ORF’s editorial team has unveiled the longlist for Austria’s national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026. This year, twelve artists representing a wide range of genres and performing in different languages will compete for the chance to represent Austria on the international stage.

Among the potential representatives are:

• Anna-Sophie – «Superhuman»
• Bamlak Werner, 24 – «We Are Not Just One Thing»
• Cosmó, 19 – «Tanzschein»
• David Kurt, 26 – «Pockets Full of Snow»
• Frevd (5 members) – «Riddle»
• Julia Steen, 23 – «Julia»
• Kayla Krystin, 31 – «I brenn»
• Lena Schaur, 22 – «Painted Reality»
• Nikotin – «Unsterblich»
• Philip Piller, 30 – «Das Leben ist Kunst»
• Reverend Stomp (4 members) – «Mescalero Ranger»
• Tamara Flores, 28 – «Chingona»

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In total, ORF received more than 500 submissions this year. For the first time since 2016, the selection process returns in the form of a televised show titled «Vienna Calling – Who Will Sing for Austria?», allowing viewers to directly influence the choice of Austria’s Eurovision representative.

The live broadcast will take place on 20 February at 8:15 PM and will air on ORF 1 and ORF ON. The show will be hosted by Alice Tumler and Cesár Sampson.

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