Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993

Eurovision Song Contest 1993
Country	Austria
National selection
Selection process	National Final
Selection date(s)	30 March 1993
Selected entrant	Tony Wegas
Selected song	"Maria Magdalena"
Finals performance
Final result	14th, 32 points
Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1992 • 1993

Austria took part at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 in Millstreet, Ireland, represented by Tony Wegas with the song "Maria Magdalena".

National final

Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) selected Tony Wegas, who had represented Austria in 1992, to represent the country at the 1993 Contest in Ireland. A national final was held to select the competing song for Austria at Eurovision, with seven songs, all sung by Wegas, persented.

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 a television programme, held at the ORF TV studios in Vienna and hosted by Andreas Steppan and Michael Niavarani, was shown by ORF with pre-recorded videos of the seven entries, afterwards the results of the voting were announced. 15245 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.

See also

• Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest
• Eurovision Song Contest 1993

External links

• Austrian National Final 1993

Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest   Participation 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 to 1970 1971 1972 1973 to 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 to 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015   Artists 1950s 1956 Bob Martin Liane Augustin Ferry Graf 1960s Harry Winter Jimmy Makulis Eleonore Schwarz Carmela Corren Udo Jürgens Udo Jürgens Udo Jürgens Peter Horton Karel Gott 1969 1970s 1970 Marianne Mendt Milestones 1973 to 1975 Waterloo & Robinson Schmetterlinge Springtime Christina Simon 1980s Blue Danube Marty Brem Mess Westend Anita Gary Lux Timna Brauer Gary Lux Wilfried Thomas Forstner 1990s Simone Thomas Forstner Tony Wegas Tony Wegas Petra Frey Stella Jones George Nussbaumer Bettina Soriat 1998 Bobbie Singer 2000s The Rounder Girls 2001 Manuel Ortega Alf Poier Tie Break Global Kryner 2006 Eric Papilaya 2008 to 2009 2010s 2010 Nadine Beiler Trackshittaz Natália Kelly Conchita Wurst The Makemakes   Songs 1950s 1956 "Wohin, kleines Pony?" "Die ganze Welt braucht Liebe" "Der K und K Kalypso aus Wien" 1960s "Du hast mich so fasziniert" "Sehnsucht" "Nur in der Wiener Luft" "Vielleicht geschieht ein Wunder" "Warum nur warum?" "Sag ihr, ich lass sie grüßen" "Merci, Chérie" "Warum es hunderttausend Sterne gibt" "Tausend Fenster" 1969 1970s 1970 "Musik" "Falter im Wind" 1973 to 1975 "My Little World" "Boom Boom Boomerang" "Mrs. Caroline Robinson" "Heute in Jerusalem" 1980s "Du bist Musik" "Wenn du da bist" "Sonntag (song)" "Hurricane" "Einfach weg" "Kinder dieser Welt" "Die Zeit ist einsam" "Nur noch Gefühl" "Lisa Mona Lisa" "Nur ein Lied" 1990s "Keine Mauern mehr" "Venedig im Regen" "Zusammen geh'n" "Maria Magdalena" "Für den Frieden der Welt" "Die Welt dreht sich verkehrt" "Weil's dr guat got" "One Step" 1998 "Reflection" 2000s "All To You" 2001 "Say a Word" "Weil der Mensch zählt" "Du bist" "Y así" 2006 "Get a Life - Get Alive" 2008 to 2009 2010s 2010 "The Secret Is Love" "Woki mit deim Popo" "Shine" "Rise Like a Phoenix" "I Am Yours" (Note: Entries scored out are when Austria did not compete)

Eurovision Song Contest 1993   Countries Final (by final results) Ireland (winner) United Kingdom Switzerland France Norway Netherlands Sweden Malta Greece Portugal Spain Italy Iceland Austria Croatia Bosnia and Herzegovina Finland Germany Cyprus Luxembourg Turkey Denmark Slovenia Israel Belgium Kvalifikacija za Millstreet (in alphabetical order) Estonia Hungary Romania Slovakia   Artists Final (by final results) Niamh Kavanagh Sonia Annie Cotton Patrick Fiori Silje Vige Ruth Jacott Arvingarna William Mangion Katerina Garbi Anabela Eva Santamaría Enrico Ruggeri Inga Tony Wegas Put Fazla Katri Helena Münchener Freiheit Zimboulakis & Van Beke Modern Times Burak Aydos Tommy Seebach Band 1X Band The Shiru Group Barbara Dex Kvalifikacija za Millstreet (in alphabetical order) Andrea Szulák Dida Drăgan Elán Janika Sillamaa   Songs Final (by final results) "In Your Eyes" "Better The Devil You Know" "Moi, tout simplement" "Mama Corsica" "Alle mine tankar" "Vrede" "Eloise" "This Time" "Ellada, Chora Tou Fotos" "A cidade (até ser dia)" "Hombres" "Sole d'Europa" "Þá veistu svarið" "Maria Magdalena" "Don't Ever Cry" "Sva bol svijeta" "Tule luo" "Viel zu weit" "Mi Stamatas" "Donne-moi une chance" "Esmer Yarim" "Under stjernerne på himlen" "Tih deževen dan" "Shiru" "Iemand als jij" Kvalifikacija za Millstreet (in alphabetical order) "Amnestia na neveru" "Árva reggel" "Muretut meelt ja südametuld" "Nu pleca"