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Austria has been represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 57 times since its debut in 1957. The country has won three times, in 1966, 2014 and 2025, and such it holds the record for the longest gap between consecutive wins — 48 years. The Austrian participating broadcaster in the contest is Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF). Vienna was the host city on both of the occasions that the contest was held in Austria, in 1967 and 2015.
Austria has finished last in the contest final seven times (1957, 1961, 1962, 1979, 1984, 1988, and 1991) and finished last in the semi-final in 2012. "Nobody but You" by Cesár Sampson achieved Austria's eighth top five result and third-best result of the 21st century at the 2018 contest, finishing third.
Having finished sixth at the 1964 contest and fourth in 1965, Udo Jürgens - one of few Eurovision performers to have competed in three contests, let alone consecutively - won at his third attempt in 1966 with the song "Merci, Chérie". This was Austria's only top three result of the 20th century, as well as their first win. Austria won again in 2014, with "Rise Like a Phoenix" by Conchita Wurst, setting a then-record for longest gap between winning entries. They would go on to win most recently in 2025, with "Wasted Love" by JJ.
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