The Makemakes are an Austrian

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band, comprising Dominic "Dodo" Muhrer, Markus Christ and Florian Meindl. They represented

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in the

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with the song " I Am Yours".

Career

2012–2014: Early beginnings

On 15 June 2012, The Makemakes released their debut single " The Lovercall". The song peaked at number 6 on the

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. On 15 April 2014, they released the single " Million Euro Smile". The song peaked at number 2 on the

2015: Eurovision Song Contest and ''The Makemakes''

On 13 March 2015, The Makemakes were chosen to represent Austria in the

with the song " I Am Yours". The song was selected through a national final organised by the Austrian broadcaster ''

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'' (ORF). Austria was automatically qualified to compete in the finals on 23 May 2015, due to its win the previous year. They tied with Germany for last place with a score of zero, becoming the first representatives of a host nation to fail to score a single point, since 1957. However, the band took their Eurovision loss in good spirits, making the repeated joke "We are the zeroes of our time!" (in reference to a lyric from the winning song, "

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"). The band released their debut studio album ''The Makemakes'' on 12 May 2015.

2018–present

In March 2018, The Makemakes released a new single "Keep On Moving" in Austria. In January 2019, the band released the single "Freedom" in Austria. In July 2019, the band released the single "The Beach". The song peaked at number 21 on the

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and number 60 on the

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Discography

Albums

Singles

Promotional singles

References

External links

* Musical groups established in 2012 Austrian pop rock music groups Austrian pop music groups English-language musical groups from Austria 2012 establishments in Austria Eurovision Song Contest entrants {{Austria-band-stub