Austria's Got Talent II

Austria's Got Talent II is the Austrian national selection for International Music Festival 28. The semi-finals were held in 28 June 2015 while the big final will be held in a to-be-determined date. At a press conference with ORF, it was revealed that several cities were interested in hosting the competition, after the ratings for the first edition were "higher than expected". The shows are being presented by Conchita Wurst and Robert Stadtlober in the Olympiaworld located in Salzburg, Austria.
== Presenters ==
After winning the first edition as part of The Esc Vienna All Stars, Conchita Wurst announced she would most likely not enter the second edition. However, she said she would be honored to host the second edition after her experience in the Eurovision Song Contest.
On 21 June 2015, ORF announced Conchita Wurst as the first host. Shortly after, Austrian-German actor and singer Robert Stadtlober was revealed as the second host, joining Wurst in hosting the shows.
== Bidding process ==
A day after Austria's Got Talent I concluded, ORF started calling for venues that would be interested in hosting II. The deadline for submitting venues was 20 June 2015. After this period, ORF advanced three venues to the final stage where they faced professional jury who decided the most fitting venue to host the contest in July. Salzburg seemed to have the most interest in hosting the contest as it had an impressive three venues trying to host the contest. Vienna wanted to bid from day one, but Wiener Stadthalle could not bid due to many concerts taking place around July and the so far, unclear date. Other venues haven't contacted Vienna, except an unknown 100-seat venue which was declined by the city for obvious reasons. The first eliminated venue was Salzburg's "House of Mozart" due to not fitting ORF's needs to host the contest. Following this venue, Salzburg's Felsenreitschule was eliminated. Salzburg, who originally had three venues were left with just one and was equal with the other cities. Innsbruck, Linz and Salzburg were the final three who faced professional juries who visited each venue and decided the host venue of this edition. On 21 June 2015, it was revealed that Innsbruck and Salzburg were the remaining cities in the race. Later that day, ORF officially revealed the results. Innsbruck's Olympiaworld won, with Salzburg as the runner up which had the most interest in hosting the contest. Innsbruck was very delighted with being awarded to host something big like this and announced that a great show was planned. Salzburg was also satisfied with their second place and announced they would bid for the next edition.
City 	Venue 	Capacity 	Notes
Final bids 	Final bids 	Final bids 	Final bids
 	 	7,800 	WinnerIf this bid were to win, the hall with a capacity of 7,800 will be used
 	 	6,700 	Runner upEvery year about 65 events which take place at the Salzburgarena attract more than 100,000 visitors
 	 	1,570 	3rd placeIf this bid were to win, it would be held in Brucknersaal which has a capacity of 1,420 and additional standing room for 150.
Failed bids	Failed bids	Failed bids	Failed bids
 	 	1,437 	4th placeThe venue has 1,412 seats and 25 stances.
 	 	1,580 	5th place (last)The venue has 1,495 seats and 85 stances.
 	 	16,152 	UnplacedThe city of Vienna was interesting in bidding, however Wiener Stadthalle declined due to amount of events in July and unknown dates so far.
== Semi-final 1 ==
Four out of 8 songs will qualify to the final, leaving 4 songs out of the running.
Jury: , , , , 
Draw	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
01 	Kathi Kallauch 	"Schon Sehen" 	4 	27
02 	BFF 	"Stay" 	3 	31
03 	Samy Jones 	"Crazy" 	7 	21
04 	Daria Kinzer 	"Somebody like you" 	1 	47
05 	We Walk Walls 	"Critical Masses" 	8 	17
06 	Falco Luneau 	"Living Again" 	5 	23
07 	James Cottriall 	"#NOBODY" 	6 	23
08 	Cornelia Mooswalder	"Should Have Let You Love Me"	2 	46
== Semi-final 2 ==
Four out of 8 songs will qualify to the final, leaving 4 songs out of the running.
Jury: , , , , 
Draw	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
01 	Sofa Surfers 	"The Fixer" 	8 	16
02 	Gin Ga 	"Golden Boy" 	3 	28
03 	DELADAP 	"Don't Turn Around" 	6 	22
04 	Valerie Sajdik 	"Les Nuits Blanches"	7 	17
05 	Monika Ballwein 	"Coming Home" 	2 	40
06 	Johnny Summerville 	"Revelation" 	5 	25
07 	Rene Rodrigezz 	"Be Young" 	4 	27
08 	The Young Professionals feat. Anna F.	"All Of It But Me" 	1 	60
== Final ==
Draw	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
01 	Gin Ga 	"Golden Boy" 	8 	12
02 	Cornelia Mooswalder 	"Should Have Let You Love Me"	3 	26
03 	Kathi Kallauch 	"Schon Sehen" 	7 	13
04 	BFF 	"Stay" 	2 	28
05 	Daria Kinzer 	"Somebody like you" 	5 	21
06 	The Young Professionals feat. Anna F.	"All Of It But Me" 	1 	44
07 	Rene Rodrigezz 	"Be Young" 	6 	20
08 	Monika Ballwein 	"Coming Home" 	4 	24
== Voting grids ==
=== Semi-final 1 ===
Contestants 	Contestants	Results	Results	Results	Results	Results
Contestants 	Contestants	 	 	 	 	
Schon Sehen 	27 	7 	2 	8 	7 	3
Stay 	31 	3 	12 	3 	6 	7
Crazy 	21 	5 	3 	7 	2 	4
Somebody like you 	47 	12 	7 	12 	8 	8
Critical Masses 	17 	2 	4 	4 	5 	2
Living Again 	23 	6 	6 	2 	3 	6
#NOBODY 	23 	4 	5 	5 	4 	5
Should Have Let You Love Me	46 	8 	8 	6 	12 	12
=== Semi-final 2 ===
=== Final ===
Contestants 	Contestants	Results	Results	Results	Results	Results
Contestants 	Contestants	 	 	 	 	
Golden Boy 	12 	3 	4 	3 	2 	
Should Have Let You Love Me	26 	5 	8 	8 	5 	
Schon Sehen 	13 	2 	6 	2 	3 	
Stay 	28 	12 	5 	7 	4 	
Somebody like you 	21 	7 	3 	5 	6 	
All Of It But Me 	44 	8 	12 	12 	12 	
Be Young 	20 	4 	2 	6 	8 	
Coming Home 	24 	6 	7 	4 	7 	
== Voting spokespersons ==
# – Conchita Wurst
# – Charley Ann
# – Celeste Buckingham
# – Dima Trofim