PÆNDA has revealed more details about ‘Limits’ and her journey as an artist who will represent Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019.

PÆNDA was revealed yesterday morning as the Austrian entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019. The singer who was internally selected by ORF to take part in the contest will be performing the song “Limits”. “Limits” is an “atmospherically charged electronic pop ballad” and will be revealed to the public in the next couple of weeks.

Kathrin Zechner the Program Director at ORF commented;

With PÆNDA , we are setting an expressive sign in Tel Aviv for the modern, powerful musical country of Austria. PÆNDA is an outstandingly versatile artist and woman, who not only composes and writes the songs she impressively sings and interprets, but also produces – so her art lives 100 per cent. It is her own emotions, experiences and her soul that she expresses and with which she will cast a spell over the audience.

PÆNDA explained what motivates her as an artist;

If only you yourself open your personal limits and you set your own limits – then you are finally a free person! On my way to becoming an artist, I have put my own wishes into action! Just as every person in the course of life from the caterpillar can become a doll and then a butterfly.

I am purposeful, open and want to change the world for the better. That’s why I go to the people – and as an independent person. Equality and justice always start with oneself. Stop wishing – start doing! It is better to do something for it than you wish it!

Talking about what it means to represent Austria at Eurovision she added;

When I was watching the Eurovision Song Contest on ORF in the past few years, I knew that if the opportunity presented itself, I would very much like to become a part of it and compete for Austria. There are so many beautiful things going on in the course of this wonderful event: music becomes a universal language, boundaries dissolve and it is shown that love is colorful, diverse and can not be classified in any drawer.

The Song Contest is, so to say, a bridge builder who manages to unite different cultures and religions for a while. Now I’m allowed to sing for Austria and I’m overwhelmed. It really means a lot to me to be part of this message to the world.

Who is PÆNDA?

PÆNDA has been writing songs since she was 14 years old, after realising music was more than just a hobby she moved to Vienna to study jazz and popular singing. Since 2015 she has been performing under the name PÆNDA.

She released her debut album “EVOLUTION I” in early 2018 to critical acclaim. PÆNDA’s second album, titled “EVOLUTION II”, will be released on April 26, 2019 .

Source: ORF

Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest Austria debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1957, Bob Martin represented the country on their debut, but finished in last place scoring just 3 points. The country has gone on to finish last in the contest on 8 occasions. Austria has won the contest on two occasions, the first being in 1966 when Udo Jürgen performed “Merci, Cherie”. It was 48 years later than Austria won again when Conchita Wurst performed “Rise Like a Phoenix” scoring a total of 290 points.