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Eurovision Song Contest 1983
Participating broadcasterÖsterreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)
Country Austria
National selection
Selection processAus zwölf wird eins
Selection date(s)17 March 1983
Selected artist(s)Westend
Selected song"Hurricane"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Peter Vieweger
  • Heli Deinboek
  • Heinz Nessizius
Finals performance
Final result9th, 53 points
Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Austria was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 with the song "Hurricane", composed by Peter Vieweger, with lyrics by Heli Deinboek and Heinz Nessizius, and performed by Westend. The Austrian participating broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF), selected its entry through a national final.

Before Eurovision

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Aus zwölf wird eins

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Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) held the national final Aus zwölf wird eins ("From twelve to one") at its television studios in Vienna, hosted by Brigitte Xander [de].[1] It took place on 17 March 1983 at 20:15 CET (19:15 UTC) and was broadcast on FS2.[1] The winning song was chosen by 328 people aged between 16 and 60.[2] Waterloo represented Austria in 1976 alongside Robinson.

Final – 17 March 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 "Freiheit" 1,216 2

At Eurovision

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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

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  1. ^ a b "Fernsehen und Hörfunk". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 17 March 1983. p. 20. ISSN 0174-4917. OCLC 183207780.
  2. ^ ESC National Finals database 1983
  3. ^ "Final of Munich 1983". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  4. ^ ESC History - Austria 1983
  5. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Munich 1983". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
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