Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979

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 Caroline Reiber and Thomas Gottschalk.

Twelve songs made it to the national final, which was broadcast by Bayerischer Rundfunk 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.

National final

Draw	Artist	Song	Informal translation	Place
1	Tony Holiday	Zuviel Tequila, zuviel schöne Mädchen	Too much tequila, too many pretty girls	9th
2	Hanne Haller	Goodbye, Chérie	Goodbye, Chérie	7th
3	Gebrüder Blattschuß	Ein Blick sagt mehr als jedes Wort	A look says more than any word	12th
4	Ingrid Peters	Du bist nicht frei	You have no freedom	8th
5	Jerry Rix and Linda G. Thompson	Wochenende	Weekend	11th
6	Truck Stop	Take it easy, altes Haus	Take it easy, chap	2nd
7	Jeanne de Roy	Was wir aus Liebe tun	What we do for love	10th
8	Bernhard Brink	Madeleine	Madeleine	6th
9	Dschinghis Khan	Dschinghis Khan	Genghis Khan	1st
10	Paola	Vogel der Nacht	Bird of the night	3rd
11	Roberto Blanco	Samba si, Arbeit no	Samba yes, work no	4th
12	Orlando Riva Sound	Lady lady lady	Lady lady lady	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. It was the one of many Top Ten placings for Germany in the Contest (which would eventually include a win in 1982 and a win in 2010).

Points Awarded to Germany

Points Awarded to Spain
12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points
Denmark France Monaco Spain		United Kingdom		Israel Sweden
5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points	1 point
Ireland	Belgium	Finland	Netherlands Portugal	Italy Luxembourg

References

1 2 3 First Place info with picture from Das Erste

External links

German National Final 1979

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 1979

Countries

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

Withdrawn	Turkey

Artists

Final (by final results)	Gali Atari and Milk and Honey Betty Missiego Anne-Marie David Dschinghis Khan Cathal Dunne Tommy Seebach Black Lace Elpida Manuela Bravo Peter, Sue, Marc, Pfuri, Gorps and Kniri Anita Skorgan Xandra Jeane Manson Katri Helena Matia Bazar Laurent Vaguener Ted Gärdestad Micha Marah Christina Simon

Withdrawn	Maria Rita Epik and 21. Peron

Songs

Final (by final results)	"Hallelujah" "Su canción" "Je suis l'enfant soleil" "Dschinghis Khan" "Happy Man" "Disco Tango" "Mary Ann" "Sokrati" "Sobe, sobe, balão sobe" "Trödler und Co" "Oliver" "Colorado" "J'ai déjà vu ça dans tes yeux" "Katson sineen taivaan" "Raggio di luna" "Notre vie c'est la musique" "Satellit" "Hey Nana" "Heute in Jerusalem"

Withdrawn	"Seviyorum"

(Note: All information are in order of appearance)

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