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.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1979 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participating broadcaster | ARD[a] – Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) | |||
| Country |  Germany | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Ein Lied für Jerusalem | |||
| Selection date(s) | 17 March 1979 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Dschinghis Khan | |||
| Selected song | "Dschinghis Khan" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | ||||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 4th, 86 points | |||
| Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
editEin Lied für Jerusalem
editThe 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 |
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| 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
editDschinghis 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
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Notes
edit- ^ Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
References
edit- ^ a b First Place info with picture from Das Erste[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Final of Jerusalem 1979". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Jerusalem 1979". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.