Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979

Eurovision Song Contest 1979
Participating broadcasterARD[a] – Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
Country Germany
National selection
Selection processEin Lied für Jerusalem
Selection date(s)17 March 1979
Selected artist(s)Dschinghis Khan
Selected song"Dschinghis Khan"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result4th, 86 points
Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1978 • 1979 • 1980►

Germany was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 with the song "Dschinghis Khan", composed by Ralph Siegel, with lyrics by Bernd Meinunger, and performed by the group Dschinghis Khan. The German participating broadcaster on behalf of ARD, Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), selected their entry through a national final.

Before Eurovision

Ein Lied für Jerusalem

The German national final to select their entry, Vorentscheid 1979,[1] was held on 17 March at the Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle in Munich, and was hosted by Carolin Reiber and Thomas Gottschalk.

Twelve songs made it to the national final, which was broadcast by Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) to ARD broadcasters across West Germany. The winner was decided by a sampling of 500 random West Germans who were meant to symbolize a fair representation of the country's population.

The winning entry was "Dschinghis Khan,"[1] performed by Dschinghis Khan and composed by Ralph Siegel with lyrics by Bernd Meinunger.

Draw Artist Song Songrwriters Votes Place
1 Tony Holiday "Zuviel Tequila, zuviel schöne Mädchen" Wolff-Ekkehardt Stein, Wolfgang Jass 2807 9th
2 Hanne Haller "Goodbye, Chérie" Harold Faltermeyer, Stefan Waggershausen 3009 7th
3 Gebrüder Blattschuß "Ein Blick sagt mehr als jedes Wort" Ralph Siegel, Kurt Hertha 1673 12th
4 Ingrid Peters "Du bist nicht frei" Jean Frankfurter, John Möring 2894 8th
5 Jerry Rix and Linda G. Thompson "Wochenende" Günther-Eric Thöner, Erich Offierowski 1920 11th
6 Truck Stop "Take it easy, altes Haus" Burkhard Reichling, Claus-Dieter Eckardt 4394 2nd
7 Jeanne de Roy "Was wir aus Liebe tun" Hans Blum 2117 10th
8 Bernhard Brink "Madeleine" Alexander Gordan, Gerhard P. Kämpfe 3326 6th
9 Dschinghis Khan "Dschinghis Khan" Ralph Siegel, Bernd Meinunger 4807 1st
10 Paola "Vogel der Nacht" Jean Frankfurter, Robert Puschmann 4127 3rd
11 Roberto Blanco "Samba si, Arbeit no" Horst Hornung, Bernd Meinunger 3461 4th
12 Orlando Riva Sound "Lady lady lady" Rainer Pietsch, Anthony Monn 3336 5th

At Eurovision

Dschinghis Khan performed ninth on the night of the contest, following Switzerland and preceding Israel. At the close of the voting the song had received 86 points, placing 4th in a field of 19 competing countries.[2]

The show was watched by 9.82 million viewers in Germany.[3]

Voting

Notes

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

References

  1. ^ a b First Place info with picture from Das Erste[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ "Final of Jerusalem 1979". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  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. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Jerusalem 1979". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.