Zoë (Austrian singer)

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Zoë
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Zoë in 2016
Background information
Birth name Zoë Straub
Born (1996-12-01) 1 December 1996 (age 27)
Vienna, Austria
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actress
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2002–present
Labels
  • Global Rockstar Music
Associated acts

Zoë Straub (born 1 December 1996), known professionally as Zoë (pronounced [ˈzoːiː]), stylized as ZOË, is an Austrian singer, songwriter and actress. She represented Austria with the song "Loin d'ici" in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 and placed thirteenth in the grand final.

Life and career

Zoë at the club concert of the Austrian national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015

1996–2014: Early life

Zoë Straub was born in the Austrian capital, Vienna, to musician parents, Christof Straub and Roumina Straub (née Wilfling), on 1 December 1996.[1]

At the age of six, she featured in a song by her parents' musical project, Papermoon, called "Doop Doop (Baby Remix)".[1] In 2007, Straub participated in the Austrian reality singing competition Kiddy Contest, where she covered "Engel ohne Flügel", originally performed by Mark Medlock, a German singer, while she was attending Lycée Français de Vienne (French High School of Vienna), where she studied for nine years.[1][2]

2015–present: Career beginnings, Debut and Eurovision Song Contest

Zoë at the Amadeus Austrian Music Awards 2016.

Straub appeared on ORF television series Vorstadtweiber in 2015.[2]:{{{3}}} She also competed in the Austrian national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, where she eventually placed third with the song "Quel filou", written by Straub herself and her father, Christof Straub.[1]:{{{3}}}[2]:{{{3}}} She performed live at Rathausplatz while Vienna was serving as the host city of Eurovision Song Contest 2015.[3] In October 2015, she released her début album Debut.[4]

On 12 January 2016, she was announced as one of the participants of the Austrian national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016,[5] and on 12 February 2016 she emerged as the winner of the national final and therefore represented Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Loin d'ici" in Stockholm, Sweden;[6][7] qualified for the grand final where she placed thirteenth.[8] On 29 April 2016, she released a reissued version of Debut.

Personal life

She lives in Vienna with her boyfriend Kaspar Leuhusen whom she met in 2010.[9]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Details Peak chart positions
AUT
[10]
Debut 5

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
AUT
[10]		 FRA
[11]		 NL
Tip
[12]		 SWE
[13]
2015 "Quel filou" 23 — — — Debut
"Je m'en fous" — — — —
"Mon cœur a trop aimé" 12 — — —
2016 "Loin d'ici" 13 99 17 66
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or were not released.

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Vorstadtweiber Laura Series 1, episodes 4–8 (4 episodes)
2016 Pregau Rosa Mini series

Awards and nominations

Year Event Category Nominated work Result
2016 Amadeus Austrian Music Award Female Artist of the Year — Nominated
Song of the Year "Mon cœur a trop aimé" Nominated

References

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External links

Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons

Preceded by Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest
2016		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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