| Eurovision Song Contest 2013 | ||||
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| Country |  Austria | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Österreich rockt den Song Contest | |||
| Selection date(s) | 15 February 2013 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Natália Kelly | |||
| Selected song | "Shine" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (14th) | |||
| Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Austria participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song "Shine" written by Andreas Grass, Nikola Paryla, Natália Kelly and Alexander Kahr. The song was performed by Natália Kelly. The Austrian broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) organised the national final Österreich rockt den Song Contest in order to select the Austrian entry for the 2013 contest in Malmö, Sweden. Five songs competed in a televised show where an international jury panel and a public vote selected "Shine" performed by Natália Kelly as the winner.
Austria was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 14 May 2013. Performing as the opening entry for the show in position 1, "Shine" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Austria placed fourteenth out of the 16 participating countries in the semi-final with 27 points.