Austria: not taking part in Eurovision 2009
Once again, Austria have decided that they will not take part in Eurovision 2009 according to Austrian newspaper Kleine Zeitung.
However the final in Moscow on the 16th May will be broadcast live on ORF with commentating from Andi Knoll. The semi finals won't be broadcast.
This is a surprise to some people, as it was thought that they may return to the contest after the EBU announced changes in the voting procedure which sees the return of the jury.
Austria withdrew from the Eurovision Song Contest after failing to reach the final in 2005. They returned in 2007 but Eric Papilaya finished 27th in the semi final and ORF withdrew again before the 2008 competition.
ORF's Wolfgang Lorenz stated that in the contest "the quality of the entries is not important but only which countries sent them".
Austria won the Eurovision Song Contest once in 1966 with Udo Jürgens and Merci Chérie.
However the final in Moscow on the 16th May will be broadcast live on ORF with commentating from Andi Knoll. The semi finals won't be broadcast.
This is a surprise to some people, as it was thought that they may return to the contest after the EBU announced changes in the voting procedure which sees the return of the jury.
Austria withdrew from the Eurovision Song Contest after failing to reach the final in 2005. They returned in 2007 but Eric Papilaya finished 27th in the semi final and ORF withdrew again before the 2008 competition.
ORF's Wolfgang Lorenz stated that in the contest "the quality of the entries is not important but only which countries sent them".
Austria won the Eurovision Song Contest once in 1966 with Udo Jürgens and Merci Chérie.
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