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 Salena in 2023 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Selina-Maria Edbauer |
| Born | 11 March 1998 Leoben, Styria, Austria |
| Genres | Pop |
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| Years active | 2017–present |
Selina-Maria Edbauer (born 11 March 1998), known professionally as Salena, is an Austrian singer and songwriter. She represented Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 alongside Teya with the song "Who the Hell Is Edgar?", finishing in 15th place. [1] [2]
Selina-Maria Edbauer grew up in Kammern im Liesingtal, Styria. [3]
In 2017, Salena participated in the seventh season of The Voice of Germany, where she reached the dueling rounds. In the show, Samu Haber was her coach. In 2019, she attempted to represent Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest with her song "Behind the Waterfall", but ORF did not select her. [4] In 2021, she competed in the Austrian talent show Starmania, [2] where she reached the top 32. [5]
On 31 January 2023, it was announced that Salena had been selected to represent Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 together with Teya, whom she met during her participation in Starmania. [2] Their entry, named "Who the Hell Is Edgar?", was written at a songwriting camp in the Czech Republic and was released on 8 March 2023. [5] The song qualified from the second semi final on 11 May for the grand final, in which it placed 15th. [6]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
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| AUT [7] | FIN [8] | ICE [9] | IRE [10] | LTU [11] | SWE [12] | UK [13] | ||||||||
| "Pretty Imperfection" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||
| "Who the Hell Is Edgar?" (with Teya) | 2023 | 4 | 20 | 39 | 67 | 10 | 79 | 48 | Ho Ho Ho | |||||
| "Bye Bye Bye" (with Teya) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Ho Ho Ho" (with Teya) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Picky Promise" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||
| "Vacation" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Lying Still" (J.K. featuring Salena) | 2020 | Non-album singles |
| "Walking On Clouds" (7YFN featuring Salena) | 2021 |
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