Eurovision Song Contest 1984 Country Austria Selection process National final Selection date(s) 22 March 1984 Selected entrant Anita Selected song "Einfach weg" Selected songwriter(s) Brigitte Seuberth Walter Müller Final result 19th, 5 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 .
The 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.[ 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
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]
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
Participation Artists 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
Countries Artists 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? "