Ne partez pas sans moi Ne partez pas sans moi "Ne partez pas sans moi" ("Don't Leave Without Me") is the Swiss winning entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, performed by the Canadian Celine Dion. It was released as a single in Europe in May 1988. Dion performed "Ne partez pas sans moi" for 600 million viewers worldwide at the contest. The song was composed by Turkish songwriter Atilla Şereftuğ and Swiss composer Nella Martinetti. It won Eurovision with 137 points, beating the United Kingdom entry "Go" performed by Scott Fitzgerald by just one point in one of the closest finishes in Eurovision history.
Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest Austria has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 51 times since its debut in . The country has won twice, in and , and currently holds the record for the longest gap between wins, with 48 years between victories. The contest is broadcast in Austria by ORF. Vienna was the host city on both of the occasions that the contest was held in Austria, in and . Having finished sixth at the contest and fourth in , Udo Jurgens won at his third attempt in with the song "Merci Chérie". This was Austria's only