Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest

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Germany

Member station	NDR
National selection event(s)	Vorentscheid
Appearances	51
First appearance	1956
Best result	1st, 1982
Worst result	24th, 2005

With the exception of 1996, Germany has participated in every Eurovision Song Contest since its beginning in 1956. No other country was represented as often. France and the United Kingdom come in a close second, missing only two contests each.

Although German contestants have had limited success in the past, public interest remains high and the contest is one of the most watched events each year.

The Eurovision Song Contest semi-final is broadcasted on NDR, and the final is broadcasted on ARD.

Contents 1 1982 Contest 2 1998 Contest 3 Voting 4 Contestants 5 External links

[edit] 1982 Contest

The only winner was teenage star Nicole in 1982 when she performed Ein Bisschen Frieden, written by Ralph Siegel. The song held to number one position in the German Singles Charts for five weeks and remained in the top ten for 16 weeks. The contest was held in the United Kingdom and Nicole won with 161 points, a 61 point margin over runner-up Avi Toledano from Israel. Siegel has written 12 of the songs performed by German performers, including "I can't live without music" in 2002 and "Let's get happy" in 2003.

[edit] 1998 Contest

The peak of the contest in Germany may very well have been the 1998 version. Guildo Horn started out his campaign for the nomination as a very controversial singer. He was criticized for his lack of seriousness and his 'average' looks. However, public opinion soon turned and Horn won the nomination with over 60% of the vote. Leading up to the Eurovision Contest the Guildo-Fever spread even more across Germany and the event was front page material for over a week leading up to the contest. Horn was noticed in other countries as well and the early criticism found in Germany resurfaced in newspapers across Europe. Horn performed together with his band the Orthopädischen Strümpfe, singing Guildo Hat Euch Lieb!, written by Stefan Raab. Even though the seventh place finish was disappointing to many in Germany it was a revival for the Eurovision Contest within the country and was the beginning of four consecutive top ten finishes. Since that time, Raab has featured in two other Contests. Two years after writing "Guildo Hat Euch Lieb", he performed in the over-the-top "Wadde Hadde Dudde Da?". Four years after that, he wrote Max's entry "Can't Wait Until Tonight".

[edit] Voting

Germany traditionally gives high marks to Turkey. This can be traced back to the large Turkish minority living in the country. From 1997 through 1999 Turkey was the top country in the German poll. This was no surprise in 1997 as Turkey received 12 points from two other countries and totaled 121 votes. In 1998 however the country was only able to garner 25 total points and in 1999 more than half of the 21 points came from Germany. Germany has mostly got points from the Iberian Pennisula, Spain and Portugal. [1]

[edit] Contestants

Year	Performer	Song	Place	Points
1956	Walter Andreas Schwarz	Im Wartesaal Zum Großen Glück	2
	Freddy Quinn	So Geht Das Jede Nacht	2
1957	Margot Hielscher	Telefon, Telefon	4	8
1958	Margot Hielscher	Für Zwei Groschen Musik	7	5
1959	Alice & Ellen Kessler	Heute Abend Wollen Wir Tanzen Geh'n	8	5
1960	Wyn Hoop	Bonne Nuit Ma Chérie	4	11
1961	Lale Andersen	Einmal Sehen Wir Uns Wieder	13	3
1962	Conny Froboess	Zwei Kleine Italiener	6	9
1963	Heidi Brühl	Marcel	9	5
1964	Nora Nova	Man Gewöhnt Sich So Schnell An Das Schöne	13	0
1965	Ulla Wiesner	Paradies, Wo Bist Du	15	0
1966	Margot Eskens	Die Zeiger Der Uhr	10	7
1967	Inge Brück	Anouschka	8	7
1968	Wencke Myhre	Ein Hoch Der Liebe	6	11
1969	Siw Malmkvist	Primaballerina	9	8
1970	Katja Ebstein	Wunder Gibt Es Immer Wieder	3	12
1971	Katja Ebstein	Diese Welt	3	100
1972	Mary Roos	Nur Die Liebe Läßt Uns Leben	3	107
1973	Gitte	Junger Tag	8	85
1974	Cindy & Bert	Die Sommermelodie	14	3
1975	Joy Fleming	Ein Lied Kann Eine Brücke Sein	17	15
1976	Les Humphries Singers	Sing Sang Song	15	12
1977	Silver Convention	Telegram	8	55
1978	Ireen Sheer	Feuer	6	84
1979	Dschinghis Khan	Dschingis Khan	4	86
1980	Katja Ebstein	Theater	2	128
1981	Lena Valaitis	Johnny Blue	2	132
1982	Nicole	Ein Bißchen Frieden	1	161
1983	Hoffmann & Hoffmann	Rücksicht	5	94
1984	Mary Roos	Aufrecht Geh'n	13	34
1985	Wind	Für Alle	2	105
1986	Ingrid Peters	Über Die Brücke Geh'n	8	62
1987	Wind	Laß Die Sonne In Dein Herz	2	141
1988	Maxi & Chris Garden	Lied Für Einen Freund	14	48
1989	Nino de Angelo	Flieger	14	46
1990	Chris Kempers & Daniel Kovac	Frei Zu Leben	9	60
1991	Atlantis 2000	Dieser Traum Darf Niemals Sterben	18	10
1992	Wind	Träume Sind Für Alle Da	16	27
1993	Münchener Freiheit	Viel Zu Weit	18	18
1994	MeKaDo	Wir Geben 'Ne Party	3	128
1995	Stone & Stone	Verliebt In Dich	23	1
1997	Bianca Shomburg	Zeit	18	22
1998	Guildo Horn	Guildo Hat Euch Lieb!	7	86
1999	Sürpriz	Reise Nach Jerusalem - Kudüs'e Seyahat	3	140
2000	Stefan Raab	Wadde Hadde Dudde Da?	5	96
2001	Michelle	Wer Liebe Lebt	8	66
2002	Corinna May	I Can't Live Without Music	21	17
2003	Lou	Let's Get Happy	12	53
2004	Max	Can't Wait Until Tonight	8	93
2005	Gracia	Run & Hide	24	4
2006	Texas Lightning	No No Never	15	36
2007	Roger Cicero	Frauen regier'n die Welt

[edit] External links

• Eurovision official website
• Eurovision Club Germany
• OGAE Germany
• German ESC official website