Salena (singer) explained

Salena
Birth Name:Selina-Maria Edbauer
Birth Date:1998 3, df=y
Birth Place:Leoben, Styria, Austria
Genre:Pop
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

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsAlbum
AUT
[7] 		FIN
[8] 		ICE
[9] 		IRE
[10] 		LTU
[11] 		SWE
[12] 		UK
[13]
"Pretty Imperfection"2019— — — — — — —
"Who the Hell Is Edgar?"
20234 20 39 67 10 79 48Ho Ho Ho
"Bye Bye Bye"
— — — — — — —
"Ho Ho Ho"
— — — — — — —
"Picky Promise"2024— — — — — — —rowspan="2"
"Vacation"— — — — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

TitleYearAlbum
"Lying Still"
2020rowspan="2"
"Walking On Clouds"
2021

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Teya & Salena will represent Austria in Liverpool . Eurovision.tv . . 10 February 2023 . en . 31 January 2023 . 31 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230131070700/https://eurovision.tv/story/teya-salena-will-represent-austria-liverpool . live .
  2. Web site: Song Contest: Teya & Salena fahren nach Liverpool . . 10 February 2023 . de . 31 January 2023 . 13 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230313045533/https://orf.at/stories/3303247/ . live .
  3. Web site: 2021-08-08 . Leoben: Sängerin Selina-Maria Edbauer: "Ohne Musik ist's eh nicht schön. Nirgends" Kleine Zeitung . 2023-04-15 . www.kleinezeitung.at . de . 11 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240711141014/https://www.kleinezeitung.at/steiermark/leoben/6016557/Leoben_Saengerin-SelinaMaria-Edbauer_Ohne-Musik-ists-eh-nicht . live .
  4. Web site: Adams . William Lee . "Who the Hell is Edgar?" Austria's Teya & Salena reveal Eurovision 2023 song . Wiwibloggs . 2023-03-08 . en . 2023-03-08 . 8 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230308070407/https://wiwibloggs.com/2023/03/08/who-the-hell-is-edgar-austrias-teya-salena-reveal-eurovision-2023-song/276222/ . live .
  5. Web site: Ude . Christian . Song Contest: Geheimnis gelüftet: Ex-Starmaniacs singen für Österreich . Kleine Zeitung . 10 February 2023 . de . 31 January 2023 . 31 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230131073840/https://www.kleinezeitung.at/kultur/kulturkaufmacher/6244939/Song-Contest_Geheimnis-gelueftet_ExStarmaniacs-singen-fuer . live .
  6. Web site: Eurovision 2023 Results: Voting & Points . 2023-05-14 . Eurovisionworld . en-gb . 23 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230523074229/https://eurovisionworld.com/eurovision/2023 . live .
  7. Web site: Discographie Teya & Salena. Ö3 Austria top 40. Hung Medien. 23 May 2023. 8 June 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230608060200/https://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Teya+%26+Salena. live.
  8. Web site: Teya & Salena – Who the Hell Is Edgar?. Musiikkituottajat. fi. 20 May 2023. 22 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230522151417/https://www.ifpi.fi/lista/artistit/Teya+%26+Salena/Who+the+Hell+Is+Edgar%3F/. live.
  9. Web site: Tónlistinn – Lög. The Music – Songs. is. Plötutíðindi. 19 May 2023. 20 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220520133940/http://plotutidindi.is/tonlistinn/. live.
  10. Web site: Discography Teya & Salena. irish-charts.com. 20 May 2023. 19 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230519141827/http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Teya%20&%20Salena. live.
  11. Web site: 2023 20-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100). AGATA. lt. 19 May 2023. 19 May 2023. 19 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230519080551/https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/s20-2/. live.
  12. Web site: Veckolista Singlar, vecka 20. Sverigetopplistan. 19 May 2023. 20 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230520134751/https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/41?dspy=2023&dspp=20. live.
  13. Web site: Teya and Salena full Official Chart History. Official Charts Company. 20 May 2023. 11 July 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240711140318/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/64766/teya-and-salena/. live.

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