Over the years Austria has used different methods for the selection of their Eurovision representatives. Broadcaster ORF previously held national selections but for 2014 an internal selection was held and it was announced that Conchita Wurst would represent the country with Rise Like A Phoenix.

Austria currently holds the record for longest gap between victories and in 2015 Austria became the first country to score zero points on home ground when the contest took place in the capital Vienna. Read more about Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest.