Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020
| Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2020 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) | |||
| Country | Austria | |||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Announcement date | Artist: 12 December 2019 Song: 5 March 2020 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Alive" | |||
| Artist | Vincent Bueno | |||
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| Final result | Contest cancelled | |||
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Austria was set to be represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song "Alive" written by Vincent Bueno, David "Davey" Yang, Felix van Göns and Artur Aigner. The song was performed by Vincent Bueno. On 12 December 2019, the Austrian broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) announced that they had internally selected Vincent Bueno to compete at the 2020 contest in Rotterdam, Netherlands, while "Alive" was presented to the public on 5 March 2020.
Austria was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 14 May 2020. However, the contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.