eurovision 2003
Alf Poier
Alf Poier represented Austria at Eurovision 2003 in Riga with “Weil der Mensch zählt”, finishing 6th of 26.
- who
- Austrian musician, writer, artist and singer
- born
- 22 February 1967, Judenburg, Austria
- contest
- 2003
- best result
- 6th, 2003
- active
- since 1995
- sang for
- Austria
Biography
Alf Poier is an Austrian artist and stand-up comedian. “Weil der Mensch zählt” finished sixth for Austria in Riga in 2003.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Alf Poier”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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2003 Riga
“Weil der Mensch zählt”
6th of 26 Finished 6th of 26, with 101 points.
- Sung in
- German
- Written by
- Alf Poier
- Running order
- 2nd of 26
- Age on the night
- 36
- Won that year
- Turkey: Sertab Erener, “Everyway That I Can”
The story of Eurovision 2003: Three songs within three points, and nothing at all for Britain
Away from Eurovision
Other contests and shows
- Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
- Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
- World Mountain Running Championships
As recorded on Wikidata, which is rarely the whole list.
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Alf Poier, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 2003 The result
Austria's Alf Poier, a 100-to-1 shot whom the bookmakers had expected to finish last, came sixth.
Results as published by the European Broadcasting Union. Biographical details from Wikidata. The photo is from Wikimedia Commons and is credited beside it. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we'll fix it.