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Blue Danube

ESC 1980 for Austria

From
Austria, Austria
Active
1980–1980
Releases
3

About

Austria has been represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 58 times since its debut in 1957. The country has won three times, in 1966, 2014 and 2025. The Austrian participating broadcaster in the contest is Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF). Vienna was the host city on all three occasions the contest has been held in Austria, in 1967, 2015, and 2026.

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Austria has finished last in the contest final seven times (1957, 1961, 1962, 1979, 1984, 1988, and 1991) and finished last in the semi-final in 2012. "Nobody but You" by Cesár Sampson achieved Austria's eighth top five result and third-best result of the 21st century at the 2018 contest, finishing third.
Having finished sixth at the 1964 contest and fourth in 1965, Udo Jürgens, one of few Eurovision performers to have competed in three consecutive contests, won at his third attempt in 1966 with the song "Merci, Chérie". This was Austria's only top three result of the 20th century, as well as its first win. Austria won for a second time in 2014, with "Rise Like a Phoenix" by Conchita Wurst, setting a then-record for longest gap between winning entries at 48 years. The country would go on to win most recently in 2025, with "Wasted Love" by JJ.

From Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Members

  • Marc Berry 1980–1980 · original member · former lead vocals
  • Martin Brem 1980–1980 · original member · former lead vocals
  • Rena Mauris 1980–1980 · original member · former lead vocals
  • Sylvia Schramm 1980–1980 · original member · former lead vocals
  • Wolfgang Weiss 1980–1980 · original member · former lead vocals

Discography

Singles 3

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Data from MusicBrainz, saved 9 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.