Teya (singer) explained
Teya |
Birth Name: | Teodora Špirić |
Alias: | Teya |
Birth Date: | 12 April 2000 |
Birth Place: | Vienna, Austria |
Genre: | Pop |
Years Active: | 2017–present |
Teodora Špirić (; born 12 April 2000), known professionally as Teya (stylised in all caps) and formerly as Thea Devy, is an Austrian singer and songwriter. She represented Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 alongside Salena with the song "Who the Hell Is Edgar?", finishing in 15th place at the grand final.[1] [2]
Biography
Teodora Špirić was born on 12 April 2000 in Vienna, Austria to Serbian parents.[2] [3] [4] [5] She spent part of her childhood in Kladovo, Serbia, but later returned to Vienna with her family.[4] She has cited Adele and Amy Winehouse as her main artistic influences.[1]
In 2018, Špirić released her debut single "Waiting For". At the end of 2019, she applied to represent Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song "Judgement Day".[6] She was among the three shortlisted acts, but was not selected as the Austrian representative.[6] She subsequently submitted the song to, the Serbian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, under the title "".[6] The song had been translated into Serbian by Špirić's parents.[7] On 9 January 2020, it was announced that she was selected to participate in the competition.[8] She qualified for the final, where she finished in tenth place with 4 points.
In 2021, Špirić was a participant in the fifth season of the Austrian talent show Starmania.[2] She made it to the top eight contestants, but was eliminated before the final.[9] Later that year, she released the single "Runaway (Stay)" with Croatian singer Ninski, using the stage name Teya.
On 31 January 2023, it was announced that Špirić had been selected to represent Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 together with Salena, 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.[9] The song qualified from the second semi final on 11 May for the grand final, in which it placed 15th.[10]
Discography
Singles
Notes and References
- 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 .
- 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 .
- Arisia . arisiaofficial . CcQ3E3jtbHI . 12 April 2022 . Happy Birthday talented @teyamusic . 10 February 2023.
- OGAE Serbia . 4 February 2020 . ES Intervju: Thea Devy (Beovizija 2020) . sr . 10 February 2023 . 10 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230210175219/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpoPwGOReao . live .
- Web site: Marinović . Mila . Srpska pevačica se pre tri godine takmičila na Beoviziji, a sada predstavlja Austriju u Liverpulu . . 21 April 2023 . sr-RS . 8 March 2023 . 21 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230421102549/https://nova.rs/zabava/showbiz/srpska-pevacica-se-pre-tri-godine-takmicila-na-beoviziji-a-sada-predstavlja-austriju-u-liverpulu/ . live .
- Web site: Melvan . Mario . Serbia: Thea Devy confirms her Beovizija 2020 song made the final three in Austria's internal selection . . 10 February 2023 . 14 January 2020 . 11 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240711140331/https://wiwibloggs.com/2020/01/14/serbia-thea-devy-confirms-her-beovizija-2020-song-made-the-final-three-in-austrias-internal-selection/247754/ . live .
- Web site: Stojanović . Nikola . Thea Devy: "My parents and I translated the song into Serbian" . ESCBubble . 10 February 2023 . 1 March 2020 . 10 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230210175221/https://escbubble.com/2020/03/thea-devy-my-parents-and-i-translated-the-song-into-serbian/ . live .
- Web site: Beovizija 2020: U izboru za srpsku pesmu 24 kompozicije . . 10 February 2023 . sr . 9 January 2020 . 10 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230210175219/https://www.rts.rs/page/rts/sr/Pesma+Evrovizije/%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BC%D0%B0+%D0%95%D0%B2%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B5+2020/story/3119/beovizija-2020/3804221/beovizija-2020-u-izboru-za-srpsku-pesmu-24-kompozicije.html . live .
- Web site: Ude . Christian . Song Contest: Geheimnis gelüftet: Ex-Starmaniacs singen für Österreich . . 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 .
- 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 .
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Web site: Single Charts vom 23. Mai 2023. Ö3 Austria Top 40. 23 May 2023. 1 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160501014743/https://oe3.orf.at/charts/stories/oe3austriatop40/. live.
- Web site: IRMA – Irish Charts. Irish Recorded Music Association. 20 May 2023. 16 February 2023. https://archive.today/20230216004118/https://www.irma.ie/%23chartTab1. live.