Andreas "Andi" Knoll (born 11 June 1972 in

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) is an Austrian radio and television presenter. He is Austria's commentator at the

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each year.

Eurovision Song Contest work

Since the 1999 contest (with the exception of

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) Knoll, following on from radio journalist and actor

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, has been the

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commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest and, since 2002, he has hosted the Austrian national finals for Eurovision. Knoll had also commentated for

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at the

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. Following the Austrian victory at the 2014 contest, Knoll was one of the front runners to host the 2015 contest, along with the reigning champion

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and the Austrian spokesperson

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. However, Knoll was not chosen by

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but continued in his role as commentator. Bellowitsch was not chosen either and continued her role as spokesperson. Wurst was chosen instead to host the Green Room

Personal life

Knoll graduated from the Academy of Commerce in 1992 and has been a radio presenter for

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since 1994.

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Biography
1972 births Living people Austrian radio presenters Austrian television presenters Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest Mass media people from Innsbruck ORF (broadcaster) people Eurovision commentators {{Europe-tv-bio-stub