eurovision 1967
Peter Horton
Peter Horton represented Austria at Eurovision 1967 in Vienna with “Warum es hunderttausend Sterne gibt”, finishing 14th of 17.
- who
- Austrian singer, musician, composer and writer
- born
- 19 September 1941, Valtice
- died
- 22 September 2023 (aged 82)
- contest
- 1967
- best result
- 14th, 1967
- music
- pop
- plays
- guitar
- studied at
- Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna
- sang for
- Austria
Biography
Peter Horton, who died in 2023, was an Austrian guitarist, singer, composer and writer. “Warum es hunderttausend Sterne gibt” was the host country’s song in Vienna in 1967 and finished joint 14th.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Peter Horton (guitarist)”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1967 Vienna
“Warum es hunderttausend Sterne gibt”
14th of 17 Finished 14th of 17, with 2 points.
- Sung in
- German
- Written by
- Karin Bognar, Kurt Peche
- Conductor
- Johannes Fehring
- Running order
- 3rd of 17
- Age on the night
- 25
- Won that year
- United Kingdom: Sandie Shaw, “Puppet on a String”
The story of Eurovision 1967: Mirrors, a muddled scoreboard and Britain's first win
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