Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004

Eurovision Song Contest 2004
Country	Austria
National selection
Selection process	Song.Null.Vier
Selection date(s)	5 March 2004
Selected entrant	Tie Break
Selected song	"Du bist"
Finals performance
Final result	21st, 9 points
Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Austria was represented by Tie Break and the song "Du bist". The Austrian National Final 'song.null.vier' was held on March 5, 2004, hosted by Boris Uran and Oliver Auspitz with the winner being chosen by televoting. One wildcard was reserved for a newcomer, while the other nine contenders were established Austrian acts, supplied by the country's record companies. The winner of the competition was the boy-band Tie-Break who sang the German song "Du bist". Waterloo & Robinson already represented Austria back in 1976 where they ended up in 5th position with a song called 'My little world'. Tie Break consists of Stefan di Bernardo, Tommy Pegram, and Thomas Elzenbaumer.

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At Eurovision

For the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, a semi-final round was introduced in order to accommodate the influx of nations that wanted to compete in the contest. Since Austria placed 6th in the previous contest year, Austria automatically qualified to compete in the final.They performed second, following Spain and preceding Norway ended 21st with 9 points. As Austria failed to reach the top 12 in the final, the country was forced to compete in the semi-final of the 2005 Contest.

Points Awarded to and from Austria

Points Awarded by Austria (Final)

12 points	Serbia and Montenegro
10 points	Germany
8 points	Turkey
7 points	Bosnia and Herzegovina
6 points	Cyprus
5 points	Albania
4 points	Ukraine
3 points	Croatia
2 points	Greece
1 point	Sweden

External links

• Austrian National Final page