Teya (singer)
Teya | |
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| Birth name | Teodora Špirić |
| Also known as | Thea Devy |
| Born | 12 April 2000 Vienna, Austria |
| Genres | Pop |
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| Years active | 2017–present |
| Website | www |
Teodora Špirić (Serbian Cyrillic: Теодора Шпирић; born 12 April 2000), known professionally as Teya (stylised in all caps) and formerly as Thea Devy, is an Austrian singer and songwriter. She is set to represent Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 alongside Salena with the song "Who the Hell Is Edgar?".[1][2]
Biography
Teodora Špirić was born on 12 April 2000 in Vienna, Austria to Serbian parents.[2][3][4] She spent part of her childhood in Kladovo, Serbia, but later returned to Vienna with her family.[4] She has cited Adele and Amy Winehouse as her main artistic influences.[1]
In 2018, Špirić released her debut single "Waiting For". At the end of 2019, she applied to represent Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song "Judgement Day".[5] She was among the three shortlisted acts, but was not selected as the Austrian representative.[5] She subsequently submitted the song to Beovizija 2020, the Serbian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, under the title "Sudnji dan".[5] The song had been translated into Serbian by Špirić's parents.[6] On 9 January 2020, it was announced that she was selected to participate in the competition.[7] She qualified for the final, where she finished in tenth place with 4 points.
In 2021, Špirić was a participant in the fifth season of the Austrian talent show Starmania.[2] She made it to the top eight contestants, but was eliminated before the final.[8] Later that year, she released the single "Runaway (Stay)" with Croatian singer Ninski, using the stage name Teya.
On 31 January 2023, it was announced that Špirić had been selected to represent Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 together with Salena, whom she met during her participation in Starmania.[2] Their entry, named "Who the Hell Is Edgar?", was written at a songwriting camp in the Czech Republic and was released on 8 March 2023.[8]
Discography
Singles
- 2018 – "Waiting For"
- 2018 – "What Christmas Is About"
- 2018 – "Collide"
- 2020 – "Sudnji dan"
- 2021 – "Runaway (Stay)" (Ninski featuring Teya)
- 2022 – "Ex Me"
- 2022 – "Mirror Mirror" (with Truu)
- 2022 – "Criminal" (with Bermuda and DJ Spicy)
- 2023 – "Who the Hell Is Edgar?" (with Salena)
References
- ^ a b "Teya & Salena will represent Austria in Liverpool". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Song Contest: Teya & Salena fahren nach Liverpool". ORF (in German). 31 January 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ Arisia [@arisiaofficial] (12 April 2022). "Happy Birthday talented @teyamusic". Retrieved 10 February 2023 – via Instagram.
- ^ a b OGAE Serbia (4 February 2020). ES Intervju: Thea Devy (Beovizija 2020) (in Serbian). Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ a b c Melvan, Mario (14 January 2020). "Serbia: Thea Devy confirms her Beovizija 2020 song made the final three in Austria's internal selection". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ Stojanović, Nikola (1 March 2020). "Thea Devy: "My parents and I translated the song into Serbian"". ESCBubble. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ "Beovizija 2020: U izboru za srpsku pesmu 24 kompozicije". RTS (in Serbian). 9 January 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ a b Ude, Christian (31 January 2023). "Song Contest: Geheimnis gelüftet: Ex-Starmaniacs singen für Österreich". Kleine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 10 February 2023.
External links
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- 2000 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Austrian singers
- Austrian people of Serbian descent
- Austrian pop singers
- Austrian singer-songwriters
- English-language singers from Austria
- Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Austria
- Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2023
- People from Kladovo
- People from Vienna
- Serbian-language singers
- Beovizija contestants
- Starmania participants