eurovision 1957
Bob Martin
Bob Martin represented Austria at Eurovision 1957 in Frankfurt with “Wohin, kleines Pony?”, finishing 10th of 10.
Austria
1957
- who
- Austrian singer
- born
- 7 June 1922, Krasnoyarsk
- died
- 13 January 1998 (aged 75), Vienna, Austria
- contest
- 1957
- best result
- 10th, 1957
- record labels
- Philips Records
- sang for
- Austria
Biography
Bob Martin, who died in 1998, was an Austrian singer, born in Krasnoyarsk in Siberia, and the first act to sing for Austria at the contest. “Wohin, kleines Pony?” finished last of ten in Frankfurt in 1957, with three points.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia (French), “Bob Martin (chanteur)”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1957 Frankfurt
“Wohin, kleines Pony?”
10th of 10 Finished 10th of 10, with 3 points.
- Sung in
- German
- Written by
- Kurt Svab, Hans Werner
- Conductor
- Carl de Groof
- Running order
- 5th of 10
- Age on the night
- 34
- Won that year
- Netherlands: Corry Brokken, “Net als toen”
The story of Eurovision 1957: The scoreboard arrives — and so does a five-minute song
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