The 14th artist in our Who Is series for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 is Cosmó from Austria.
Benjamin Gedeon, better known as Cosmó, is an Austrian singer and songwriter that was born on June 18, 2006 in Budapest, Hungary. He grew up in Halbturn, in Burgenland, the most eastern state of Austria, where he was exposed to music at a very young age.
He started attending early musical education at the age of four at the Neusiedl am See Central Music School. Two years later, Cosmó began piano lessons at the same school; however, it wasn’t until 13 years of age that he started taking taking singing lessons. Around this age, he also began composing melodies and writing lyrics.
In 2020 Cosmó auditioned for The Voice Kids Germany, but was eliminated after the second round. He came back in 2022 and reached the final under the coaching of the singer Álvaro Soler and, as a result, Cosmó was able to performe at two of Soler’s concerts that year.
In 2021 he entered podium.jazz.pop.rock…, the competition for young musicians from Burgenland. He won the contest with his self-composed piece “Fall into your arms”. He started publishing his first singles in 2022, and last year he also released his very first EP, “From my room”.
Cosmó was selected to represent Austria on home soil at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 on February 20, after winning Vienna Calling – Who Will Sing for Austria? with “Tanzschein”. He placed second with the juries, receiving 10 points, and first with the televote, winning the competition with a set of 22 points.
The song that Cosmó will perform in Vienna was written and composed by Elias Stejskal, Ella Stern, and Benjamin himself.
Cosmó has been drawn to compete 25th on the night of the Grand Final, on May 16. This is the second time in two years that Austria has been drawn to close the Eurovision Song Contest.
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.
