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Eurovision 2024: Austria’s First Rehearsal!

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The moment for Austria’s first rehearsal has officially arrived, as Kaleen sets the mood with her song “We Will Rave”! 

Who is Kaleen? 

Performing has always been an integral part of Kaleen’s life, considering she has been doing it ever since she was little and has gained great experience as a singer, dancer and choreographer. Thus, she has shined at numerous national, European and international dance championships. 

However, Kaleen is no stranger to the Eurovision Song Contest. She contributed as a stand-in singer for the rehearsals of Eurovision 2018 and also, as a dancer and choreographer for the interval acts. Moreover, she supported a few acts at last year’s edition and, as for Junior Eurovision, Kaleen took the responsibility of the creative direction of Spain and Bulgaria in 2021 and the overall stage direction in 2022. 

 

The rehearsal 

Austria’s Kaleen is here to remind us that if heartbreak is the problem, rave is the solution.

Staging-wise, there’s an inverted pyramid made of metal scaffolding hanging above the middle of the stage, that shoots lasers, giving the stage a warehouse rave vibe. She starts the performance wearing a long white coat with a train, but that’s dispensed with as soon as the bass kicks in, revealing a silver sparkly leotard and thigh boots. She has four male backing dancers, wearing black cargo pants, sleeveless jackets and oversized wraparound shades. With Kaleen they deliver a full-on dance routine that covers the whole stage.

There’s also a RUM-DE-DUM-DA-DA hip swivel move. Genuinely wish it was possible to explain what this track FEELS like at full volume in the arena – it’s very much a full body experience.

PYRO UPDATE! Smoke and steam jets, and Kaleen tried a different (and much fluffier) white coat. No idea which will make it through to second rehearsals – we’ll find out later in the week!

Austria first rehearsal at Eurovision 2024. Credit: Corinne Cumming/EBU

 

 

Take a look at Austria’s first rehearsal from the TikTok video below:

https://www.tiktok.com/@eurovision/video/7363316161389382945?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7269788284946957856

 

Austria’s second rehearsal is on Thursday, 2nd of May and we will receive more information regarding how the performance will be presented on TV. 

Source: eurovision.tv

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Austria: Kaleen is heading off to Greece for promo!

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In the upcoming days, Kaleen, the Austrian representative for Eurovision 2024 will be in Athens to promote her entry for Eurovision 2024. Just a few days before she departs for Malmö, Kaleen will do radio and television interviews as part of her current pan-European tour.

Having attended nearly every pre-party this season, Kaleen now focuses on the countries participating in the same semi-final as her, namely the second semi-final.

Kaleen will also meet Silia Kapsis, the Cypriot representative, who is based in Athens during the past months preparing for Malmö. In fact, Kaleen and Silia share the same creative director, Marvin Dietmann.

Austria will perform sixth on the second semi-final of May 9 with Kaleen and her song “We Will Rave“!

EurovisionFun will be there to cover Kaleen’s promo in Athens, so stay tuned for all the news!

Kaleen: “The whole performance will be a dance break!”

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Kaleen is ready to set Malmo’s stage on fire with her song “We Will Rave“!

In a recent interview she talked about her previous experience in Eurovision both as a stand-in singer (Cyprus, Finland 2018) and also as a creative director( Spain 2022). She is now ready to represent her country Austria in this year’s contest and she spoiled some details about her performance:

“People often ask me if there will be a dance break. Well, I like to think that the whole performance will be a dance break. Yes, there’ll be a lot of dancing. I am saving it all for Malmo.

We held back in the music video so it could explode in the live show. The music video was a world on its own. Maybe a version of a rave, of me having a good time or just being able to get lost in the moment which you’ll definitely see on stage, just from a different perspective!”

Austria will perform sixth on the second semifinal fighting for a ticket in the Grand Final with the song “We Will Rave“!

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Source: Eurovisionworld

 

Eurovision 2024: Dan Shipton to Direct Germany, Austria, and Cyprus!

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Dan Shipton will be directing three countries in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. Specifically, Black Scull Creative, owned by Dan, his husband Ross Nicholson, and their collaborators Jay Revell and Paul Gardner, will be responsible for the television production of the entries from Austria, Germany, and Cyprus.

Speaking to The Euro Trip, Dan Shipton revealed:

We have Austria, Germany, and Cyprus.

We are very excited about these countries and we are very close to them.

We turned down several collaborations this year to dedicate more time to family, but we couldn’t miss out on Eurovision because it’s our passion.

Shipton has been the creative director of many entries in the past decade and was the main creative director of Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool. Also, in 2022, he worked with four countries, while in 2021, he collaborated with seven. Shipton and Nicholson had to reduce their collaborations for this year’s Eurovision as they are expecting their first child. Marvin Dietmann will also be collaborating with them on the three entries in Malmo this year.

Kaleen, this year’s representative of Austria at Eurovision, is married to Dietmann and is a close friend of Shipton.

Kaleen and I have been friends for years.

The song is a banger and has very nice elements. It’s wonderful, her vocals are amazing, the choreography is fantastic, and the song is perfect.

It has something different from what you would expect from a typical Eurovision song. What we have prepared will excite.

17-year-old Silia Kapsis, who will represent Cyprus with “Liar,” has already started working with Shipton and his team to prepare her performance for Malmo.

The song is fantastic. When her team sent it to me, I listened to it, listened to it again, listened to it for a third time, and I really liked it.

As an artist, she is amazing. Vocally, she is great. The choreography is wonderful. She definitely has the potential to stand out.

The Eurovision stage has been designed by German designer Florian Wieder, who has designed seven stages at Eurovision since 2011, including last year’s in Liverpool.

Whatever Florian designs is amazing.

It’s wonderful to have the audience around you. The cross-shaped stage will compel people to rally around it.

It’s up to us, as creative directors, to find a way to capture something different and guess what the result will look like to do something that will stand out. The stage has many possibilities.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the latest developmentes regarding the 68th Eurovision Song Contest!

Source: The Euro Trip Podcast

Austria: Listen to a snippet of Kaleen’s “We Will Rave”!

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Just a week prior the official release of the Austrian entry for Eurovision 2024, Kaleen shared a thirty-seconds snippet of “We Will Rave” on X.

Kaleen wants to keep the excitement high, while building a hype around her entry.

“We Will Rave” will be officially released alongside with the official videoclip on Friday 1st of March, and will be broadcast by the national broadcaster ORF. The official video was shot on Los Angeles.

Who is Kaleen?

Kaleen is an Austrian pop singer-songwriter based in Vienna.

Her song title is “We Will Rave” and it’s techno-inspired. She is a professional dancer, choreographer and singer. Kaleen has quite a lot of experience working for Eurovision: numerous JESC stagings, stage director of the JESC 2022, a director of the German selection for Eurovision 2023 and many other Austrian and German shows.

She also collaborated with Martin Deitmann on many-many projects But you may remember her from the iconic Cyprus 2018 stand-in rehearsal where she performed “Fuego”, while she has also served as a stand-in performer for the Armenian entry “Dance” by Nare at JESC 2022.

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Austria: A female singer will fly to Malmo!

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The Austrian act for Eurovision 2024 will be revealed tomorrow morning on the Ö3 Wecker show on Hitradio Ö3 at 7:40 CET.

Following a reel of Hitradio Ö3 there is a reference to a female representative!

 

Δείτε αυτή τη δημοσίευση στο Instagram.

 

Η δημοσίευση κοινοποιήθηκε από το χρήστη Hitradio Ö3 (@oe3hitradio)

This news is confirmed by our own exclusive information. In fact, she is a singer who is also a very good dancer and has a lot of experience in the Eurovision Song Contest.

Austria in Eurovision 2024

Austria, for yet another year, chose its entry internally, following an open call to interested artists. Fourteen of the songs that were initially submitted made it to the live audition round.

A multidisciplinary committee comprised of twenty-five individuals selected the artist who will represent Austria in Malmö, Sweden, in May of next year. The jury included both musicologists and Eurovision fans.

More than sixty songs were submitted to ORF and although its was expected to announce the internal selection’s outcome was expected to be released on December, the announcement took a one-month delay.

Austria was represented last year by Teya and Salena and the song “Who the Hell is Edgar“, finishing fifteenth.

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Austria: The reveal of the country’s representative is set for January 16!

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Austria will select its 2024 Eurovision act internally, as is now customary. While the period of national selections begins and more representatives are revealed by participating broadcasters, we have some exciting news from Austria.

ORF scout Eberhard Forcher just revealed the date for the announcement of the artist who will represent Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmo, Sweden.

According to ORF scout Eberhard Forcher’s comment in an ESC Kompakt’s post on Facebook, the artist that will fly the Austrian flag in Malmö will be announced on January 16.

Austria in Eurovision 2024

Austria, for yet another year, chose its entry internally, following an open call to interested artists. Fourteen of the songs that were initially submitted made it to the live audition round.

A multidisciplinary committee comprised of twenty-five individuals selected the artist who will represent Austria in Malmö, Sweden, in May of next year. The jury included both musicologists and Eurovision fans.

More than sixty songs were submitted to ORF and although its was expected to announce the internal selection’s outcome was expected to be released on December, the announcement took a one-month delay.

Austria was represented last year by Teya and Salena and the song “Who the Hell is Edgar“, finishing fifteenth.

Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for all the news!

Source: esc Kompakt

Austria: Is the country organizing a National Final for Eurovision 2024?

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After the announcement that Conchita Wurst, is not going to take part in the Austrian national selection for Eurovision 2024, there are numerous scenarios going around, that the public will have their own say at the selection.

Despite their inicial proclamation, that the country is going to have an internal selection once again, the public broadcaster of Austria, ORF, talked about the possibility of a live show selection for picking the representative of Eurovision 2024. If in the end, this scenario ends up being true, then it will be the first national final in Austria since 2016.

As we have informed you, more than twelve artists have been approached directly from the broadcaster. However, anyone interested, can submit their entry until September 30, through the email address songcontest@orf.at.

The national selection of Austria last year, besides the jury panel, included live performances in front of a focus group of Eurovision specials.

Teya & Salena represented Austria at Eurovision 2023 with the song “Who The Hell is Edgar” and finished 15th in the Grand Final, bringing their country to the Final after three consecutive non-qualifications:

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Austria: Conchita Wurst will not submit a song for Eurovision 2024!

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In the middle of the summer, during the so-called post Eurovision depression period, there was another Eurovision winner interested in taking part again, after Loreen’s second win. Namely, Conchita Wurst was expected to submit a song to the Austrian public broadcaster for Eurovision 2024, but as things turn out, she is not interested.

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Austria: The selection process for Eurovision 2024 begins! | Conchita Wurst among interested artists?

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The search for the next representative for Eurovision 2024 has officially begun for Austria, with a former winner of the contest reacting to the call for artists!

Austria’s selection process has begun for Eurovision 2024, with experts looking for artists to potentially represent the country in Sweden. Peter Schreiber, working with ORF in the search for a representative, posted on his instagram a few days ago, aiming to encourage artists to participate in the selection.

Among those who responded to Peter Schreiber’s invitation was Conchita Wurst, winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The singer reacted to the post and even commented that she will send a message to Peter Schreiber. However, it is still too early to know whether Conchita is really interested in returning to the contest.

In recent years, the internal selections of ORF, brought Austria a variety of results, icluding the win of Conchita Wurst back in 2014:

2017 – Nathan Trent – “Running On Air” – 16th place in the final

2018 – Cesar Sampson – “Nobody But You” – 3rd place in the final

2019 – PÆNDA – “Limits” – 17th place in the semi-final

2021 – Vincent Bueno – “Amen” – 12th place in the semi-final

2022 – LUM!X ft. Pia Maria –“Halo” – 15th place in the semi-final

2023 – Teya & Salena – “Who The Hell Is Edgar?” – 15th place in the final

Teya & Salena represented Austria at Eurovision 2023 with the song “Who The Hell is Edgar” and finished 15th in the Grand Final, bringing their country to the Final after three consecutive non-qualifications:

https://youtu.be/8uk64V9h0Ko

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