Lawyer reaches final of Eurovision

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By Emily Hinkley on

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Immigration specialist by day, glam rocker by night šŸ¤Ÿ

Danny Estrin – credit: Eurovision/YouTube

An Aussie lawyer has made it through to the Eurovision final as part of a progressive rock band.

Immigration lawyer Danny Estrin will represent Australia in the international competition after his band, Voyager, survived the semi-finals yesterday evening with their performance of synth-filled glam metal track Promise.

They join 25 other acts in Saturday’s final in Liverpool, which is hosting on behalf of 2022 winners Ukraine.

When heā€™s not busy rocking out, Estrin is tackling visa problems and helping clients apply for residency through his role as a partner at Estrin Saul, Western Australia’s largest specialist immigration law firm.

Estrin studied law at the University of Western Australia before specialising in migration in a government role and later moving to private practice.

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You can see the band in action below:

Speaking about balancing law and rock, Estrin told SBS News:

ā€œItā€™s kind of left brain, right brain. I think the two complement each other quite well because you can use the creative side to come up with creative solutions. A lot of migration law is about strategy; what sort of visa do you get from this point to another point to achieve permanent residency in Australia.ā€

This isnā€™t the first time a lawyer has found Eurovision fame. Back in 2014 corporate lawyer Sebastiano PaĆ¹-Lessi nabbed 13th place for Switzerland with his stage persona ā€œSebalterā€. Before him, Albanian lawyer Adrian Lulgjuraj was in the running in 2013 but failed to make it to the final.

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