"Venedig im Regen" was the Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of 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...

n entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991

Eurovision Song Contest 1991

The Eurovision Song Contest 1991 was the 36th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 4 May 1991 in Rome. Due to the Gulf War and mounting tensions in Yugoslavia, RAI decided to move the contest from Sanremo to Rome, which was perceived to be more secure....

, performed in German

German language

German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....

 by Thomas Forstner

Thomas Forstner

Thomas Forstner is a singer who has represented Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest twice. In 1989 he performed "Nur ein Lied" in Lausanne, giving Austria the fifth place — their highest position since their last win in 1966 - and in all subsequent contests. Forstner was selected to represent...

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The song was performed sixth on the night (following Switzerland

Switzerland

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's Sandra Simo with "Canzone per te

Canzone per te

"Canzone per te" was the Swiss entrant to the Eurovision Song Contest 1991, sung in Italian by Sandra Simó. The song was composed by Renato Mascetti....

" and preceding Luxembourg

Luxembourg

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's Sarah Bray with "Un baiser volé

Un baiser volé

"Un baiser volé" was the Luxembourgish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991, performed in French by Sarah Bray....

"). At the close of voting, it had received the dreaded nul points, placing 22nd (last) in a field of 22.

The song is a ballad, with Forstner singing about a chance sighting of a beautiful woman on a rainy day in Venice

Venice

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The song was succeeded as Austrian representative

Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest

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...

 at the 1992 Contest

Eurovision Song Contest 1992

The Eurovision Song Contest 1992 was the 37th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 9 May 1992 in Malmö, Sweden. The presenters were Lydia Cappolicchio and Harald Treutiger. Linda Martin, representing Ireland, was the winner of this Eurovision with the song Why Me?. The song was written by Johnny...

 by Tony Wegas

Tony Wegas

Tony Wegas is an Austrian singer and television actor.Wegas participated in "Ein Lied für Rom", the Austrian heat of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1991 with the song "Wunder dieser Welt". The song was placed second but Wegas was invited to represent Austria in 1992...

 singing "Zusammen geh'n

Zusammen Geh'n

"Zusammen geh'n" was the Austrian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992, performed in German by Tony Wegas....

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