Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980

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Germany in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1980
Eurovision Song Contest 1980
Participating broadcaster ARD [a] Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
CountryFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Selection processEin Lied für Den Haag
Selection date20 March 1980
Competing entry
Song"Theater"
Artist Katja Ebstein
Songwriters
Placement
Final result2nd, 128 points
Participation chronology
◄197919801981►

Germany was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 with the song "Theater", composed by Ralph Siegel, with lyrics by Bernd Meinunger, and performed by Katja Ebstein. The German participating broadcaster on behalf of ARD, Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), selected their entry through a national final. This was Ebstein's third Eurovision appearance; she had previously represented Germany in 1970 and 1971, finishing third on both occasions.

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Before Eurovision

Ein Lied für Den Haag

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Katja Ebstein (1980)

Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) held the national final at its television studios in Munich, hosted by Carolin Reiber and Thomas Gottschalk. 12 songs took part and the winner was chosen by a panel of approximately 1,000 people who had been selected as providing a representative cross-section of the German public.

DrawArtistSongSongwritersVotesPlace
1Mel Jersey"Du bist nicht mehr frei"Walter Gerke, Mick Hannes33106
2 Costa Cordalis "Pan" Ralph Siegel, Kurt Hertha46342
3 Marianne Rosenberg "Ich werd' da sein, wenn es Sturm gibt"Joachim Heider, Horst-Herbert Krause216912
4 Roland Kaiser "Hier kriegt jeder sein Fett"Jürgen Triebel, Horst-Herbert Krause28238
5 Stefan Waggershausen & Co."Verzeih'n Sie, Madame"Stefan Waggershausen36254
6 Katja Ebstein "Theater"Ralph Siegel, Bernd Meinunger 48281
7 Adam & Eve "Hallo Adam, Hallo Eva"Alexander Gordan, Norbert Hammerschmidt28477
8Montezuma"Montezuma Castle"Rudi Bauer, Gerd Thumser35865
9Tony & David"Minnesänger - Mädchenfänger"Alexander Gordan, Norbert Hammerschmidt27849
10Stefan Hallberg"Gib uns Zeit"Jean Frankfurter, Robert Puschmann226611
11Susanne Klee"Wenn du nicht weißt, wohin"Jean Frankfurter, John Möhring39683
12Viel-Harmoniker"In der Oper" Gert Wilden, Wolfgang Hofer246210

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Ebstein performed 12th in the running order, following Norway and preceding the United Kingdom. At the close of voting "Theater" had received 128 points, placing Germany second of the 19 entries. [1] Only Greece and Norway failed to award the song any points at all.[ citation needed ]

The 1980 result gave Ebstein the distinction of being the only Eurovision performer to date to have finished in the top 3 on three occasions.[ citation needed ]

The German jury was composed of ten members and a jury president with no voting rights. Each jury member gave each song between one and five votes. The total of these points was then converted to the known Eurovision voting format. In case of a draw the placement was decided by a show of hands. [2] The German jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners Ireland. [3]

The show was watched by 17.35 million viewers in Germany, the highest TV rating ever measured in Germany for a Eurovision Song Contest final. [4]

Voting

Notes

  1. Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

References

  1. "Final of The Hague 1980". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  2. Albers, Frank (2006). "Siggi und Karl - Viva la Eurovision". Euro-Voice (in German) (15). OGAE Germany: 39. OCLC   1190215751.
  3. 1 2 3 "Results of the Final of The Hague 1980". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  4. 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.