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| Birth name | Nathanaele Koll |
| Born | 4 April 1992 Innsbruck, Austria |
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| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Website | http://www.nathantrent.com |
Nathanaele Koll (born 4 April 1992), known professionally as Nathan Trent, is an Austrian singer. He represented Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Running on Air" finishing in 16th place. [1] [2]
Trent was born in Innsbruck, Austria, to an Austrian father and an Italian mother. On 18 June 2016, Trent released his debut single "Like It Is". [3] On 19 December 2016, Trent was announced as the Austrian representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. His song, "Running on Air", was released on 28 February 2017. [2] [1] At the time of his selection as the Austrian entrant, Trent was one of the 33 artists that had been shortlisted in Unser Song 2017 , the contest to select the German entrant in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. He was automatically eliminated, as a performer can not represent more than one country in the same year by European Broadcasting Union regulations. [4] [5] He ultimately finished 16th in the contest, with 93 points. [6]
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| AUT [7] | NLD Tip [8] | SWE Heat. [9] | |||||||||||
| "Like It Is" | 2016 | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||||||
| "Running on Air" | 2017 | 18 | 28 | 4 | |||||||||
| "Good Vibes" [10] | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Secrets" [11] (with J-MOX) | 2018 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Killer" [12] | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Legacy" [13] | 2019 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Over You" [14] (with J-MOX) | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "I Got Me" [15] | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Sweet Dreams" [16] | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Timeline" [17] | 2020 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Millions" [18] (with J-MOX) | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Most of It" [19] | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Late Night Friends" | 2022 | — | — | — | The Stages of Change | ||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
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| "Won't Let You Go" (Poptracker featuring Nathan Trent) | 2018 | Non-album single |
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| Eurovision Song CZ [20] | 2018 | International jury member |
| The Masked Singer Austria | 2020 | Main panellist |
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