Alf Poier, born in
Judenburg in
Styria in
1967, is an
Austrian artist and stand-up
comedian. He started doing
cabaret in
1995 in
Graz, and has received several prizes for his works, including the
Salzburger Stier[?] in
1998, the
Deutscher Kleinkunstpreis[?],
Prix Phanteon[?] and
RTL Comedy Award[?] in
2000 and the austrian
Karl[?] in
2002.
In 2003, Alf Poier participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 and won the 6th place with his title "Weil der Mensch zählt" ("Because humans count"). The song, and his stage act, were a parody of the excesses of the contest.