Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984

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Eurovision Song Contest 1984
Participating broadcaster ARD [lower-alpha 1] – Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
CountryFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
National selection
Selection processEin Lied für Luxemburg
Selection date(s)29 March 1984
Selected artist(s) Mary Roos
Selected song"Aufrecht geh'n"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result13th, 34 points
Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Germany was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 with the song "Aufrecht geh'n", composed by Michael Reinecke, with lyrics by Michael Kunze, and performed by Mary Roos. The German participating broadcaster on behalf of ARD, Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), selected their entry through a national final. Roos had previously represented Germany in 1972, where she had finished third.

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The song is a power ballad, with Roos bidding a former lover goodbye at the end of a relationship. She tells herself to "walk tall" and tells him that she will not be waiting for him if he comes back - as she assumes he will. Roos also recorded the song in English and French, then entitled "I'll Walk Tall" and "Du blues et du bleu" respectively.

Before Eurovision

Ein Lied für Luxemburg

The final was held at the Deutsches Theater in Munich, hosted by Sabine Sauer. 12 songs took part and the winner was chosen by a panel of approximately 500 people who had been selected as providing a representative cross-section of the German public. [1]

DrawArtistSongSongwritersVotesPlace
1Cosi and Relax"O, i woaß net"Bernd Vonficht, Todd Canedy, Irmgard Klarmann 29499
2Jürgen Renfordt"Als die Erde war geboren" Hans Blum 30358
3Harmony Four"Tingel Tangel Mann" Ralph Siegel, Bernd Meinunger 38523
4Madeleine"Halt mich fest"Schmidde, Madeleine Lang267411
5Helmut Frey"Hier ist einer zuviel" Dieter Bohlen, Helmut Frey30727
6Giorgia Lauda"Jeder muß sein Leben leben"Alexander Gordan, Heike Bubenheim33506
7Frank Daniel"Wo warst Du, als ich starb"Michael Zai, Vanessa Sera, Horst-Herbert Krause269910
8 Mary Roos "Aufrecht geh'n"Michael Reinecke, Michael Kunze 41241
9Pas de Bas"Primaballerina"Klaus-Dieter Gebauer, Kim Merz259912
10Monitor"Mensch aus Glas"Wolfgang Köbele, Michael Högl, Erwin Posl37544
11Anne Karin"Niemand"Walter Gerke, Mick Hannes36695
12 Bernhard Brink "Liebe ist"Michael Reinecke, Erich Offierowski40032

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Roos performed 14th in the running order, following Austria and preceding Turkey. At the close of voting "Aufrecht geh'n" had received 34 points (the highest a 7 from Norway), placing Germany joint 13th (with the Netherlands) of the 19 entries. [2] The German jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners Sweden. [3]

The show was watched by 14.23 million viewers in Germany. [4]

Voting

Notes

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

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References

  1. ↑ ESC National Finals database 1984
  2. ↑ "Final of Luxembourg 1984". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  3. ↑ ESC History - Germany 1984
  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.
  5. 1 2 "Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1984". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
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