ORF the Austrian national broadcaster and hosts of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 have announced the 12 acts competing in Vienna Calling – Wer singt für Österreich? for a chance to fly the flag on home soil next May in Vienna!
🇦🇹 12 acts to participate in Vienna Calling – Wer singt für Österreich?
During the morning breakfast radio show Ö3-Wecker on Ö3 Radio, we learned the names and songs that will participate in Vienna Calling – Wer singt für Österreich?. The twelve acts were selected from over 400 submissions received by Eurovision 2026 host broadcaster ORF. The Austrian national finalists and their songs are as follows:
- 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’
- Lena Schaur – ‘Painted Reality’
- Nikotin – ‘Unsterblich’
- Philip Piller – ‘Das Leben ist Kunst’
- Reverend Stomp – ‘Mescalero Ranger’
- Tamara Flores – ‘Chingona’
Vienna Calling – Wer singt für Österreich? will take place on February 20 early next year. The voting public and jury members will determine who will represent the host nation in Vienna next May at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026.
Ten years of internal selections are no more
During an interview the day after JJ’s victory, ORF’s Program Director, Stefanie Groiss-Horowitz confirmed on the channel that the host broadcaster of Eurovision 2026 would use an internal selection method. However, this plan soon changed with the announcement of the live broadcast of selection show, Wer singt für Österreich?. Since 2017 Austria have used a combination of internal judging panels and live auditions to choose its Eurovision representatives. Over the ten years, Austria have found increased success with this process. It has resulted in three top 15 results, including a third place in 2018 for Cesar Sampson and of course, victory in 2025 for JJ.
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