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Thomas Forstner (born December 3, 1969 in
Deutsch-Wagram
Deutsch-Wagram (literally "German Wagram", ), often shortened to Wagram, is a village in the Gänserndorf District, in the state of Lower Austria, Austria. It is in the Marchfeld Basin, close to the Vienna city limits, about 15 km (9 mi) northeas ...
,
Lower Austria
Lower Austria (german: Niederösterreich; Austro-Bavarian: ''Niedaöstareich'', ''Niedaestareich'') is one of the nine states of Austria, located in the northeastern corner of the country. Since 1986, the capital of Lower Austria has been Sankt P ...
) is a singer who has represented Austria in the
Eurovision Song Contest
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 ...
twice. In
1989
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he performed "Nur ein Lied" ( en, "Only A Song") in
Lausanne
, neighboring_municipalities= Bottens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Chavannes-près-Renens, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Crissier, Cugy, Écublens, Épalinges, Évian-les-Bains (FR-74), Froideville, Jouxtens-Mézery, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Lugrin (FR-74), ...
, giving Austria the fifth place — their highest position since their last win in 1966 and until Austria's win in 2014. Forstner was selected to represent Austria again in Rome in
1991
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. His entry, "Venedig im Regen" ( en, "Venice in Rain") came in last at 22nd, failing to score a single point.
Discography
* 1987 She's always a lady (SI)
* 1987 South African Children (SI)
* 1988 Vera (SI)
* 1989 Nur ein Lied (07INCH45)
* 1989
Nur ein Lied (MX)
* 1989 Wenn Nachts die Sonne scheint / Don't Say Goodbye Tonight (07INCH45, 12INCH45)
* 1989 Song of Love (SI)
* 1990 Wenn der Himmel brennt (CD-SI)
* 1990 V/A: 16 Megahits (CD)
* 1991
Venedig im Regen (SI), Miles Away (SI)
* 1993 Stark genug (CD-SI)
* 1994 Voll erwischt (CD-SI)
* 2001 You're in the army now (pseud. STG77) (MX)
* 2002 Hello (pseud. Vincent Parker) (MX)
Sources
Information about Thomas Forstner
1969 births
Living people
People from Deutsch-Wagram
21st-century Austrian male singers
English-language singers from Austria
Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Austria
Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1989
Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1991
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