Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979

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Germany in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1979
Eurovision Song Contest 1979
Participating broadcaster ARD [a] – Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
CountryFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Selection processEin Lied für Jerusalem
Selection date17 March 1979
Competing entry
Song"Dschinghis Khan"
Artist Dschinghis Khan
Songwriters
Placement
Final result4th, 86 points
Participation chronology
◄1978 •1979• 1980►

Germany was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 with the song "Dschinghis Khan", composed by Ralph Siegel, with lyrics by Bernd Meinunger, and performed by the group Dschinghis Khan. The German participating broadcaster on behalf of ARD, Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), selected their entry through a national final.

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Before Eurovision

Ein Lied für Jerusalem

The German national final to select their entry, Vorentscheid 1979, [1] was held on 17 March at the Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle in Munich, and was hosted by Carolin Reiber and Thomas Gottschalk.

Twelve songs made it to the national final, which was broadcast by Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) to ARD broadcasters across West Germany. The winner was decided by a sampling of 500 random West Germans who were meant to symbolize a fair representation of the country's population.

The winning entry was "Dschinghis Khan," [1] performed by Dschinghis Khan and composed by Ralph Siegel with lyrics by Bernd Meinunger.

DrawArtistSongSongrwritersVotesPlace
1 Tony Holiday "Zuviel Tequila, zuviel schöne Mädchen"Wolff-Ekkehardt Stein, Wolfgang Jass28079th
2 Hanne Haller "Goodbye, Chérie" Harold Faltermeyer, Stefan Waggershausen 30097th
3Gebrüder Blattschuß"Ein Blick sagt mehr als jedes Wort" Ralph Siegel, Kurt Hertha167312th
4 Ingrid Peters "Du bist nicht frei"Jean Frankfurter, John Möring28948th
5Jerry Rix and Linda G. Thompson"Wochenende"Günther-Eric Thöner, Erich Offierowski192011th
6 Truck Stop "Take it easy, altes Haus"Burkhard Reichling, Claus-Dieter Eckardt43942nd
7Jeanne de Roy"Was wir aus Liebe tun" Hans Blum 211710th
8 Bernhard Brink "Madeleine"Alexander Gordan, Gerhard P. Kämpfe33266th
9 Dschinghis Khan "Dschinghis Khan"Ralph Siegel, Bernd Meinunger 48071st
10 Paola "Vogel der Nacht"Jean Frankfurter, Robert Puschmann41273rd
11 Roberto Blanco "Samba si, Arbeit no"Horst Hornung, Bernd Meinunger34614th
12 Orlando Riva Sound "Lady lady lady"Rainer Pietsch, Anthony Monn 33365th

At Eurovision

Dschinghis Khan performed ninth on the night of the contest, following Switzerland and preceding Israel. At the close of the voting the song had received 86 points, placing 4th in a field of 19 competing countries. [2]

The show was watched by 9.82 million viewers in Germany. [3]

Voting

Notes

  1. ↑ Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

References

  1. 1 2 First Place info with picture from Das Erste [ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ "Final of Jerusalem 1979". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  3. ↑ Quotenmeter; AGF; GfK. "TV-Reichweite des Eurovision Song Contests in den Jahren 1976 bis 2023 nach der Anzahl der Zuschauer" . Statista. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Results of the Final of Jerusalem 1979". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
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