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The Austrian broadcaster ORF has previously announced its plans for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016. The national final, Wer Singt Für Österreich?, will be held on 12 February with 10 songs participating.

The tenth place is reserved to the winner of the wildcard round, where the public has been invited to submit an entry to the contest. A total of 37 entries were submitted, and they are (click on the title to listen to the song):

  1. Amiro – Taboo
  2. AzRaH – The one
  3. Busy Bazaar – Never alone
  4. Celina Ann – Life is on your side
  5. Christine Strasser – I saw the light
  6. Conny Conrad – We are we.ll be
  7. Coperniquo – Turn your back
  8. Cornerstone – Whatever
  9. Cosima Turgel – Here I am
  10. David Siedl feat. Madelene & MC Vio – Wah wah whine
  11. E.Y.E. – Kiss
  12. EARased – Better now
  13. Esteban’s – Portrait
  14. Gerry+Me – Schön gelacht
  15. Jake Rathburn – No Other Love
  16. Kevin Etheridge – Palmtrees on your mind
  17. Kevin Sundl – Magnetized
  18. Laura Kamhuber – Stay tonight
  19. Leinöl – Dinanderie
  20. Leo Aberer – Menage a trois
  21. MANI – I just wanna dance with you
  22. Mary Broadcast – Not in my name
  23. Merlin Miller – Moneypoliert
  24. MIBLU – Padme amidala
  25. Mizgebonez – Nichts dafür tun
  26. Natalia Kazaishvili – Our tune
  27. Ola Egbowon – Addicted
  28. Outline – The day
  29. ProjectM – Say goodbye
  30. Roxana Razaghi – It’s you
  31. Sara Koell – Closer to the sun
  32. Sarah Be – You’ll need me
  33. Solarkreis – Vergiss mein nicht
  34. Sperenzi – Rocket
  35. Tasha – Not in my name
  36. The Tract feat. Florian Kresser – One voice
  37. XDREAM – Gerne mir dir

The online voting for the wildcard round will begin in early January.

Stay tuned to ESCToday.com for more updates regarding WSFÖ and Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.


Gil is 23 years old, grew up in Israel and lives in Sweden. He began following the Eurovision Song Contest at the age of five, when the contest was held in Jerusalem in 1999. Gil joined the ESCToday team in March 2008, shortly after co-hosting the Israeli national selection that year.