Countries Austria

Country Austria
Capital Vienna
Participations 55
Last Participation Turin 2022
Victories
- 2014 (Conchita Wurst)
- 1966 (Udo Jürgens)
Contests Hosted
- Vienna 2015
- Vienna 1967
Broadcaster
- ORF

Austria has won the Eurovision Song Contest twice: once in 1966 and again in 2014, meaning it holds the record for the longest gap between consecutive wins… 48 years.

Having finished sixth in 1964 and fourth in 1965, it was Udo Jurgens who won for Austria on his third attempt with the song Merci Chérie - and it would be the country’s only top 3 finish in the 20th Century.

A second Austrian win came in 2014 courtesy of bearded drag artist Conchita Wurst and her anthem Rise Like A Phoenix.

Upon being awarded the Eurovision trophy, Conchita held it aloft and proclaimed:

‘This night is dedicated to everyone who believes in a future of peace and freedom - you know who you are. We are unity and we are unstoppable.’

She later confirmed that this was a message meant for politicians who oppose LGBTQ+ rights.

After both victories, host broadcaster ORF opted to stage the Contest in the capital city, Vienna.

Participation history

Event	Contestant	Song	Place
Turin 2022	LUM!X feat. Pia Maria	Halo	Semi-Final 15th - 42 points
Rotterdam 2021	Vincent Bueno	Amen	Semi-Final 12th - 66 points
Rotterdam 2020	Vincent Bueno	Alive
Tel Aviv 2019	PÆNDA	Limits	Semi-Final 17th - 21 points
Lisbon 2018	Cesár Sampson	Nobody But You	Semi-Final 4th - 231 points	Grand Final 3rd - 342 points
Kyiv 2017	Nathan Trent	Running On Air	Semi-Final 7th - 147 points	Grand Final 16th - 93 points
Stockholm 2016	ZOË	Loin d'ici	Semi-Final 7th - 170 points	Grand Final 13th - 151 points
Vienna 2015	The Makemakes	I Am Yours		Grand Final 26th - 0 points
Copenhagen 2014	Conchita Wurst	Rise Like a Phoenix	Semi-Final 1st - 169 points	Grand Final 1st - 290 points
Malmö 2013	Natália Kelly	Shine	Semi-Final 14th - 27 points
Baku 2012	Trackshittaz	Woki Mit Deim Popo	Semi-Final 18th - 8 points
Düsseldorf 2011	Nadine Beiler	The Secret Is Love	Semi-Final 7th - 69 points	Grand Final 18th - 64 points
Helsinki 2007	Eric Papilaya	Get A Life - Get Alive	Semi-Final 27th - 4 points
Kyiv 2005	Global.Kryner	Y Así	Semi-Final 21st - 30 points
Istanbul 2004	Tie Break	Du Bist		Grand Final 21st - 9 points
Riga 2003	Alf Poier	Weil Der Mensch Zählt		Grand Final 6th - 101 points
Tallinn 2002	Manuel Ortega	Say A Word		Grand Final 18th - 26 points
Stockholm 2000	The rounder girls	All To You		Grand Final 14th - 34 points
Jerusalem 1999	Bobbie Singer	Reflection		Grand Final 10th - 65 points
Dublin 1997	Bettina Soriat	One Step		Grand Final 21st - 12 points
Oslo 1996	George Nußbaumer	Weil's Dr Guat Got		Grand Final 10th - 68 points
Dublin 1995	Stella Jones	Die Welt Dreht Sich Verkehrt		Grand Final 13th - 67 points
Dublin 1994	Petra Frey	Für Den Frieden Der Welt		Grand Final 17th - 19 points
Millstreet 1993	Tony Wegas	Maria Magdalena		Grand Final 14th - 32 points
Malmö 1992	Tony Wegas	Zusammen Geh'n		Grand Final 10th - 63 points
Rome 1991	Thomas Forstner	Venedig Im Regen		Grand Final 22nd - 0 points
Zagreb 1990	Simone	Keine Mauern Mehr		Grand Final 10th - 58 points
Lausanne 1989	Thomas Forstner	Nur Ein Lied		Grand Final 5th - 97 points
Dublin 1988	Wilfried	Lisa Mona Lisa		Grand Final 21st - 0 points
Brussels 1987	Gary Lux	Nur Noch Gefühl		Grand Final 20th - 8 points
Bergen 1986	Timna Brauer	Die Zeit Ist Einsam		Grand Final 18th - 12 points
Gothenburg 1985	Gary Lux	Kinder Dieser Welt		Grand Final 8th - 60 points
Luxembourg 1984	Anita	Einfach Weg		Grand Final 19th - 5 points
Munich 1983	Westend	Hurricane		Grand Final 9th - 53 points
Harrogate 1982	Mess	Sonntag		Grand Final 9th - 57 points
Dublin 1981	Marty Brem	Wenn Du Da Bist		Grand Final 17th - 20 points
The Hague 1980	Blue Danube	Du Bist Musik		Grand Final 8th - 64 points
Jerusalem 1979	Christina Simon	Heute In Jerusalem		Grand Final 18th - 5 points
Paris 1978	Springtime	Mrs. Caroline Robinson		Grand Final 15th - 14 points
London 1977	Schmetterlinge	Boom Boom Boomerang		Grand Final 17th - 11 points
The Hague 1976	Waterloo and Robinson	My Little World		Grand Final 5th - 80 points
Edinburgh 1972	The Milestones	Falter Im Wind		Grand Final 5th - 100 points
Dublin 1971	Marianne Mendt	Musik		Grand Final 16th - 66 points
London 1968	Karel Gott	Tausend Fenster		Grand Final 13th - 2 points
Vienna 1967	Peter Horten	Warum Es Hunderttausend Sterne Gibt		Grand Final 14th - 2 points
Luxembourg 1966	Udo Jürgens	Merci Chérie		Grand Final 1st - 31 points
Naples 1965	Udo Jürgens	Sag Ihr, Ich Lass' Sie Grüßen		Grand Final 4th - 16 points
Copenhagen 1964	Udo Jürgens	Warum Nur, Warum?