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Thomas Forstner
Person · male · Austria · Deutsch-Wagram · born 1969 · recording since 1991
Austrian singer
Also known as 托马斯·福斯特纳
Timeline
2 events◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1960s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: Venedig im Regen
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
Biography
English biography84 words · 1 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1370037958
Biography
Thomas Forstner (born 3 December 1969) is an Austrian singer who has represented Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest twice. In 1989 he performed "Nur ein Lied" ("Only A Song") in Lausanne, giving Austria the fifth place — their highest position since their last win in 1966 and until Austria's win in 2014. Forstner was selected to represent Austria again in Rome in 1991. His entry, "Venedig im RegenVenedig im RegenSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracksAVenedig im Regen2:47BVenedig im Regen (Instrumental)2:47" ("Venice in the Rain") came in last at 22nd, failing to score a single point.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 16 | 74.5th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 1 | 73.9th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 2 | 62.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 0 | 9.4th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (1 release groups)
Single · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Venedig im RegenSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 5:34AVenedig im Regen2:47 BVenedig im Regen (Instrumental)2:47 | April 1991 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Thomas Forstner head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 16 | 74.5th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 1 | 73.9th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 2 | 62.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 0 | 9.4th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Bad_Powells_ESC2015_Eurovision_Village_16_Thomas_Forstner.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7e2fc35a-5b67-46a9-9fef-8e1b03107589discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7e2fc35a-5b67-46a9-9fef-8e1b03107589core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q701077genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q701077seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Forstnerbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Forstner
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Austrian musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Manfred Werner - Tsui · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q701077 · MusicBrainz: 7e2fc35a-5b67-46a9-9fef-8e1b03107589
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