Following confirmation that Austria will be at the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest in Switzerland, it is being reported by Austrian media that ORF, Austria’s public service broadcaster, that its considering another internal selection to decide its entrant.
Continuing on with internal selections
Austrian newspaper Kleine Zeitung has already floated a name for Kaleen’s successor; Paul Pizzera. A decision to remain with an internal selection would continue Austria’s streak of doing so; with Kaleen having been the eighth internal in a row for Austria. The last time an Austrian national final took place was in 2016, when Zoë won the right to represent her country with ‘Loin d’ici‘ at Wer singt für Österreich?. At the time of writing this article no firm decision has been made by Austria’s ORF over who they will potentially send to their neighbours Switzerland.
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 managed to place 10th overall. Since their debut, Austria has participated 56 times (being in the final 49 times), and have won the competition on two occasions in 1966 and 2014.
For 2024, Kaleen was internally selected to represent Austria with their song “We Will Rave”. In Malmö, Kaleen qualified for the final, where she went on to finish in 24th place with 24 points. Of these, 5 points came from the televote and another 19 came from the juries.
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Source: Kleine Zeitung
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