Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023

Eurovision Song Contest 2023
Participating broadcasterÖsterreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)
Country Austria
National selection
Selection processInternal selection
Selection date(s)Artist: 31 January 2023
Song: 8 March 2023
Selected artist(s)Teya and Salena
Selected song"Who the Hell Is Edgar?"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Teodora Špirić
  • Selina-Maria Edbauer
  • Ronald Janeček
  • Pele Loriano
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (2nd, 137 points)
Final result15th, 120 points
Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Austria was represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool, United Kingdom, with the song "Who the Hell Is Edgar?", written by Teodora Špirić, Selina-Maria Edbauer, Ronald Janeček, and Pele Loriano, and performed by Špirić and Edbauer themselves under their stage names Teya and Salena. The Austrian participating broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) internally selected its entry for the contest. Teya and Salena were announced as the Austrian representatives on 31 January 2023, while their song was presented to the public on 8 March 2023.

Austria was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 11 May 2023. Performing during the show in position 13, "Who The Hell Is Edgar?" was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final, marking Austria's first qualification to the grand final since 2018. It was later revealed that Austria placed 2nd out of the 16 participating countries in the semi-final with 137 points. Performing in position 1 in the final on 13 May 2023, Austria finished in fifteenth place overall with 120 points.