Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1956

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Germany held a national preselection to choose the two songs that would go to the Eurovision Song Contest 1956. It was held on May 1, 1956 and was presented by Heinz Piper.

[edit] Results

Artist(s) Song Place
Lys Assia Ein kleiner goldner Ring  
Rolf Baro    
Eva Busch    
Angèle Durand    
Margot Eskens    
Friedel Hensch & Die Cyprys    
Margot Hielscher    
Bibi Johns    
Freddy Quinn So geht das jede Nacht 1
Walter Andreas Schwarz Das Lied vom großen Glück 1
Hans Arno Simon    
Gerhard Wendland    
The table is ordered by appearance.

"So geht das jede Nacht" and "Das Lied vom großen Glück" were the dual winners of the national selection, but neither prevailed at the inaugural Eurovision Song Contest, which was won by the Swiss entry "Refrain", sung by Lys Assia.