Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975

The German national final to select their entry, Vorentscheid 1975: Ein Lied für Stockholm, was held on 3 February at the Hessischer Rundfunk Studio 1 in Frankfurt am Main, and was hosted by journalist Karin Tietze-Ludwig, already well known for hosting the international preview "Auftakt für Brighton" a year before.

Fifteen songs made it to the national final, which was broadcast by Hessischer Rundfunk to ARD broadcasters across West Germany. The winner was decided by nine regional juries with four members each. Each jury member would assign points 1 to 5 for their five favorite songs. The highest score a song could possibly receive (with every jury member from every region voting 5 on one song) was 180.

The winning entry was "Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein," performed by Joy Fleming and composed by Reiner Pietsch with lyrics by Michael Holm. Other notable competitors included 1971 Contest winner Séverine, two-time German representative Katja Ebstein, past German representative Mary Roos, and Peggy March, well known in Germany and briefly in the U.S. for the song "I Will Follow Him."

National final

Draw	Artist	Song	Informal translation	Points	Place
1	Marianne Rosenberg	Er gehört zu mir	He belongs to me	86	10th
2	Peggy March	Alles geht vorüber	Everything passes	128	2nd
3	Peter Horton	Am Fuß der Leiter	At the bottom of the ladder	79	11th
4	Die Jokers	San Francisco Symphony	San Francisco Symphony	57	12th
5	Séverine	Dreh dich im Kreisel der Zeit	Twirl with the spinning top of life	97	7th (tie)
6	Joy Fleming	Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein	A song can be a bridge	134	1st
7	Maggie Mae	Die total verrückte Zeit	The totally crazy time	97	7th (tie)
8	Werner W. Becker	Heut' bin ich arm, heut' bin ich reich	Today I'm poor, today I'm rich	54	13th
9	Mary Roos	Eine Liebe ist wie ein Lied	A love is like a song	115	3rd (tie)
10	Ricci Hohlt	Du	You	38	14th
11	Ricky Gordon	Sonja, ich rufe dich	Sonja, I'm calling you	37	15th
12	Jürgen Marcus	Ein Lied zieht hinaus in die Welt	A song lingers in the world	90	9th
13	Love Generation	Hör wieder Radio	Listen to the radio again	115	3rd (tie)
14	Katja Ebstein	Ich liebe dich	I love you	110	5th
15	Shuki and Aviva	Du und ich und zwei Träume	You and I and two dreams	108	6th

At Eurovision

Joy Fleming performed fourth on the night of the contest, following France and preceding Luxembourg. At the close of the voting the song had received 15 points, placing 17th in a field of 19 competing countries. It was the lowest ranking Germany had seen in the competition to this point, and would continue to hold the distinction of having the lowest ranking out of all the German Eurovision songs until 1991, when the German entry that year placed 18th.

References

External links

German National Final 1975

Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest

Participation

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Artists

1950s	Walter Andreas Schwarz Freddy Quinn Margot Hielscher Margot Hielscher Alice & Ellen Kessler

1960s	Wyn Hoop Lale Andersen Conny Froboess Heidi Brühl Nora Nova Ulla Wiesner Margot Eskens Inge Brück Wenche Myhre Siw Malmkvist

1970s	Katja Ebstein Katja Ebstein Mary Roos Gitte Cindy & Bert Joy Fleming Les Humphries Singers Silver Convention Ireen Sheer Dschinghis Khan

1980s	Katja Ebstein Lena Valaitis Nicole Hoffmann & Hoffmann Mary Roos Wind Ingrid Peters Wind Maxi & Chris Garden Nino de Angelo

1990s	Chris Kempers & Daniel Kovac Atlantis 2000 Wind Münchener Freiheit Mekado ~~Leon~~ Stone & Stone Bianca Shomburg Guildo Horn Sürpriz

2000s	Stefan Raab Michelle Corinna May Lou Max Gracia Texas Lightning Roger Cicero No Angels Alex Swings Oscar Sings

2010s	Lena Lena Roman Lob Cascada Elaiza Ann Sophie

Songs

1950s	"Im Wartesaal zum großen Glück" "So geht das jede Nacht" "Telefon, Telefon" "Für zwei Groschen Musik" "Heute Abend wollen wir tanzen geh'n"

1960s	"Bonne nuit ma chérie" "Einmal sehen wir uns wieder" "Zwei kleine Italiener" "Marcel" "Man gewöhnt sich so schnell an das Schöne" "Paradies, wo bist du?" "Die Zeiger der Uhr" "Anouschka" "Ein Hoch der Liebe" "Primaballerina"

1970s	"Wunder gibt es immer wieder" "Diese Welt" "Nur die Liebe läßt uns leben" "Junger Tag" "Die Sommermelodie" "Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein" "Sing Sang Song" "Telegram" "Feuer" "Dschinghis Khan"

1980s	"Theater" "Johnny Blue" "Ein bißchen Frieden" "Rücksicht" "Aufrecht geh'n" "Für alle " "Über die Brücke geh'n" "Lass die Sonne in dein Herz" "Lied für einen Freund" "Flieger"

1990s	"Frei zu leben" "Dieser Traum darf niemals sterben" "Träume sind für alle da" "Viel zu weit" "Wir geben 'ne Party" "Verliebt in Dich" "~~Planet of Blue~~" "Zeit" "Guildo hat euch lieb!" "Reise nach Jerusalem – Kudüs'e seyahat"

2000s	"Wadde hadde dudde da?" "Wer Liebe lebt" "I Can't Live Without Music" "Let's Get Happy" "Can't Wait Until Tonight" "Run & Hide" "No No Never" "Frauen regier'n die Welt" "Disappear" "Miss Kiss Kiss Bang"

2010s	"Satellite" "Taken by a Stranger" "Standing Still" "Glorious" "Is It Right" "Black Smoke"

(Note: Entries scored out are when Germany did not compete)

Eurovision Song Contest 1975

Countries

Final (by final results)	Netherlands (winner) United Kingdom Italy France Luxembourg Switzerland Finland Sweden Ireland Spain Israel Malta Monaco Yugoslavia Belgium Portugal Germany Norway Turkey

Artists

Final (by final results)	Teach-In The Shadows Wess & Dori Ghezzi Nicole Rieu Geraldine Simone Drexel Pihasoittajat Lasse Berghagen The Swarbriggs Sergio y Estíbaliz Shlomo Artzi Renato Ann Christy Pepel In Kri Sophie Duarte Mendes Joy Fleming Ellen Nikolaysen Semiha Yankı

Songs

Final (by final results)	"Ding-A-Dong" "Let Me Be The One" "Era" "Et bonjour à toi l'artiste" "Toi" "Mikado" "Old Man Fiddle" "Jennie, Jennie" "That's What Friends Are For" "Tú volverás" "At Ve'Ani" "Singing This Song" "Dan ljubezni" "Une chanson c'est une lettre" "Gelukkig zijn" "Madrugada" "Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein" "Touch My Life (With Summer)" "Seninle Bir Dakika"

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