Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971

Eurovision Song Contest 1971
Country  Germany
National selection
Selection process Ein Lied für Dublin
Selection date(s) 27 February 1971
Selected entrant Katja Ebstein
Selected song "Diese Welt"
Finals performance
Final result 3rd, 100 points
Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1970 • 1971 • 1972►

Germany was represented by Katja Ebstein, with the song "Diese Welt", at the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 3 April in Dublin. Ebstein was chosen internally to be the German representative, and the song was selected at the German national final, Ein Lied für Dublin, held on 27 February. This was the second of Ebstein's three appearances for Germany at Eurovision and she became the second performer, after Margot Hielscher, to represent the country in successive years.

Final

The final was held at the TV studios in Frankfurt, hosted by Günther Schramm. Ebstein performed six songs and the winner was chosen by a 10-member jury, who each awarded between 1 and 5 points to each song.[1] After the second and the fourth song, short interval acts were performed by British dance troupe Pamela Devis Ballet. They presented choreographies to In the Summertime by Mungo Jerry and the Ramsey Lewis Trio's instrumental version of The 'In' Crowd.

After the final performance, The Rosie Singers, who had served as background ensemble for the six performances, sang a medley of three previous Eurovision Song Contest winning entries:

Blue screen technology was used for most of Katja Ebstein's performances. Only the winning entry "Diese Welt" was performed with the orchestra seen in the background.

Draw Song Points Place
1 "Der Mensch lebt von der Liebe" (Man lives of love) 27 5
2 "Alle Menschen auf der Erde" (All men on earth) 37 2=
3 "Es wird wieder gescheh'n" (It will happen again) 28 4
4 "Diese Welt" (This world) 43 1
5 "Ich bin glücklich mit dir" (I am happy with you) 25 6
6 "Ich glaub' an die Liebe auf der Welt" (I believe in love on the world) 37 2=

Results

Draw Song Jury Total Place
P.F. E.G. K.L. G.S. I.S. E.F. H.H. H.W. K.D.W. E.Z.
1 "Der Mensch lebt von der Liebe" 2 4 2 3 4 2 4 3 2 1 27 5
2 "Alle Menschen auf der Erde" 3 3 5 2 5 2 3 5 5 4 37 2
3 "Es wird wieder gescheh'n" 2 2 4 3 3 3 2 3 3 2 28 4
4 "Diese Welt" 5 4 3 5 5 4 3 4 5 5 43 1
5 "Ich bin glücklich mit dir" 4 2 2 1 3 1 2 3 3 4 25 6
6 "Ich glaube an die Liebe auf der Welt" 4 5 1 4 4 3 5 4 4 3 37 2

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Ebstein performed 5th in the running order, following Switzerland and preceding Spain. Like Ebstein's 1970 entry "Wunder gibt es immer wieder", "Diese Welt" had a more contemporary feel than most of its competitors and had an effective build from a relatively quiet verse into a rousing chorus, allowing Ebstein to show her vocal range. At the close of voting, under the new system being trialled for the first time in the 1971 contest, "Diese Welt" had received 100 points, placing Germany third of the 18 entries, matching Ebstein's placing in 1970, at the time Germany's highest Eurovision finish.[2]

Points awarded to Germany

Points Awarded to Germany[3]
10 points 9 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Points Awarded by Germany[3]

10 points Monaco
9 points
8 points
7 points Austria
 Spain
 Yugoslavia
6 points Italy
  Switzerland
5 points France
 Portugal
 United Kingdom
4 points Finland
 Ireland
 Netherlands
 Sweden
3 points Malta
2 points Belgium
 Luxembourg
 Norway

See also

References

  1. ↑ ESC National Finals database 1971
  2. ↑ ESC History - Germany 1971
  3. 1 2 ESC History - Monaco 1971
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