Austria was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 with the song "Say a Word", composed by Alexander Kahr, with lyrics by Robert Pfluger, and performed by Manuel Ortega. The Austrian participating broadcaster, Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF), organised the national final song://null.zwei in order to select its entry for the contest.
| Eurovision Song Contest 2002 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) | |||
| Country |  Austria | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | song://null.zwei | |||
| Selection date(s) | 1 March 2002 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Manuel Ortega | |||
| Selected song | "Say a Word" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 18th, 26 points | |||
| Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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ORF had returned to the Eurovision Song Contest after a one-year absence following its relegation from 2001 as one of the bottom six entrants in the 2000 contest. To select its entry for the 2002 contest, ten songs competed in a televised show where an internet jury panel and a public vote selected "Say a Word" performed by Manuel Ortega as the winner.
Austria competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 25 May 2002. Performing during the show in position 3, Austria placed eighteenth out of the 24 participating countries, scoring 26 points.
Background
editPrior to the 2002 contest, Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing Austria thirty-eight times since its first entry in 1957.[1] It has won the contest on one occasion: in 1966 with the song "Merci, Chérie" performed by Udo Jürgens.[2][3] Its least successful result has been last place, which it has achieved on seven occasions, most recently in 1991.[4] It has also received nul points on three occasions; in 1962, 1988, and 1991.[5]
As part of its duties as participating broadcaster, ORF organises the selection of its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest and broadcasts the event in the country. The broadcaster confirmed its intentions to participate at the 2002 contest on 1 June 2001.[6] From 1995 to 2000, ORF has held an internal selection to choose its entries at the contest. Along with its participation confirmation, the broadcaster also announced that its entry for the 2002 contest would be selected through a national final. This method had last been used by ORF in 1994.[6][7]
Before Eurovision
editsong://null.zwei
editsong://null.zwei (song://zero.two) was the national final that selected the Austrian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2002.[6] The competition took place on 1 March 2002 at the ORF Center in Vienna, hosted by Andi Knoll and broadcast on ORF 1 as well as streamed online via ORF's official website.[8][9] The first part of the national final was watched by 814,000 viewers in Austria with a market share of 31%, while the second part was watched by 913,000 viewers in Austria with a market share of 42%.[10]
Format
editTen songs competed in the competition where the winner was selected by public voting and an internet jury panel consisting of 2,002 members selected via an online quiz. The jury results created an overall ranking from which points from 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest) were distributed to the top five entries. Viewers were able to vote via telephone or SMS, each of them which also created an overall ranking and assigned scores from 1 to 5. After the combination of all scores, the entry with the highest number of points was selected as the winner.[8][11]
Competing entries
editSix artists were nominated by record companies, while an additional four acts was chosen through an open submission. For the open submission, ORF invited all interested artists to submit their songs to the broadcaster between 28 August and 30 November 2001.[12] The broadcaster received over 700 submissions at the close of the deadline, which were reviewed by a team of music professionals.[9] The ten artists selected to compete in the national final were revealed on 28 January 2002 at an ORF press conference that was hosted by Andi Knoll.[13]
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Selection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anik Kadinski | "Be Somebody, Be Someone" | Anik Kadinski, Florian Glaszer | Nominated |
| Bluatschink | "Bluama in da Scherba" | Toni Knittel | |
| Ela | "Love Can Change Your Heart" | Gernot Korak, Hubert Weninger | Open submission |
| Hartmann | "Supadupa" | Alfred Vau, Oliver Vettori | |
| i:levenless7 | "SMS4Love" | Christine Nachbauer | Nominated |
| Kubilay Baş | "Güle güle" | Kubilay Baş, Musit Dörtköse | Open submission |
| Loud9 | "Won't Forget Tonight" | Ludwig Coss, Martin Böhm | Nominated |
| Manuel Ortega | "Say a Word" | Robert Pfluger, Alexander Kahr | |
| The Shepherds | "On a Day in June" | Gudrun Liemberger, Stefan Angerer | Open submission |
| Stermann and Grissemann | "Das schönste Ding der Welt" | Dir Stermann, Christoph Grissemann, Fritz Ostermayer | Nominated |
Final
editThe televised final took place on 1 March 2002. Ten songs competed and the combination of votes from an internet jury panel and a public vote split between telephone and SMS voting selected "Say a Word" performed by Manuel Ortega as the winner.[14]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phone | SMS | ||||||
| 1 | The Shepherds | "On a Day in June" | — | — | — | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Stermann and Grissemann | "Das schönste Ding der Welt" | — | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| 3 | Ela | "Love Can Change Your Heart" | 3 | — | — | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Hartmann | "Supadupa" | — | — | — | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | i:levenless7 | "SMS4Love" | — | 1 | — | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Bluatschink | "Bluama in da Scherba" | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| 7 | Manuel Ortega | "Say a Word" | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| 8 | Loud9 | "Won't Forget Tonight" | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
| 9 | Kubilay Baş | "Güle güle" | — | — | — | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Anik Kadinski | "Be Somebody, Be Someone" | 5 | — | 1 | 6 | 5 |
At Eurovision
editAccording to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the bottom six countries in the 2001 contest competed in the final. On 9 November 2001, a special allocation draw was held which determined the running order and Austria was set to perform in position 3, following the entry from the United Kingdom and before the entry from Greece.[15] Austria finished in eighteenth place with 26 points.[16]
The show was broadcast in Austria on ORF eins with commentary by Andi Knoll and via radio on FM4 with commentary by Stermann and Grissemann.[17] ORF appointed Dodo Roscic as its spokesperson to announce the Austrian votes during the final.
Voting
editBelow is a breakdown of points awarded to Austria and awarded by Austria in the contest. The nation awarded its 12 points to the United Kingdom in the contest.
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