"Vienna Calling": Austria Chooses ESC Act on February 20

"The ESC 2026 in Vienna is the biggest event to be held in Austria next year. Our declared goal is to involve and excite the whole country," explained ORF Program Director Stefanie Groiss-Horowitz the decision to once again hold a national preliminary round for the selection of the ESC representative, where the audience will also be involved, after 2016.

ESC 2026: Applications for "Vienna Calling" possible until October 15

Until October 15, acts can now apply for one of twelve tickets for the ORF 1 show "Vienna Calling - Who sings for Austria?", with Küniglberg deliberately making no restrictions regarding style. "Whether it's an English-language pop song, a German-language number, or a catchy dialect hit - ORF opens the stage for the entire music country of Austria," it says in the announcement on Monday. The only requirement besides the usual song contest formalities such as three minutes in length, a maximum of six performers on stage, and a minimum age of 16 years: The submitted song must not have been commercially released or performed before September 1, 2025.

(APA/Red)

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