Milestones (band)
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Milestones, also referred as The Milestones in the Eurovision official web site, were an Austria
n rock
band
, active between 1968 and 1975. They are known for their participation in the 1972 Eurovision Song Contest
.
as the Austrian representatives for the 17th Eurovision Song Contest
with the song "Falter im Wind
" ("Butterfly In the Wind"), which was a very contemporary and atypical song for Eurovision at the time. At the contest, held in Edinburgh
on 25 March, "Falter im Wind" proved unexpectedly popular with the jurors, finishing in fifth place of 18 entries. It remains one of Austria's most successful Eurovision entries, as only two songs have placed higher.
who became Austria's Eurovision entrants in 1978. Kolonovits moved into music production.
Albums
Austria
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n rock
Rock music
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band
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, active between 1968 and 1975. They are known for their participation in the 1972 Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
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1968-1972
The band's original line up was Beatrix Neundlinger, Günter Grosslercher, Robert Unterweger and Rudi Tinsobin. Their first self-titled album was released in 1970. In 1972, Unterweger and Tinsobin left the band and were replaced by Norbert Niedermeyer and Christian Kolonovits.Eurovision Song Contest
In 1972, Milestones were selected internally by broadcaster ORFORF (broadcaster)
Österreichischer Rundfunk, ORF, is the Austrian national public service broadcaster.Funded from a combination of a television licence fees and revenue from limited on-air advertising, ORF is the dominant player in the Austrian broadcast media...
as the Austrian representatives for the 17th Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1972
The Eurovision Song Contest 1972 was the 17th edition series. Monaco was unable to host this year's Eurovision as they were unable to provide the resources. They approached French TV, who agreed to produce the contest, but only if the contest was staged in France and not the planned Monte Carlo...
with the song "Falter im Wind
Falter Im Wind
"Falter im Wind" was the Austrian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1972, performed in German by Milestones....
" ("Butterfly In the Wind"), which was a very contemporary and atypical song for Eurovision at the time. At the contest, held in Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
on 25 March, "Falter im Wind" proved unexpectedly popular with the jurors, finishing in fifth place of 18 entries. It remains one of Austria's most successful Eurovision entries, as only two songs have placed higher.
1973-1975
The band's second album, Emigration, was released in 1973. They split up in 1975; Neundlinger and Grosslercher joined the group Schmetterlinge, with which they would make another Eurovision appearance in 1977, while Niedermeyer became a member of SpringtimeSpringtime (band)
Springtime was an Austrian band of the 1970s.The band consisted of Norbert Niedermayer, Walter Markel, Gerhard Markel and Erwin Broswimmer. The group represented Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978, in Paris, performing the entry Mrs. Caroline Robinson...
who became Austria's Eurovision entrants in 1978. Kolonovits moved into music production.
Discography
Singles- 1969: "Einmal"
- 1970: "An diesem Freitag"
- 1971: "Paul"
- 1971: "20 Uhr 02"
- 1972: "Falter im Wind"
- 1973: "Apfelbaum"
- 1974: "Schade"
Albums
- 1970: Milestones
- 1973: Emigration