Who is Austria’s Eurovision Song Contest 2017 entry? Nathan Trent to perform Running On Air in the FINAL
AUSTRIA has chosen Nathan Trent to represent them at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.
He will compete in the final tonight - but what is his background, how was he chosen and what is Nathan singing?
Who is Nathan Trent?
Nathan Trent was born on April 4, 1992 in Innsbruck, Austria.
The 24-year-old singer released his debut single Like It Is in December 2016, his first and only single before releasing the his Eurovision track.
How was Nathan Trent chosen to represent Austria?
Nathan Trent was selected using an internal process to represent Austria in this year's Eurovision.
He was announced as the Austrian contestant on December 19, 2016.
Controversially Nathan was already in the running to represent Germany and was one of the 33 contestants in their national competition Unser Song 2017.
He was automatically eliminated from the German race as the same person cannot represent more than one country in the same year.
What song is Nathan Trent performing?
Nathan is singing the song Running on Air, which was written by himself and co-writer Bernhard Penzias.
What are the odds on Austria winning?
At the time of writing, SunBets list the odds of Austria winning at 300/1.
But it's still all to play for and anyone could win on the night.
For the latest odds, check out the .
What are the lyrics to Running on Air?
It’s been a long time running
‘Cause I had some things to see
I had to meet some people
Who were there to believe in me
I’m taking all that struggle
Reminds me what I’m fighting for
I’m living it up, I ain’t gonna stop
Till I make that final score
And I’ll keep running as fast as I can
I’ll keep running
I won’t stop, I won’t stop, no no
Hey now, if you push me down I’ll get up again
Hey now, if you let me drown I’ll swim like a champion
I’m sure there’ll be good times, there’ll be bad time
But I don’t care ’cause I’m running on air
(Running, running) Yeah
Give me a million reasons
But my answer stays the same
You can try to put me in a box
But I’m doing it my own damn way
See I can stand them talkers
All pretending that their lives’ a mess
‘Cause whatever you want, whatever you need
You gotta get off your…
And I’ll keep running as fast as I can
I’ll keep running
I won’t stop, I won’t stop
Hey now, if you push me down I’ll get up again
Hey now, if you let me drown I’ll swim like a champion
I’m sure there’ll be good times, there’ll be bad time
But I don’t care ’cause I’m running on air
Hey, I’m running on air
Running, running on air
(Oh whoa… oh whoa…) Running, running
Now I don’t care
Hey now, if you push me down I’ll get up again
Hey now, hey now
Yeah… (Oh whoa… oh whoa…)
You can push me, push me down
(Oh whoa… oh whoa…) Hey now
But I’ll get up again
I’m sure there’ll be good times, there’ll be bad time
But I don’t care ’cause I’m running on air
How many times has Austria won the Eurovision Song Contest?
Austria started competing in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1957 and have featured 49 times since.
The nation has won on two occasions in 1966 with the song Merci, Cherie by Udo Jürgens and more recently in 2014 when Conchita Wurst won with Rise Like a Phoenix.
Since the introduction of the semi-finals Austria has only managed to qualify on five occasions, they also received the dreaded "nul points" in 2015.
When and where is the Eurovision Song Contest 2017?
The final of Eurovision 2017 is taking place tonight (May 13).
It will be shown on BBC One at 8pm, and will be broadcast live from the International Exhibition Centre in Ukraine’s capital Kiev.
The reigning champion Jamala will be in attendance on the night to hand over the honour to this year’s winner performers.
