Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984
Austria was represented by Anita, with the song '"Einfach weg", at the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 5 May in Luxembourg City. The song was chosen through a national final organised by broadcaster ORF.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1984 | ||||
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| Country |  Austria | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National Final | |||
| Selection date(s) | 22 March 1984 | |||
| Selected entrant | Anita | |||
| Selected song | "Einfach weg" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 19th, 5 points | |||
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Before Eurovision
National final
The final was held on 22 March 1984 at the ORF TV Studios in Vienna, hosted by Vera Russwurm. The winning song was chosen by a jury of 250 viewers who voted by telephone.[1]
| Final – 22 March 1984 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
| 1 | Sandra Wells | "Hier ist mein lied" | 369 | 8 |
| 2 | Martha Butbul | "He du" | 352 | 9 |
| 3 | The Kids | "Schatten der vergangenheit" | 517 | 5 |
| 4 | Andy Marek | "Top secret" | 516 | 5 |
| 5 | Anita | "Einfach weg" | 1,404 | 1 |
| 6 | By Chance | "Vogel im wind" | 469 | 7 |
| 7 | Birgit | "Ich bin frau" | 270 | 10 |
| 8 | Ruth Hale | "Ich steh' unter strom" | 130 | 12 |
| 9 | Andreas Wörz | "Singen is gold" | 872 | 3 |
| 10 | Peter Jug | "Saison" | 567 | 4 |
| 11 | Gitti und Gary | "Kumm hoit mi" | 931 | 2 |
| 12 | Helmut Rudolfs | "Erste liebe" | 204 | 11 |
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Anita performed thirteenth in the running order, following Yugoslavia and preceding Germany. At the close of voting "Einfach weg" had received 5 points, placing Austria 19th(last) of the 19 entries. The Austrian jury awarded its 12 points to Sweden.[2]
Points awarded to Austria
| Points awarded to Austria | ||||
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| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
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