Teya (singer)

Teya
Teya in 2023
Teya in 2023
Background information
Birth nameTeodora Špirić
Also known asTeya
Born (2000-04-12) 12 April 2000 (age 24)
Vienna, Austria
GenresPop
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2017–present
Websitewww.teyamusic.com

Teodora Špirić (Serbian Cyrillic: Теодора Шпирић; born 12 April 2000), known professionally as Teya (stylised in all caps) and formerly as Thea Devy, is an Austrian singer and songwriter. She represented Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 alongside Salena with the song "Who the Hell Is Edgar?", finishing in 15th place at the grand final.[1][2]

Biography

Teodora Špirić was born on 12 April 2000 in Vienna, Austria to Serbian parents.[2][3][4][5] She spent part of her childhood in Kladovo, Serbia, but later returned to Vienna with her family.[4] She has cited Adele and Amy Winehouse as her main artistic influences.[1]

In 2018, Špirić released her debut single "Waiting For". At the end of 2019, she applied to represent Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song "Judgement Day".[6] She was among the three shortlisted acts, but was not selected as the Austrian representative.[6] She subsequently submitted the song to Beovizija 2020, the Serbian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, under the title "Sudnji dan".[6] The song had been translated into Serbian by Špirić's parents.[7] On 9 January 2020, it was announced that she was selected to participate in the competition.[8] She qualified for the final, where she finished in tenth place with 4 points.

In 2021, Špirić was a participant in the fifth season of the Austrian talent show Starmania.[2] She made it to the top eight contestants, but was eliminated before the final.[9] Later that year, she released the single "Runaway (Stay)" with Croatian singer Ninski, using the stage name Teya.

On 31 January 2023, it was announced that Špirić had been selected to represent Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 together with Salena, whom she met during her participation in Starmania.[2] Their entry, named "Who the Hell Is Edgar?", was written at a songwriting camp in the Czech Republic and was released on 8 March 2023.[9] The song qualified from the second semi final on 11 May for the grand final, in which it placed 15th.[10]

Discography

EPs

Title Details
Grandma on the Dancefloor
  • Released: 30 August 2024
  • Label: CloudKid, Manifester Music
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album or EP
AUT
[11] 		FIN
[12] 		ICE
[13] 		IRE
[14] 		LTU
[15] 		SWE
[16] 		UK
[17]
"Waiting For" 2018 — — — — — — — Non-album singles
"What Christmas Is About" — — — — — — —
"Collide" — — — — — — —
"Sudnji dan" 2020 — — — — — — —
"Runaway (Stay)"
(featuring Ninski) 		2021 — — — — — — —
"Ex Me" 2022 — — — — — — —
"Mirror Mirror"
(with Truu) 		— — — — — — —
"Criminal"
(with Bermuda and DJ Spicy) 		— — — — — — —
"Who the Hell Is Edgar?"
(with Salena) 		2023 4 20 39 67 10 79 48 Ho Ho Ho
"Making Grown Men Cry"
(with Truu) 		— — — — — — — Non-album single
"Bye Bye Bye"
(with Salena) 		— — — — — — — Ho Ho Ho
"Ho Ho Ho"
(with Salena) 		— — — — — — —
"Behind The Scenes" 2024 — — — — — — — Grandma on the Dancefloor
"Hunger"
(with Aiko) 		— — — — — — — Aikonic
"Not Scared of Growing Old" — — — — — — — Grandma on the Dancefloor
"To-Do List" — — — — — — —
"Jail" — — — — — — —
"Immigrant Child" — — — — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other appearances

Title Year Album or EP
"Bite Marks" 2025 Non-album single

References

  1. ^ a b "Teya & Salena will represent Austria in Liverpool". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 31 January 2023. Archived from the original on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "Song Contest: Teya & Salena fahren nach Liverpool". ORF (in German). 31 January 2023. Archived from the original on 13 March 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  3. ^ Arisia [@arisiaofficial] (12 April 2022). "Happy Birthday talented @teyamusic". Retrieved 10 February 2023 – via Instagram.
  4. ^ a b OGAE Serbia (4 February 2020). ES Intervju: Thea Devy (Beovizija 2020) (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  5. ^ Marinović, Mila (8 March 2023). "Srpska pevačica se pre tri godine takmičila na Beoviziji, a sada predstavlja Austriju u Liverpulu". Nova.rs (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  6. ^ a b c Melvan, Mario (14 January 2020). "Serbia: Thea Devy confirms her Beovizija 2020 song made the final three in Austria's internal selection". Wiwibloggs. Archived from the original on 11 July 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  7. ^ Stojanović, Nikola (1 March 2020). "Thea Devy: "My parents and I translated the song into Serbian"". ESCBubble. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Beovizija 2020: U izboru za srpsku pesmu 24 kompozicije". RTS (in Serbian). 9 January 2020. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  9. ^ a b Ude, Christian (31 January 2023). "Song Contest: Geheimnis gelüftet: Ex-Starmaniacs singen für Österreich". Kleine Zeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  10. ^ "Eurovision 2023 Results: Voting & Points". Eurovisionworld. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Discographie Teya & Salena". Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Teya & Salena – Who the Hell Is Edgar?" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  13. ^ "Tónlistinn – Lög" [The Music – Songs] (in Icelandic). Plötutíðindi. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  14. ^ "Discography Teya & Salena". irish-charts.com. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  15. ^ "2023 20-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 19 May 2023. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  16. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 20". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 20 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  17. ^ "Teya and Salena | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 11 July 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Lumix feat. Pia Maria
with "Halo"
 Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest
2023
With: Salena 		Succeeded by