Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966
Appearance
Eurovision Song Contest 1966 | ||||
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Country | Austria | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Internal Selection | |||
Selected entrant | Udo Jurgens | |||
Selected song | "Merci, Chérie" | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 1st, 31 points | |||
Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Austria was represented by Udo Jurgens, with the song Merci, Chérie, at the 1966 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 5 March in Luxembourg City. This was the third time in a row that Austria was represented by Udo Jurgens and the first time Austria has won the contest. It would take Austria 48 years to win the contest again with Conchita Wurst in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014.