In the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, Im was announced to perform in second semi-final. Im performed tenth in the running order and successfully progressed to the final with the highest score and top ranking of her semi-final. As this was the first time Australia competed in the semi-final stage, Im became the first ever Australian representative to progress from the semi-final to the final. In the final, Im performed 13th in the running order and achieved the top score of 320 points from the national jury. Ultimately, she received 191 points from televoting and was announced to have gained 511 points in total, placing 2nd in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016. Im 's second place score is the highest score ever achieved by an Australian representative. Following the contest, Im 's single "Sound of Silence '' charted at number 3 on the ARIA charts and gained huge success across Europe with Im 's single selling over fifty five thousand copies worldwide, and has also achieved two Gold certificated for her single from the ARIA Charts and the Swedish Recording Industry Association charts respectively. Also "Sound of Silence '' charted within the top fifteen in Finland and Belgium -- a first for Im in her singing career, the single also charted for the first time in Im 's career on the UK Charts, the Spanish, German and Austrian charts. This single is Im 's most successful in her career to date. In October 2016, Im released her first post-Eurovision single, "Fighting for Love ''. In 2017, it was announced through various social media that THE. mgmt has signed Im to a special arrangement modeling contract with the agency.
where did dami im come in eurovision 2017
second place