Austria was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1990 with the song "", composed by Marc Berry and Nanna Berry, with lyrics by Mario Botazzi, and performed by Simone Stelzer. The Austrian participating broadcaster (ORF), organised a national final in order to select its entry for the contest. The national final was won by the song "" performed by Duett, but it was disqualified later, and the runner-up "" was declared the Austrian entry for Eurovision.
(ORF) held the national final on 15 March 1990 at Studio Z1 of the ORF-Zentrum in Vienna, hosted by Lizzi Engstler, who represented as part of the duo, Mess.
The winner was decided through a mixture of televoting (50%) and an expert jury (50%). The winner of the final was the song "" performed by Duett.
The winning entry was disqualified later after it was revealed it had entered the . The song "" performed by Simone Stelzer was then declared the winner and the Austrian entry for Eurovision.
Stelzer performed 20th on the night of the contest, following and preceding . At the close of the voting she had received 58 points, placing 10th of 22 countries competing.