Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020

Austria participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020. Vincent Bueno was internally selected by the Austrian broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) on 12 December 2019 to perform the song that will represent the nation at the 2019 contest in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Background
Prior to the 2020 contest, Austria had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 51 times since its first entry in 1957. The nation had won the contest on two occasions: in 1966 with the song "Merci, Chérie" performed by Udo Jürgens and in 2014 with the song "Rise Like a Phoenix" performed by Conchita Wurst. Following the introduction of semi-finals for the 2004, Austria had featured in five finals. Austria's least successful result has been last place, which they have achieved on eight occasions, most recently in the 2012. Austria has also received nul points on four occasions; in 1962, 1988, 1991 and 2015.

Internal selection
On 12 December 2019, ORF announced Vincent Bueno as the Austrian entrant at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020. His song "Alive" was released on 5 March 2019

At Eurovision
According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big 5" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. On 28 January 2020, the allocation draw was held, determining which of the two semi-finals and which half of the show each country would perform in. Austria was placed into the second semi-final, to be held on 14 May 2020, and was scheduled to perform in the first half of the show.

Split Voting Results
The following five members comprised the Austrian jury:


 * Juror 1:
 * Juror 2:
 * Juror 3:
 * Juror 4:
 * Juror 5: