🇦🇹 TES Previews: Who Are Teya and Salena?

🇦🇹 TES Previews: Who Are Teya and Salena?

Eurovision in Liverpool is now less than a month away. In the run-up to rehearsals we will be getting to know a little more about this year’s artists, their discography and their Eurovision journey so far. The next artist we will be previewing is Austria’s Teya and Salena.

Teya and Salena’s Eurovision Journey so far….

On the 2nd of February, Teya and Salena were announced to represent Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 while their song “Who The Hell Is Edgar” was released on the 8th of March. The girls will perform in the Second Semi Final at Eurovision 2023, competing from the 13th slot.

Teya and Salena has performed at three Eurovision Pre-Parties in Madrid, Amsterdam and London.

What do we think of “Who The Hell is Edgar”

The team at That Eurovision Site has been doing their reviews for this year’s contest. Angus and Janek gave their thoughts on “Who The Hell Is Edgar”, which you can see here.

Who are Teya and Salena?

Teya has previous history in Eurovision having previously tried to represent her ancestral home of Serbia in the 2020 contest. Performing under the name Thea Devy, her song ‘Sudnji Dan’ managed to make the final of Beovizija 2020, and ultimately finished 10th overall. Sahlena is also no newcomer to musical competitions having previously been a contestant on the 2017 edition of The Voice of Germany. Their song “Who The Hell is Edgar” was written by Teodora Spirić, Selina-Maria Edbauer, Ronald Janeček and Pele Loriano

Austria’s Eurovision Journey!

In 1957, Austria made their debut into the Eurovision Song Contest, where Bob Martin represented the landlocked nation with the song “Wohin, kleines Pony?”. At the close of voting, it manages to place 10th overall. Since their debut, Austria has participated 54 times (being in the final 47 times), and have won the competition on two occasions (1966 and 2014 respectively).

In 2021, Austria was represented by duo LUM!X and Pia Maria with the song “Halo”, where they managed to placed 15th in the semi-final; receiving 42 points from the professional juries and televoters.

What do you think of Who The Hell Is Edgar? Can the girls and Edgar go far in Liverpool? Let us know your thoughts! Also, be sure to follow “That Eurovision Site” on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok as we prepare for Eurovision 2023!

News Source: Teya and Salena/ORF/That Eurovision Site

Photo Credit: ORF

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