Austria in EuroMusic Song Contest

Austria is a member of the EBU. Because of that, they can participate in EuroMusic Song Contest. They confirmed their participation in the seventh edition. ORF is responsible for the Austrian participation.

History
The Austrian broadcaster, ORF, decided to participate in the seventh edition in Ireland. In their first appearance they had to perform 15th in the final. It was not a big success. They finished in a 14th place. In Greece, they reached the fourth place with the song: "The secret is love". They received two times the maximum of twelve points, from Germany and Switzerland. The next edition, in Gothenborg, they finished at their worst place so far, 19th. In Amsterdam they qualified for the final. There they became 10th in the final. In Germany, they finished at their best place so far, third in the final. In the next edition, they were not that successful. They finished last, with only two points, in their semi final. The next edition, they couldn't qualify for the final. In Berlin, they failed to qualify.

The Austrian broadcaster decided not take part in the fifteenth edition, because of the disappointing results. Because the fact that the contest took place in Germany for the seventeenth editon, the Austrian broadcaster putted effort to return to the contest. However, their return was not a success. They finished at the last place in their semi final. After their return, the Austrian broadcaster announced that they were not gonne take part in the next edition, in Romania. This was due the lack of viewers who watched the show in the previous edition.