Austria participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "I Am Yours", written by Jimmy Harry and The Makemakes. The song was performed by the band The Makemakes. In addition to participating in the contest, the Austrian broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) was also the host of the Eurovision Song Contest after winning the competition in 2014 with the song "Rise Like a Phoenix" performed by Conchita Wurst. ORF organised the national final Wer singt für Österreich? in order to select the Austrian entry for the 2015 contest in Vienna. An initial sixteen artists competed over four shows. In the final show of the competition, "I Am Yours" performed by The Makemakes was selected as the winner after gaining 78% of the votes from a public televote.

As the host of the contest, Austria competed directly in the final on 23 May 2015 and did not have to qualify from one of two semi-finals held on 19 May and 21 May. However, Austria was obligated to vote in the first semi-final. In Austria's forty-eighth Eurovision appearance on 23 May, "I Am Yours" finished in twenty-sixth place out of 27 competing songs with zero points. This was the fourth time the nation received nul points at the Eurovision Song Contest.

Prior to the 2015 contest, Austria had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest forty-seven times since its first entry in 1957. The nation had won the contest on two occasions: in 1966 with the song "Merci, Chérie" performed by Udo Jürgens and in 2014 with the song "Rise Like a Phoenix" performed by Conchita Wurst. Following the introduction of semi-finals for the 2004 contest, Austria had featured in only three finals. Austria's least successful result has been last place, which they have achieved on eight occasions, most recently in the 2012 contest. Austria has also received nul points on three occasions; in 1962, 1988 and 1991.

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