Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Austria has appeared frequently at the Eurovision Song Contest. The country has won once, in 1966, with the song "Merci Chérie".In recent years, Austria's entries have tended towards the humorous, in contrast with the dance-pop achieving success. 2003 saw comedian and personality Alf Poier perform "Weil Der Mensch Zählt", a song about farm animals. 2005 saw a performance by folk band Global Kryner singing the Latin-inspired "Y así". This was Austria's first appearance in the semi-final, and the country failed to qualify for the final.After a three year absence, ORF announced on 28 July 2010 that Austria would return to the contest in 2011, where Nadine Beiler qualified in the semi-finals, gaining 18th place in the final. Austria confirmed that they would be present at the 2012 contest and competed in the 1st semi-final on the 22 May 2012, they came in 18th (last) place with 8 points.. }
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- Austria_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest abstract "Austria has appeared frequently at the Eurovision Song Contest. The country has won once, in 1966, with the song "Merci Chérie".In recent years, Austria's entries have tended towards the humorous, in contrast with the dance-pop achieving success. 2003 saw comedian and personality Alf Poier perform "Weil Der Mensch Zählt", a song about farm animals. 2005 saw a performance by folk band Global Kryner singing the Latin-inspired "Y así". This was Austria's first appearance in the semi-final, and the country failed to qualify for the final.After a three year absence, ORF announced on 28 July 2010 that Austria would return to the contest in 2011, where Nadine Beiler qualified in the semi-finals, gaining 18th place in the final. Austria confirmed that they would be present at the 2012 contest and competed in the 1st semi-final on the 22 May 2012, they came in 18th (last) place with 8 points.".