Among the candidates admitted by ORF to the selection process were several former Eurovision representants and talent show winners as well as other well-known Austrian artists : Alkbottle, Excuse Me Moses, Louie Austen, Luttenberger-Klug, as well as Nadine Beiler and Oliver Wimmer, winners of seasons 3 (Beiler) and 4 (Wimmer) of the talent show Starmania.