Eurovision 2025: Australia’s Go-Jo on ‘Milkshake Man’ and embracing his feminine energy
Go-Jo (Corinne Cumming/EBU)
Go-Jo (Corinne Cumming/EBU)
Australia’s Eurovision Song Contest 2025 hopeful Go-Jo has spoken about the character behind his song “Milkshake Man” and how he’s embraced female energy in his life.
The singer, whose real name is Marty Zambotto, is bringing his suggestive and “little bit more bold than what’s been sent before” song to the competition in the Swiss city of Basel this week. With innuendo-filled lyrics including “I can tell you want a taste of the milkshake man,” it’s certainly raised a few eyebrows.
In an exclusive chat with PinkNews ahead of the his appearance at the second of two live semi-finals, which is set to take place on Thursday (15 May), Go-Jo said: “The milkshake man is a larger-than-life character [who] hopes to inspire other people to look into the world of confidence, self-expression and vibrancy and give that to other people.”
But unlike other songs, namely Malta’s “Serving”, previously called “Serving Kant”, Go-Jo has faced no problems, despite the double entendre.
The video for the song shows Go-Jo exhibiting a colourful, gender-bending style which he also exhibits off-stage.
He’s been able to embody lots of female energy, thanks to being surrounded by his mother and close female friends, the singer told PinkNews.
“I learned so much from females… the biggest icons to my personal self” being women, he said. “I’m very spiritual and psychics have said that I have a lot of female energy. That’s something I’m very proud of.
“Sometimes I wake up and I’m like ‘I feel like wearing my heels’,” he added, showing off the pair he wore on the Eurovision turquoise carpet on Sunday (11 May).
“I wear them all the time,” he continued. “It makes me feel a bit more elegant. A lot of males think there’s a type of way that we have to dress but it’s b******t. I think dressing to feel like the best version of yourself is the most important thing.”
For Go-Jo, it’s form of expression and an area he’d like to see more people explore. “There [are] no boundaries in life,” he proclaimed before decrying “old traditions,” such as strictly gendered clothing and attitudes.
Elaborating further, he said he often gravitated towards the women’s sections in shops because “the clothes just fit way better”.
As well as being “more extravagant” and “more colourful,” (and boasting a 26-inch waist), generally being around female energy “makes me feel the best version of myself”, he said.
His favourite piece of clothing from a women’s section was a “one-of-a-kind” 70s tuxedo.
“When I wear it, I feel like a flower and being called a flower is such a special thing to be called because flowers represent beauty but they’re strong as well,” he explained.
“They have such a small stem carrying such a big masterpiece. It’s a beautiful representation.”
The second Eurovision semi-final is on Thursday (15 May) with live coverage on BBC1 from 8pm. The grand final begins on BBC1 from 8pm on Saturday (17 May).
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