Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984

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Eurovision Song Contest 1984
CountryFlag of Austria.svg  Austria
National selection
Selection processNational final
Selection date(s)22 March 1984
Selected entrant Anita
Selected song"Einfach weg"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Brigitte Seuberth
  • Walter Müller
Finals performance
Final result19th, 5 points
Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄198319841985►

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.

Contents

Before Eurovision

National final

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]

Final – 22 March 1984
DrawArtistSongPointsPlace
1Sandra Wells"Hier ist mein Lied"3698
2Martha Butbul"He du"3529
3The Kids"Schatten der Vergangenheit"5175
4Andy Marek"Top Secret"5166
5 Anita "Einfach weg"1,4041
6By Chance"Vogel im Wind"4697
7Birgit"Ich bin Frau"27010
8Ruth Hale"Ich steh' unter Strom"13012
9Andreas Wörz"Singen is Gold"8723
10Peter Jug"Saison"5674
11Gitti and Gary"Kumm hoit mi"9312
12Helmut Rudolfs"Erste Liebe"20411

At Eurovision

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

  1. ESC National Finals database 1984
  2. "Final of Luxembourg 1984". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  3. ESC History - Austria 1984
  4. 1 2 "Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1984". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.