Country Austria Selected entrant Udo Jürgens Final result 1st, 31 points | Selection process Internal Selection Selected song "Merci, Chérie" | |
Austria was represented by Udo Jurgens, with the song Merci, Chérie, at the 1966 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 5 March in Luxembourg City. This was the third time in a row that Austria was represented by Udo Jürgens and the first time Austria has won the contest. It would take Austria 48 years to win the contest again with Conchita Wurst in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014.
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Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA