Pia Maria Explained

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Birth Place:Tyrol, Austria
Pia Maria Außerlechner
Birth Date:21 May 2003
Occupation:Singer
Instruments:Vocals

Pia Maria Außerlechner[1] (born 21 May 2003), who performs as Pia Maria, is an Austrian singer. She represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 alongside DJ Lumix.

Early life

Pia Maria is from the Austrian region of Tyrol. She is a trained make-up artist and works at the Tyrolean State Theatre in Innsbruck. She has been writing her own songs since she was 16.[2] [3]

Career

Pia Maria represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy, performing the song "Halo" by DJ Lumix.[4]

During the promotional pre-parties for Eurovision, Pia Maria received criticism for vocal issues during the live performances of "Halo". It was later confirmed that her vocal struggles were due to long COVID, as well as the vocalist's inexperience with in-ear monitors. The Austrian delegation hired a vocal coach to work with Pia Maria to prepare for the contest, and the backing track for "Halo" was transposed into a lower key for future pre-parties.[5]

Discography

Singles

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum or EP
AUT
[6]
LTU
[7]
"Halo"
2022668 rowspan="6"
"I Know U Know"
"White Noise"
"Love Is a Circus"2023
"Reckless Heart"
"Mess With Me"2024
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2023Amadeus Austrian Music AwardsSong of the Year"Halo"rowspan="2"
Electronic / Dance

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mitarbeiter*innen. Tyrolean State Theatre. de-AT. Employees. 2022-04-04.
  2. Web site: Rensmann. Peter Benedikt. Österreich: LUM!X feat. Pia Maria mit "Halo" zum ESC 2022 in Turin. 2022-02-08. ESC kompakt. de-DE. 2022-02-09. 10 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220210223349/https://esc-kompakt.de/oesterreich-lumx-feat-pia-maria-mit-halo-zum-esc-2022-in-turin/. live.
  3. Web site: Österreich schickt Lum!x und Pia Maria zum Song Contest nach Turin. 2022-02-08. Der Standard. de-AT. 2022-02-09. 10 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220210223349/https://www.derstandard.at/story/2000133187973/oesterreich-schickt-lumx-und-pia-maria-zum-song-contest-nach. live.
  4. Web site: 2022-02-08. Austria: LUM!X and Pia Maria will take 'Halo' to Eurovision . 2022-02-19. Eurovision.tv. EBU. en-gb. 8 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220208070213/https://eurovision.tv/story/austria-lumix-and-pia-maria. live.
  5. Web site: Austria: Pia Maria's Vocal Issues Due to COVID - ORF's Scout Explains. 9 April 2022. 11 April 2022. 13 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220413020632/https://eurovoix.com/2022/04/09/austria-pia-maria-vocal-issue-covid-orf-explains/. live.
  6. Web site: Discographie Pia Maria - austriancharts.at . 2022-05-25 . austriancharts.at.
  7. Web site: 2022 19-os savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100) . 2022-05-19 . Agata . lt-LT . 17 May 2022 . https://archive.today/20220517053536/https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/s19/ . live .
  8. Web site: Gold & Platin: Ergebnisse Ihrer Suche . . German . 8 July 2022 . 18 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231018233505/https://ifpi.at/auszeichnungen/?fwp_per_page=100&fwp_interpret=Lum%21x%20ft.%20Pia%20Maria&fwp_titel=Halo&fwp_format=single . live .