.
Invited back by Simon Cowell and mentored by Mel B, this week Sheldon performed Loreen’s 2023 Eurovision-winning song Tattoo.
He got a standing ovation from judges Simon Cowell, Mel B, Heidi Klum and Howie Mandel. He’s made it through to the semi-final.
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After Sheldon’s performance, Howie Mandel said he was “blown away”.
Heidi Klum told him, “You look gorgeous. You did a very beautiful rendition of that song. You nailed it. I loved it.”
Simon Cowell also said he was thrilled to have Sheldon return to AGT because he believes the singer has “unfinished business”.
“Your voice is so distinct and you’re a proper, what I would call, frontman singer,” Simon said.
“So congratulations and welcome back.”
Sheldon Riley reflects on first AGT stint in 2020
On the show, Sheldon met with Mel B and flashed back to his successful first audition in 2020.
That season, the singer took to the stage silently before performing a Billie Eilish song.
Sheldon recalled the warm response he got from the judges was so “validating” after a long personal struggle with self-acceptance.
“I’ve always had a passion for music and performing but I hated the way that I look,” he said.
“This whole concept of the mask happened. I would mask my face so I’d still be able to do what I love to do.”
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Unfortunately, the pandemic closed borders and meant Sheldon had to perform remotely from Australia. He missed out on a semi-final spot that season.
“It was heartbreaking because I was on such a roll,” he said.
“I felt like I was finding myself through this show and it just halted.”
Sheldon said it was an honour to return to the show and bring Loreen’s winning Eurovision song to the US audience.
“I wanted to bring some Eurovision magic and show a side to me, the performer and creative, that I’ve kept concealed,” he said.
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Month of LGBTQIA+ Eurovision contestants: Sheldon Riley (26/30)
Instead of just being me, I was being unapologetically me. I wasn't saying sorry to anybody for doing what I was doing. Last year was a lot of sorrys - “I'm sorry for this and that” and people were like “What are you saying sorry for? We love what you're doing because you're being you.”
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"I feel bad for disliking such a personal song, but even though Sheldon Riley's entry was written for and about people like me, I find it extremely hamfisted and pandering."
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for sure snapdragon has to be sheldon riley??
#the masked singer australia#sheldon riley#sorry to the non-aussies for putting incomprehensible words on the dash
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Openly LGBTQIA+ Celebrities
These are celebrities who have recently come out as LGBTQIA+ or whom I’ve recently learned about or whom I hadn’t mentioned in previous posts of this type. Needless to say, this list is highly arbitrary and incomplete.
Sheldon Riley (musician, representative of Australia in the 2022 ESC)
Sophie Turner (actress)
Steven Romo (TV reporter) & Stephen Morgan (TV meteorologist)
Tevin Campbell (musician, actor)
Timothy LeDuc (athlete)
Tommy Dorfman (actress)
Trinity the Tuck / Ryan Taylor (drag queen)
Trisha Paytas (YouTuber)
Continuing the tradition from my old blog (which has been unceremoniously deleted by tumblr without much of an explanation why) I’m doing daily posts during June to celebrate LGBTQIA+ pride by showcasing openly LGBTQIA+ celebrities and various content about or created by LGBTQIA+ people such as music videos, characters on TV shows, movie trailers, …
#lgbtqia+ pride#pride#sheldon riley#sophie turner#steven romo#stephen morgan#tevin campbell#timothy leduc#tommy dorfman#trinity the tuck#ryan taylor#trisha paytas
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Then you run and hide, hide the break inside
'Til you realise that the light shines bright
Through those, oh, who've broken inside
Not The Same - Sheldon Riley
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🎁 #HappyBirthday to @SheldRiley who represented #Australia at the 2022 #Eurovsion with "Not the Same" finishing 15th with 125pts.
🔴 https://youtu.be/ByUD4d89_is
#ESCismyBF #AUS
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The Another ESC Site Award for Fluff
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I relate to this song. I understand the emotions behind it. I feel the pain and the suffering because I have experienced it. I have the scars and wounds to show for it and it has altered me as a person. If this was a song I heard earlier in life I would be different.
That all said, I am tired of this song. I heard it in the national final and praised it for it's power. The idea of coming down from the pedestal was symbolic in that he was living his truth. Ascending white stairs in white to me meant he was going to heaven and was now dead. The performance as a whole was lovely, but I felt that he was not in full voice and seemed a bit hesitant and restrained. They built a good atmosphere for the interpretation of the song.
The outfit was too much, but I guess it was Italy; why not come out in a classic outfit to remember,
#another esc site award 2022#australia#not the same#sheldon riley#esc#eurovision#Turin#Italy#2022#Youtube
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2022 Playlist: May
We Don’t Talk About Bruno, Caleb Hyles
Strangers, The Rose
Hallelujah (I’m Not Dead), Citizen Soldier
Welcome to Lady Hell, Dirt Poor Robins
Come Little Children, The Hound + The Fox
Claim Your Weapons, Christian Reindl feat. Atrel
Song of the Witch Kingdom, Victoria Carbol
I Hope Your World Is Kind, Auri
Give That Wolf a Banana, Subwoolfer
Not the Same, Sheldon Riley
River, Ochman
Fade to Black, Nadir Rustamil
SloMo, Chanel
Fulenn, Alvan feat. Ahez
Llámame, wrs
Lights Off, We are Domi
Stefania, Kalush Orchestra
Montero (Call Me By Your Name), Viloet Orlandi
Crows, Olivia Olson
#playlist#caleb hyles#the rose#citizen soldier#dirt poor robins#the hound + the fox#christian reindl#atrel#victoria carbol#auri#subwoolfer#sheldon riley#ochman#nadir rustamli#chanel#alvan#ahez#wrs#we are domi#kalush orchestra#violet orlandi#olivia olson
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#Erik Knudsen#Rory Culkin#Courteney Cox#Neve Campbell#Nico Tortorella#Robbie Mercer#Charlie Walker#Gale Weathers#Gale Riley#Sidney Prescott#Trevor Sheldon#Scream 4#2011
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"Lol at Sheldon crashing the televote. I feel so vindicated."
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I hate the noise,
but I'm the loudest
Again, Sheldon Riley
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