Zoë (Austrian singer)


Zoë Straub, known professionally as Zoë, 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

1996–2014: Early life

Zoë Straub was born in the Austrian capital, Vienna, to musician parents, Christof Straub and Roumina Straub, on 1 December 1996.
At the age of six, she featured in a song by her parents' musical project, Papermoon, called "Doop Doop ". 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, where she studied for nine years.

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

Straub appeared on ORF television series Vorstadtweiber in 2015. 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. She performed live at Rathausplatz while Vienna was serving as the host city of Eurovision Song Contest 2015. In October 2015, she released her début album Debut.
On 12 January 2016, she was announced as one of the participants of the Austrian national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, 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; qualified for the grand final where she placed 13th in total and 8th in televoting. On 29 April 2016, she released a reissued version of Debut. In Eurovision 2017 she was a member of the Austrian jury for Semi-final 2 and for the Grand Final. In December 2017, it was announced that she would serve as a judge in the Sammarinese national selection event for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 a national final event she and her family funded,
alongside Neon Hitch and Vince Bugg.

Personal life

She lives in Vienna with her boyfriend Kaspar Leuhusen whom she met in 2010. She gave birth to a son called Viktor on 4 February 2020.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Filmography

Television

Film

Awards and nominations