mauboy performed "sea of flags" to an estimated television audience of 20 million viewers on 8 may 2014 (denmark time) / 9 may 2014 at 6:20am (australian time). prior to her performance, mauboy met with the crown princess mary of denmark and her children prince christian and princess isabella. mary came backstage to wish her good luck and to let mauboy know she would be attending her performance with her husband, the crown prince frederik of denmark. mauboy's performance began with a video featuring sbs host julia zemiro and a group of australians, in front of the sydney opera house, skyping the eurovision organisers from a giant screen attached to the sydney harbour bridge, begging to be included in the competition. the video then showed the entire australian continent being lifted up in the air by helicopters and dropped on top of europe, in an attempt to make australia eligible for the competition. a group of dancers then appeared on the eurovision stage dressed as budgie smugglers, drag queens, lifeguards, outback farmers, sydney swans afl players, surfers, shearers, tennis players and giant koalas and kangaroos. the dancers performed a musical number to a song with lyrics that suggested some ways australia could make itself at home in europe.