Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004

Austria was represented by Tie Break in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "Du bist". Tie Break consists of Stefan di Bernardo, Tommy Pegram, and Thomas Elzenbaumer.

Eurovision Song Contest 2004
Country Austria
National selection
Selection processSong.Null.Vier
Selection date(s)5 March 2004
Selected entrantTie Break
Selected song"Du bist"
Finals performance
Final result21st, 9 points
Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

Song.Null.Vier

Song.Null.Vier was the national final that selected Austria's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2004.

Competing entries

Nine of the ten competing artists were established Austrian acts, supplied by the country's record companies. The tenth act was a newcomer, chosen through a wildcard selection, where artists were able to submit their entries to ORF until 2 February 2004.[1] On 19 February 2004, ORF announced that André Leherb had been selected as the tenth act in the final.[2] Among the competing artists, Waterloo & Robinson previously represented Austria back in 1976 where they ended up in fifth position with "My Little World".

Final

The final was held on 5 March 2004, hosted by Boris Uran and Oliver Auspitz. The winner, "Du bist" performed by Tie Break, was selected by a public televote and SMS vote.[3]

Final – 5 March 2004
DrawArtistSong Songwriter(s)TelevotePlace
1Daniel Djuric"Millionaire" Aleksandar Perišić, Ina Wolf20,3946
2Zabine"Shine On" Alfred Jaklitsch 13,8407
3Mizan"My Istanbul" Can Isik, Andreas Jud, Thomas Bürgin 2,77610
4Rob Davis"Good To See You!" Thomas Krampl, Rob Davis 22,3895
55 in Love"Rich White Man" Paul Kreshka26,4904
6Waterloo & Robinson"You Can Change The World" Peter Janda 54,9012
7André Leherb"Sexuality" Falco, Ronnie Rocket 5,1199
8Elnaz"Hold Me" Georg Peter, Elnaz 8,9748
9Ide"Link Love" Ide Hintze 26,9173
10Tie Break"Du bist" Peter Zimmermann 82,2031

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 (semi-final)
12 points Serbia and Montenegro
10 points Bosnia and Herzegovina
8 points Croatia
7 points Albania
6 points Cyprus
5 points Greece
4 points Ukraine
3 points Netherlands
2 points Macedonia
1 point Israel
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
Points awarded to Austria (final)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

References
  1. Rau, Olivier (December 10, 2003). "Chance for a newcomer in Austria". Esctoday.
  2. Rau, Olivier (February 19, 2004). "Austria: Falco-song to participate in song.null.vier". Esctoday.
  3. "AUSTRIAN NATIONAL FINAL 2004".
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