FSC Austria

The Federal Parliamentary republic Austria is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The territory of Austria covers 83,855 square kilometres and has a temperate and alpine climate.
Austria first participated in the Forum Song Contest in June 2009 at FSC 04, where they placed 19th out of 24 contenders. Austria's top ranks have been one third place finish in September 2012 at FSC 43, and two fourth places, which were reached in September 2009 at FSC 07 and in September 2010 at FSC 19. FSC 62 has brought Austria's best placement to date. The entry "Too Far" by Anna F. saw Austria finish in second place with 138 points. 
The national jury currently consists of three people.
==FSC Austria timeline==
Austria has taken part in editions 04 to 12, took a hiatus when the entry Sweet Caroline by DJ Ötzi was disqualified, reentered the contest in May 2010 for edition 15 and has taken part in almost every contest since. In 2014, Austria sat out in editions 58, 59 and 65.
The entries are not determined by national finals. However, at the time of writing, the three current jury members rotate to pick an entry of their liking.
The current jury members are:
*elvisontheisland (since 05.2011, FSC 27)
*F1Fan, jury founder (since 11.2009, FSC 09)
*ronny1988 (since 08.2010, FSC 18), currently taking a break from the competition
==FSC Austria entries==
FSC Edition	Performer 	Song 	Place	Points
#04 	Oliver Wimmer 	Blown Away 	19 	18
#05 	Anna F. 	Time Stands Still 	21 	19
#06 	Valerie 	Es geht nicht 	14 	54
#07 	Christina Stürmer 	Ist mir egal 	04 	88
#08 	Christina Stürmer 	Mehr als perfekt 	12 	51
#09 	Dreieck 	Gefährlich 	10 	58
#10 	Eva K. Anderson 	A Sound of Silence 	22 	00
#11 	Anna F. 	Most Of All 	18 	32
#12 	DJ Ötzi 	Sweet Caroline 	DQ 	-
#15 	Bunny Lake 	1994 	11 	68
#16 	Saint Lu 	Here I Stand 	09 	73
#17 	Norbert Schneider 	Take it easy 	31 	12
#18 	Leo Aberer 	Wann Geda? 	25 	28
#19 	Edenbridge 	Higher 	04 	87
#20 	Christina Stürmer 	Wir leben den Moment 	07 	75
#21 	EAV 	Nostradamus 	14 	59
#22 	HMBC 	Vo Mello Bis Ge Schoppornou	22 	36
#23 	Mira Long 	Everything I Need 	05 	88
#24 	Trackshittaz 	Guugarutz 	22 	38
#25 	Edenbridge 	Come Undone 	26 	26
#26 	Cornelia Mooswalder 	Should Have Let You Love Me	05 	93
#27 	Darius & Finley feat. Nico 	Hold On 	26 	39
#28 	Krautschädl 	Khoids Wossa 	16 	60
#29 	Mono und Nikitaman 	Zeit Steht Still 	27 	29
#30 	Rooga 	Tear 	16 	58
#31 	Papermoon 	Wake 	23 	50
#32 	Tschebberwooky 	Woza Woza 	33 	31
#33 	Hubert von Goisern 	Brenna Tuats Guat 	20 	48
#34 	Nadine Beiler 	Mr. Right Now 	15 	65
#35 	Half Past Whatever 	Bye Bye Love 	21 	47
#36 	Ungebleicht 	Willkommen in Österreich 	25 	49
#37 	Trackshittaz 	Grüllarei 	37 	18
#38 	Bunny Lake 	Young Lovers 	11 	79
#39 	Kontrust 	Sock 'n' Doll 	13 	66
#40 	Julian Le Play 	Mr Spielberg 	19 	58
#41 	Emil Tischbein 	Die Blume 	15 	58
#42 	Kontrust 	Hey DJ 	26 	34
#43 	GuGabriel 	Salvation 	03 	141
#44 	Ogris Debris ft. Ken Hayakawa	The Way 	25 	30
#45 	Darius & Finlay 	Phenomenon 	35 	11
#46 	Empty Flags 	Until I Die 	32 	17
#47 	Esteban's 	Preservation 	16 	54
#48 	Andreas Gabalier 	Go For Gold 	18 	56
#49 	Christina Stürmer 	Millionen Lichter 	09 	75
#50 	Effi 	Muzik 	19 	52
#51 	J.O.E.L. 	Lovedrunk 	05 	88
#52 	GuGabriel 	Adam & Eve 	13 	71
#53 	James Hersey 	Don't Say Maybe 	36 	22
#54 	Kitty In A Casket 	Dancing With The Devil 	28 	35
#55 	Leo Aberer 	Giovanna 	09 	78
#56 	Kaiser Franz Josef 	How Much Is A Mile 	38 	3
#57 	Anna F. 	DNA 	22 	39
#60 	Thomas David 	Able 	31 	33
#61 	Julian Le Play 	Mein Anker 	04 	112
#62 	Anna F. 	Too Far 	02 	138
#63 	Tagträumer 	Sinn 	28 	34
#64 	Bilderbuch 	Maschin 	14 	63
==Voting==
As of FSC 48, the Austrian jury has given the most points to:
Rank	Country 	Points
1 	Norway 	202
2 	United States	145
3 	Denmark 	144
4 	Ireland 	130
5 	Germany 	115
As of FSC 48, Norway has received points from Austria in all but twelve contested editions.
==Links==
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