Selina-Maria Edbauer (born 11 March 1998), known professionally as Salena, is an Austrian singer and songwriter. She represented Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 alongside Teya with the song "Who the Hell Is Edgar?", finishing in 15th place.[1][2]
Salena | |
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 Salena in 2023 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Selina-Maria Edbauer |
| Born | 11 March 1998 Leoben, Styria, Austria |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) |
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| Years active | 2017–present |
Biography
editSelina-Maria Edbauer grew up in Kammern im Liesingtal, Styria.[3]
In 2017, Salena participated in the seventh season of The Voice of Germany, where she reached the dueling rounds. In the show, Samu Haber was her coach. In 2019, she attempted to represent Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest with her song "Behind the Waterfall", but ORF did not select her.[4] In 2021, she competed in the Austrian talent show Starmania,[2] where she reached the top 32.[5]
On 31 January 2023, it was announced that Salena had been selected to represent Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 together with Teya, whom she met during her participation in Starmania.[2] Their entry, named "Who the Hell Is Edgar?", was written at a songwriting camp in the Czech Republic and was released on 8 March 2023.[5] The song qualified from the second semi final on 11 May for the grand final, in which it placed 15th.[6]
Discography
editSingles
editAs lead artist
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT [7] |
FIN [8] |
ICE [9] |
IRE [10] |
LTU [11] |
SWE [12] |
UK [13] | ||||||||
| "Pretty Imperfection" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||
| "Who the Hell Is Edgar?" (with Teya) |
2023 | 4 | 20 | 39 | 67 | 10 | 79 | 48 | Ho Ho Ho | |||||
| "Bye Bye Bye" (with Teya) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Ho Ho Ho" (with Teya) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Picky Promise" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||
| "Vacation" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
As featured artist
edit| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Lying Still" (J.K. featuring Salena) |
2020 | Non-album singles |
| "Walking On Clouds" (7YFN featuring Salena) |
2021 |
References
edit- ^ "Teya & Salena will represent Austria in Liverpool". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 31 January 2023. Archived from the original on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ a b c "Song Contest: Teya & Salena fahren nach Liverpool". ORF (in German). 31 January 2023. Archived from the original on 13 March 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ "Leoben: Sängerin Selina-Maria Edbauer: "Ohne Musik ist's eh nicht schön. Nirgends" | Kleine Zeitung". www.kleinezeitung.at (in German). 8 August 2021. Archived from the original on 11 July 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ Adams, William Lee (8 March 2023). ""Who the Hell is Edgar?" Austria's Teya & Salena reveal Eurovision 2023 song". Wiwibloggs. Archived from the original on 8 March 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ a b Ude, Christian (31 January 2023). "Song Contest: Geheimnis gelüftet: Ex-Starmaniacs singen für Österreich". Kleine Zeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ "Eurovision 2023 Results: Voting & Points". Eurovisionworld. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ "Discographie Teya & Salena". Ö3 Austria top 40. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ "Teya & Salena – Who the Hell Is Edgar?" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ "Tónlistinn – Lög" [The Music – Songs] (in Icelandic). Plötutíðindi. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ "Discography Teya & Salena". irish-charts.com. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ "2023 20-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 19 May 2023. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 20". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 20 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ "Teya and Salena | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 11 July 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2023.