eurovision 1977
Schmetterlinge
Schmetterlinge represented Austria at Eurovision 1977 in London with “Boom Boom Boomerang”, finishing 17th of 18.
Austria
1977
- what
- Austrian band
- contest
- 1977
- best result
- 17th, 1977
- music
- folk
- sang for
- Austria
Biography
Schmetterlinge was an Austrian band, formed in 1969 by Willy Resetarits, Georg Herrnstadt, Fredi Rubatschek and Erich Meixner, with Beatrix Neundlinger out front from 1976, the year the band first staged its “Proletenpassion” in Vienna. “Boom Boom Boomerang” finished 17th of 18 in London in 1977.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia (Dutch), “Schmetterlinge (band)”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1977 London
“Boom Boom Boomerang”
17th of 18 Finished 17th of 18, with 11 points.
- Sung in
- German, English
- Written by
- Schurli Herrnstadt, E. Lukas Resetarits, Willi Resetarits, Herbert Zöchling-Tampier
- Conductor
- Christian Kolonovits
- Running order
- 4th of 18
- Won that year
- France: Marie Myriam, “L'Oiseau et l'Enfant”
The story of Eurovision 1977: A strike, a five-week delay and no postcards
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