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Austria in 2002
Manuel Ortega
Song
Say a word
Robert Pflugler
Composer(s)
Alexander Kahr
More information
Biography
Manuel Ortega was born on the 8th of April in Linz. He inherited his zest for life, his vivacity and his name from his mother who originates from Seville. At the age of 10 he became a member of the "Florianer Sängerknaben", one of the oldest boy choirs in Austria.
Nevertheless his love for pop music was stronger and brought him back to Linz where he joined a pop group named "Sbaff".Together with them he collected his first experiences on the stage and at festivals. Between 13 and 15 he had sung about 200 concerts with different bands at home and abroad. At the age of 17 he participated in one of the biggest castings for boy groups in Austria. He was chosen out of 1.300 contestants by a prominent jury as lead singer of the group "Whatz Up".
For the last year Manuel Ortega has gone solo and with his single "El amor, la vida" was one of the most frequently heard titles in Austria during the summer of 2001. On the 1st of March 2002 Manuel Ortega won the Austrian qualifying contest for the Eurovision Songcontest 2002 in Tallinn with his song "Say a word". Shortly his first solo album "Any kind of love" will appear.
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History
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All Participations for Austria
| Year | Artist | Song | Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Eric Papilaya | Get a life - get alive | 4 | 27 |
| 2005 | Global.Kryner | Y así | 30 | 21 |
| 2004 | Tie Break | Du bist | 9 | 21 |
| 2003 | Alf Poier | Weil der Mensch zählt | 101 | 6 |
| 2002 | Manuel Ortega | Say a word | 26 | 18 |
| 2000 | The rounder girls | All to you | 34 | 14 |
| 1999 | Bobbie Singer | Reflection | 65 | 9 |
| 1997 | Bettina Soriat | One step | 12 | 21 |
| 1996 | George Nußbaumer | Weil's dr guat got | 68 | 10 |
| 1995 | Stella Jones | Die Welt dreht sich verkehrt | 67 | 13 |
| 1994 | Petra Frey | Für den Frieden der Welt | 19 | 17 |
| 1993 | Tony Wegas | Maria Magdalena | 32 | 14 |
| 1992 | Tony Wegas | Zusammen geh'n | 63 | 10 |
| 1991 | Thomas Forstner | Venedig im Regen | 0 | 22 |
| 1990 | Simone | Keine Mauern mehr | 58 | 10 |
| 1989 | Thomas Forstner | Nur ein Lied | 97 | 5 |
| 1988 | Wilfried | Lisa Mona Lisa | 0 | 21 |
| 1987 | Gary Lux | Nur noch Gefühl | 8 | 20 |
| 1986 | Timna Brauer | Die Zeit ist einsam | 12 | 18 |
| 1985 | Gary Lux | Kinder dieser Welt | 60 | 8 |
| 1984 | Anita | Einfach weg | 5 | 19 |
| 1983 | Westend | Hurricane | 53 | 9 |
| 1982 | Mess | Sonntag | 57 | 9 |
| 1981 | Marty Brem | Wenn du da bist | 20 | 17 |
| 1980 | Blue Danube | Du bist Musik | 64 | 8 |
| 1979 | Christina Simon | Heute in Jerusalem | 5 | 19 |
| 1978 | Springtime | Mrs. Caroline Robinson | 14 | 15 |
| 1977 | Schmetterlinge | Boom boom boomerang | 11 | 17 |
| 1976 | Waterloo and Robinson | My little world | 80 | 5 |
| 1972 | The Milestones | Falter im Wind | 100 | 5 |
| 1971 | Marianne Mendt | Musik | 66 | 16 |
| 1968 | Karel Gott | Tausend Fenster | 2 | 13 |
| 1967 | Peter Horten | Warum es hunderttausend Sterne gibt | 2 | 14 |
| 1966 | Udo Jürgens | Merci chérie | 31 | 1 |
| 1965 | Udo Jürgens | Sag ihr, ich lass' sie grüßen | 16 | 4 |
| 1964 | Udo Jürgens | Warum nur, warum? | 11 | 6 |
| 1963 | Carmela Corren | Vielleicht geschieht ein Wunder | 16 | 7 |
| 1962 | Eleonore Schwarz | Nur in der Wiener Luft | 0 | 13 |
| 1961 | Jimmy Makulis | Sehnsucht | 1 | 15 |
| 1960 | Harry Winter | Du hast mich so fasziniert | 6 | 7 |
| 1959 | Ferry Graf | Der k. und k. Kalypso aus Wien | 4 | 9 |
| 1958 | Liane Augustin | Die ganze Welt braucht Liebe | 8 | 5 |
| 1957 | Bob Martin | Wohin, kleines Pony | 3 | 10 |
