Jürgen Udo Bockelmann, generally known as Udo Jürgens, was an Austrian composer and singer of popular music whose career spanned over 50 years. He won the Eurovision Song Contest 1966 for Austria, composed close to 1,000 songs, and sold over 104 million records. In 2007, he additionally obtained Swiss citizenship. In 2010, he legally changed his name to Udo Jürgens Bockelmann.
Rhoderick Ramos Santos is a Filipino singer. He rose to prominence after winning the reality talent competition Star in a Million in 2003. He has been referred to as the “King of Pinoy Teleserye Theme Songs.” His debut album, This Is the Moment, was released in 2004 and went 3× Platinum.
Christian Joseph Morata Bautista is a Filipino singer, host, and model. He was a finalist of Star in a Million, a Philippine reality show aired on ABS-CBN channel, winning 4th place in the competition in 2003. After the contest, he signed a recording contract with Warner Music Philippines and released his debut album, Christian Bautista. The multiplatinum album established his name as an OPM artist with notable songs such as "The Way You Look at Me" and "Hands to Heaven". The singer, dubbed "Asia's Romantic Balladeer", gained popularity not only in the Philippines but in other countries in Southeast Asia such as Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. He is currently an exclusive talent of GMA Network.
Austria has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 56 times since its debut in 1957. The country has won twice, in 1966 and 2014, and such it holds the record for the longest gap between consecutive wins — 48 years. The Austrian participant broadcaster in the contest is Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF). Vienna was the host city on both of the occasions that the contest was held in Austria, in 1967 and 2015.
Austria was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Y así", written by Christof Spörk and Edi Köhldorfer, and performed by the group Global Kryner. The Austrian participating broadcaster, Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF), organised the national final Song.Null.Fünf in order to select its entry for the contest. Five artists and ten songs competed in a televised show where a public vote consisting of regional televoting and mobile phone voting exclusively selected "Y así" performed by Global Kryner as the winner.
Austria was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 with the song "Reflection", written by Dave Moskin, and performed by Bobbie Singer. The Austrian participating broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF), internally selected its entry for the contest. The broadcaster returned to the contest after a one-year absence following its relegation from 1998 as one of the six entrants with the least total average points over the preceding five contests. On 12 February 1999, ORF announced that it had internally selected Bobbie Singer, while "Reflection" was presented to the public on 25 February 1999 during the ORF programme Vera.
Ferry Graf was an Austrian singer, who later became a Finnish citizen.
Filipino singer Sarah Geronimo has released 13 studio albums, 4 video albums, one live album, one compilation album, 4 soundtrack albums and 31 singles. Geronimo's debut album Popstar: A Dream Come True was certitifed 7× Platinum. Her sophomore album Sweet Sixteen was also a commercial success, achieving 3× Platinum by PARI.
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 participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song "Rise Like a Phoenix", written by Charlie Mason, Joey Patulka, Ali Zuckowski and Julian Maas. The song was performed by Conchita Wurst, the drag stage persona of Tom Neuwirth, who had risen to fame after taking part in an Austrian talent show in 2011 and attempting to represent Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. In September 2013 the Austrian broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) announced that they had internally selected Wurst to compete at the 2014 contest in Copenhagen, Denmark, with her song presented to the public in March 2014.
Austria was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "I Am Yours", written by Jimmy Harry, Dominic Muhrer, Paul Estrela, Florian Meindl, and Markus Christ, and performed by the band The Makemakes. The Austrian participating broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) organised the national final Wer singt für Österreich? in order to select its entry for the contest. In addition, ORF was also the host broadcaster and staged the event at the Hall D of the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, after winning the previous edition with the song "Rise Like a Phoenix" performed by Conchita Wurst.
Nadav Guedj is an Israeli singer and actor who represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, where he finished in 9th place. He is the winner of season two of HaKokhav HaBa. Guedj was born in Paris.
Austria participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Loin d'ici" written by Zoë Straub and Christof Straub. The song was performed by Zoë. The Austrian broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) organised the national final Wer singt für Österreich? in order to select the Austrian entry for the 2016 contest in Stockholm, Sweden. Ten songs competed in a televised show where a jury panel and a public vote first selected the top two entries to proceed to a second round of voting. In the second round, a public vote exclusively selected "Loin d'ici" performed by Zoë as the winner. This was the first time that the Austrian song was performed entirely in the French language at the Eurovision Song Contest. The Austrian song was also the only entry performed in the final entirely in a language other than English.
Austria participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Running on Air" written by Nathan Trent and Bernhard Penzias. The song was performed by Nathan Trent. On 19 December 2016, the Austrian broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) announced that they had internally selected Nathan Trent to compete at the 2017 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine, while "Running on Air" was presented to the public on 28 February 2017.
Austria participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "Nobody but You" written by Cesár Sampson, Borislav Milanov, Sebastian Arman, Joacim Persson and Johan Alkenäs. On 5 December 2017, the Austrian broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) announced that they had internally selected Cesár Sampson to compete at the 2018 contest in Lisbon, Portugal, while "Nobody but You" was presented to the public on 9 March 2018.
Gabriela Horn, known professionally as Paenda, is an Austrian singer, songwriter and music producer. She represented Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Limits", which was released on 8 March.
Austria originally planned to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song "Alive" written by Vincent Bueno, David "Davey" Yang, Felix van Göns and Artur Aigner. The song was performed by Vincent Bueno. On 12 December 2019, the Austrian broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) announced that they had internally selected Vincent Bueno to compete at the 2020 contest in Rotterdam, Netherlands, while "Alive" was presented to the public on 5 March 2020.
Austria participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song "Amen" written by Tobias Carshey, Ashley Hicklin and Jonas Thander. The song was performed by Vincent Bueno. On 26 March 2020, the Austrian broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) announced that they had internally selected Vincent Bueno to compete at the 2021 contest in Rotterdam, the Netherlands after he was due to compete in the 2020 contest with "Alive" before the event's cancellation, while "Amen" was presented to the public on 10 March 2021.
Klarisse de Guzman is a Filipino singer and composer who rose to prominence after placing as the first-runner up of the first season of The Voice of the Philippines in 2013 and being crowned the winner of the third season of Your Face Sounds Familiar in 2021.
"Amen" is a song by Austrian singer Vincent Bueno. The song represented Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
