In June 2023, Austria confirmed its intention to participate at Eurovision 2024, with internal selection as the mechanism to select an artist and a song.
Austrian broadcaster ORF got the help of special talent scouts to detect potential talented artists who might be representing the country at Eurovision 2024.
The submission window closed on the 30th of September 2023.
ORF‘s Eberhard Forcher confirmed to ESCBEAT that the Austrian artist for Eurovision 2024 will be revealed on Tuesday, the 16th of January 2024
Around 60 songs have been submitted to ORF in recent weeks, per request.
The Austrian magazine “Kronen Zeitung“ has revealed more details regarding Austria’s preparations for Eurovision 2024.
- 14 artists have been invited to live auditions by ORF
- They performed live in front of 25-person jury of music experts and 6 ESC fan clubs who were connected live.
- The panel has already voted and clarified who is their favorite act to represent the country
- ORF program director Stefanie Groiss-Horowitz will have the final say choosing the act for Eurovision 2024
- The Austrian artist for Eurovision is expected to become known in the second week of January 2024
Teya and Salena represented Austria at Eurovision 2023 with “Who The Hell is Edgar?“.
They ended in 15th place in the final, with a total of 120 points:
Who would you like to see representing Austria at Eurovision 2024?
Eurovision 2024 will be held in Malmö, Sweden.
The semi-finals will be held on the 7th and 9th of May 2024, and the grand final will be held on the 11th of May 2024
Don’t forget to visit our Eurovision 2024 homepage
