Teodora Špirić

Biography

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?×Who the Hell Is Edgar?8 March 2023 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Who the Hell Is Edgar?2:39", finishing in 15th place at the grand final. She later co-wrote the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 for Austria, "Wasted Love" performed by JJ.

Biography

Teodora Špirić was born on 12 April 2000 in Vienna, Austria to Serbian parents. She spent part of her childhood in Kladovo, Serbia, but later returned to Vienna with her family. She has cited Adele and Amy Winehouse as her main artistic influences.
In 2018, Špirić released her debut single "Waiting For×Waiting For25 January 2018 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Waiting For2:47". At the end of 2019, she applied to represent Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song "Judgement Day". She was among the three shortlisted acts, but was not selected as the Austrian representative. She subsequently submitted the song to Beovizija 2020, the Serbian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, under the title "Sudnji dan". The song had been translated into Serbian by Špirić's parents. On 9 January 2020, it was announced that she was selected to participate in the competition. 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. She made it to the top eight contestants, but was eliminated before the final. Later that year, she released the single "Runaway (Stay)×Runaway (Stay)5 November 2021 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Runaway (Stay)2:54" 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. Their entry, named "Who the Hell Is Edgar?×Who the Hell Is Edgar?8 March 2023 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Who the Hell Is Edgar?2:39", was written at a songwriting camp in the Czech Republic and was released on 8 March 2023. The song qualified from the second semi final on 11 May for the grand final, in which it placed 15th.
She co-wrote the song "Wasted Love" with Johannes Pietsch, under his stage name JJ, which went on to win the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 for Austria. She also co-wrote two songs that competed in national selections for different countries that year: "Heaven Sent" performed by Kristy Spiteri, which came second in the Malta's national selection, and "Hold the Light" performed by Dominik Dudek, which came third in the Polish national final.
Špirić provided vocals on the song "Bite Marks×Bite Marks7 January 2025 · Single · SoundtrackSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Bite Marks3:10" for the video game League of Legends, released on 7 January 2025 in conjunction with the game's first thematical season of 2025. The song was written by Alex Seaver of Mako and Sebastien Najand. She performed the song at the 2025 League of Legends World Championship final on 9 November in Chengdu, China.