Teya (singer)

Austrian singer (born 2000)

Teya

Teya in 2023

Background information
Birth name| Teodora Špirić
Also known as| Teya
Born|  (2000-04-12) 12 April 2000 (age 24)
Vienna, Austria
Genres| Pop
Occupations|

* Singer
* songwriter

Years active| 2017–present
Website| www.teyamusic.com

Musical artist

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 represented Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 alongside Salena with the song "Who the Hell Is Edgar?", finishing in 15th place at the grand final.[1][2]

## Biography

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Teodora Špirić was born on 12 April 2000 in Vienna, Austria to Serbian parents.[2][3][4][5] 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".[6] She was among the three shortlisted acts, but was not selected as the Austrian representative.[6] She subsequently submitted the song to Beovizija 2020, the Serbian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, under the title "Sudnji dan".[6] The song had been translated into Serbian by Špirić's parents.[7] On 9 January 2020, it was announced that she was selected to participate in the competition.[8] 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.[9] 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.[9] The song qualified from the second semi final on 11 May for the grand final, in which it placed 15th.[10]

She co-wrote the song "Wasted Love" with Johannes Pietsch, with him being set to represent Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 under his stage name JJ.[11] She also co-wrote the song "Heaven Sent", performed by Kristy Spiteri, which is set to compete to represent Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025.

## Discography

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### EPs

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Title  | Details

|

Grandma on the Dancefloor |

* Released: 30 August 2024
* Label: CloudKid, Manifester Music
* Format: Digital download, streaming

### Singles

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#### As lead artist

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List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions  Title  | Year  | Peak chart positions  | Album or EP

|
|
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AUT
[12] | FIN
[13] | ICE
[14] | IRE
[15] | LTU
[16] | SWE
[17] | UK
[18]
"Waiting For"  | 2018  | — | — | — | — | — | — | —  | Non-album singles
"What Christmas Is About"  | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
"Collide"  | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
"Sudnji dan"  | 2020  | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
"Runaway (Stay)"
(featuring Ninski) | 2021  | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
"Ex Me"  | 2022  | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
"Mirror Mirror"
(with Truu) | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
"Criminal"
(with Bermuda and DJ Spicy) | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
"Who the Hell Is Edgar?"
(with Salena) | 2023  | 4 | 20 | 39 | 67 | 10 | 79 | 48  | Ho Ho Ho
"Making Grown Men Cry"
(with Truu) | — | — | — | — | — | — | —  | Non-album single
"Bye Bye Bye"
(with Salena) | — | — | — | — | — | — | —  | Ho Ho Ho
"Ho Ho Ho"
(with Salena) | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
"Behind The Scenes"  | 2024  | — | — | — | — | — | — | —  | Grandma on the Dancefloor
"Hunger"
(with Aiko) | — | — | — | — | — | — | —  | Aikonic
"Not Scared of Growing Old"  | — | — | — | — | — | — | —  | Grandma on the Dancefloor
"To-Do List"  | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
"Jail"  | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
"Immigrant Child"  | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

### Other appearances

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Title  | Year  | Album or EP

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"Bite Marks"  | 2025  | Non-album single

## References

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1. ^ a b "Teya & Salena will represent Austria in Liverpool". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 31 January 2023. Archived from the original on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
2. ^ a b c d "Song Contest: Teya & Salena fahren nach Liverpool". ORF (in German). 31 January 2023. Archived from the original on 13 March 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
3. ^ Arisia [@arisiaofficial] (12 April 2022). "Happy Birthday talented @teyamusic". Retrieved 10 February 2023 - via Instagram.
4. ^ a b OGAE Serbia (4 February 2020). ES Intervju: Thea Devy (Beovizija 2020) (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
5. ^ Marinović, Mila (8 March 2023). "Srpska pevačica se pre tri godine takmičila na Beoviziji, a sada predstavlja Austriju u Liverpulu". Nova.rs (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
6. ^ 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. Archived from the original on 11 July 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
7. ^ Stojanović, Nikola (1 March 2020). "Thea Devy: "My parents and I translated the song into Serbian"". ESCBubble. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
8. ^ "Beovizija 2020: U izboru za srpsku pesmu 24 kompozicije". RTS (in Serbian). 9 January 2020. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
9. ^ a b Ude, Christian (31 January 2023). "Song Contest: Geheimnis gelüftet: Ex-Starmaniacs singen für Österreich". Kleine Zeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
10. ^ "Eurovision 2023 Results: Voting & Points". Eurovisionworld. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
11. ^ "JJ – Von der Staatsoper in den ESC-Zirkus" [JJ - From the State Opera to the ESC-Circus] (in Austrian German). Hitradio Ö3. 30 January 2025. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
12. ^ "Discographie Teya & Salena". Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
13. ^ "Teya & Salena – Who the Hell Is Edgar?" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
14. ^ "Tónlistinn – Lög" [The Music – Songs] (in Icelandic). Plötutíðindi. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
15. ^ "Discography Teya & Salena". irish-charts.com. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
16. ^ "2023 20-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 19 May 2023. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
17. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 20". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 20 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
18. ^ "Teya and Salena | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 11 July 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2023.

## External links

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* Official website

Awards and achievements

Preceded by

Lumix feat. Pia Maria
with "Halo"

|  Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest
2023
With:  Salena | Succeeded by

Kaleen
with "We Will Rave"

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* Stella Jones
* Udo Jürgens
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* Natália Kelly
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* Lumix
* Gary Lux
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* Jimmy Makulis
* Pia Maria
* Bob Martin
* Marianne Mendt
* Mess
* The Milestones
* George Nussbaumer
* Manuel Ortega
* Paenda
* Eric Papilaya
* Alf Poier
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* Salena
* Cesár Sampson
* Schmetterlinge
* Eleonore Schwarz
* Christina Simon
* Simone
* Bobbie Singer
* Bettina Soriat
* Springtime
* Teya
* Tie Break
* Trackshittaz
* Nathan Trent
* Waterloo and Robinson
* Tony Wegas
* Westend
* Wilfried
* Harry Winter
* Conchita Wurst
* Zoë

Songs|

* ~~"Alive"~~
* "All to You"
* "Amen"
* "Boom Boom Boomerang"
* "Du bist"
* "Du bist Musik"
* "Du hast mich so fasziniert"
* "Einfach weg"
* "Falter im Wind"
* "Für den Frieden der Welt"
* "Die ganze Welt braucht Liebe"
* "Get a Life – Get Alive"
* "Halo"
* "Heute in Jerusalem"
* "Hurricane"
* "I Am Yours"
* "Der K. und K. Kalypso aus Wien"
* "Keine Mauern mehr"
* "Kinder dieser Welt"
* "Limits"
* "Lisa Mona Lisa"
* "Loin d'ici"
* "Maria Magdalena"
* "Merci, Chérie"
* "Mrs. Caroline Robinson"
* "Musik"
* "My Little World"
* "Nobody but You"
* "Nur ein Lied"
* "Nur in der Wiener Luft"
* "Nur noch Gefühl"
* "One Step"
* "Reflection"
* "Rise Like a Phoenix"
* "Running on Air"
* "Sag ihr, ich lass sie grüßen"
* "Say a Word"
* "The Secret Is Love"
* "Sehnsucht"
* "Shine"
* "Sonntag"
* "Tausend Fenster"
* "Venedig im Regen"
* "Vielleicht geschieht ein Wunder"
* "Warum es hunderttausend Sterne gibt"
* "Warum nur, warum?"
* "Wasted Love"
* "Weil der Mensch zählt"
* "Weil's dr guat got"
* "Die Welt dreht sich verkehrt"
* "Wenn du da bist"
* "We Will Rave"
* "Who the Hell Is Edgar?"
* "Wohin, kleines Pony"
* "Woki mit deim Popo"
* "Y así"
* "Die Zeit ist einsam"
* "Zusammen geh'n"

Note: Entries scored out signify where Austria did not compete. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.

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Countries|

| Final|

* Albania
* Armenia
* Australia
* Austria
* Belgium
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czechia
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Israel
* Italy
* Lithuania
* Moldova
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Serbia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom

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Semi-finals|

* Azerbaijan
* Denmark
* Georgia
* Greece
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Latvia
* Malta
* Netherlands
* Romania
* San Marino

Artists|

| Final|

* Alessandra
* Luke Black
* Blanca Paloma
* Blanka
* Brunette
* Remo Forrer
* Gustaph
* Joker Out
* Käärijä
* Albina and Familja Kelmendi
* Noa Kirel
* Andrew Lambrou
* Let 3
* Monika Linkytė
* Lord of the Lost
* Loreen
* Marco Mengoni
* Alika Milova
* Mimicat
* Mae Muller
* Pasha Parfeni
* Teya and Salena
* Tvorchi
* Vesna
* Voyager
* La Zarra

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* Theodor Andrei
* The Busker
* Diljá
* Iru
* Mia Nicolai and Dion Cooper
* Piqued Jacks
* Reiley
* Sudden Lights
* TuralTuranX
* Victor Vernicos
* Wild Youth

Songs|

| Final|

* "Ai coração"
* "Because of You"
* "Blood & Glitter"
* "Break a Broken Heart"
* "Bridges"
* "Carpe Diem"
* "Cha Cha Cha"
* "Due vite"
* "Duje"
* "Eaea"
* "Évidemment"
* "Future Lover"
* "Heart of Steel"
* "I Wrote a Song"
* "Mama ŠČ!"
* "My Sister's Crown"
* "Promise"
* "Queen of Kings"
* "Samo mi se spava"
* "Soarele și luna"
* "Solo"
* "Stay"
* "Tattoo"
* "Unicorn"
* "Watergun"
* "Who the Hell Is Edgar?"

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Semi-finals|

* "Aijā"
* "Breaking My Heart"
* "Burning Daylight"
* "D.G.T. (Off and On)"
* "Dance (Our Own Party)"
* "Echo"
* "Like an Animal"
* "Power"
* "Tell Me More"
* "We Are One"
* "What They Say"

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