Zusammen Geh'n
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"Zusammen geh'n" was the Austria
n entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992
, performed in German
by Tony Wegas
.
The song was performed fifteenth on the night (following Luxembourg
's Marion Welter
& Kontinent
with "Sou fräi" and preceding the United Kingdom
's Michael Ball
with "One Step Out of Time
"). At the close of voting, it had received 63 points, placing 10th in a field of 23 entries.
The song is a ballad, in which Wegas sings about the devotion two people can have for each other, likening it to the Odyssey.
It was succeeded as Austrian representative
at the 1993 Contest
by Maria Magdalena
, also performed by Wegas.
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 1992
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...
, 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 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...
.
The song was performed fifteenth on the night (following Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
's Marion Welter
Marion Welter
Marion Welter is a Luxembourgish singer.When she was 15 years old, she became part of the band Quo vadis. She has studied music in a music academy and has worked in several styles of music, such as classical music, pop and jazz....
& Kontinent
Kontinent (band)
Kontinent was a Luxembourgian band who has represented Luxembourg in Eurovision Song Contest 1992, with Marion Welter, who has performed the song Sou fräi . Members of the band were also songwriters Ab van Goor and Jang Linster....
with "Sou fräi" and preceding the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
's Michael Ball
Michael Ball (singer)
Michael Ashley Ball, born 27 June 1962) is a British actor, singer, and radio and TV presenter who is best known for the song "Love Changes Everything" and musical theatre roles such as Marius in Les Misérables, Alex in Aspects of Love, Caractacus Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Edna Turnblad...
with "One Step Out of Time
One Step Out of Time
"One Step Out of Time", written and composed by Paul Davies, Tony Ryan, and Victor Stratton, was the United Kingdom's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1992, performed by Michael Ball....
"). At the close of voting, it had received 63 points, placing 10th in a field of 23 entries.
The song is a ballad, in which Wegas sings about the devotion two people can have for each other, likening it to the Odyssey.
It 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 1993 Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1993
The Eurovision Song Contest 1993 was the 38th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 15 May 1993 in Millstreet, County Cork, Ireland. The presenter was Fionnuala Sweeney. Niamh Kavanagh was the winner of this Eurovision for Ireland with the song, "In Your Eyes"...
by Maria Magdalena
Maria Magdalena (song)
"Maria Magdalena" was the Austrian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993, performed in German by Tony Wegas....
, also performed by Wegas.