Austria in EuroMusic Song Contest 9

Austria participated in the ninth edition of the EuroMusic Song Contest. The Austrian broadcaster, ORF, responsible for the act of this edition.

Selection process
For their third participation the Austrian broadcaster decided to select their submission internally. They announced to select a song in English. Later it was clear that they would perform: "Shine" in Gothenborg.

At EuroMusic Song Contest
Austria was drawn to perform eighth, following Switzerland and preceding France.

Due the bookmakers, Austria was counted as one of the favorites to win the show. However, during the voting it was clear that they didn't recieved that much points as expected. They recieved only 14 points. They finished 19th out of 21 countries.

Voting
The voting during the final consisted of 50 percent public televoting and 50 percent from a jury deliberation. The jury consisted of five music industry professionals who were citizens of the country they represent. This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently.

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Austria and awarded by Austria in the final.