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Eurovision 2025: Will Go-Jo’s “Milkshake Man” Bring All The Boys To The Yard?

By Cain Cooper

Posted on May 6, 2025

Go-Jo (Eurovision)

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DNA’s Cain Cooper is in Basel, Switzerland and caught up with Australia’s representative, Go-Jo (aka Marty Zambotto), for an interview and a spontaneous visit to a vintage clothing shop. The charismatic 29-year-old is a singer, songwriter, and record producer, and not the first Eurovision act to openly allude to sexual things!

Milkshake Man was written with Australian act, Sheppard. It must have been quite the experience being in the room writing those lyrics.

The session I had with them was one of my all-time favourites. I was with them for two days and we wrote ten songs.

Out of those ten songs, how did you whittle it down to Milkshake Man?

Well, it came down to two songs. There was another one that was actually called Yum Yum, and that’s where we got the bridge of “sweet sweet, yum yum”.

What other songs do you love this year?

Well, my favourite is Zoë Më’s Voyage. I love light ballads. I also love Lucio Corsi’s song – I think it’s so romantic and beautiful.

Milkshake Man is a bit of a departure from your song Mrs Hollywood – is that reflective of the direction you want to take your music moving forward?

It’s mainly to show that I’m diverse. I produce my music as well (even though Milkshake Man was co-produced). I don’t want to, I suppose, follow a particular genre every single time, and when we were making Milkshake Man… that was so fun and I enjoyed it so much. So many elements of it felt very experimental to me, which has always been like the most important thing when writing.

That leads me to asking what your staging is going to be like… you’re not going to tell me, are you?

I love how you know… but I want to keep a secret.

Is there going to be a milkshake van on stage?

No comment, but I appreciate that you would try again. Some people have asked that question in the smartest ways, trying to get me to crack.

This year is the first year for Courtney Act and Tony Armstrong hosting. How do you think our new SBS commentators are going to go?

Oh, they’re great. I’m familiar with both of their work and they’re made to present. They’re so talented and very funny. When we filmed all the promo in Sydney, it was just hilarious.

What do you think makes Eurovision a safe space for people?

We all love the competition, and I’ve never felt safer in an environment where I can express my art. And that has been the case since day one. It was the reason why Eurovision was started – to create unity in Europe after World War II. When something like that happens, it’s like everything is so accepting and everything’s about love and that’s all that matters.

When did the Eurovision first come across your radar?

We weren’t surrounded by technology when I grew up, but I do remember watching a VHS tape of Waterloo by ABBA when I was about four years old, and that was when I was first introduced to it.

Then, when YouTube became a thing and the internet became accessible, I started to really explore it a lot more.

So after you’ve performed Milkshake Man 100 times, because that is the nature of the beast here, what sort of life do you see it having after?

Milkshake Man is a great asset to my show because, even before him, it was always about everyone having fun. And then, obviously, I have my ballads, too, which are very important to me.

Even though the song is about a very personal thing to me (it actually has a very deep meaning), but the production of it makes you want to dance. The messages I’ve had about it and how it makes people feel… is exactly what I wanted from the song.

What is happening next for you, post-Eurovision?

We’re going on a tour around Australia in August. Then we just got confirmed on a European tour as well, I think in about ten countries, which is really exciting. We’re also obviously working on a bunch of new music and finishing the album, which was supposed to be released around this time, but obviously, during the competition, that’s the main focus.

How do you keep “big and strong” during the run? How do you keep your body physically prepared for Eurovision?

I feel like I’ve always been good in these environments. Growing up, I was introduced to hard work at a very young age because we had to really work for everything. So, in situations like this, I feel my threshold might be a little higher, but obviously, we’re only human, and I do have times when maybe I want to just relax tonight.

I feel like exercise is one of the most important things for me, too.