"Du bist Musik" 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 1980

Eurovision Song Contest 1980

The Eurovision Song Contest 1980 was the 25th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 19 April 1980 in The Hague. The presenter was Marlous Fluitsma, although each song was introduced by a presenter from the nation represented...

, 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 Blue Danube

Blue Danube (band)

Blue Danube was an Austrian band that has represented their country in Eurovision Song Contest 1980. The group has sung the entry Du bist musik , which told us about famous musicians and types of musics. The band was the first to participate and ended in 8th place with 64 points...

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The song was performed first on the night, followed by Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

's Ajda Pekkan

Ajda Pekkan

Ayşe Ajda Pekkan is a Turkish pop singer and actress. Through a career spanning five decades thus far, Pekkan has released more than 20 albums and, with Sezen Aksu, is the most commercially successful female Turkish music artist with the sales of over 30 million copies worldwide. She is nicknamed...

 with "Pet'r Oil

Pet'r Oil

Pet'r Oil was the Turkish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1980, held in The Hague, Netherlands...

". At the close of voting, it had received 64 points, placing 8th in a field of 19.

The song is a love ballad, likening the beloved to music - specifically a bewildering array of composers and dance styles. Contest entries have historically name-checked locations and people, however the first verse of this song is generally regarded as the apogee of this tradition.

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...

 in the 1981 contest

Eurovision Song Contest 1981

The Eurovision Song Contest 1981 was the 26th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 4 April 1981 at the Simmonscourt Pavilion of the Royal Dublin Society in Dublin. The presenter was Doireann Ní Bhriain...

 by Marty Brem

Marty Brem

Martin Brem , also known by his stage name Marty Brem, is an Austrian-born former singer, record executive and entrepreneur currently active in Berlin...

 singing "Wenn du da bist

Wenn Du Da Bist

"Wenn du da bist" was the Austrian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981, performed in German by Marty Brem...

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