Tamara Flores has withdrawn from Vienna Calling – Wer singt für Österreich?.
Just three days after the finalists were revealed, Tamara Flores announced that she is withdrawing from Vienna Calling – Wer singt für Österreich? for personal reasons. Flores was due to participate in the contest with “Chingona” (Badass). Sidrit Vokshi will now replace Flores in the lineup.
The Vienna Calling – Wer singt für Österreich? finalists are now:
- Anna-Sophie – “Superhuman”
- Bamlak Werner – “We Are Not Just One Thing”
- Cosmó – “Tanzschein” (Dance license)
- David Kurt – “Pockets Full of Snow”
- Frevd – “Riddle”
- Julia Steen – “Julia”
- Kayla Krystin – “I brenn” (I’m burning)
- Lena Schaur – “Painted Reality”
- Nikotin – “Unsterblich” (Immortal)
- Philip Piller – “Das Leben ist Kunst” (Life is art)
- Reverend Stomp – “Mescalero Ranger”
- Sidrit Vokshi – “Wenn ich rauche” (When I smoke)
Vienna Calling – Wer singt für Österreich? will take place on February 20 and will be broadcast live on ORF 1 and ORF ON. A combination of jury and public voting will determine who will represent Austria on home ground in Vienna.
The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 will be held in Vienna following the victory of JJ with “Wasted Love”. Austria won the Eurovision Song Contest for a third time, having previously won the 1966 and 2014 editions of the contest. Austria received 12 points from eight juries; Belgium, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden.
Image source: Gilbert Nguyen | Source: ORF
Austria debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1957. Bob Martin represented the country on their debut but finished in last place, scoring just 3 points. Austria has won the contest three times, the first being in 1966 when Udo Jürgens performed “Merci, Chérie”. It was 48 years later when Austria won again in 2014, when Conchita Wurst performed “Rise Like a Phoenix”, scoring a total of 290 points. Austria’s third win came in 2025, when JJ sang “Wasted Love” and scored 436 points.
