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Austria in 1968
Karel Gott
Song
Tausend Fenster
Walter Brandin
Composer(s)
Udo Jürgen Bockelmann
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Biography
Karel Gott (born Karel Gottar 14/07/39 in Pilsen in Czechoslovakia), "die goldene Stimme aus Prag" (the golden voice from Prague) started his singing career in his native country in 1963. It was not long before his fame spread over Czechoslovakia's borders and in 1967 he had his first engagement in Las Vegas. In the same year he released his first song in German, Weißt Du Wohin. Strange enough this song became his first hit in Germany a year later, months after Karel participated in the Eurovision Song Contest with Tausend Fenster. Hits like Was Damals war, Das Mädchen aus Athen and Lago Maggiore followed. More than a singles artist, Karel released albums covering everything from operetta to a soundtrack for the children's series Die Biene Maja. In recent years he had a hit with a German version of Gerard Joling's No More Bolero's, Nie Mehr Bolero and introduced a lot of young Czech artists to the German public.
Udo Jürgen Bockelmann of course was the Austrian singer Udo Jürgens who participated three consecutive years for Austria in the contest, before finally winning the contest with Merci Chérie in 1966.
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History
We are currently updating our country history pages and therefore, they are temporarily unavailable! How many times they won? Who represented the country in 1960? This and a lot more is available in the history section soon!
All Participations for Austria
| Year | Artist | Song | Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Eric Papilaya | Get a life - get alive | 4 | 27 |
| 2005 | Global.Kryner | Y así | 30 | 21 |
| 2004 | Tie Break | Du bist | 9 | 21 |
| 2003 | Alf Poier | Weil der Mensch zählt | 101 | 6 |
| 2002 | Manuel Ortega | Say a word | 26 | 18 |
| 2000 | The rounder girls | All to you | 34 | 14 |
| 1999 | Bobbie Singer | Reflection | 65 | 9 |
| 1997 | Bettina Soriat | One step | 12 | 21 |
| 1996 | George Nußbaumer | Weil's dr guat got | 68 | 10 |
| 1995 | Stella Jones | Die Welt dreht sich verkehrt | 67 | 13 |
| 1994 | Petra Frey | Für den Frieden der Welt | 19 | 17 |
| 1993 | Tony Wegas | Maria Magdalena | 32 | 14 |
| 1992 | Tony Wegas | Zusammen geh'n | 63 | 10 |
| 1991 | Thomas Forstner | Venedig im Regen | 0 | 22 |
| 1990 | Simone | Keine Mauern mehr | 58 | 10 |
| 1989 | Thomas Forstner | Nur ein Lied | 97 | 5 |
| 1988 | Wilfried | Lisa Mona Lisa | 0 | 21 |
| 1987 | Gary Lux | Nur noch Gefühl | 8 | 20 |
| 1986 | Timna Brauer | Die Zeit ist einsam | 12 | 18 |
| 1985 | Gary Lux | Kinder dieser Welt | 60 | 8 |
| 1984 | Anita | Einfach weg | 5 | 19 |
| 1983 | Westend | Hurricane | 53 | 9 |
| 1982 | Mess | Sonntag | 57 | 9 |
| 1981 | Marty Brem | Wenn du da bist | 20 | 17 |
| 1980 | Blue Danube | Du bist Musik | 64 | 8 |
| 1979 | Christina Simon | Heute in Jerusalem | 5 | 19 |
| 1978 | Springtime | Mrs. Caroline Robinson | 14 | 15 |
| 1977 | Schmetterlinge | Boom boom boomerang | 11 | 17 |
| 1976 | Waterloo and Robinson | My little world | 80 | 5 |
| 1972 | The Milestones | Falter im Wind | 100 | 5 |
| 1971 | Marianne Mendt | Musik | 66 | 16 |
| 1968 | Karel Gott | Tausend Fenster | 2 | 13 |
| 1967 | Peter Horten | Warum es hunderttausend Sterne gibt | 2 | 14 |
| 1966 | Udo Jürgens | Merci chérie | 31 | 1 |
| 1965 | Udo Jürgens | Sag ihr, ich lass' sie grüßen | 16 | 4 |
| 1964 | Udo Jürgens | Warum nur, warum? | 11 | 6 |
| 1963 | Carmela Corren | Vielleicht geschieht ein Wunder | 16 | 7 |
| 1962 | Eleonore Schwarz | Nur in der Wiener Luft | 0 | 13 |
| 1961 | Jimmy Makulis | Sehnsucht | 1 | 15 |
| 1960 | Harry Winter | Du hast mich so fasziniert | 6 | 7 |
| 1959 | Ferry Graf | Der k. und k. Kalypso aus Wien | 4 | 9 |
| 1958 | Liane Augustin | Die ganze Welt braucht Liebe | 8 | 5 |
| 1957 | Bob Martin | Wohin, kleines Pony | 3 | 10 |
