Photo: Michael Doherty · CC BY-SA 4.0 · credits
Timeline
3 events◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1✦ Award 1
2000s
2020s
· Debut release
Debut release: I Know U Know
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
Biography
English biography156 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1371049683
Biography
Pia Maria Außerlechner (born 21 May 2003), who performs as Pia Maria, is an Austrian singer. She represented Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 alongside DJ Lumix.
Early life
Pia Maria is from the Austrian region of Tyrol. She is a trained make-up artist and works at the Tyrolean State Theatre in Innsbruck. She has been writing her own songs since she was 16.
Career
Pia Maria represented Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy, performing the song "Halo" by DJ Lumix.
During the promotional pre-parties for Eurovision, Pia Maria received criticism for vocal issues during the live performances of "Halo". It was later confirmed that her vocal struggles were due to long COVID, as well as the vocalist's inexperience with in-ear monitors. The Austrian delegation hired a vocal coach to work with Pia Maria to prepare for the contest, and the backing track for "Halo" was transposed into a lower key for future pre-parties.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 23 | 84.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 4 | 78.1th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 3 | 73.3th |
| Recording span (years) | 4 | 17th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (4 release groups)
Single · 4
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | I Know U KnowSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:011I Know U Know3:01 | 3 June 2022 | ||
| 2024 | Mess with MeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:461Mess with Me2:46 | 26 April 2024 | ||
| 2024 | Locked FeelingsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:511Locked Feelings2:51 | 15 November 2024 | ||
| 2026 | AddictedSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:031Addicted2:03 | 5 June 2026 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Pia Maria head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 23 | 84.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 4 | 78.1th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 3 | 73.3th |
| Recording span (years) | 4 | 17th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Amadeus Austrian Music Awards | won |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eurovision_2022_-_Semi-final_1_-_Austria_-_Lumix_%26_Pia_Maria.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/9f5b1b81-a705-4cbe-9308-4ef849627f38discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/9f5b1b81-a705-4cbe-9308-4ef849627f38core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110884054seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pia_Mariabiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pia_Maria
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Austrian musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Michael Doherty · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q110884054 · MusicBrainz: 9f5b1b81-a705-4cbe-9308-4ef849627f38
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