Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985

Austria was represented by Gary Lux, with the song "Kinder dieser Welt", at the 1985 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 4 May in Gothenburg, Sweden. The song was chosen internally by broadcaster ORF. This was the first Eurovision appearance for Lux in which he represented Austria in the ESC as a solo artist. The last time he represented Austria in Eurovision had been in the 1987 Eurovision Song Contest in Brussels, Belgium with his song "Nur noch Gefühl" (Only Feelings).

Eurovision Song Contest 1985
Country Austria
National selection
Selection processInternal selection
Selected entrantGary Lux
Selected song"Kinder dieser Welt"
Finals performance
Final result8th, 60 points
Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1984 • 1985 • 1986►

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Lux performed 17th in the running order, following Sweden and Luxembourg. At the close of voting, "Kinder dieser Welt" had received 60 points, placing Austria 8th of the 19. The Austrian jury awarded its 12 points to the eventual winners, Norway.[1]

Points awarded by Austria
12 points Norway
10 points Ireland
8 points Luxembourg
7 points Israel
6 points Italy
5 points Denmark
4 points Sweden
3 points France
2 points United Kingdom
1 point  Switzerland

Points awarded to Austria
Points awarded to Austria
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

See also

References
  1. ESC History - Austria 1985
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