Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989

Germany in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1989
Germany in the; Eurovision Song Contest 1989
Eurovision Song Contest 1989
Participating broadcaster	ARD – Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
Country	Germany
Selection process	Ein Lied für Lausanne
Selection date	23 March 1989
Competing entry
Song	"Flieger"
Artist	Nino de Angelo
Songwriters	Dieter Bohlen ; Joachim Horn-Bernges ;
Placement
Final result	14th, 46 points
Participation chronology

Last updated May 01, 2025

Germany was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 with the song "Flieger", composed by Dieter Bohlen, with lyrics by Joachim Horn-Bernges, and performed by Nino de Angelo. The German participating broadcaster on behalf of ARD, Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), selected their entry through a national final. This year marked the last contest in which participation and televoting were only open to residents of West Germany.

Before Eurovision

Ein Lied für Lausanne

The national final, broadcast by Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) to ARD broadcasters across West Germany, took place on 23 March 1989 at the Deutsches Theater in Munich, and was hosted by actor and comedian Hape Kerkeling. Ten acts presented their entries live and the winner was selected by public televoting.

Final – 23 March 1989
Draw	Artist	Song	Songwriter(s)	Votes	Place
1	Die Erben	"Bitte, nicht nochmal"	Alexander Bassler, Bernd Kusserow	1,799	7
2	Xanadu	"Einen Traum für diese Welt"	Tony Hendrik, Burkhard Lasch	10,891	2
3	Clou	"Heut' Nacht sind sie allein"	Jörg Sieber	1,156	9
4	Dorkas	"Ich hab' Angst"	Ralph Siegel, Bernd Meinunger	7,973	3
5	Francesco Napoli	"Viva l'amore"	Peter Columbus, Oliver Kels, Michael Krotus	1,659	8
6	ZouZou	"Ich such' dich"	Stephan Gade, ZouZou Eder	1,941	6
7	Andreas Martin	"Herz an Herz"	Andreas Martin, Joachim Horn-Bernges	3,855	4
8	Canan Braun	"Wunderland"	Glen Stone, Tanja Penniston, Ira Rödel	2,570	5
9	Nino de Angelo	"Flieger"	Dieter Bohlen, Joachim Horn-Bernges	14,625	1
10	Caren Faust	"Diese Zeit"	Thomas Gesell, Hanswilli Großmann, Bernd Reheuser	841	10

At Eurovision

The contest was broadcast on Erstes Deutsches Fernsehen (with commentary by Thomas Gottschalk) and on radio (with commentary by Ado Schlier [ de ]).^[1] The show was watched by 9.87 million viewers in West Germany.^[2]

Nino de Angelo performed twenty-first on the night of the contest, following Iceland and preceding Yugoslavia. At the close of the voting the song had received 46 points, placing 14th in a field of 22 competing countries.^[3]

Voting

Points awarded to Germany^[4]
Score	Country
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points	Denmark Italy
6 points	Sweden Switzerland
5 points	Belgium Portugal
4 points
3 points	Greece Iceland
2 points	Ireland
1 point	Cyprus United Kingdom

Points awarded by Germany^[4]
Score	Country
12 points	United Kingdom
10 points	Spain
8 points	Sweden
7 points	Italy
6 points	Netherlands
5 points	Austria
4 points	Ireland
3 points	Israel
2 points	France
1 point	Yugoslavia

Notes

↑ Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

References

↑ "Samstag, 6 Mai | Samedi, 6 mai" [Saturday 6 May]. Agenda (in French, German, and Luxembourgish). Vol. 45, no. 18. Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. 6–12 May 1989. pp. 10–13. Archived from the original on 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024– via National Library of Luxembourg.
↑ 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.
↑ "Final of Lausanne 1989". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
1 2 "Results of the Final of Lausanne 1989". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

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[1] Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

[2] "Samstag, 6 Mai | Samedi, 6 mai" [Saturday 6 May]. Agenda (in French, German, and Luxembourgish). Vol. 45, no. 18. Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. 6–12 May 1989. pp. 10–13. Archived from the original on 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024– via National Library of Luxembourg.

[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] "Final of Lausanne 1989". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

[1989detailed-5] 1 2 "Results of the Final of Lausanne 1989". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

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Songs	"Always on the Run" "Anouschka" "Aufrecht geh'n" " Baller " "Black Smoke" "Blood & Glitter" "Bonne nuit ma chérie" "Can't Wait Until Tonight" "Diese Welt" "Dieser Traum darf niemals sterben" "Disappear" " Dschinghis Khan " " Ein bißchen Frieden " "Ein Hoch der Liebe" " Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein " "Einmal sehen wir uns wieder" "Feuer" "Flieger" "Frauen regier'n die Welt" "Frei zu leben" "Für alle" "Für zwei Groschen Musik" "Ghost" "Glorious" " Guildo hat euch lieb! " "Heute Abend wollen wir tanzen geh'n" "I Can't Live Without Music" "I Don't Feel Hate" "Im Wartesaal zum großen Glück" "Is It Right" "Johnny Blue" "Junger Tag" "Lass die Sonne in dein Herz" "Let's Get Happy" "Lied für einen Freund" "Man gewöhnt sich so schnell an das Schöne" "Marcel" "Miss Kiss Kiss Bang" "No No Never" "Nur die Liebe läßt uns leben" "Paradies, wo bist du?" "Perfect Life" ~~"Planet of Blue"~~ "Primaballerina" "Reise nach Jerusalem – Kudüs'e Seyahat" "Rockstars" "Rücksicht" "Run & Hide" "Satellite" "Sing Sang Song" "Sister" "So geht das jede Nacht" "Die Sommermelodie" "Standing Still" "Taken by a Stranger" "Telefon, Telefon" "Telegram" "Theater" "Träume sind für alle da" "Über die Brücke geh'n" "Verliebt in Dich" "Viel zu weit" ~~"Violent Thing"~~ " Wadde hadde dudde da? " "Wer Liebe lebt" "Wir geben 'ne Party" "Wunder gibt es immer wieder" "You Let Me Walk Alone" "Die Zeiger der Uhr" "Zeit" "Zwei kleine Italiener"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Germany did not compete. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.

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Countries	Austria Belgium Cyprus Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom Yugoslavia
Artists	Nino de Angelo Kiev Connolly and the Missing Passengers Da Vinci Thomas Forstner Furbaz Gili and Galit Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson Ingeborg Britt Synnøve Johansen Birthe Kjær Live Report Marianna Tommy Nilsson Nina Anna Oxa and Fausto Leali Pan Nathalie Pâque Park Café Justine Pelmelay Fani Polymeri and Yiannis Savvidakis Riva Anneli Saaristo
Songs	"Apopse as vrethoume" "Avrei voluto" "Bana Bana" "Blijf zoals je bent" "Conquistador" "Derekh Hamelekh" "La dolce vita" "Door de wind" "En dag" "Flieger" "J'ai volé la vie" "Monsieur" " Nacida para amar " "Nur ein Lied" "The Real Me" "Rock Me" "Það sem enginn sér" "To diko sou asteri" "Venners nærhet" " Vi maler byen rød " "Viver senza tei" "Why Do I Always Get It Wrong"