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Ferry Graf (14 December 1931 - 26 July 2017) was an Austrian singer, who later became a Finnish citizen.

Career

Before his musical career, Ferry Graf worked as a locksmith.^[1]

In 1959, Graf was selected by the Austrian broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) to represent the country in the Eurovision Song Contest 1959, with the German language song "Der K und K Kalypso aus Wien" (The K and K Calypso from Vienna). The song ended second to last, in joint ninth place receiving four points.^[2] Although the song was released as a single, it was not a commercial success.

In the years following his Eurovision participation, Graf made a few appearances in Austrian and German TV, including, playing at ZDF-Hitparade in 1969,^[3] but made no major successes. In the 1970s, he moved to Finland, where he formed his own band, performing Hillbilly music, as well as German cover versions of Elvis Presley's classic song.

Ferry Graf had a Finnish citizenship and lived in Jyväskylä, where he also died in 2017.

References

^ Montaigne, Pierre (11 March 1959). "Le Grand Prix 1959 de la chanson européenne". Nice-Matin. p. 2. ISSN 0224-5477.
^ ESC History Eurovision Austria 1959
^ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1486731/ ^{[user-generated source]}

External links

Ferry Graf at IMDb

Preceded by Liane Augustin	Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 1959	Succeeded by Harry Winter

v t e Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participation	1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1971 1972 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2007 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024
Artists	Anita Liane Augustin Nadine Beiler Blue Danube Timna Brauer Marty Brem Vincent Bueno Carmela Corren Thomas Forstner Petra Frey Global.Kryner Karel Gott Ferry Graf Peter Horten Stella Jones Udo Jürgens Kaleen Natália Kelly Lumix Gary Lux The Makemakes Jimmy Makulis Pia Maria Bob Martin Marianne Mendt Mess The Milestones George Nussbaumer Manuel Ortega Paenda Eric Papilaya Alf Poier The Rounder Girls Salena Cesár Sampson Schmetterlinge Eleonore Schwarz Christina Simon Simone Bobbie Singer Bettina Soriat Springtime Teya Tie Break Trackshittaz Nathan Trent Waterloo and Robinson Tony Wegas Westend Wilfried Harry Winter Conchita Wurst Zoë
Songs	~~"Alive"~~ "All to You" "Amen" "Boom Boom Boomerang" "Du bist" "Du bist Musik" "Du hast mich so fasziniert" "Einfach weg" "Falter im Wind" "Für den Frieden der Welt" "Die ganze Welt braucht Liebe" "Get a Life – Get Alive" "Halo" "Heute in Jerusalem" "Hurricane" "I Am Yours" "Der K. und K. Kalypso aus Wien" "Keine Mauern mehr" "Kinder dieser Welt" "Limits" "Lisa Mona Lisa" "Loin d'ici" "Maria Magdalena" "Merci, Chérie" "Mrs. Caroline Robinson" "Musik" "My Little World" "Nobody but You" "Nur ein Lied" "Nur in der Wiener Luft" "Nur noch Gefühl" "One Step" "Reflection" "Rise Like a Phoenix" "Running on Air" "Sag ihr, ich lass sie grüßen" "Say a Word" "The Secret Is Love" "Sehnsucht" "Shine" "Sonntag" "Tausend Fenster" "Venedig im Regen" "Vielleicht geschieht ein Wunder" "Warum es hunderttausend Sterne gibt" "Warum nur, warum?" "Weil der Mensch zählt" "Weil's dr guat got" "Die Welt dreht sich verkehrt" "Wenn du da bist" "We Will Rave" "Who the Hell Is Edgar?" "Wohin, kleines Pony" "Woki mit deim Popo" "Y así" "Die Zeit ist einsam" "Zusammen geh'n"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Austria did not compete

v t e Eurovision Song Contest 1959
Countries	Austria Belgium Denmark France Germany Italy Monaco Netherlands Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom
Artists	Bob Benny Brita Borg Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson Ferry Graf Alice and Ellen Kessler Domenico Modugno Jean Philippe Jacques Pills Teddy Scholten Birthe Wilke Christa Williams
Songs	"Augustin" "Een beetje" "Heute Abend wollen wir tanzen geh'n" "Hou toch van mij" "Irgendwoher" "Der K und K Kalypso aus Wien" "Oui, oui, oui, oui" "Mon ami Pierrot" "Piove (Ciao, ciao bambina)" "Sing, Little Birdie" "Uh, jeg ville ønske jeg var dig"

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