Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003
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Austria participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song "Weil der Mensch zählt" written and performed by Alf Poier. The Austrian broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) organised the national final Song.Null.Drei in order to select the Austrian entry for the 2003 contest in Riga, Latvia. Ten songs competed in a televised show where a public vote split between male and female voters exclusively selected "Weil der Mensch zählt" performed by Alf Poier as the winner.
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Country | Austria | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Song.Null.Drei | |||
Selection date(s) | 14 March 2003 | |||
Selected entrant | Alf Poier | |||
Selected song | "Weil der Mensch zählt" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) | Alf Poier | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 6th, 101 points | |||
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Austria competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 24 May 2003. Performing during the show in position 2, Austria placed sixth out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 101 points.