Austria
| Fact title | Fact data |
|---|---|
| Artist | ZOË |
| Song | Loin d'ici |
| Performs in | First Semi-Final |
ZOË (Austria): 'Loin d'ici'
Written by: C.Straub & Z.Straub
My song takes the audience on a journey in a colourful fantasy worldZOË
It was 19 year-old Zoe Straub’s second attempt to represent Austria at Eurovision, and in February this year she was successfully chosen out of 10 acts competing in the Austrian pre-selection show.
An actress and TV personality, Viennese Zoe’s talents run in her genes - her father Christof is one half of Austrian folk-pop group Papermoon.
A singer-songwriter since 2013, Zoe’s first musical collaborations were with her dad and her French language Eurovision song ‘Lion d’ici’ was written by the father / daughter duo.
Zoe’s first memory of Eurovision was secretly listening to the competition, unbeknown to her parents who were watching - "I guess I was some five years old. I should have been fast asleep, but I eavesdropped at the door."
Lyrics - 'Loin d'ici'
When you sing
I will sing along
When you go for it
I follow
And when you fly
Yes I will fly with you
When you go for it
I follow
In a land, far from here
Searching for the paradise
In an land far from here
They're singing
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Even if the road seems to be a dead end
If you go for it
I follow
Without any doubt
Even if we would be lost
Without any doubt
I'd follow you
In a land, far from here
Searching for the paradise
In an land far from here
They're singing
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They sing and they dance
And they laugh, they go for it, all together, tipsy, into carelessness
In a land, far from here
Searching for the paradise
In an land far from here
They're singing
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