After the deadline expires on Wednesday this week, a panel of experts will listen to all the songs that have been submitted to the broadcaster. This panel includes Cesar Sampson<\/a>, who represented Austria in 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal, and finished third in the Grand Final. Sampson says it\u2019s important to reflect the diversity of local music.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n A jury will then invite and evaluate 24 singers and groups to audition in November. After this, half of the 24 singers and groups will advance to the main evening show on February 20. During the show, a combination of a national jury, an international jury, and public voting will determine who will represent Austria on home ground in Vienna.<\/p>\n Eberhard Forcher, who is part of a three person scouting team for Vienna Calling \u2013 Wer singt f\u00fcr \u00d6sterreich?, has confirmed that 80 songs had been submitted up to October 3rd for the Austrian selection<\/a>. He expects at least another 30 songs to be submitted before the deadline passes.<\/p>\n In addition to this, the Austrian Newspaper Kleine Zeitung has reported on 10 artists and groups that have either submitted songs or shown an interest in competing in Vienna Calling \u2013 Wer singt f\u00fcr \u00d6sterreich?<\/a>:<\/p>\n The Mountain Crew \u2013 Lederhosen band that wants to bring a fun song to Vienna The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 will be held in Vienna following the victory of JJ with \u201cWasted Love\u201d. Austria won the Eurovision Song Contest for a third time, having previously won the 1966 and 2014 editions of the contest. Austria received 12 points from eight juries; Belgium, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden.<\/p>\n
\nKayla Krystin \u2013 Has had radio plays internationally and is now performing in the Tyrolean dialect, she is reported to have made it to the final round of the internal selection for Eurovision 2025
\nLena Schaur \u2013 Winner of Soundcheck which was held earlier this year, and is highly regarded as a potential Eurovision acts
\nDie S\u00fcdsteirer \u2013 Humorous and fun band that combines folk and party music
\nKrystof \u2013 Has submitted a song composed with Christof Straub, who wrote \u201cLoin d\u2019ici\u201d, the Austrian entry for Eurovision 2016
\nBerenice \u2013 Submitted an English language power ballad
\nVisions of Atlantis \u2013 Symphonic metal band, and are reported to have been in two previous internal selections
\nCandlelight Ficus \u2013 Funk band that also made it through to the final round of an internal selection
\nEgon7 \u2013 Styrian pop band
\nLydia Kelovitz \u2013 Previously competed in\u00a0Deutschland sucht den Superstar
\nPolkagott \u2013 In discussions regarding participating in the selection process<\/p>\n
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