2 0 0 0 , ▁South ▁Ty rol . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁competition , ▁established ▁by ▁Hans ▁Be ier lein ▁( H ans ▁Rudolf ▁Be ier lein ), ▁began ▁with ▁Germany , ▁Austria ▁and ▁Switzerland ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁year ▁it ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁Vienna . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁the ▁German ▁singer ▁Stefan ▁M ross ▁won ▁the ▁contest ▁compet ing ▁for ▁Austria . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁the ▁South ▁Ty rol ▁group ▁K ast el r uther ▁Sp at zen ▁won ▁the ▁contest ▁compet ing ▁for ▁Germany . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁G ér ald ine ▁Oliv ier ▁won ▁the ▁contest ▁for ▁Switzerland ▁after ▁having ▁won ▁the ▁Swiss ▁national ▁contest ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁Euro vision ▁Song ▁Cont est ▁with ▁So le il , ▁sole il , ▁which ▁was ▁dis qual ified ▁before ▁the ▁contest ▁was ▁held . ▁South ▁Ty rol ▁competed ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁when ▁they ▁won ▁at ▁their ▁first ▁attempt . ▁ ▁Production ▁The ▁program ▁was ▁produced ▁by ▁the ▁Arbeits gemein schaft ▁zur ▁För der ung ▁der ▁mus ikal ischen ▁Unter halt ung ▁( English : ▁Working ▁Group ▁for ▁the ▁Ad van cement ▁of ▁Musical ▁Entertainment ) ▁as ▁a ▁cop roduction ▁of ▁Z DF , ▁SF ▁D RS , ▁OR F ▁and ▁ ▁R ai . ▁The ▁target ▁dem ographic ▁of ▁the ▁production ▁was ▁adult s ▁aged ▁over ▁ 4 0 . ▁Each ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁countries ▁compet