austria song contest austria participated song contest song rise like phoenix written song performed drag stage persona risen fame taking austrian talent attempting represent austria song contest september austrian broadcaster announced internally selected compete contest copenhagen denmark song presented public march promotional tour european countries austria seen countries likely qualify grand final second semi finals rise like phoenix came participating countries securing place countries final austria seventh appearance rise like phoenix second song win song contest receiving total points marks thirteen countries austria second win contest having previously won song went chart european countries reaching number austria indie chart reaching countries appearance contest brought criticism praise socially conservative sections european society victory contest condemned promotion lgbt rights conversely international attention received victory firmly established lgbt community leading active role promoting tolerance respect resulted invites perform european pride events performances vienna background prior contest austria participated song contest times entry winning song performed following introduction semi finals contest austria featured finals austria successful result place achieved occasions recently contest austria received points occasions austrian national broadcaster broadcasts event austria selection process nation entry set national finals artists choose song performer compete austria public panel jury members involved selection song contest held internal selection choose artist song represent austria contest method selection procedure confirmed intentions participate song contest september september broadcaster announced internally selected represent austria copenhagen drag stage persona finished second season austrian talent austrian entry went join boy band contestants disbanded later year following uses masculine referring feminine describe went developed new drag persona appeared talent die chance big opportunity achieving sixth place went compete austrian selection song contest song qualifying super final finishing second percent public vote confirmed october song performed contest chosen internally march press conference vienna song rise like phoenix announced austrian entry contest song written live performance song march episode dancing stars austrian version international franchise dancing stars contest graphic design special commissioned danish host broadcaster introduce participating countries acts took stage contest contestants asked photo country flag creative way austria filmed shot palace vienna featuring stylist creating austrian flag baroque style dresses run contest asked fans campaign called tolerance wear display tolerance respect promising received copenhagen selection controversy selection caused controversy austria rest europe facebook group amassed approximately members protested decision publicly funded broadcaster internally select country act public vote interview austrian newspaper defended internal selection noting broadcaster sole responsibility making decisions contest internal selection received backlash austrian public claimed criticism group surpassed protest selected artist instead displayed statements discrimination vowed continue fighting discrimination response facebook group selection sparked outrage outside austria petition people petitioned prevent contest broadcast country claiming attempt european liberals impose western values russia similar petition signatures received russian group claiming leads lifestyle sic russians received criticism armenian representative claimed lifestyle natural eventually decide woman man later apologised insisted statements joke response petitions russia ukraine asking removed competition participants gave support ireland representative said allowed totally disagree promotion appearance contest went promotional tour performing european countries prior song selection appeared fan event vienna october held austrian branch international organisation fan clubs europe shared stage winner march appeared party held madrid march guest pre party appearing alongside poland representatives representatives acts contest perform concert largest gathering artists outside held popular music venue amsterdam netherlands april followed appearance alongside participating entries held café paris nightclub london april took interviews performances irish belgian dutch television networks according rules nations exceptions host country big france germany italy spain united_kingdom required qualify semi finals order compete final countries semi final progress final split competing countries different based voting patterns previous contests countries favourable voting histories pot january special allocation draw held placed country semi finals half perform austria placed second semi final held scheduled perform half competing songs contest released running order semi finals decided shows producers draw similar songs placed austria set perform position following entry poland entry lithuania shows broadcast commentary austrian spokesperson announced austrian votes final semi final took technical rehearsals april followed dress rehearsals included jury final professional country responsible percent country vote watched voted competing entries stage featured cream covered like dress standing pedestal middle stage stage appeared dark beginning song minimal lighting lighting rose beginning chorus start song camera appeared arena centre stage close followed flying beginning chorus background led screens featured chorus rain followed flames shape wings reference phoenix title song flames featured finale song wind machines effect performance end announced austria finished qualifying grand final qualifying country announced hosts later revealed austria won semi final receiving total points final shortly second semi final winner press conference held qualifying countries press conference qualifying artists took draw determine half grand final subsequently participate draw order countries announced semi final austria drawn compete half following draw shows producers decided running order final semi finals austria subsequently placed perform position following entry greece entry germany day grand final austria considered second likely win competition placed entry sweden took dress rehearsals final including jury final professional final votes live performed repeat semi final performance final slow start austria eventually took lead voting won competition points beating netherlands sweden second places respectively austria received points maximum number points country country thirteen countries broadcast watched average million people austria receiving percent market share awarded contest awards best competing songs final year named creator annual contest awards divided categories press award given best entry voted media press event presented best artist voted shows commentators composer award given best original composition voted participating composers rise like phoenix awarded press award accepted awards ceremony managing director voting voting shows consisted percent public percent jury jury consisted music industry professionals citizens country represent names published contest ensure transparency jury asked judge contestant based vocal capacity stage performance song composition originality overall impression act addition member national jury related way competing acts way vote independently individual rankings jury member released shortly grand final breakdown points awarded austria awarded austria second semi final grand final contest breakdown jury voting conducted shows points awarded austria points awarded austria split voting results following members comprised austrian jury jones singer songwriter vocal represented austria contest producer owner sound studio division head austria sony music singer musician songwriter producer winners contest austria given responsibility hosting contest shortly final confirmed preliminary dates contest cities austria competing host 60th edition song contest competition held determine host venue cities short listed vienna august announced vienna host contest scheduled held december hosts contest announced taking role green room host event return austria winning greeted vienna international airport thousands fans hundreds journalists celebrating victory met chancellor austria minister arts culture media official reception followed performance stage vienna audience thousands fans concert criticised conservative austrian member coalition government rise like phoenix went hit europe reaching itunes download charts fourteen countries including russia courted controversy contest song reached charts countries including number austria indie chart received praise criticism following victory celebrities sent support twitter means including elton_john lady_gaga fellow winners victory met negative reaction conservative sections european society turkey taken contest government party criticised win prime minister turkey turkey contest colleague proclaiming thank god longer participate church leaders balkans claimed win responsible floods south east europe left people dead patriarch claimed flood coincidence warning reminder people join wild patriarch spiritual leader eastern orthodox serbs reportedly said floods divine punishment god washing serbia sins previously condemned childhood catholic priest condemned backlash said happy happy wake win invited television programmes europe appeared guest bbc programmes united_kingdom including graham chat hosted british commentator appeared invited german talk total june hosted contestant host demand german broadcaster new personality upcoming reality shows performed popular swedish july june headlined vienna life ball europe biggest charity event supporting people hiv aids attending event dress designed modelled events win involved lgbt community june recorded message gets better project internet based project devoted preventing suicide lgbt youth having gay adults convey message lives improve inspire change required life better invited perform pride events cities europe including stockholm dublin berlin madrid amsterdam london manchester october british gay lifestyle magazine attitude awarded moment year award win attitude awards october accepted invitation vice president austrian perform special concert concert organised different parliamentary groups aim support adoption report sexual discrimination february followed november performance vienna meeting secretary general united_nations ban ban hailed win powerful message praising promotion respect diversity called core value united_nations discrimination place united_nations world 21st century extended voice acting voicing character german dub computer animated film madagascar spin madagascar film 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Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014