Andreas Gabalier is the second oldest of the four children of Wilhelm and Huberta Gabalier. He grew up in
Graz. In addition to
tournament dancer Willi Gabalier he has one younger brother. The French family name Gabalier comes from a soldier who came to Austria in 1796 in the course of the
Italian campaign by
Napoleon Bonaparte and remained there. Gabalier's father died of
suicide in 2006, and his younger sister in 2008. The song ''Amoi seg' ma uns wieder (We will see each other again sometime)'' is dedicated to them. From 2013 to September 2019, Gabalier was in a relationship with the Austrian moderator Silvia Schneider. ==Career==