Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984
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.
Final
The Austrian 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]
Austrian National Final - 22 March 1984
| Draw |
Artist |
Song |
Translation |
Points |
Place |
| 1 |
Sandra Wells |
"Hier ist mein lied" |
"Here is my song" |
369 |
8 |
| 2 |
Martha Butbul |
"He du" |
"Hey you" |
352 |
9 |
| 3 |
The Kids |
"Schatten der vergangenheit" |
"Shadows of the past" |
517 |
5 |
| 4 |
Andy Marek |
"Top secret" |
"Top secret" |
516 |
5 |
| 5 |
Anita |
"Einfach weg" |
"Just get away"'" |
1404 |
1 |
| 6 |
By Chance |
"Vogel im wind" |
"Bird in the wind" |
469 |
7 |
| 7 |
Birgit |
"Ich bin frau" |
"I'm a woman" |
270 |
10 |
| 8 |
Ruth Hale |
"Ich steh' unter strom" |
"I've had an electric shock" |
130 |
12 |
| 9 |
Andreas Wörz |
"Singen is gold" |
"Singing is golden" |
872 |
3 |
| 10 |
Peter Jug |
"Saison" |
"Season" |
567 |
4 |
| 11 |
Gitti und Gary |
"Kumm hoit mi" |
"Come hold me" |
931 |
2 |
| 12 |
Helmut Rudolfs |
"Erste liebe" |
"First love" |
204 |
11 |
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 19 points, placing Cyprus 5th of the 19 entries. The Austrian jury awarded its 12 points to Sweden.[2]
See also
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