Eurovision Song Contest 2022 | ||||
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Country | Austria | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Internal selection | |||
Selection date(s) | Artist: 8 February 2022 Song: 11 March 2022 | |||
Selected artist(s) | Lumix feat. Pia Maria | |||
Selected song | "Halo" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (15th) | |||
Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Austria participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy, with the song "Halo" written by Anders Nilsen, Gabriele Ponte, Luca Michlmayr, Rasmus Flyckt and Sophie Alexandra Tweed-Simmons. The song was performed by Lumix, which is the artistic name of DJ and producer Luca Michlmayr, featuring Pia Maria. On 8 February 2022, the Austrian broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) announced that they had internally selected Lumix and Pia Maria to compete at the 2022 contest, while "Halo" was presented to the public on 11 March 2022.
Austria was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 10 May 2022. Performing during the show in position 13, "Halo" 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 15th out of the 17 participating countries in the semi-final with 42 points.