Alive (Vincent Bueno song)

After being selected to represent Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, Bueno said, "Wow, even thinking about the fact that I am going to participate in the song contest gives me goosebumps. The Eurovision Song Contest is like the Eurocup for musicians and singers. The huge stage, all those artists doing their absolute best, all the songwriters and producers of Europe gathering in one place to celebrate their work while at the same time stepping into the ring – it is breathtaking and formidable. Let’s go Austria!"[1]

The song was suppose represent Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, after Vincent Bueno was internally selected by the Austrian broadcaster ORF on 12 December 2019.[1] The song would perform in one of the two semi-finals. On 28 January 2020, a special allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in. Austria was placed into the second semi-final, to be held on 14 May 2020, and was scheduled to perform in the first half of the show.