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Elton Joins Non‑Voting Studio Panel for Austria’s Eurovision Selection on Feb. 20

The broadcast marks Austria’s first national final since 2016.

Overview

  • Vienna Calling – Wer singt für Österreich?” airs live on ORF 1 at 20:15 on 20 February with 12 acts competing.
  • Studio commentators are Elton, Switzerland’s 2019 fourth‑place finisher Luca Hänni, and Austrian cabaret artist Caroline Athanasiadis.
  • The trio will provide context and background without awarding points, with results decided by an international jury and the television audience.
  • Alice Tumler and Austria’s 2018 Eurovision entrant Cesár Sampson will host the show.
  • Elton called the invitation an “unbelievable honor” and joked that Austria might cheer a “really good second place behind Germany.”