Salena (singer)

Salena
Salena
	Salena in 2023
Background information
Birth name	Selina-Maria Edbauer
Born	11 March 1998 (age 26); Leoben, Styria, Austria
Genres	Pop
Occupations	Singer; songwriter;
Years active	2017–present

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]

Biography

Selina-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

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions
Title	Year	Peak chart positions							Album
Title	Year	AUT ^[7]	FIN ^[8]	ICE ^[9]	IRE ^[10]	LTU ^[11]	SWE ^[12]	UK ^[13]	Album
"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"	2024	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album singles
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

Title	Year	Album
"Lying Still" (J.K. featuring Salena)	2020	Non-album singles
"Walking On Clouds" (7YFN featuring Salena)	2021	Non-album singles

References

^ "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.

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Lumix feat. Pia Maria with "Halo"	Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 With: Teya	Succeeded by Kaleen with "We Will Rave"

[Eurovision-1] "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.

[ORF-2] "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.

[3] "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.

[4] 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.

[KZ-5] 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.

[6] "Eurovision 2023 Results: Voting & Points". Eurovisionworld. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.

[7] "Discographie Teya & Salena". Ö3 Austria top 40. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.

[8] "Teya & Salena – Who the Hell Is Edgar?" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.

[9] "Tónlistinn – Lög" [The Music – Songs] (in Icelandic). Plötutíðindi. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2023.

[10] "Discography Teya & Salena". irish-charts.com. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.

[11] "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.

[12] "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 20". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 20 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.

[13] "Teya and Salena | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 11 July 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2023.

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v t e Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participation	1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1971 1972 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2007 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024
Artists	Anita Liane Augustin Nadine Beiler Blue Danube Timna Brauer Marty Brem Vincent Bueno Carmela Corren Thomas Forstner Petra Frey Global.Kryner Karel Gott Ferry Graf Peter Horten Stella Jones Udo Jürgens Kaleen Natália Kelly Lumix Gary Lux The Makemakes Jimmy Makulis Pia Maria Bob Martin Marianne Mendt Mess The Milestones George Nussbaumer Manuel Ortega Paenda Eric Papilaya Alf Poier The Rounder Girls Salena Cesár Sampson Schmetterlinge Eleonore Schwarz Christina Simon Simone Bobbie Singer Bettina Soriat Springtime Teya Tie Break Trackshittaz Nathan Trent Waterloo and Robinson Tony Wegas Westend Wilfried Harry Winter Conchita Wurst Zoë
Songs	~~"Alive"~~ "All to You" "Amen" "Boom Boom Boomerang" "Du bist" "Du bist Musik" "Du hast mich so fasziniert" "Einfach weg" "Falter im Wind" "Für den Frieden der Welt" "Die ganze Welt braucht Liebe" "Get a Life – Get Alive" "Halo" "Heute in Jerusalem" "Hurricane" "I Am Yours" "Der K. und K. Kalypso aus Wien" "Keine Mauern mehr" "Kinder dieser Welt" "Limits" "Lisa Mona Lisa" "Loin d'ici" "Maria Magdalena" "Merci, Chérie" "Mrs. Caroline Robinson" "Musik" "My Little World" "Nobody but You" "Nur ein Lied" "Nur in der Wiener Luft" "Nur noch Gefühl" "One Step" "Reflection" "Rise Like a Phoenix" "Running on Air" "Sag ihr, ich lass sie grüßen" "Say a Word" "The Secret Is Love" "Sehnsucht" "Shine" "Sonntag" "Tausend Fenster" "Venedig im Regen" "Vielleicht geschieht ein Wunder" "Warum es hunderttausend Sterne gibt" "Warum nur, warum?" "Weil der Mensch zählt" "Weil's dr guat got" "Die Welt dreht sich verkehrt" "Wenn du da bist" "We Will Rave" "Who the Hell Is Edgar?" "Wohin, kleines Pony" "Woki mit deim Popo" "Y así" "Die Zeit ist einsam" "Zusammen geh'n"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Austria did not compete