Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000
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Austria was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 with the song "All to You", written by Dave Moskin, and performed by the group the Rounder Girls. The Austrian participating broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF), internally selected its entry for the contest. The broadcaster announced that it had internally selected the Rounder Girls as its representative, while "All to You" was presented to the public on 29 February 2000 during the ORF programme Metropol.
Austria competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 13 May 2000. Performing as the closing entry during the show in position 24, Austria placed fourteenth out of the 24 participating countries, scoring 34 points.
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Prior to the 2000 contest, Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing Austria thirty-seven times since its first entry in 1957. It has won the contest on one occasion: in 1966 with the song "Merci, Chérie" performed by Udo Jürgens. Its least successful result has been last place, achieved on seven occasions, most recently in 1991. It has also received nul points on three occasions; in 1962, in 1988, and in 1991.
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.
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