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Austria: Bye, bye, bye! Teya & Salena announce split!

Sad news for the fans  of Austrian superduo Teya & Salena.  The Austrian representatives at Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool have confirmed they will part ways.  Teya & Salena made this announcement during an interview for The Euro Trip.

The duo represented Austria with the song Who the Hell Is Edgar?  After this they released the single Bye bye bye and are currently promoting their Christmas song Ho Ho Ho.  In their promotion, the musical duo mentioned that they have decided to end their collaboration as an artistic couple.

The duo Teya & Salena was formed at the end of 2022, right before they were internally selected by Austrian broadcaster ORF.  Actually, they said that when they music as solo artists their music style is very different from each other.  Nevertheless, Teya & Salena do not rule out to collaborate in the future.

Teya & Salena represented Austria with the song “Who the Hell Is Edgar?”.  They came in  2nd place in the second semi-final and finished in 15th place, in the Grand Final, with 120 points.

Source: The Euro Trip

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Austria: Technical issues were resolved in the Second Rehearsal!

Austria’s Eurovision 2023 representatives Teya and Salena are excited after their second rehearsal on the Liverpool stage.

According to their statements to Austria’s state broadcaster ORF, both the artists themselves and the country’s delegation to the competition are very satisfied and more confident than ever, as the technical problems they encountered in the First Rehearsal have now been resolved.

Speaking to ORF, Teya and Salena stated the following:

“The second rehearsal was much better than the first rehearsal. Everything went well and we are already looking forward to returning to the big Eurovision stage next week. The choreography was better than last time and the problems with the sound were solved. Everything went great!”

The head of the Austrian delegation is also positive after the second rehearsal:

“The second rehearsal went very well, especially because we were able to fix the technical problems. The BBC team did a great job and this made Teya & Salena feel much more comfortable on stage. A lot of changes we wanted after the first rehearsal in terms of the camera shots and LED content were implemented.”

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Eurovision 2023: Austria’s Second Rehearsal!

Next up on stage we will be seeing Teya & Salena on their second rehearsal as the representatives of Austria in this year’s competition with “Who the Hell is Edgar?”.

Who are Teya & Salena?

Teya may not be known as a singer yet, but she has been working successfully as a songwriter for some time now. She has participated in several singing camps in Unified Songs, as well as Eurovision.

TEYA’s newest single, “EX ME” is available on all platforms and is released through Unified Records.

24-year-old Salena comes from a big musical family. She lived in Berlin and Cologne due to her extensive recordings and television appearances on The Voice of Germany.

She moved to Vienna in 2019. In addition, she participated in several preliminary rounds for the national Eurovision selection.

In addition to collaborating with professional songwriters/producers from around the world, she participated in Austria’s show “Starmania” 2021. Her debut single is titled “Pretty Imperfection”.

The Rehearsal

Unfortunately this year, accredited journalists don’t get the chance to watch the first and second rehearsals, so we only get the information and content that the organizers officially release to the public.

Teya and Salena look and sound great on their second rehearsal. It’s got a message, it’s got a thumping bassline, it’s got huge vocals, it’s got an insanely polished dance routine that everybody needs to learn immediately, and it’s got the line “Oh mio padre, there’s a ghost in my body” sung like it’s the Vienna Boys’ ChoirThis is such a fun performance.

Corinne Cumming / EBU

Sarah Louise Bennett / EBU

In the afternoon, after the completion of all the rehearsals, a recap video will be released with short excerpts from the footage of all the second rehearsals!

The Dress Rehearsal for Austria and the rest of Semi Final 2 will be held on the 10th of May.

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Eurovision 2023: Austria’s First Rehearsal!

Next up on stage we will be seeing Teya & Salena on their first rehearsal as the representatives of Austria in this year’s competition with “Who the Hell is Edgar?”.

Who are Teya & Salena?

Teya may not be known as a singer yet, but she has been working successfully as a songwriter for some time now. She has participated in several singing camps in Unified Songs, as well as Eurovision.

TEYA’s newest single, “EX ME” is available on all platforms and is released through Unified Records.

24-year-old Salena comes from a big musical family. She lived in Berlin and Cologne due to her extensive recordings and television appearances on The Voice of Germany.

She moved to Vienna in 2019. In addition, she participated in several preliminary rounds for the national Eurovision selection.

In addition to collaborating with professional songwriters/producers from around the world, she participated in Austria’s show “Starmania” 2021. Her debut single is titled “Pretty Imperfection”.

The Rehearsal

Unfortunately this year, accredited journalists don’t get the chance to watch the first and second rehearsals, so we only get the information and content that the organizers officially release to the public.

It’s got a message, it’s got a thumping bassline, it’s got huge vocals, it’s got an insanely polished dance routine that everybody needs to learn immediately, and it’s got the line “Oh mio padre, there’s a ghost in my body” sung like it’s the Vienna Boys’ Choir. This is such a fun performance.

Corinne Cumming / EBU

Sarah Louise Bennett / EBU

Below you can watch a small clip from the Austrian first rehearsal on TikTok:

https://www.tiktok.com/@eurovision/video/7228651840525585690?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7227755983479670299

The second rehearsal for Austria will be held on the 5th of May, when we will know how things will appear on screen for Teya & Salena.

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Austria: Teya and Salena perform at Schönbrunn Palace!

Last night, under the charity “Austria For Life”, this year’s representatives of the country, Teya and Salena, performed their song “Who the hell is Edgar?” in front of the Schönbrunn Palace.

The theme of the charity show is related to the history of Austria and the country’s road to democracy. Therefore the performers’ outfits and the whole stage presence are inspired by the European Renaissance, which actually seems to fit unexpectedly well with the song.

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Norway: Austria is the winner of the third episode of Adresse Liverpool!

Teya & Salena from Austria with “Who the Hell is Egdar?” won the third episode of the Norwegian show about the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.

In the third episode of Adresse Liverpool, Austria’s entry received very good reviews and emerged as the big winner of the night. Adresse Liverpool is a show on Norwegian broadcaster NRK dedicated to Eurovision. More specifically, the show consists of a panel of celebrities and members of the public who vote for the songs competing in Eurovision 2023.

In the sixth episode of Adresse Liverpool, the celebrity jury consisted of Ingeborg Heldal (music editor), Fawad Ashraf (former Eurovision judge), Kevin Vågenes (comedian) and guest judge Amanda Tenfjord (Greece 2022). The audience jury panel consisted of four participants, as in previous episodes.

The results were as follows:

  1. Austria – Teya & Salena – “Who the Hell is Egdar?” – 80 points (8, 10, 8, 10, 10, 12, 10, 12)
  2. Israel  – Noa Kirel – “Unicorn” – 74 points (10, 8, 7, 10, 10, 7, 10, 12)
  3. Iceland – Diljá – “Power” – 54 points (4, 6, 8, 7, 6, 5, 8, 10)
  4. Switzerland – Remo Forrer – “Watergun” – 54 points (6, 4, 4, 6, 10, 10, 8, 6)
  5. Netherlands – Mia Nicolai & Dion Cooper – “Burning Daylight” – 52 points (5, 5, 3, 5, 12, 8, 6, 8)
  6. Portugal – Mimicat – “Ai coração” – 48 points (4, 8, 8, 3, 6, 7, 10, 2)
  7. Azerbaijan – TuralTuranX – “Tell Me More” – 42 points (7, 10, 2, 5, 2, 3, 12, 1)
  8. Germany – Lord of the Lost – “Blood and Glitter” – 42 points (1, 12, 2, 7, 7, 6, 6, 1)
  9. Georgia – Iru – “Echo” – 36 points (3, 5, 5, 4, 7, 4, 2, 6)

This means that the overall results so far are:

  1. France – La Zarra – “Évidemment” – 96 points (12 points from all jurors)
  2. Finland – Käärijä – “Cha Cha Cha” – 88 points (12+12+6+12+12+12+12+10)
  3. Austria – Teya & Salena – “Who the Hell is Egdar?” – 80 points (8, 10, 8, 10, 10, 12, 10, 12)
  4. United Kingdom – Mae Muller – “I Wrote a Song” – 77 points (5, 12, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10)
  5. Israel  – Noa Kirel – “Unicorn” – 74 points (10, 8, 7, 10, 10, 7, 10, 12)
  6. Italy – Marco Mengoni – “Due vite” – 73 points (12, 4, 10, 10, 10, 12, 10, 5)
  7. Czech Republic – Vesna – “My Sisters Crown” – 62 points (7, 6, 6, 7, 8, 8, 8, 12)
  8. Malta – The Busker – “Dance (Our Own Party)2 – 61 points (10, 6, 10, 8, 1, 8, `12, 6)
  9. Iceland – Diljá – “Power” – 54 points (4, 6, 8, 7, 6, 5, 8, 10)
  10. Switzerland – Remo Forrer – “Watergun” – 54 points (6, 4, 4, 6, 10, 10, 8, 6)
  11. Netherlands – Mia Nicolai & Dion Cooper – “Burning Daylight” – 52 points (5, 5, 3, 5, 12, 8, 6, 8)
  12. Ukraine – TVORCHI – “Heart of Steel” – 52 points (4, 6, 5, 7, 10, 7, 6, 7)
  13. Armenia – Brunette – “Future Lover” – 51 points (4, 8, 12, 5, 4, 3, 5, 10)
  14. Serbia – Luke Black – “Samo mi se spava” – 48 points (4, 6, 1, 10, 8, 8, 8, 3)
  15. Portugal – Mimicat – “Ai coração” – 48 points (4, 8, 8, 3, 6, 7, 10, 2)
  16. Albania – Albina & Familija Kelmendi – “Duje” – 47 points (12, 4, 5, 2, 5, 6, 3, 10)
  17. Slovenia – Joker Out – “Carpe Diem” – 47 points (4, 4, 2, 6, 12, 7, 4, 8)
  18. Denmark – Reiley – “Breaking My Heart” – 45 points (7, 10, 3, 4, 7, 6, 6, 2)
  19. Azerbaijan – TuralTuranX – “Tell Me More” – 42 points (7, 10, 2, 5, 2, 3, 12, 1)
  20. Germany – Lord of the Lost – “Blood and Glitter” – 42 points (1, 12, 2, 7, 7, 6, 6, 1)
  21. Greece – Victor Vernicos – “What They Say” – 42 points (5, 6, 7, 6, 2, 5, 4, 7)
  22. Australia – Voyager – “Promise” – 41 points (6, 7, 3, 4, 10, 4, 2, 5)
  23. Estonia – Alika – “Bridges” – 39 points (4, 6, 3, 7, 4, 4, 7, 4)
  24. Georgia – Iru – “Echo” – 36 points (3, 5, 5, 4, 7, 4, 2, 6)
  25. Croatia – Let 3 – “Mama ŠČ!” – 32 points (5, 2, 6, 10, 6, 1, 1, 1)
  26. Latvia – Sudden Lights – “Aijā” – 30 points (6, 2, 1, 1, 3, 5, 8, 4)
  27. Poland – Blanka – “Solo” – 24 points (8, 3, 2, 2, 2, 1, 2, 4)

Don’t miss the next episode of Adresse Liverpool next Friday 5/05. You can watch Adresse Liverpool through the NRK website by clicking here.

Source:  Eurovoix.com

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Austria: Teya’s & Salena’s outfits for Eurovision!

The Austrian National Broadcaster ORF has revealed through social networks the outfit of the duo that will wear on the Eurovision stage.

The clothes Teya & Salena will wear were created in collaboration between two designers. Johann Erhardt from Berlin’s “Haderlump” atelier and creative director and stylist Maximilian D’ Antonio took care of the outfits for the two women, who will represent Austria in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.

Teya commented:

“The outfits reflect our personalities and still go together. Our classic colors will also be seen on the big stage. So it’s not a big surprise, except maybe for those who expected us to appear in secretarial outfits and moustaches.”

Also Salena noted:

“We feel incredibly comfortable and are very excited to see how we will stage the outfits. The team behind the design fully understood and implemented our vision – also in such a way that we didn’t lose our individuality. We love it.”

 

 

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Austria: The solo entries of Teya & Salena were on the top 3 of the internal selection!

This year’s Austrian representatives Teya & Salena were invited on the last episode of the Euro Trip podcast.

The duet revealed that they had also submitted separate entries in the internal selection for the representation of Austrian in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.

Their solo entries managed in fact to reach the final top 3 of ORF’s internal selection alongside with Who The Hell Is Edgar? which they submitted together.

The duo were chosen to represent Austria in the contest last December by a Focus Group, made up of domestic and international audiences.

In the end, they revealed that Who The Hell Is Edgar? was written at songwriting camp last year just to make the other artists at the camp laugh at the end of the day. But after receiving a great positive reaction from the other songwriters, Teya & Salena’s manager recommended that they submit it to ORF, for Eurovision 2023.

Below you can watch the reaction video of the Eurovision Fun team to the Austrian entry for Eurovision 2023.

Teya and Salena are going to perform 13th in the Second Semi-Final on 11th of May at Liverpool.

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Austria: Teya & Salena have filmed their postcard for Eurovision 2023!

The filming of the postcards of the 37 participants of Eurovision 2023 are now taking place throughout Europe. The next representatives to film their postacard are Teya & Salena from Austria!

The filming of the postcard of Teya & Salena, a short introduction video that will be shown just before their performance in the second Semi-Final, took place in an icing rink and as we can see in the backstage video that BBC posted, the atmosphere was more than positive.

The following acts have confirmed the filming of their postcards:

  • Austria: Teya & Salena – “Who The Hell Is Edgar”
  • Croatia: Let 3 – “Mama ŠČ”
  • Germany: Lord of the Lost – “Blood and Glitter”
  • Lithuania: Monika Linkytė – “Stay”
  • Moldova: Pasha Parfeni –“Soarele și Luna”
  • Poland: Blanka – “Solo”
  • Slovenia: Joker Out – “Carpe Diem”

Austria is set to perform 13th in the second semi-final which is going to take place on May 11 in Liverpool.

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Austria: Eurovisionfun Reacts to Eurovision 2023 Entry “Who the hell is Edgar?”

For another year, Austria chooses its participation in the Eurovision contest through internal selection. So for 2023, the national broadcaster chose Teya & Salina with “Who the hell is Edgar?” .

The Eurovisionfun team once again watched and reacted to the official video clip of the country’s entry for the upcoming Eurovision contest! Enjoy Elefterium, Apostolos and Stella in a Reaction video with detailed commentary on Austria’s participation, for 2023!

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Listen to “Who the hell is Edgar?”:

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