Nur ein Lied

"Nur ein Lied"
Eurovision Song Contest 1989 entry
Country	Austria
Artist(s)	Thomas Forstner
Language	German
Composer(s)	Dieter Bohlen
Lyricist(s)	Joachim Horn-Bernges
Finals performance
Final result	5th
Final points	97
Appearance chronology
◄ "Lisa Mona Lisa" (1988)
"Keine Mauern mehr" (1990) ►

"Nur ein Lied" ("Only a Song") was the Austrian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989, performed in German by Thomas Forstner.

The song was performed thirteenth on the night, following Denmark's Birthe Kjær with "Vi maler byen rød" and preceding Finland's Anneli Saaristo with "La dolce vita". At the close of voting, it had received 97 points, placing 5th in a field of 22 entries.

The song is a ballad, with Forstner singing about the power of singing itself to bring peace, love and happiness to the world.

Countries

Final (by final results)	Yugoslavia (winner) United Kingdom Denmark Sweden Austria Spain Finland France Italy Greece Cyprus Israel Switzerland Germany Netherlands Portugal Norway Ireland Belgium Luxembourg Turkey Iceland

Artists

Final (by final results)	Riva Live Report Birthe Kjær Tommy Nilsson Thomas Forstner Nina Anneli Saaristo Nathalie Pâque Anna Oxa & Fausto Leali Mariana Efstratiou Fani Polymeri & Yiannis Savvidakis Gili and Galit Furbaz Nino de Angelo Justine Pelmelay Da Vinci Britt Synnøve Johansen Kiev Connolly & The Missing Passengers Ingeborg Park Café Pan Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson

Songs

Final (by final results)	"Rock Me" "Why Do I Always Get it Wrong?" "Vi maler byen rød" "En dag" "Nur ein Lied" "Nacida para amar" "La dolce vita" "J'ai volé la vie" "Avrei voluto" "To Dhiko Su Asteri" "Apopse As Vrethoume" "Derekh Hamelekh" "Viver senza tei" "Flieger" "Blijf zoals je bent" "Conquistador" "Venners nærhet" "The Real Me" "Door de wind" "Monsieur" "Bana Bana" "Það sem enginn sér"

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