Cosmó has won Vienna Calling – Wer singt für Österreich? and will represent Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 on home ground in Vienna with “Tanzschein”.
Vienna Calling – Wer singt für Österreich? took place tonight at the ORF-Zentrum Küniglberg in Vienna. The show was hosted by Alice Tumler, who hosted Eurovision 2015, and Cesár Sampson, who represented Austria at Eurovision 2018.
A total of 12 acts competed for the chance to represent Austria on home ground in Vienna. The results were decided by a combination of a 43-member jury (50%) and public voting (50%). Caroline Athanasiadis, Eric Papilaya (Austria 2007) and JJ (Eurovision 2025 winner) also formed a commentary panel, which commented on each song but had no say in the results. Elton and Luca Hänni were supposed to be on the panel but could not travel to Austria due to heavy snowfall.
The results were as follows:
| Artist | Song | Jury Points | Televote Points | Total Points | Result |
| Anna-Sophie | “Superhuman” | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6th |
| Sidrit Vokshi | “Wenn ich rauche” (When I smoke) | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9th |
| Kayla Kristin | “I brenn” (I’m burning) | 8 | 6 | 14 | 4th |
| Reverend Stomp | “Mescalero Ranger” | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10th |
| Bamlak Werner | “We Are Not Just One Thing” | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3rd |
| Philip Piller | “Das Leben ist Kunst” (Life is art) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11th |
| Nikotin | “Unsterblich” (Immortal) | 7 | 4 | 11 | 5th |
| David Kurt | “Pockets Full of Snow” | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12th |
| Julia Steen | “Julia” | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8th |
| Frevd | “Riddle” | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7th |
| Lena Schaur | “Painted Reality” | 12 | 8 | 20 | 2nd |
| Cosmó | “Tanzschein” (Dance license) | 10 | 12 | 22 | 1st |
Cosmó will compete in the Grand Final on May 16.
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.
