Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004
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Austria participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "Du bist" written by Peter Zimmermann. The song was performed by the group Tie Break. The Austrian broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) organised the national final Song.Null.Vier in order to select the Austrian entry for the 2004 contest in Istanbul, Turkey. Ten songs competed in a televised show where a public vote exclusively selected "Du bist" performed by Tie Break as the winner.
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Country | Austria | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Song.Null.Vier | |||
Selection date(s) | 5 March 2004 | |||
Selected entrant | Tie Break | |||
Selected song | "Du bist" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) | Peter Zimmermann | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 21st, 9 points | |||
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As one of ten highest placed finishers in the 2003 contest, Austria directly qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 15 May 2004. Performing in position 2, Austria placed twenty-first out of the 24 participating countries with 9 points.