Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984

Eurovision Song Contest 1984
Eurovision Song Contest 1984
Participating broadcaster	Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)
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)	Brigitte Seuberth; Walter Müller;
Finals performance
Final result	19th, 5 points
Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest

Austria was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 with the song "Einfach weg", composed by Brigitte Seuberth, with lyrics by Walter Müller, and performed by Anita. The Austrian participating broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF), selected its entry through a national final.

Before Eurovision

National final

Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) held the national final on 22 March 1984 at its television 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
Draw	Artist	Song	Points	Place
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

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

Points awarded to Austria^[4]
Score	Country
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points	Denmark
3 points
2 points
1 point	Ireland

Points awarded by Austria^[4]
Score	Country
12 points	Sweden
10 points	Ireland
8 points	France
7 points	Italy
6 points	Spain
5 points	Finland
4 points	Denmark
3 points	Belgium
2 points	United Kingdom
1 point	Germany

References

^ 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.

[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

[1984detailed-4] "Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1984". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

v t e Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participation	1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1971 1972 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2007 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Artists	Anita Liane Augustin Nadine Beiler Blue Danube Timna Brauer Marty Brem Vincent Bueno Carmela Corren Thomas Forstner Petra Frey Global.Kryner Karel Gott Ferry Graf Peter Horten Stella Jones Udo Jürgens Kaleen Natália Kelly Lumix Gary Lux The Makemakes Jimmy Makulis Pia Maria Bob Martin Marianne Mendt Mess The Milestones George Nussbaumer Manuel Ortega Paenda Eric Papilaya Alf Poier The Rounder Girls Salena Cesár Sampson Schmetterlinge Eleonore Schwarz Christina Simon Simone Bobbie Singer Bettina Soriat Springtime Teya Tie Break Trackshittaz Nathan Trent Waterloo and Robinson Tony Wegas Westend Wilfried Harry Winter Conchita Wurst Zoë
Songs	~~"Alive"~~ "All to You" "Amen" "Boom Boom Boomerang" "Du bist" "Du bist Musik" "Du hast mich so fasziniert" "Einfach weg" "Falter im Wind" "Für den Frieden der Welt" "Die ganze Welt braucht Liebe" "Get a Life – Get Alive" "Halo" "Heute in Jerusalem" "Hurricane" "I Am Yours" "Der K. und K. Kalypso aus Wien" "Keine Mauern mehr" "Kinder dieser Welt" "Limits" "Lisa Mona Lisa" "Loin d'ici" "Maria Magdalena" "Merci, Chérie" "Mrs. Caroline Robinson" "Musik" "My Little World" "Nobody but You" "Nur ein Lied" "Nur in der Wiener Luft" "Nur noch Gefühl" "One Step" "Reflection" "Rise Like a Phoenix" "Running on Air" "Sag ihr, ich lass sie grüßen" "Say a Word" "The Secret Is Love" "Sehnsucht" "Shine" "Sonntag" "Tausend Fenster" "Venedig im Regen" "Vielleicht geschieht ein Wunder" "Warum es hunderttausend Sterne gibt" "Warum nur, warum?" "Weil der Mensch zählt" "Weil's dr guat got" "Die Welt dreht sich verkehrt" "Wenn du da bist" "We Will Rave" "Who the Hell Is Edgar?" "Wohin, kleines Pony" "Woki mit deim Popo" "Y así" "Die Zeit ist einsam" "Zusammen geh'n"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Austria did not compete. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.

v t e Eurovision Song Contest 1984
Countries	Austria Belgium Cyprus Denmark Finland France Germany Ireland Italy Luxembourg Portugal Netherlands Norway Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom Yugoslavia
Artists	Alice and Franco Battiato Anita Belle and the Devotions Beş Yıl Önce, On Yıl Sonra Bravo Sophie Carle Dollie de Luxe Maria Guinot Herreys Hot Eyes Ida and Vlado Kirka Maribelle Linda Martin Andy Paul Rainy Day Mary Roos Annick Thoumazeau Jacques Zegers
Songs	"100% d'amour" "Anna Maria Lena" "Aufrecht geh'n" "Autant d'amoureux que d'étoiles" "Avanti la vie" "Ciao, amore" "Det' lige det" "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" "Einfach weg" "Halay" "Hengaillaan" "Ik hou van jou" "Lady, Lady" "Lenge leve livet" "Love Games" "Silêncio e tanta gente" "Terminal 3" "I treni di Tozeur" "Welche Farbe hat der Sonnenschein?"