27 May – I’m reaching out my hand to you
Some countries have had a patchy relationship with our favourite TV show. Take Italy for example. They took over a decade out, and eventually...
Austria confirms 2026 Eurovision plans with open submissions
Austria's national broadcaster, ORF, has announced that it will once again use an internal selection process to choose its representative for the Eurovision Song...
Austria to host 70th Eurovision Song Contest
Austria's public broadcaster, Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF), has accepted the invitation to stage what will be the 70th Eurovision Song Contest. This comes after Austrian-Filipino...
Austria’s opera star goes full pop
High drama. Higher notes. JJ’s “Wasted Love” is the Eurovision aria you didn’t know you needed.
When Austria picked a 24-year-old male soprano with a...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 Part 4 – Austria
Wasted Love by JJ
An early appearance for one of the favourites for 2025. Austria is right at the front of the pack with the...
15 April – I don’t need no new sensations
Austria is one of those countries that have put in their fair share of good songs, and other songs over the years. They've had...
12 April – Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe,...
As you'll know, we're starting to get more performers and writers at our favourite TV show that were born after 1 January 2000. Yes,...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 – Part 4/37 – Austria
AUSTRIA – Wasted Love - JJ
“Let’s put a song into the contest that is similar to last year’s winner” never goes down well, but...
Nick “does” 2025 – Austria
AUSTRIA – Wasted Love - JJ
Dearest reader, it has been brought to my attention that my marks appear a little, shall we say, eccentric...
Eurovision Countdown 2025: Austria is ‘full-throttle’
Austria
JJ – Wasted Love
You can almost hear the pitch meeting: a fragile opening line, a trembling upper register, then bam—crank up the production, cue...