Salena (singer)
{{Short description|Austrian singer (born 1998)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Salena
| image = Salena at Eurovision 2023.jpg
| caption = Salena in 2023
| birth_name = Selina-Maria Edbauer
| alias =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1998|03|11}}
| birth_place = Leoben, Styria, Austria
| origin =
| genre = Pop
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter}}
| instrument =
| years_active = 2017–present
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| website =
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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.{{cite web |title=Teya & Salena will represent Austria in Liverpool |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/teya-salena-will-represent-austria-liverpool |website=Eurovision.tv |publisher=EBU |access-date=10 February 2023 |language=en |date=31 January 2023 |archive-date=31 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131070700/https://eurovision.tv/story/teya-salena-will-represent-austria-liverpool |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Song Contest: Teya & Salena fahren nach Liverpool |url=https://orf.at/stories/3303247/ |website=ORF |access-date=10 February 2023 |language=de |date=31 January 2023 |archive-date=13 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313045533/https://orf.at/stories/3303247/ |url-status=live }}
Biography
Selina-Maria Edbauer grew up in Kammern im Liesingtal, Styria.{{Cite web |date=2021-08-08 |title=Leoben: Sängerin Selina-Maria Edbauer: "Ohne Musik ist's eh nicht schön. Nirgends" {{!}} Kleine Zeitung |url=https://www.kleinezeitung.at/steiermark/leoben/6016557/Leoben_Saengerin-SelinaMaria-Edbauer_Ohne-Musik-ists-eh-nicht |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=www.kleinezeitung.at |language=de |archive-date=11 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240711141014/https://www.kleinezeitung.at/steiermark/leoben/6016557/Leoben_Saengerin-SelinaMaria-Edbauer_Ohne-Musik-ists-eh-nicht |url-status=live }}
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.{{cite web |last1=Adams |first1=William Lee |title="Who the Hell is Edgar?" Austria's Teya & Salena reveal Eurovision 2023 song |url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2023/03/08/who-the-hell-is-edgar-austrias-teya-salena-reveal-eurovision-2023-song/276222/ |website=Wiwibloggs |accessdate=2023-03-08 |language=en |date=2023-03-08 |archive-date=8 March 2023 |archive-url=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/ |url-status=live }} In 2021, she competed in the Austrian talent show Starmania, where she reached the top 32.{{cite web |last1=Ude |first1=Christian |title=Song Contest: Geheimnis gelüftet: Ex-Starmaniacs singen für Österreich |url=https://www.kleinezeitung.at/kultur/kulturkaufmacher/6244939/Song-Contest_Geheimnis-gelueftet_ExStarmaniacs-singen-fuer |website=Kleine Zeitung |access-date=10 February 2023 |language=de |date=31 January 2023 |archive-date=31 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131073840/https://www.kleinezeitung.at/kultur/kulturkaufmacher/6244939/Song-Contest_Geheimnis-gelueftet_ExStarmaniacs-singen-fuer |url-status=live }}
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. 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. The song qualified from the second semi final on 11 May for the grand final, in which it placed 15th.{{Cite web |title=Eurovision 2023 Results: Voting & Points |url=https://eurovisionworld.com/eurovision/2023 |access-date=2023-05-14 |website=Eurovisionworld |language=en-gb |archive-date=23 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230523074229/https://eurovisionworld.com/eurovision/2023 |url-status=live }}
Discography
= Singles =
== As lead artist ==
== As featured artist ==
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| scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Album |
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| scope="row" | "Lying Still" {{small|(J.K. featuring Salena)}} | 2020 | rowspan="2" {{Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row" | "Walking On Clouds" {{small|(7YFN featuring Salena)}} | 2021 |
References
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| before = Lumix {{abbr|feat.|featuring}} Pia Maria
with "Halo"
| title = Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest
| years = 2023
| with = Teya
| after = Kaleen
with "We Will Rave"
}}
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{{Eurovision Song Contest 2023}}
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Category:21st-century Austrian women singers
Category:Austrian women pop singers
Category:Austrian singer-songwriters
Category:Austrian women singer-songwriters
Category:English-language singers from Austria
Category:Starmania participants