Zoë (Austrian singer)

Zoë Straub (; born 1 December 1996), 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 (born Wilfling), on 1 December 1996.

At the age of six, she featured in a song by her parents' musical project, Papermoon, called "Doop Doop (Baby Remix)". 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.

2015–2018: 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.

2018-present: Gold status, No.1 in Italy, Tout Paris, Acting career

The last few years the singer and actress has been musically very active. She released her first album ''“Debut”'', which very quickly achieved gold status, after which she toured Austria and Europe. Her single “C’est la Vie” was No.1 in Italy for many months, and also became a big radio hit in some European countries. Her release “Tout Paris” is on its way to hit a million Spotify streams.

ZOË also started her career as an actress: in addition to several series and film appearances, she appeared in the first German Netflix production "Isi und Ossi", as well as the most successful Austrian series of the last 10 years "Vorstadtweiber", among others.

After her last single releases "Tout Paris" and "Rêverie", she released the song "Loin d'ici (far from here)": a new, modern and up-to-date version of the 2016 ESC hit "Loin d'ici", this time with the support of newcomer Leonardo Davi, who enriches the song with English verses.

Personal life

She lives in Vienna with her fiancé Kaspar Leuhusen, whom she met in 2010. On 4 February 2020, she gave birth to her son Viktor.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Filmography

Television

Film

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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1996 births
Living people
Musicians from Vienna
Austrian pop musicians
French-language singers
21st-century Austrian women singers
21st-century Austrian actresses
Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Austria
Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2016
ORF (broadcaster) people
Actresses from Vienna
Austrian singer-songwriters
Women singer-songwriters
Austrian television actresses