Austria took part at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 in
Millstreet,
Ireland, represented by
Tony Wegas with the song "Maria Magdalena".
Before Eurovision
Internal selection
Ă–sterreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) selected
Tony Wegas, who had represented Austria in
1992
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, to represent the country at the 1993 Contest in Ireland.
National final
A national final was held to select the competing song for Austria at Eurovision, with seven songs, all sung by Wegas, presented. In February 1993 the seven songs were played on the radio, with the public invited to vote for their favourite entry by postcard voting. On 30 March 1993, a television programme, held at the ORF TV studios in
Vienna and hosted by Andreas Steppan and
Michael Niavarani
Michael Niavarani (born April 29, 1968 in Vienna, Austria) is an Austrian-Persian stand-up comedian in the tradition of Austrian cabaret, an author, and a TV and movie actor. Niavarani, whose comedic work often draws on his inter-cultural upbringi ...
, was shown by ORF with pre-recorded videos of the seven entries, afterwards the results of the voting were announced. 15,245 postcards were received by ORF for the contest with the winning song, "Maria Magdalena", receiving 6,170 postcards in total.
At Eurovision
Wegas performed 10th on the night of the contest, following
Iceland and preceding
Portugal. At the close of the voting the song had received 32 points, placing 14th in a field of 25.
Voting
References
External links
Austrian National Final 1993
{{Eurovision Song Contest 1993
1993
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Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993
Eurovision
The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing pr ...