Austria was represented at the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest by Anita Spanner, born on December 22, 1960 in the Fürstenfeld District, Styria in Austria. As a virtual unknown she managed to win the national preselection with 'Einfach weg' as a clear winner. She was less successful in the Eurovision competition, as she ended up in the last of 19 places with only 5 points - 4 from Denmark and 1 from Ireland. Nonetheless the song topped the Austrian singles chart for two weeks that year.
Between 1987 and 1991 she released three more singles before fading away from the music business. She withdrew from the public eye to raise a family.
She has recently returned to performing as a member of a seven-piece
live band called Hit4You.
My collection: 7" single no. 6103
Found: eBay, received May 24, 2019
Cost: 2 euro
Tracks: '
Einfach weg' / '
Einfach weg (instrumental)'
