ORF, the Austrian national broadcaster, have reaveled 43 jurors for ‘Vienna Calling – Wer singt für Österreich?’ – their national selection for the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, in Vienna.

ORF have revealed the 43 jurors that’ll make 50% of the result. These will be International, as well as Austrian. The other 50% of the result will be decided by televoting. The 43 jurors are:

• Max Bauer (Ö3)
• Christina Böck (Kurier)
• Armin Doppelbauer (ORF Burgenland)
• Martin Fichter-Wöß (APA)
• Robert Fröwein (Kronen Zeitung)
• Linnea Gawell (Swedish singer and songwriter)
• Stefanie Groiss-Horowitz (ORF Program Director)
• Thomas Gruber (ATV)
• Jamala (Eurovision 2016 winner for Ukraine)
• Theresa Kahr (ORF Styria)
• Magdalena Kanev (ORF Vienna)
• Melisa Kaymaz (President of OGAE Switzerland)
• Constanze Kreuzberger (ORF Salzburg)
• Armin Luttenberger (ORF)
• Melinda Markowitsch (ORF)
• Sascha Mutavdzic (Eurovision Austria)
• Wolfgang Pammer (Kronehit)
• David Pearson (ORF Lower Austria)
• Valentina Pisoni (ORF Vorarlberg)
• Jakob Rabitsch (Producer)
• Heide Rampetzreiter (Die Presse)
• Alina Rauch (Radio NRJ)
• Martina Rauner (Ö3)
• Romy Reis (GRIDmusic)
• Sabine Reiter (mica)
• Lisa Schneider (FM4)
• Marco Schreuder (Der Standard / Podcast “Merci, Chérie”)
• Patrick Schubert (Puls4)
• Michael Schulte (represented Germany in Eurovision 2018)
• Alan Roy Scott (USA / songwriter for, among others, Ray Charles, Céline Dion, Cher)
• Shari Short (USA / Singer & Songwriter for Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus, etc.)
• Violet Skies (UK/USA singer-songwriter)
• Markus Spiegel (music expert)
• David Steiner (ORF Tirol)
• Parov Stelar (DJ, producer)
• Marcos Tritremmel (President of OGAE Austria)
• Christian Ude (Kleine Zeitung)
• Alkis Vlassakakis (“Merci, Chérie” podcast)
• Alex Wagner (FM4)
• Melanie Wehbe (Swedish singer and songwriter)
• Peter Wolfgruber (ServusTV)
• Klaus Woryna (President OGAE Germany)
• Thomas Zeidler (Austria)

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Author: Richard Taylor

Source: Eurovoix