Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984

Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984
Eurovision Song Contest 1984
Participating broadcaster	ARD [a] – Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
Country	Germany
Selection process	Ein Lied für Luxemburg
Selection date	29 March 1984
Competing entry
Song	"Aufrecht geh'n"
Artist	Mary Roos
Songwriters	Michael Reinecke Michael Kunze
Placement
Final result	13th, 34 points
Participation chronology
◄1983 • 1984 • 1985►

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.

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]

Draw	Artist	Song	Songwriters	Votes	Place
1	Cosi and Relax	"O, i woaß net"	Bernd Vonficht, Todd Canedy, Irmgard Klarmann	2949	9
2	Jürgen Renfordt	"Als die Erde war geboren"	Hans Blum	3035	8
3	Harmony Four	"Tingel Tangel Mann"	Ralph Siegel, Bernd Meinunger	3852	3
4	Madeleine	"Halt mich fest"	Schmidde, Madeleine Lang	2674	11
5	Helmut Frey	"Hier ist einer zuviel"	Dieter Bohlen, Helmut Frey	3072	7
6	Giorgia Lauda	"Jeder muß sein Leben leben"	Alexander Gordan, Heike Bubenheim	3350	6
7	Frank Daniel	"Wo warst Du, als ich starb"	Michael Zai, Vanessa Sera, Horst-Herbert Krause	2699	10
8	Mary Roos	"Aufrecht geh'n"	Michael Reinecke, Michael Kunze	4124	1
9	Pas de Bas	"Primaballerina"	Klaus-Dieter Gebauer, Kim Merz	2599	12
10	Monitor	"Mensch aus Glas"	Wolfgang Köbele, Michael Högl, Erwin Posl	3754	4
11	Anne Karin	"Niemand"	Walter Gerke, Mick Hannes	3669	5
12	Bernhard Brink	"Liebe ist"	Michael Reinecke, Erich Offierowski	4003	2

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

Points awarded to Germany [5] Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points   Norway 6 points   Belgium 5 points   Netherlands   Portugal 4 points   France 3 points 2 points   Denmark   Italy   United Kingdom 1 point   Austria

Points awarded by Germany [5] Score Country 12 points   Sweden 10 points   Ireland 8 points   Portugal 7 points   United Kingdom 6 points   Italy 5 points   Denmark 4 points   Belgium 3 points   Yugoslavia 2 points   Norway 1 point   Finland

Notes

1. Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

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. "Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1984". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.