Today it has been announced that the Austrian entry for Eurovision 2026, “Tanzschein” by COSMÓ, will perform 25th on the 16th of May 2026.
Positioning the host entry
As the hosts, Austria will automatically qualify for the final. Their position was randomly drawn during the Head of Delegation meeting today.
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: eurovision
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