Austria participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Y así" written by Christof Spörk and Edi Köhldorfer. The song was performed by the group Global Kryner. The Austrian broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) organised the national final Song.Null.Fünf in order to select the Austrian entry for the 2005 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine. Five artists and ten songs competed in a televised show where a public vote consisting of regional televoting and mobile phone voting exclusively selected "Y así" performed by Global Kryner as the winner.
Austria competed in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 19 May 2005. Performing as the opening entry for the show in position 1, "Y así" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Austria placed twenty-first out of the 25 participating countries in the semi-final with 30 points.
Prior to the 2005 contest, Austria has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest forty-one 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] Following the introduction of semi-finals for the 2004 contest, Austria has featured in only one final. 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 2005 Eurovision Song Contest on 17 September 2004.[6] From 1995 to 2000, ORF has held an internal selection to choose the artist and song to represent Austria at the contest, while the broadcaster had set up national finals with several artists to choose both the song and performer to compete at Eurovision for Austria from 2002 to 2004. Along with their participation confirmation, the broadcaster also announced that the Austrian entry for the 2005 contest would be selected through a national final.
Before Eurovision
Song.Null.Fünf
Song.Null.Fünf (Song.Zero.Five) was the national final that selected Austria's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2005. The competition took place on 25 February 2005 at the ORF Center in Vienna, hosted by Mirjam Weichselbraun and Christian Clerici and broadcast on ORF eins.[7] The national final was watched by 630,000 viewers in Austria.[8]
Format
Five artists with two songs each competed in the competition where the winner was selected by exclusively by public voting. Viewers were able to cast their votes via landline and the voting results of each of the nine Federal States of Austria created an overall ranking from which points from 1-8, 10 and 12 were distributed. Viewers were also able to vote from mobiles via telephone or SMS and the overall ranking of the entries was also assigned scores from 1-8, 10 and 12. After the combination of all scores, the entry with the highest number of points was selected as the winner.[9]
Competing entries
ORF invited all interested artists with a contract to a record company to apply to the broadcaster between 17 September 2004 and 30 September 2004. All applications were reviewed by a team of music professionals who nominated four artists to each submit two songs for the national final.[6] On 20 October 2004, DJ Ötzi revealed that he had initially been selected for the competition but later withdrew after issues with creating his two candidate Eurovision songs.[10] An additional artist was nominated by the talent scout organisation Projekt Pop after an additional submission period was opened for interested artists without a contract to a record company to submit two songs to the organisation between 4 November 2004 and 25 November 2004.[11] The five artists and songs were revealed on 5 January 2005 and among the competing artists was former Austrian Eurovision representative Alf Poier who represented Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003.[12]
The televised final took place on 25 February 2005. Each of the five artists competed with two songs where regional televoting and mobile phone voting selected "Y así" performed by Global Kryner as the winner.[13]
The national final caused controversy due to the format that was amended shortly before the show (the original format was to include two rounds of public voting where one song per artist would be selected in the first round to advance to the second round).[14] When the results were published, 80% of the 337,179 votes registered were submitted via mobiles but distributed just as many points as each federal state did. It was also revealed that "Good Old Europe Is Dying" performed by Alf Poier received the most overall votes (45,000 votes more than "Y así") but placed second due to the voting system.[15] Poier's manager René Berto stated: "We prefer to be the moral winner rather than winning a cheap victory. Global Kryner did not win because of the fans, but because of ORF's last-minute change of the voting system."[9]
At Eurovision
According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country, the "Big Four" (France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom), and the ten highest placed finishers in the 2004 contest are required to qualify from the semi-final on 19 May 2005 in order to compete for the final on 21 May 2005; the top ten countries from the semi-final progress to the final. On 22 March 2005, a special allocation draw was held which determined the running order for the semi-final and Austria was set to open the show and perform in position 1, before the entry from Lithuania.[16] At the end of the show, Austria was not announced among the top 10 entries in the semi-final and therefore failed to qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Austria placed twenty-first in the semi-final, receiving a total of 30 points.[17]
The semi-final and the final were broadcast in Austria on ORF 2 with commentary by Andi Knoll and via radio on Ö3 with commentary by Martin Blumenau. The Austrian spokesperson, who announced the Austrian votes during the final, was Dodo Roscic.[18]
Voting
Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Austria and awarded by Austria in the semi-final and grand final of the contest. The nation awarded its 12 points to Croatia in the semi-final and to Serbia and Montenegro in the final of the contest.
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External links
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Austria participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song Y asi written by Christof Spork and Edi Kohldorfer The song was performed by the group Global Kryner The Austrian broadcaster Osterreichischer Rundfunk ORF organised the national final Song Null Funf in order to select the Austrian entry for the 2005 contest in Kyiv Ukraine Five artists and ten songs competed in a televised show where a public vote consisting of regional televoting and mobile phone voting exclusively selected Y asi performed by Global Kryner as the winner Eurovision Song Contest 2005Country AustriaNational selectionSelection processSong Null FunfSelection date s 25 February 2005Selected entrantGlobal KrynerSelected song Y asi Selected songwriter s Edi KohldorferChristof SporkFinals performanceSemi final resultFailed to qualify 21st Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 2005 2007 Austria competed in the semi final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 19 May 2005 Performing as the opening entry for the show in position 1 Y asi was not announced among the top 10 entries of the semi final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final It was later revealed that Austria placed twenty first out of the 25 participating countries in the semi final with 30 points Contents 1 Background 2 Before Eurovision 2 1 Song Null Funf 2 1 1 Format 2 1 2 Competing entries 2 1 3 Final 2 2 Controversy 3 At Eurovision 3 1 Voting 3 1 1 Points awarded to Austria 3 1 2 Points awarded by Austria 4 References 5 External linksBackground EditMain article Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest Prior to the 2005 contest Austria has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest forty one 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 Following the introduction of semi finals for the 2004 contest Austria has featured in only one final 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 2005 Eurovision Song Contest on 17 September 2004 6 From 1995 to 2000 ORF has held an internal selection to choose the artist and song to represent Austria at the contest while the broadcaster had set up national finals with several artists to choose both the song and performer to compete at Eurovision for Austria from 2002 to 2004 Along with their participation confirmation the broadcaster also announced that the Austrian entry for the 2005 contest would be selected through a national final Before Eurovision EditSong Null Funf Edit Song Null Funf Song Zero Five was the national final that selected Austria s entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 The competition took place on 25 February 2005 at the ORF Center in Vienna hosted by Mirjam Weichselbraun and Christian Clerici and broadcast on ORF eins 7 The national final was watched by 630 000 viewers in Austria 8 Format Edit Five artists with two songs each competed in the competition where the winner was selected by exclusively by public voting Viewers were able to cast their votes via landline and the voting results of each of the nine Federal States of Austria created an overall ranking from which points from 1 8 10 and 12 were distributed Viewers were also able to vote from mobiles via telephone or SMS and the overall ranking of the entries was also assigned scores from 1 8 10 and 12 After the combination of all scores the entry with the highest number of points was selected as the winner 9 Competing entries Edit ORF invited all interested artists with a contract to a record company to apply to the broadcaster between 17 September 2004 and 30 September 2004 All applications were reviewed by a team of music professionals who nominated four artists to each submit two songs for the national final 6 On 20 October 2004 DJ Otzi revealed that he had initially been selected for the competition but later withdrew after issues with creating his two candidate Eurovision songs 10 An additional artist was nominated by the talent scout organisation Projekt Pop after an additional submission period was opened for interested artists without a contract to a record company to submit two songs to the organisation between 4 November 2004 and 25 November 2004 11 The five artists and songs were revealed on 5 January 2005 and among the competing artists was former Austrian Eurovision representative Alf Poier who represented Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 12 Artist Song Songwriter s Alf Poier Good Old Europe Is Dying Alf Poier Hotel Hotel Alf PoierGlobal Kryner Dreaming Christof Spork Edi Kohldorfer Y asi Christof Spork Edi KohldorferJade Davis Just Like That Frank Lebel Bob Gutdeutsch Perfect World Helmut Schartlmuller Hubertus HohenloheMarque In the Universe Marcus Nigsch Mary Susan Applegate Who You Are Marcus NigschMystic Alpin Back Home Alfred Jaklitsch One World Alfred JaklitschFinal Edit The televised final took place on 25 February 2005 Each of the five artists competed with two songs where regional televoting and mobile phone voting selected Y asi performed by Global Kryner as the winner 13 Final 25 February 2005 Draw Artist Song Points Place1 Global Kryner Y asi 102 12 Jade Davis Just Like That 22 93 Alf Poier Hotel Hotel 51 74 Mystic Alpin Back Home 73 45 Marque Who You Are 53 66 Global Kryner Dreaming 54 57 Jade Davis Perfect World 19 108 Alf Poier Good Old Europe Is Dying 98 29 Mystic Alpin One World 74 310 Marque In the Universe 34 8Detailed Regional Televoting Results Draw Song Burgenland Carinthia Lower Austria Upper Austria Salzburg Styria Tyrol Vorarlberg Vienna Mobile phones Total score1 Y asi 12 12 10 7 12 10 12 7 10 10 1022 Just Like That 3 3 1 1 6 1 1 2 3 1 223 Hotel Hotel 2 2 6 6 5 8 7 3 6 6 514 Back Home 8 7 7 10 10 6 8 5 5 7 735 Who You Are 6 6 4 3 3 4 6 12 4 5 536 Dreaming 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 8 8 4 547 Perfect World 4 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 198 Good Old Europe Is Dying 10 10 12 8 8 12 10 4 12 12 989 One World 7 8 8 12 7 7 4 6 7 8 7410 In the Universe 1 4 3 4 1 3 3 10 2 3 34Controversy Edit The national final caused controversy due to the format that was amended shortly before the show the original format was to include two rounds of public voting where one song per artist would be selected in the first round to advance to the second round 14 When the results were published 80 of the 337 179 votes registered were submitted via mobiles but distributed just as many points as each federal state did It was also revealed that Good Old Europe Is Dying performed by Alf Poier received the most overall votes 45 000 votes more than Y asi but placed second due to the voting system 15 Poier s manager Rene Berto stated We prefer to be the moral winner rather than winning a cheap victory Global Kryner did not win because of the fans but because of ORF s last minute change of the voting system 9 At Eurovision EditAccording to Eurovision rules all nations with the exceptions of the host country the Big Four France Germany Spain and the United Kingdom and the ten highest placed finishers in the 2004 contest are required to qualify from the semi final on 19 May 2005 in order to compete for the final on 21 May 2005 the top ten countries from the semi final progress to the final On 22 March 2005 a special allocation draw was held which determined the running order for the semi final and Austria was set to open the show and perform in position 1 before the entry from Lithuania 16 At the end of the show Austria was not announced among the top 10 entries in the semi final and therefore failed to qualify to compete in the final It was later revealed that Austria placed twenty first in the semi final receiving a total of 30 points 17 The semi final and the final were broadcast in Austria on ORF 2 with commentary by Andi Knoll and via radio on O3 with commentary by Martin Blumenau The Austrian spokesperson who announced the Austrian votes during the final was Dodo Roscic 18 Voting Edit Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Austria and awarded by Austria in the semi final and grand final of the contest The nation awarded its 12 points to Croatia in the semi final and to Serbia and Montenegro in the final of the contest Points awarded to Austria Edit Points awarded to Austria Semi final 19 Score Country12 points10 points Slovenia8 points7 points Andorra6 points Switzerland5 points Albania4 points3 points2 points1 point Germany GreecePoints awarded by Austria Edit Points awarded by Austria Semi final 19 Score Country12 points Croatia10 points Romania8 points Moldova7 points Hungary6 points Denmark5 points Poland4 points Macedonia3 points Slovenia2 points Norway1 point Switzerland Points awarded by Austria Final 20 Score Country12 points Serbia and Montenegro10 points Bosnia and Herzegovina8 points Croatia7 points Turkey6 points Romania5 points Malta4 points Greece3 points Albania2 points Moldova1 point IsraelReferences 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 a b song null funf Wer fahrt fur Osterreich nach Kiew ORF in German Archived from the original on 17 July 2020 Nach Kiew so richtig osterreichisch Der Standard in German 26 February 2005 Retrieved 24 March 2021 ORF Fernsehen im Jahr 2005 1 ots at in German 3 January 2006 Retrieved 25 March 2022 a b Austrians voted Alf Poier to Kiev Esctoday 2 March 2005 Rau Oliver 20 October 2004 DJ Otzi withdraws from Austrian final Esctoday Retrieved 25 March 2022 Rau Oliver 4 November 2004 Austria the search continues Esctoday Retrieved 24 March 2021 Austria 5 finalists to sing 2 songs Esctoday 5 January 2005 Phillips Roel 26 February 2005 Global Kryner to represent Austria Esctoday Retrieved 25 March 2022 Philips Roel 25 March 2022 ORF publishes audio snippets of Austrian finalists Esctoday Retrieved 25 March 2022 song null funf Poier bekam mehr Stimmen vienna at in German 1 March 2005 Retrieved 24 March 2021 Bakker Sietse 22 March 2005 TODAY The draw for running order Esctoday Retrieved 30 August 2021 Semi Final of Kyiv 2005 European Broadcasting Union Archived from the original on 20 April 2021 Retrieved 20 April 2021 Philips Roel 17 May 2005 The 39 spokespersons ESCToday Retrieved 27 April 2009 a b Results of the Semi Final of Kyiv 2005 European Broadcasting Union Archived from the original on 20 April 2021 Retrieved 20 April 2021 Results of the Grand Final of Kyiv 2005 European Broadcasting Union Archived from the original on 20 April 2021 Retrieved 20 April 2021 External links EditAustrian National Final page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 amp oldid 1113178201, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
