Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984
Appearance
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Eurovision Song Contest 1984 | ||||
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Country | Austria | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | National final | |||
Selection date(s) | 22 March 1984 | |||
Selected artist(s) | Anita | |||
Selected song | "Einfach weg" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 19th, 5 points | |||
Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Austria was represented by Anita, with the song "Einfach weg", at the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 5 May in Luxembourg City. The song was chosen through a national final organised by broadcaster ORF.
Before Eurovision
[edit]National final
[edit]The final was held on 22 March 1984 at the ORF TV Studios in Vienna, hosted by Vera Russwurm. The winning song was chosen by a jury of 250 viewers who voted by telephone.[1]
Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
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1 | Sandra Wells | "Hier ist mein Lied" | 369 | 8 |
2 | Martha Butbul | "He du" | 352 | 9 |
3 | The Kids | "Schatten der Vergangenheit" | 517 | 5 |
4 | Andy Marek | "Top Secret" | 516 | 6 |
5 | Anita | "Einfach weg" | 1,404 | 1 |
6 | By Chance | "Vogel im Wind" | 469 | 7 |
7 | Birgit | "Ich bin Frau" | 270 | 10 |
8 | Ruth Hale | "Ich steh' unter Strom" | 130 | 12 |
9 | Andreas Wörz | "Singen is Gold" | 872 | 3 |
10 | Peter Jug | "Saison" | 567 | 4 |
11 | Gitti and Gary | "Kumm hoit mi" | 931 | 2 |
12 | Helmut Rudolfs | "Erste Liebe" | 204 | 11 |
At Eurovision
[edit]On the night of the final Anita performed thirteenth in the running order, following Yugoslavia and preceding Germany. At the close of voting "Einfach weg" had received 5 points, placing Austria 19th (last) of the 19 entries.[2] The Austrian jury awarded its 12 points to Sweden.[3]
Voting
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References
[edit]- ^ ESC National Finals database 1984
- ^ "Final of Luxembourg 1984". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ ESC History - Austria 1984
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1984". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.