As
part of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, the radio station Ö1 has launched the open call “United by Music – Ö1 goes Song
Contest.” The call is aimed at music-interested teenagers and young musicians aged 14 and is open to all muscial genres.
[https://oe1.orf.at/esc](https://oe1.orf.at/esc)
Submissions are invited
for creative acoustic pieces with a duration of 40–50 seconds. Contributions may come from fields such as composition, electroacoustic
music, vocal performance, instrumental music, sound design, or experimental formats. The format is open.
A jury
will select 24 contributions, which will be broadcast on Ö1 during the ESC week from 11 to 15 May 2026. In addition, an online
voting will take place. The three most-voted contributions will each receive a prize of €1,500.
Further information
about the open call is available at:
https://oe1.orf.at/esc
