Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1983 | ||||
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| Country |  Austria | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date(s) | 17 March 1983 | |||
| Selected entrant | Westend | |||
| Selected song | "Hurricane" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 9th, 53 points | |||
| Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Austria was represented by Westend, with the song "Hurricane", at the 1983 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in Munich on 23 April. Westend was the winner of the Austrian national final for the contest, held on 17 March. The song was chosen through a national final organised by broadcaster ORF.
Before Eurovision
Aus zwölf wird eins
Aus zwölf wird eins ("From twelve to one") was the national final that selected Austria's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wallner and Licha | "Bleib doch hier" | 461 | 8 |
| 2 | Johannes Raimann | "Summa is" | 193 | 12 |
| 3 | Andreas Wörz | "Musik Musik" | 252 | 10 |
| 4 | Patrick Nes | "Ein Wort von dir" | 625 | 5 |
| 5 | Westend | "Hurricane" | 1,238 | 1 |
| 6 | G & E & ETW | "Hallo Welt" | 572 | 6 |
| 7 | The Hornettes | "Hello Mr. Radio" | 817 | 3 |
| 8 | Gary Lux | "Bleib wie du bist" | 647 | 4 |
| 9 | Ines Reiger and Do-Re-Mi | "Träume sind unser Leben" | 559 | 7 |
| 10 | Manuela Leeb | "Du bist mein Talisman" | 408 | 9 |
| 11 | The Duncan Sisters | "Heute nacht wird gelacht" | 234 | 11 |
| 12 | Waterloo
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"Freiheit" | 1,216 | 2 |
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Westend performed 18th in the running order, following Portugal and preceding Belgium.[3] At the close of voting "Hurricane" placing Austria 9th of the 20 entries. The Austrian jury awarded its 12 points to the runner-up, Ofra Haza from Israel.[4]
Voting
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References
- ^ OCLC 183207780.
- ^ ESC National Finals database 1983
- ^ "Final of Munich 1983". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ ESC History - Austria 1983
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Munich 1983". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.