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Thomas Forstner
Thomas Forstner sang at two Eurovision Song Contests, in 1989 and 1991, for Austria. The best result was 5th place in 1989, with “Nur ein Lied”.
- who
- Austrian singer
- born
- 3 December 1969, Deutsch-Wagram, Austria
- contests
- 1989, 1991
- best result
- 5th, 1989
- music
- schlager
- sang for
- Austria
Biography
Thomas Forstner is an Austrian singer who sang for Austria twice, with very different results. “Nur ein Lied” finished fifth in Lausanne in 1989; “Venedig im Regen” finished last in Rome in 1991, without a point.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Thomas Forstner”.
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At Eurovision
Two songs, oldest first, and what became of each.
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1989 Lausanne
“Nur ein Lied”
5th of 22 Finished 5th of 22, with 97 points.
- Sung in
- German
- Written by
- Dieter Bohlen, Joachim Horn-Bernges
- Running order
- 13th of 22
- Age on the night
- 19
- Won that year
- Yugoslavia: Riva, “Rock Me”
The story of Eurovision 1989: Two children, a crossbow and Yugoslavia's only win
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1991 Rome
“Venedig im Regen”
22nd of 22 Finished 22nd of 22, with no points.
- Sung in
- German
- Written by
- Wolfgang Eltner, Hubert Moser, Robby Musenbichler
- Conductor
- Richard Oesterreicher
- Running order
- 6th of 22
- Age on the night
- 21
- Won that year
- Sweden: Carola, “Fångad av en stormvind”
The story of Eurovision 1991: A tie, a count-back and a show that kept going wrong
In the drama file
The scene from our index of scandals, mishaps and lore that Thomas Forstner is part of.
- 1991 The bottom of the board Nul points and bad nights
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Thomas Forstner, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 1991 The bottom of the board
Austria's Thomas Forstner had been fifth two years earlier. This time he scored nothing.
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.