Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996

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Eurovision Song Contest 1996
CountryFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
National selection
Selection processEin bisschen Glück
Selection date(s)1 March 1996
Selected entrant Leon
Selected song"Planet of Blue"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final resultFailed to qualify (24th)
Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest
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For the first time since 1992, a national final was held in Germany to select their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. At the contest, represented by Leon with "Planet of Blue", Germany failed to progress from the pre-qualification round, leading to the first, and so far only time that Germany failed to participate at Eurovision.

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Before Eurovision

Ein bisschen Glück

The German national final for the 1996 Eurovision, organised by ARD, was held on 1 March at the Friedrich-Ebert-Halle in Hamburg, presented by Jens Riewa. 10 songs competed, and a public televote was held to select the winner: this was Leon with "Planet of Blue", which received 37.9% of the vote. Only the top three songs were announced during the show, however the placings of all the songs are known.

Final – 1 March 1996
DrawArtistSongSongwriter(s)TelevotePlace
1Ibo"Der liebe Gott ist ganz begeistert"Walter Gerke, Mick Hannes—5
2Anett Kölpin"Für dich, mein Kind"Thomas Natschinski, Ingeburg Branoner—4
3Enzo"Wo bist du?"Michael Reinecke—10
4Rendezvouz"Ohne dich"Werner Petersburg—7
5Nina Falk"Immer nur du"Klaus-Peter Schweizer—8
6 Leon "Planet of Blue" Hanne Haller, Anna Rubach37.9%1
7Angela Wiedl and Dalila Cernatescu"Echos" Ralph Siegel, Bernd Meinunger 11.9%3
8André Stade"Jeanny, wach auf!"Jean Frankfurter, Irma Holder16.4%2
9Euro-Cats"Surfen-Multimedia"Erich Offierowski—6
10Jacques van Eijck"Ja, das kann nur Liebe sein"Jacques van Eijck, John Möring—9

At Eurovision

The 1996 Contest implemented an audio-only qualifying round for all competing countries (except for host country Norway). 22 songs from the 29 competing could join Norway in the live final on 16 May. [1] However, Germany was not among those to qualify, placing 24th in the line-up. [2]

This caused some discontent between ARD and the EBU, the contest's organisers, because, due to its population size, Germany was one of the biggest financial contributors to the contest. This qualification failure, among other things, led to the formation of the "Big Five" status.

Due to Germany's non-participation in the final, it was broadcast by ARD only after midnight (It was, however, broadcast live in Northern and Western Germany on its regional channels). [3] The final was watched by 0.37 million viewers in Germany, the lowest TV rating ever recorded in Germany for a Eurovision final. [3]

Voting

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References

  1. ↑ "Oslo 1996 - Eurovision Song Contest". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  2. ↑ Roxburgh, Gordon (2020). Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest. Volume Four: The 1990s. Prestatyn: Telos Publishing. pp. 255–261. ISBN   978-1-84583-163-9.
  3. 1 2 Schröder, Jens (26 May 2008). "Das Auf und Ab des "Eurovision Song Contests"". meedia.de (in German). Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  4. 1 2 Roxburgh, Gordon (2020). Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest. Volume Four: The 1990s. Prestatyn: Telos Publishing. p. 259. ISBN   978-1-84583-163-9.
  5. 1 2 "The 1996 preselection - the full scoresheets". ESCNation.com. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
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