Australia’s Eurovision contestant Voyager celebrates surprise win as song Promise tops global charts

They may not have won the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 last week.

But Australian band Voyager are celebrating another win after their Eurovision song Promise skyrocketed to the top of charts around the world.

The Perth-based progressive metal band announced their exciting news via Instagram on Friday, telling fans they were “blown away” by the huge success of their song.

“Our little progressive electro-pop song “Promise” has skyrocketed in the charts across multiple platforms and we are just blown away by seeing these numbers!!” wrote the group.

They accompanied their caption with a chart showing how Promise topped Apple Music’s metal chart in Iceland, Ireland, UK, Israel, Poland, Netherlands, Norway, Belgium, Slovenia, Finland and Lithuania.

A second table showed how Promise also fared on Spotify’s Viral Songs chart, ranking third in Sweden and fourth in Iceland and Australia.

Voyager band members Daniel ‘Danny’ Estrin, Alex Canion, Simone Dow, Scott Kay and Ashley Doodkorte caused some hilarity last Saturday when they took part in the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool, England.

They placed ninth overall, beaten by Estonia, Belgium, Ukraine, Norway, Italy, Israel, Finland and Sweden.

The Perth-based progressive metal band announced their exciting news via Instagram on Friday, telling fans they were ‘blown away’ by the huge success of their song

They accompanied their caption with a chart showing how Promise topped Apple Music’s metal chart in Iceland, Ireland, UK, Israel, Poland, Netherlands, Norway, Belgium, Slovenia, Finland and Lithuania

A second table showed how Promise also fared on Spotify’s Viral Songs chart, ranking third in Sweden and fourth in Iceland and Australia

Speaking to Daily Mail Australia after the second semi-final last week, bassist Canion said Voyager’s journey to Eurovision glory was years in the making.

‘[Our journey] started before 2015, before Australia could even participate in the Eurovision Song Contest. Our huge fan base in Europe was like, ‘You guys would be great for Eurovision! Why don’t you apply?’ Alex explained.

“It was never an option, so we just dismissed the comments, but as soon as 2015 rolled around, we started a hashtag, #VoyagerForEurovision. From there we just started campaigning.’

Voyager bandmates Daniel ‘Danny’ Estrin, Alex Canion, Simone Dow, Scott Kay and Ashley Doodkorte brought down the house last Saturday as they took part in the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool, England

The band has submitted entries to the competition every year since 2015, narrowly missing out on Australia’s representation in the Eurovision Song Contest last year.

Canion described the band as a “well-oiled unit” and said Thursday’s semi-final appearance was a long time coming.

In some ways Eurovision is the greatest stage ever. But it’s still a performance. I’ve actually been more nervous playing someone’s wedding at home,’ he mused.

They placed ninth overall, beaten by Estonia, Belgium, Ukraine, Norway, Italy, Israel, Finland and Sweden

‘I’ve been much more concerned about playing pub gigs, playing covers that aren’t even mine, than this Eurovision song. That’s how sure we are. That’s how ready we are for this match, he added.

Eurovision 2023 was hosted by the UK on behalf of Ukraine, whose Kalush Orchestra was victorious last year.

Booking.com is Eurovision’s official travel partner and has hosted thousands of fans who have traveled to Liverpool to see the show live.

“Booking.com is proud to play a part in making it easier for millions of Eurovision fans to come together and celebrate Europe’s most popular and diverse music event, demonstrating that unity comes in different forms in both music and travel,” said Arjan Dijk, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at Booking.com.

Last week, Voyager bassist Alex Canion (pictured) revealed how a humble hashtag helped the Perth band take part in Eurovision 2023