Aussievision Team: Cooper

Name and where you live

I'm Cooper and I live in Brisbane, Queensland. I've grown up in the mighty state of QLD my entire life and over the past few years I have also spent time studying and living in Amsterdam.

Where to see more of Cooper

Instagram: @cooperjamesolsen

Tell us a little bit about yourself

When I'm not spending 6 months of my life head down in Eurovision season, I am spending my time doing as much as a possibly can.

I'm a massive movie buff, at least twice a week visit to the movie cinema. I also love music, mainly tunes by Taylor Swift. Yes I'm a swiftie and a Eurovision nerd which means I'm unbearably annoying. These past few years I've been traveling around the world and visiting as many new places as I can and plan to keep going!

What is your Eurovision journey?

My first experience with Eurovision was one fateful night walking through the living room and my Mum saying "Hey watch this, it's called Eurovision". What was on the screen was a Polish milkmaid doing obscene things to a churner and the rest is history.

Since then my spiral into complete obsession with the contest has grown. From attending my first contest in Turin 2022 to now being covered in Eurovision tattoos (yes and a Loreen "Tattoo" Tattoo), my affinity for the contest won't stop.

Do you have any affinity with nations other than Australia?

My adopted Eurovision nation, the Netherlands! I moved to the Nederlands in 2020 to study university abroad in Amsterdam, and of course to attend Eurovision in Rotterdam that year which we all know how that went... Since I've been back over 7 times and have fallen in love with the dutchies and their lifestyle.

Any Aussievision highlights?

Covering Eurovision as a member of press with Aussievision in 2024 in Malmö was definitely a highlight of my time with this team. My first experience doing on the ground press and of course it happens to be the most controversial and dramatic contest in recent times. Whilst stressful in a lot of aspects and spending over 15 hours in the press a day at some points, It was so much fun and great to hangout with my fellow teammates.

Quick questions on Eurovision entries

Best winner:

Loreen -Tattoo (obviously)

Favourite three non-Australian entries:

Europapa (Netherlands 2024), Tattoo (Sweden 2023), & Beauty Never Lies (Serbia 2015)

Favourite Australian entry:

Zero Gravity (2019)

Makes you dance:

Lights Off (Czechia 2022)

Favourite non-qualifier:

Stripper (San Marino 2022) or Space (Montenegro 2017)

Favourite Eurovision year:

2021 in Rotterdam, that was an incredibly strong year!

Favourite national finals:

Melodifestivalen is the biggest and best for a reason, I love it so much I've gone twice to the finale in Stockholm!

Favourite national final songs:

Bluffin' by Liamoo (Sweden), Polvere by Olly (Italy), Monument and Damdiggida by KEiiNO (Norway)

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