A "super excited" Jessica Mauboy will sing at the Eurovision song contest in May in what could be her biggest break yet, given a global television audience of many tens of millions will see her perform.

But hang on. If you just did a double-take and wondered 'why?' when Australia is not by any reasonable definition a part of Europe, it appears to be a reward for our ongoing love of pop music's most celebrated and self-conscious cheese-fest.

Indigenous performer Jessica Mauboy to perform at Eurovision, which is hosted by Julia Zemiro and Sam Pang.

According to SBS, which has screened Eurovision for more than 30 years, 2.93 million Australians watched last year's contest, which was won by Danish singer Emmelie Charlotte-Victoria de Forest for a barefoot performance in which she was accompanied by hunky drummers in military-style outfits. As you do.

SBS says Mauboy's guest starring role in Copenhagen will be the first time a solo artist from a non-European country has been invited to perform by the key networks, the European broadcasting Union and the host broadcaster, in this case Denmark's DR.