Austria

Austria has participated in the Mediterraneanvision Song Contest a total of 7 times since its debut in the. The Austrian broadcaster, Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF), broadcasts the event each edition and organises the selection process of the Austrian entry. The broadcaster has always selected its entries internally.

History
Austria debuted in the fourth edition of the contest. The first Austrian entry in the Mediterraneanvision Song Contest was Zoë with the French language song "Danse avec moi", which qualified from the second semi-final placing 4th with 197 points, going on to place 8th in the final with 205 points.

Following its debut, Austria did not take part in the fifth and sixth editions. While ORF gave no reasons for its absence in the fifth edition, they stated that its absence from the sixth edition was due to scheduling issues.

The country made its return to the seventh edition where the broadcaster selected Mia Nova with the song "You Know My Name". Austria competed in the second semi-final where it placed 3rd with 195 points, once again qualifying for the grand final going on to place 8th with 177 points, which to date remains the country's joint-best result alongside its debut entry.

The next two editions that followed weren't as successful for Austria, having failed to qualify for the final on both occasions, however, the country once again managed to qualify in both the tenth and eleventh editions.