Country Austria Selection date(s) 22 March 1984 Selected song "Einfach weg" | Selection process National Final Selected entrant Anita Final result 5th, 19 points | |
Austria was represented by Anita, with the song '"Einfach weg", at the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 5 May in Luxembourg City. The song was chosen through a national final organised by broadcaster ORF.
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Final
The Austrian Final was held on 22 March 1984 at the ORF TV Studios in Vienna, hosted by Vera Russwurm. The winning song was chosen by a jury of 250 viewers who voted by telephone.
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 19 points, placing Cyprus 5th of the 19 entries. The Austrian jury awarded its 12 points to Sweden.
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Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA