Austria participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song "Weil der Mensch zählt" written and performed by Alf Poier. The Austrian broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) organised the national final Song.Null.Drei in order to select the Austrian entry for the 2003 contest in Riga, Latvia. Ten songs competed in a televised show where a public vote split between male and female voters exclusively selected "Weil der Mensch zählt" performed by Alf Poier as the winner.
Austria competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 24 May 2003. Performing during the show in position 2, Austria placed sixth out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 101 points.
Prior to the 2003 contest, Austria has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest thirty-nine times since its first entry in 1957.[1] The nation has won the contest on one occasion: in 1966 with the song "Merci, Chérie" performed by Udo Jürgens.[2][3] Austria's least successful result has been last place, which they have achieved on seven occasions, most recently in 1991.[4] Austria has also received nul points on three occasions; in 1962, 1988 and 1991.[5]
The Austrian national broadcaster, Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF), broadcasts the event within Austria and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. ORF confirmed their intentions to participate at the 2003 Eurovision Song Contest on 27 November 2002.[6] From 1995 to 2000, ORF has held an internal selection to choose the artist and song to represent Austria at the contest. For the 2002 Eurovision Song Contest, the broadcaster had set up national finals with several artists to choose both the song and performer to compete at Eurovision for Austria. On 11 January 2003, the broadcaster announced that the Austrian entry for the 2003 contest would be selected through a national final.[7]
Before Eurovision
Song.Null.Drei
Song.Null.Drei (Song.Zero.Three) was the national final that selected Austria's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2003. The competition took place on 14 March 2003 at the ORF Center in Vienna, hosted by Gabriela Dorschner and DJ Ötzi and broadcast on ORF eins.[8] The first part of the national final was watched by 812,000 viewers in Austria with a market share of 33%, while the second part was watched by 733,000 viewers in Austria with a market share of 40%.[9]
Format
Ten songs competed in the competition where the winner was selected exclusively by public voting. Viewers were able to vote via telephone or SMS and the results were split between male and female voters, each of them which created an overall ranking from which points from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest) were distributed. After the combination of both scores, the entry with the highest number of points was selected as the winner.[10]
Peter Moritz, Michael Willmann, Helmut Eibisberger, Klaus Herunter, René Pichler, Jasmin Holzmann
Final
The televised final took place on 14 March 2003. Ten songs competed and public televoting split between male and female voters selected "Weil der Mensch zählt" performed by Alf Poier as the winner.[13][14]
According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the bottom ten countries in the 2002 contest competed in the final on 24 May 2003.[15] On 29 November 2002, a special allocation draw was held which determined the running order and Austria was set to perform in position 2, following the entry from Iceland and before the entry from Ireland.[16] Austria finished in sixth place with 101 points.[17]
The show was broadcast in Austria on ORF eins with commentary by Andi Knoll.[18] The Austrian spokesperson, who announced the Austrian votes during the final, was Dodo Roscic.
Voting
Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Austria and awarded by Austria in the contest. The nation awarded its 12 points to Turkey in the contest.
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Austria participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song Weil der Mensch zahlt written and performed by Alf Poier The Austrian broadcaster Osterreichischer Rundfunk ORF organised the national final Song Null Drei in order to select the Austrian entry for the 2003 contest in Riga Latvia Ten songs competed in a televised show where a public vote split between male and female voters exclusively selected Weil der Mensch zahlt performed by Alf Poier as the winner Eurovision Song Contest 2003Country AustriaNational selectionSelection processSong Null DreiSelection date s 14 March 2003Selected entrantAlf PoierSelected song Weil der Mensch zahlt Selected songwriter s Alf PoierFinals performanceFinal result6th 101 pointsAustria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 2003 2004 Austria competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 24 May 2003 Performing during the show in position 2 Austria placed sixth out of the 26 participating countries scoring 101 points Contents 1 Background 2 Before Eurovision 2 1 Song Null Drei 2 1 1 Format 2 1 2 Competing entries 2 1 3 Final 3 At Eurovision 3 1 Voting 4 References 5 External linksBackground EditMain article Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest Prior to the 2003 contest Austria has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest thirty nine times since its first entry in 1957 1 The nation has won the contest on one occasion in 1966 with the song Merci Cherie performed by Udo Jurgens 2 3 Austria s least successful result has been last place which they have achieved on seven occasions most recently in 1991 4 Austria has also received nul points on three occasions in 1962 1988 and 1991 5 The Austrian national broadcaster Osterreichischer Rundfunk ORF broadcasts the event within Austria and organises the selection process for the nation s entry ORF confirmed their intentions to participate at the 2003 Eurovision Song Contest on 27 November 2002 6 From 1995 to 2000 ORF has held an internal selection to choose the artist and song to represent Austria at the contest For the 2002 Eurovision Song Contest the broadcaster had set up national finals with several artists to choose both the song and performer to compete at Eurovision for Austria On 11 January 2003 the broadcaster announced that the Austrian entry for the 2003 contest would be selected through a national final 7 Before Eurovision EditSong Null Drei Edit Song Null Drei Song Zero Three was the national final that selected Austria s entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 The competition took place on 14 March 2003 at the ORF Center in Vienna hosted by Gabriela Dorschner and DJ Otzi and broadcast on ORF eins 8 The first part of the national final was watched by 812 000 viewers in Austria with a market share of 33 while the second part was watched by 733 000 viewers in Austria with a market share of 40 9 Format Edit Ten songs competed in the competition where the winner was selected exclusively by public voting Viewers were able to vote via telephone or SMS and the results were split between male and female voters each of them which created an overall ranking from which points from 1 lowest to 10 highest were distributed After the combination of both scores the entry with the highest number of points was selected as the winner 10 Competing entries Edit Ten artists were nominated by record companies and revealed on 25 February 2003 7 Among the competing artists were former Austrian Eurovision representatives Petra Frey who represented Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 and Stella Jones as part of Substitute who represented Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 11 12 Artist Song Songwriter s Aalysha Daydream Alexander Kahr Robert PflugerAlf Poier Weil der Mensch zahlt Alf PoierEyeland We Will Survive Mark Robert Thomas Robert Cheese Marlies Jesernik Gottfried Jesernik Nino HolmJ O B All Fingers and Thumbs Alexander Kahr Robert PflugerKostrouch Frei sein Roman KostrouchPatricia Don t Wanna Be Alexander Kahr Robert PflugerPetra Frey This Night Should Never End Peter Starkowski Tom FairchildSabine Neibersch Dreaming of You Susanne Prammerdorfer Peter PrammerdorferSubstitute Girls of Summer Christine NachbauerXtraordinary Separate Ways Peter Moritz Michael Willmann Helmut Eibisberger Klaus Herunter Rene Pichler Jasmin HolzmannFinal Edit The televised final took place on 14 March 2003 Ten songs competed and public televoting split between male and female voters selected Weil der Mensch zahlt performed by Alf Poier as the winner 13 14 Final 14 March 2003 Draw Artist Song Televote PlaceMale Female Total1 Substitute Girls of Summer 2 1 3 102 Kostrouch Frei sein 1 3 4 93 Xtraordinary Separate Ways 4 5 9 64 Eyeland We Will Survive 3 2 5 85 Patricia Don t Wanna Be 5 4 9 66 Alf Poier Weil der Mensch zahlt 10 10 20 17 Petra Frey This Night Should Never End 9 9 18 28 J O B All Fingers and Thumbs 8 8 16 39 Sabine Neibersch Dreaming of You 6 7 13 410 Aalysha Daydream 7 6 13 4At Eurovision EditAccording to Eurovision rules all nations with the exceptions of the bottom ten countries in the 2002 contest competed in the final on 24 May 2003 15 On 29 November 2002 a special allocation draw was held which determined the running order and Austria was set to perform in position 2 following the entry from Iceland and before the entry from Ireland 16 Austria finished in sixth place with 101 points 17 The show was broadcast in Austria on ORF eins with commentary by Andi Knoll 18 The Austrian spokesperson who announced the Austrian votes during the final was Dodo Roscic Voting EditBelow is a breakdown of points awarded to Austria and awarded by Austria in the contest The nation awarded its 12 points to Turkey in the contest Points awarded to Austria 19 Score Country12 points10 points Iceland Portugal8 points Netherlands Norway Spain United Kingdom7 points Slovenia6 points Estonia Sweden Turkey5 points Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia4 points Cyprus Latvia3 points2 points Belgium Germany Greece1 point Points awarded by Austria 19 Score Country12 points Turkey10 points Poland8 points Russia7 points Bosnia and Herzegovina6 points Romania5 points Croatia4 points Belgium3 points Sweden2 points Norway1 point GermanyReferences Edit Eurovision Song Contest 1957 eurovision tv European Broadcasting Union Retrieved 25 November 2014 Eurovision Song Contest 1966 eurovision tv European Broadcasting Union Retrieved 25 November 2014 Austria wins Eurovision Song Contest bbc co uk news BBC 11 May 2014 Retrieved 25 November 2014 Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Semi Final 1 eurovision tv European Broadcasting Union Retrieved 25 November 2014 History by Country Austria eurovision tv European Broadcasting Union Retrieved 25 November 2014 Sietse Bakker EBU released list of participant for 2003 ESCToday Retrieved on 23 March 2008 a b Rau Oliver 11 January 2003 Austrian final to be broadcast 14th March Esctoday Archived from the original on 19 September 2020 Retrieved 24 January 2021 Osterreich entscheidet sich heute Der Standard in German 14 March 2003 Retrieved 24 March 2021 song null drei im ORF Alf Poier gewinnt die ORF Vorentscheidung zum heurigen Song Contest ots at in German 15 March 2003 Retrieved 26 March 2022 Osterreichs song null drei Der Standard in German 3 March 2003 Retrieved 24 March 2021 Hitradio O3 prasentiert die zehn Teilnehmer fur song null drei ORF in German 27 February 2003 Retrieved 24 March 2021 Rau Oliver 12 March 2003 Austria Stella Jones to replace Girlgroup singer Esctoday Retrieved 26 March 2022 AUSTRIAN NATIONAL FINAL 2003 Archived from the original on 18 December 2019 Retrieved 4 December 2019 PRESELECCIONES 2003 AUSTRIA E IRLANDA eurovision spain com in Spanish 3 December 2020 Archived from the original on 19 January 2021 Retrieved 24 March 2021 RULES OF THE 2003 EUROVISION SONG CONTEST PDF European Broadcasting Union European Broadcasting Union 20 November 2002 Archived from the original PDF on 14 April 2003 Retrieved 16 November 2013 Bakker Sietse 28 November 2002 Draw to be made public Friday 17 00 CET ESCToday com Retrieved 16 November 2013 Final of Riga 2003 European Broadcasting Union Archived from the original on 7 April 2021 Retrieved 7 April 2021 Song Contest 2003 live in ORF 1 Oesterreichischer Teilnehmer Alf Poier erreicht Platz sechs ots at in German 25 May 2003 Retrieved 26 March 2022 a b Results of the Final of Riga 2003 European Broadcasting Union Archived from the original on 7 April 2021 Retrieved 7 April 2021 External links EditAustrian National Final page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 amp oldid 1095491471, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
