Österreich Decides (OMSC 17)

Österreich Decides (OMSC 17) was the 1ˢᵗ edition of the Austrian music competition Österreich Decides and was held between the 1ˢᵗ August 2021 and the 3ʳᵈ August 2021. Three artists participated in this edition of the contest hoping to represent their country, Austria, at the OMSC 17, under the slogan “Open Your Doors!”.

The winner of the contest was the band HUNGΞR with the song "Honey". They represented Austria in OMSC 17 in Geneva, Switzerland, placing TBA with TBA points.

Format
Österreich Decides (OMSC 17), organised by Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF), was the first edition of the contest to determine the Austrian representative/s for OMSC 17. The final was held on the 3ʳᵈ August 2021 in the city of Graz, in south-eastern Austria, where three songs were performed.

Voting
The results were influenced at 50% by the juries and at the remaining 50% by the televote.

After the artists' performances, the juries voted, the televoting was opened and after votes were casted, it was closed and the winner was announced.

Competing Entries
The three competing songs were announced to the public on the 1ˢᵗ August 2021.

Final
The final took place on the 3ʳᵈ August 2021 in Graz.