Alf Poier (born 22 February 1967 in Judenburg, Styria) is an Austrian
artist and stand-up comedian.Born in Judenburg in Styria, he started
doing cabaret in 1995 in Graz, and has won several prizes for his
work, including the Salzburger Stier [de] in 1998, the Deutscher
Kleinkunstpreis [de], Prix Phanteon [de], German Comedy Awards (Best
Newcomer) in 2000, the Austrian Österreichischer Kabarettpreis [de]
in 2002 and the Austrian Ybbsiade [de] in 2009.In 2003, Poier
participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 and secured 6th place
with his entry Weil der Mensch zählt (Man is the measure of all
things). The song, and his stage act, were a parody of the contest's
excesses.Although his result was considerably better than most of the
pre-contest predictions, Poier spent several hours mischievously
telling anyone that would listen that his 'low' placing was an
outrage, that Europe had demonstrably shown itself to have no musical
taste, and that he wasn't sure if the shame would permit him to return
to Austria. This included an appearance on Liquid Eurovision, shown on
the UK channel BBC Three immediately after the 2003 contest ended,
where after saying the above he shouted "I hate this contest", causing
much laughter from the presenters. Alf Poier Top Movies & Young Movies