Austria: Four candidates remain in the Eurovision 2022 selection race

Austria: Four candidates remain in the Eurovision 2022 selection race
Wednesday, 10 November 2021

  • Eberhard Forcher, ORF's  artists scout for Eurovision has revealed that four acts remain in the race of the Austrian selection for Eurovision 2022. 

    Talking on Merci, Chérie – Der Eurovision Podcast, Mr Forcher shed some light on the Austrian Eurovision 2022 selection that is underway. Namely, he mentioned that the broadcaster reached out to a wide number of artists with a total of 20 eventually submitting demos for the contest. Out of those 20 four were shortlisted and remain in the run for representing Austria at Eurovision 2022 in Turin. 

    Out of the four candidates remaining in the selection process three of them are established live artists and one is outstanding at the moment on Spotify. The four acts are at present time finalizing the versions of their potential Eurovision entries which will be sent in to ORF the next days. 

    The Austrian broadcaster is expected to conclude the selection process over the next couple of weeks while the revelation of the representative will probably take place in mid December. However, more specific details for the dates are expected to go public by the broadcaster itself in the following weeks. 

     

    Austria in Eurovision

    Austria debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1957 and has won the competition twice with Udo Jurgens in Eurovision 1966 and the song Merci, Chérie   and  Conchita Wurst and her entry Rise Like a Phoenix in Eurovision 2014. In 2018 Austria selected Cesar Sampson via an internal selection and represented the country with his entry Nobody but you. The Austrian act achieved a honorable 3rd placing in the Grand Final by winning  the jury voting winning the jury voting.

    In 2019, the electropop singer-songwriter PÆNDA represented the coutry with her song “Limits” which unfortunately didn’t make it to the Grand final , as she finished 17th in the semi final.

    Vincent Bueno was selected internally to represent the country at Eurovision 2020 in Rotterdam witht the song “Alive” but as the event was cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak, missed the joy to perform in Rotterdam.

    However ORF selected Vincent internally for Eurovision 2021 in Rotterdam, where he performed the song "Amen" in the second semi final show in which he was placed 12th with 66 points failing to qualify to the Grand final despite he's impressive vocally performance on stage. 

     

    News Source: Eurovoix / Merci, Chérie – Der Eurovision Podcast

    Image:  EBU / ANDRES PUTTING