Swedish broadcaster SVT has announced the first half of the lineup for the 2023 edition of Melodifestivalen, the entertainment juggernaut which decides the Nordic nation's Eurovision Song Contest participant.
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Austria in Eurovision Austria debuted in Eurovision back at the second edition of the contest in 1957, and since the introduction of the semi-finals in 2004 have qualified for the grand final on seven out of twelve occasions. Austria has provided Eurovision with two wins in their history: their first all the way back in 1966 with Udo Jürgens’ ‘Merci, Chérie’, and then more recently in 2014 with Conchita Wurst’s ‘Rise Like a Phoenix’. 2021 entry: Vincent Bueno – ‘Amen’ Semi-final: Vincent Bueno w
Filipino singer Vincent Bueno represents Asian-Austrians in Eurovision Song Contest
Vincent Bueno is Austria’s full-blooded Filipino contestant to this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam. Photo from Vincent Bueno IG, credits to @orf @zachkieslingroman
Filipino singer Vincent Bueno will represent Asian-Austrians in this year’s Eurovision Song contest to be held this May in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Bueno, the son of migrant Filipino parents, joins the prestigious singing competition with the song, “Amen”.
Bueno describes the song: “At first glance it’s about a dramatic relationship story, but for me it’s primarily about this inner struggle with your own strengths and weaknesses, that everyone knows, which leads to a bright future.” The powerful single “Amen” is about the end of a relationship and also alludes to the singer’s own struggles which he eventually overcame.