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Global Kryner were the first band to perform in the semi-final of the2005 Eurovision Song Contest, opening the show, but did not receive enough televotes to progress to the final, coming 21st out of 25 countries.[3] Due to this poor result for the band, the Austrian national broadcasterORF announced its withdrawal from the Eurovision Song Contest, releasing a statement describing it as "an absurd competition in which Austrian musical tradition means nothing".[4] However, after a one-year break, Austria returned to the contest in 2007.