We now know who will be defending Austria’s title at Eurovision 2026 as Cosmó wins Vienna Calling and will represent the Alpine nation in Vienna with “Tanzschein”.
Cosmó wins Wer Singt für Österreich 2026
A dozen acts competed tonight for the chance to represent Austria on home turf, with Cosmó ultimately winning out over the rest. He won the right via an equally weighted televote and jury. During the voting, JJ performed his new song “Shapeshifter”.
| Running Order | Entrant | Entry | Result |
| 1 | Anna-Sophie | “Superhuman” | 6th |
| 2 | Sidrit Vokshi | “Wenn ich rauche” | 9th |
| 3 | Kayla Krystin | “I brenn” | 4th |
| 4 | Reverend Stomp | “Mescalero Ranger” | 10th |
| 5 | Bamlak Werner | “We Are Not Just One Thing” | 3rd |
| 6 | Philip Piller | “Das Leben ist Kunst” | 11th |
| 7 | Nikotin | “Unsterblich” | 5th |
| 8 | David Kurt | “Pockets Full of Snow” | 12th |
| 9 | Julia Steen | “Julia” | 8th |
| 10 | Frevd | “Riddle” | 7th |
| 11 | Lena Schaur | “Painted Reality” | 2nd |
| 12 | Cosmó | “Tanzschein” | 1st |
Full results breakdown
| Entrant | Jury Points | Televote points | Total points |
| Anna-Sophie | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Sidrit Vokshi | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Kayla Krystin | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| Reverend Stomp | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Bamlak Werner | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| Philip Piller | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Nikotin | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| David Kurt | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julia Steen | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Frevd | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Lena Schaur | 12 | 8 | 20 |
| Cosmó | 10 | 12 | 22 |
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 – before 2025 – had won the competition on two occasions in 1966 and 2014.
In 2025, Austria selected JJ internally to represent the nation in Basel with “Wasted Love”. Austria successfully qualified for the final, and went on to win the Contest with a total of 436 points. This gave Austria its third win in the Contest, eleven years after their previous victory.
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Source: ORF
Photo credit: Cosmó