Austria in The Song 6

Austria participated in The Song 6 in Rotterdam, Netherlands with the song "Halo", performed by Prezioso and Harris & Ford, featuring Shibui, and written by Cristiano Cesario, Marco Quisisana, Shady Fatin Cherkaoui, Alessandro Hueber, Giorgio Prezioso, Kevin Kridlo and Patrick Pöhl.

Participation
On March 11 2023, the Austrian broadcaster, announced that they would be holding a national final to select their entry. After several delays and silence from the broadcaster, the eight competing songs were released on March 26 2023.

Österreichs Nächste Hoffnung: Zu Den Alpen
The winners were Prezioso, Harris & Ford and Shibui with their song "Halo". Placing second, Suray and Naems were chosen to compete in The Song Second Chance 6 with "Brahma".

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