Austria AUSTRIA 2023 - Teya & Salena - Who the Hell is Edgar?

[ESC United Mod Team]

 

[aef]

Everything I feared for. Gosh this year keeps serving me nothing.

But at least it will Q so we can stop the yearly "everyone hates Austria"-claim in this thread.

To be fair, not all Users think that there is some conspiracy against going on

 

[Rocket man]

While Halo was obviously made for streaming services this is really for Eurovison. Peaks and valleys, structered but never boring. Every part is better than the part before (Girls Aloud vibes). Staging should underline the different parts.

Yeah, I never thought, but yeah it does have a Girls Aloud vibe to it, I like that comparison.

 

[shameless]

"typically austrian touch" ?

Just out of interest: what is the "typically austrian touch" in this?

It's the video. You would hardly see this particular dadaist storyline in a german or let alone swiss production. Reminds me of the likes of EAV and local austrian comedians.

 

[Lindon]

I think it's the third time that Austria has made a contribution to the ESC criticizing the music industry. 1971 Marianne Mendt with "Musik", 1977 Schmetterlinge with "Boom Boom Boomerang" and now this. The first two times went totally wrong.

 

[Grinch]

This is very popular on Twitter

 

[escEndre]

So Who The Hell Is Edgar??? Teya & Salena from Austria has their releaseday today, and we have had the great pleasure to interview them today! Get to know the amazing girls from Austria here!

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[Iker]

It is catchy and the lyrics are good.

I will give it 8 points in the poll as it is not necessarily my cup of tea.

 

[Gera11]

Top 3 is literally my top 3, I'm feeling so mainstream rn, it's the ghost inside of me

 

[jatojo]

Seeing the reactions to Austria's entry, I was thinking that maybe it was a very weird song, but when I played it, I couldn't quite recognize the descriptions. It's not a song that stands out in the way that Finland's, Spain's or Moldova's songs do, just to name a few examples. The lyrics of Who The Hell Is Edgar are mystifying though, while the lyrics of Cha Cha Cha are rather basic.

As others have pointed out, the live version might sound very differently - I'm especially concerned about the last part of the song where there are some nice vocal elements on the studio track.

But for now, it's above average for me. First of all, I like that it's contemporary.

 

[Sabrewulf238]

I really love the second half of the song, I think the first half is still growing on me a bit. I'll give it a for now but it might have a chance to be upgraded if they pull off the live performance in May.

I think there's a very high chance of this qualifying as long as they can perform the song live without it being a mess.

 

[Sammy]

Great Reaction Video

 

[Looren]

POE POE POE POE POE POE

 

[theditz83]

Good lord, I'm dead - I'm now off to the ghost in Teya & Salena's body

Easy - ridiculously addictive, thank you for serving

 

[BorisBubbles]

I have a few reservations, but this is fun.

points.

 

[Lindon]

CrystalBallESC is announcing its imminent death after the release of Who the hell is Edgar.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1633452519962673153

 

[94ayd]

I think it's the third time that Austria has made a contribution to the ESC criticizing the music industry. 1971 Marianne Mendt with "Musik", 1977 Schmetterlinge with "Boom Boom Boomerang" and now this. The first two times went totally wrong.

All three iconic, 1971 is my all-time favourite entry.

 

[Looren]

CrystalBallESC is announcing its imminent death after the release of Who the hell is Edgar.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1633452519962673153

Wow I was not ready for that reveal at the end xD

 

[Datura]

I think it's the third time that Austria has made a contribution to the ESC criticizing the music industry. 1971 Marianne Mendt with "Musik", 1977 Schmetterlinge with "Boom Boom Boomerang" and now this. The first two times went totally wrong.

i don't mean this in a shady way but i find it quite astounding that they found something in all this that gave this song any meaning because even the girls admitted it was basically about nothing and just for fun (and that the edgar allen poe comparison - being a successful writer while lots of other writers struggle - only made sense afterwards. but yea good for them)

 

[Synergise]

This unironically has become my no.1 of the year. I LOVE this.

 

[AlienSoul]

This song reminds me of Hooked on Classics - stick a strong drum beat on anything and people will love it.