Austria has participated in the Contest 54 times since its debut at the Eurovision Song Contest 1957 in Frankfurt-am-Main. They have won twice: in 1966 with the song "Merci, chérie" by Udo Jürgens, and in 2014, with the song "Rise Like a Phoenix" by Conchita Wurst. The country currently holds the record for longest gap between wins, with 48 years between victories.
They have finished last in the final a total of eight times, in 1957, 1961, 1962, 1979, 1984, 1988, 1991 and 2015 - the latter on home soil, making them the first-ever host nation to suffer this fate. Since the introduction of the semi-finals, they have failed to qualify for the final seven times.
Participants[]
Year | Performer(s) | Song | Language | Translation | Position | Points | Semi | Points | ||
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1957 | Bob Martin | "Wohin, kleines Pony?" | German | Where to, Little Pony? | 10 | 3 | No Semi-Finals | |||
1958 | Liane Augustin | "Die ganze Welt braucht Liebe" | The Whole World Needs Love | 5 | 8 | |||||
1959 | Ferry Graf | "Der K und K Kalypso aus Wien" | The K and K Calypso from Vienna | 9 | 4 | |||||
1960 | Harry Winter | "Du hast mich so fasziniert" | You fascinated me so much | 7 | 6 | |||||
1961 | Jimmy Makulis | "Sehnsucht" | Longing | 15 | 1 | |||||
1962 | Eleonore Schwarz | "Nur in der Wiener Luft" | Only in the Viennese Air | 13 | 0 | |||||
1963 | Carmela Corren | "Vielleicht geschieht ein Wunder" | German, English | Maybe a Miracle Will Happen | 7 | 16 | ||||
1964 | Udo Jürgens | "Warum nur, warum?" | German | Why, only why? | 6 | 11 | ||||
1965 | "Sag ihr, ich lass sie grüßen" | Tell her, I send my regards | 4 | 16 | ||||||
1966 | "Merci, chérie" | German, French | Thank you, darling | 1 | 31 | |||||
1967 | Peter Horton | "Warum es hunderttausend Sterne gibt" | German | Why there are a hundred thousand stars | 14 | 2 | Host country | |||
1968 | Karel Gott | "Tausend Fenster" | Thousands of Windows | 13 | 2 | No Semi-Finals | ||||
Did not participate in 1969 and 1970 | ||||||||||
1971 | Marianne Mendt | "Musik" | Viennese German | Music | 16 | 66 | No Semi-Finals | |||
1972 | Milestones | "Falter im Wind" | German | Butterflies in the wind | 5 | 100 | ||||
Did not participate between 1973 and 1975 | ||||||||||
1976 | Waterloo & Robinson | "My Little World" | English | - | 5 | 80 | No Semi-Finals | |||
1977 | Schmetterlinge | "Boom Boom Boomerang" | German, English | - | 17 | 11 | ||||
1978 | Springtime | "Mrs. Caroline Robinson" | German | - | 15 | 14 | ||||
1979 | Christina Simon | "Heute in Jerusalem" | Today in Jerusalem | 18 | 5 | |||||
1980 | Blue Danube | "Du bist Musik" | You are Music | 8 | 64 | |||||
1981 | Marty Brem | "Wenn du da bist" | When You're Here | 17 | 20 | |||||
1982 | Mess | "Sonntag" | Sunday | 9 | 57 | |||||
1983 | Westend | "Hurricane" | - | 9 | 53 | |||||
1984 | Anita | "Einfach weg" | Just Get Away | 19 | 5 | |||||
1985 | Gary Lux | "Kinder dieser Welt" | Children of This World | 8 | 60 | |||||
1986 | Timna Brauer | "Die Zeit ist einsam" | Time Is Lonely | 18 | 12 | |||||
1987 | Gary Lux | "Nur noch Gefühl" | Only emotion | 20 | 8 | |||||
1988 | Wilfried | "Lisa Mona Lisa" | - | 21 | 0 | |||||
1989 | Thomas Forstner | "Nur ein Lied" | Only a Song | 5 | 97 | |||||
1990 | Simone | "Keine Mauern mehr" | No Walls Anymore | 10 | 58 | |||||
1991 | Thomas Forstner | "Venedig im Regen" | Venice in The Rain | 22 | 0 | |||||
1992 | Tony Wegas | "Zusammen geh'n" | Go Together | 10 | 63 | |||||
1993 | "Maria Magdalena" | Mary Magdalene | 14 | 32 | Kvalifikacija za Millstreet | |||||
1994 | Petra Frey | "Für den Frieden der Welt" | For the peace of the world | 17 | 19 | No semi-finals | ||||
1995 | Stella Jones | "Die Welt dreht sich verkehrt" | The world turns the wrong way | 13 | 67 | |||||
1996 | George Nussbaumer | "Weil's dr guat got" | Vorarlbergish | Because you feel good | 10 | 68 | 6 | 80 | ||
1997 | Bettina Soriat | "One Step" | German | - | 21 | 12 | No semi-finals | |||
Did not participate in 1998 | ||||||||||
1999 | Bobbie Singer | "Reflection" | English | - | 10 | 65 | No semi-finals | |||
2000 | The Rounder Girls | "All To You" | - | 14 | 34 | |||||
Did not participate in 2001 | ||||||||||
2002 | Manuel Ortega | "Say a Word" | English | - | 18 | 26 | No semi-finals | |||
2003 | Alf Poier | "Weil der Mensch zählt" | German | Because people count | 6 | 101 | ||||
2004 | Tie Break | "Du bist" | You Are | 21 | 9 | Top 11 Previous Year | ||||
2005 | Global Kryner | "Y así" | English, Spanish | Like that | Failed to qualify | 21 | 30 | |||
Did not participate in 2006 | ||||||||||
2007 | Eric Papilaya | "Get a Life - Get Alive" | English | - | Failed to qualify | 27 | 4 | |||
Did not participate between 2008 and 2010 | ||||||||||
2011 | Nadine Beiler | "The Secret Is Love" | English | - | 18 | 64 | 7 | 69 | ||
2012 | Trackshittaz | "Woki mit deim Popo" | German | Wiggle your butt | Failed to qualify | 18 | 8 | |||
2013 | Natália Kelly | "Shine" | English | - | 14 | 27 | ||||
2014 | Conchita Wurst | "Rise Like a Phoenix" | - | 1 | 290 | 1 | 169 | |||
2015 | The Makemakes | "I Am Yours" | - | 26 | 0 | Host country | ||||
2016 | Zoë | "Loin d'ici" | French | Far from here | 13 | 151 | 7 | 170 | ||
2017 | Nathan Trent | "Running on Air" | English | - | 16 | 93 | 7 | 147 | ||
2018 | Cesár Sampson | "Nobody but You" | - | 3 | 342 | 4 | 231 | |||
2019 | PÆNDA | "Limits" | - | Failed to qualify | 17 | 21 | ||||
2020 | Vincent Bueno | "Alive" | - | Cancelled | ||||||
2021 | "Amen" | - | Failed to qualify | 12 | 66 | |||||
2022 | Lumix feat. Pia Maria | "Halo" | - | 15 | 42 | |||||
2023 | Teya & Salena | "Who the Hell Is Edgar?" | - | 15 | 120 | 2 | 137 | |||
2024 | Kaleen | "We Will Rave" | - |