He planned for years to produce his own journal The Penn (later renamed The Stylus), but before it could be produced, he died in Baltimore on October 7, 1849, aged 40, under mysterious circumstances. The major figure in world literature is primarily based on his ingenious and profound short stories, poems, and critical theories, which established a highly influential rationale for the short form in both poetry and fiction. He is considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre and wrote stories such as The Tell-Tale Heart, The Fall of the House of Usher and The Cask of Amontillado. The talented twosome wrote the satirical Who The Hell Is Edgar?, alongside Pele Loriano and Ronald Janeček, and it is about being possessed by the ghost of nineteenth-century American poet and horror author Edgar Allan Poe.

So what is the song about and who exactly is Edgar - or his full name Edgar Allan Poe - who is mentioned throughout? READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community The singers were chosen to represent Austria at the 67th Eurovision Song Contest which is taking place in Liverpool on Saturday night and are taking to the stage at the M&S Bank Arena as part of the world's biggest music competition.Īnd it was already known that their performance would get people talking as the song's catchy chorus already going viral on social media - and will no doubt be stuck in your head for days afterwards. They're asking that very question during their Eurovision Song Contest grand final performance but really, who the hell is Edgar Teya and Salena are singing about?

Edgar allan the tell tale heart