This morning, Austrian national broadcaster ORF revealed the twelve participants that will compete in Austria’s national final Vienna Calling – Wer singt für Österreich?
The twelve participants competing in Vienna Calling – Wer singt für Österreich?:
Anna-Sophie – “Superhuman”
Bamlak Werner – “We Are Not Just One Thing”
Cosmó – “Tanzschein”
David Kurt – “Pockets Full of Snow”
Frevd – “Riddle”
Julia Steen – “Julia”
Kayla Krystin – “I brenn” (I’m burning)
Lena Schaur – “Painted Reality”
Nikotin – “Unsterblich”
Philip Piller – “Das Leben ist Kunst”
Reverend Stomp – “Mescalero Ranger”
Tamara Flores – “Chingona” (Badass)
Stefanie Groiss-Horowitz, Director of Programming for ORF, stated:
“Austria is once again proving its talent and its high standing as a musical nation. The candidates for the national selection are exactly that: courageous, vibrant, and full of diversity. After the intensive preliminary selection by the jury and editorial team, it is now up to our audience to decide who from the top 12 will represent Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest. Every vote counts – and for the winners, perhaps the most important journey of their musical lives will begin.”
Vienna Calling – Wer singt für Österreich? is scheduled to take place on Friday February 20th and will be broadcast live on ORF 1 and ORF ON. The winner will be decided by a combination of jury and public vote. There will be a lot of eyes watching the national final as the winner will be the host entry at Eurovision 2026.
Last year, Austria was represented by JJ with his song “Wasted Love” where he won Eurovision 2025 with a total of 436 points. This is Austria’s third victory at the Eurovision Song Contest, having previously won in 1966 and 2014.
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