| Eurovision Song Contest 2007 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Austria | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Selection date(s) | Artist: 20 February 2007 Song: 7 March 2007 | |||
| Selected entrant | Eric Papilaya | |||
| Selected song | "Get a Life - Get Alive" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (27th, 4 points) | |||
| Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Austria was represented by Eric Papilaya in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the official Life Ball song, "Get a Life - Get Alive".
Eric Papilaya is a 28-year-old singer that comes from Laakirchen. He's most notable for being a finalist of the 3rd season of the Austrian talent show Starmania.
Before Eurovision
Internal selection
Austria broadcaster ORF selected their participant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with an internal selection. ORF was searching for a performance that 'appeals visually'.
On 20 February 2007, Eric Papilaya was announced as the representative. His song "Get a Life - Get Alive" was released on 7 March 2007. The song was also named as the official Life Ball song, continuing the historical relationship between the Austrian entry and the Life Ball, Europe's largest AIDS charity event.[1]
At Eurovision
Austria competed in the semi-final of the contest on 10 May 2007. Eric performed twenty-seventh, following Turkey's Kenan Doğulu with "Shake It Up Shekerim" and preceding Latvia's Bonaparti.lv with "Questa Notte". The stage show included 20.000 Swarovski crystals. His song did however not score enough points to continue to the final show, in fact it came second from last, receiving points only from Switzerland and Andorra (a total of 4).
Points awarded by Austria
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
See also
References
Sources
- Eurovision-Austria.com (in German)