Austria was represented by Gary Lux , with the song " Kinder dieser Welt " , at the 1985 Eurovision Song Contest , which took place on 4 May in Gothenburg , Sweden . The song was chosen internally by broadcaster ORF . This was the first Eurovision appearance for Lux in which he represented Austria in the ESC as a solo artist . The last time he represented Austria in Eurovision had been in the 1987 Eurovision Song Contest in Brussels , Belgium with his song " Nur noch Gefühl " ( Only Feelings )
1987 Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1987
Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985