User:EurovisionLibrarian/1957at
| Eurovision Song Contest 1957 | ||||
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| Country |  Austria | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date(s) | 6 February 1957 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Bob Martin | |||
| Selected song | "Wohin, kleines Pony?" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 10th, 3 points | |||
| Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Austria held a national final to select the song that would represent the country at the Eurovision Song Contest 1957. The winner was Bob Martin with the song "Wohin, kleines Pony?".
Before Eurovision
[edit]Chanson[s]? aus Österreich
[edit]Broadcaster ORF held a national final called Chanson[s]? aus Österreich.[1] It took place at the Wiener Stadttheater in Vienna on 6 February 1957 at 20:00 CET (21:00 UTC) and was broadcast live on Austrian Television.[1]
At Eurovision to source
[edit]At the Eurovision Song Contest held on 3 March 1957 in Frankfurt, Bob Martin performed fifth, following Italy and preceding Netherlands.[2] "Wohin, kleines Pony?" was conducted by Carl de Groof.[3] BLABLABLA The song received 17 points, placing second in a field of ten.[4] It was succeeded as French representative at the 1958 contest by André Claveau, with "Dors mon amour".[5]
Voting
[edit]Every country had a jury of ten people.[3] Every jury member could give one point to their favourite song.[3]
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Fernsehen bei den Nachbarn". Funk- und Fernsehillustrierte. Süddeutsche Ausgabe (in German). Vol. 25, no. 6. 3 February 1957. p. 26. OCLC 724368653.
- ^ "Final of Frankfurt 1957 – Eurovision Song Contest". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ a b c Roxburgh, Gordon (2012). Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest. Vol. One: The 1950s and 1960s. Prestatyn, United Kingdom: Telos Publishing. p. 156. ISBN 978-1-84583-065-6. OCLC 862793988.
- ^ "Final of Frankfurt 1957 – Eurovision Song Contest". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "Participants of Hilversum 1958". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Frankfurt 1957". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 25 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.