Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989

Eurovision Song Contest 1989
Participating broadcasterARD[a] – Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
Country Germany
National selection
Selection processEin Lied für Lausanne
Selection date(s)23 March 1989
Selected artist(s)Nino de Angelo
Selected song"Flieger"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result14th, 46 points
Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1988 • 1989 • 1990►

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 through hotline.

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

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.[1] It marked the second appearance in a row in which Germany took the 14th place slot at the end of the night.

The contest was broadcast on Erstes Deutsches Fernsehen, with commentary by Thomas Gottschalk, and on radio with commentary by Ado Schlier [de].[2] The show was watched by 9.87 million viewers in West Germany.[3]

Voting

Notes

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

References

  1. ^ "Final of Lausanne 1989". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Samstag, 6 Mai | Samedi, 6 mai" [Saturday 6 May]. Agenda (in French, German, and Luxembourgish). No. 18. 6–12 May 1989. pp. 10–13. Archived from the original on 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  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 Lausanne 1989". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.