Anita is an 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 singer, best known for her participation in the 1984 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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Eurovision Song Contest

Anita came to the Austrian Eurovision selection in 1984 as a virtual unknown, but her song "Einfach weg

Einfach Weg

"Einfach Weg" was the Austrian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984, performed in German by Anita....

" ("Simply Gone") was the clear winner of the 12 entrants, sending her to the 29th Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision Song Contest 1984

The Eurovision Song Contest 1984 was the 29th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 5 May 1984 in Luxembourg. The presenter was Désirée Nosbusch. Nosbusch, only 19 years old at the time, hosted the show in a lax manner, which was quite unusual for this show back then...

, held in Luxembourg City on 5 May. In Luxembourg however, "Einfach weg" (with Gary Lux

Gary Lux

Gerhard "Gary" Lux is an Austrian singer, most famous for having represented his country in the Eurovision Song Contest on six occasions. He was born in Ontario Canada but returned to live in Austria with his parents as a young boy. He is married to Marianne and has 2 sons, Benny and Dennis...

 among the backing vocalists) met an ignominious fate, finishing in last place of the 19 entries having picked up only 5 points, well adrift of the next-lowest ranked song from Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....

, which scored 26 points.

Nevertheless, "Einfach weg" proved to be a huge domestic hit in Austria, topping the chart for two weeks.

Later career

Anita released further singles but could not repeat the success of "Einfach weg" in the home market. In 1991, she again took part in the Austrian Eurovision selection, but "Land in Sicht" ("Land In Sight") could only finish seventh of the 10 songs.

In the mid-1990s Anita withdrew from the public eye to raise a family. She has recently returned to performing as a member of a seven-piece live band called Hit4You.