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Germany was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 with the song "Aufrecht geh'n", composed by Michael Reinecke, with lyrics by Michael Kunze, and performed by Mary Roos. The German participating broadcaster on behalf of ARD, Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), selected their entry through a national final. Roos had previously represented Germany in 1972, where she had finished third.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1984 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | ARD[a] – Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) | |||
| Country |  Germany | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Ein Lied für Luxemburg | |||
| Selection date(s) | 29 March 1984 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Mary Roos | |||
| Selected song | "Aufrecht geh'n" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 13th, 34 points | |||
| Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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The song is a power ballad, with Roos bidding a former lover goodbye at the end of a relationship. She tells herself to "walk tall" and tells him that she will not be waiting for him if he comes back - as she assumes he will. Roos also recorded the song in English and French, then entitled "I'll Walk Tall" and "Du blues et du bleu" respectively.
Before Eurovision
editEin Lied für Luxemburg
editThe final was held at the Deutsches Theater in Munich, hosted by Sabine Sauer. 12 songs took part and the winner was chosen by a panel of approximately 500 people who had been selected as providing a representative cross-section of the German public.[1]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriters | Votes | Place |
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| 1 | Cosi and Relax | "O, i woaß net" | Bernd Vonficht, Todd Canedy, Irmgard Klarmann | 2949 | 9 |
| 2 | Jürgen Renfordt | "Als die Erde war geboren" | Hans Blum | 3035 | 8 |
| 3 | Harmony Four | "Tingel Tangel Mann" | Ralph Siegel, Bernd Meinunger | 3852 | 3 |
| 4 | Madeleine | "Halt mich fest" | Schmidde, Madeleine Lang | 2674 | 11 |
| 5 | Helmut Frey | "Hier ist einer zuviel" | Dieter Bohlen, Helmut Frey | 3072 | 7 |
| 6 | Giorgia Lauda | "Jeder muß sein Leben leben" | Alexander Gordan, Heike Bubenheim | 3350 | 6 |
| 7 | Frank Daniel | "Wo warst Du, als ich starb" | Michael Zai, Vanessa Sera, Horst-Herbert Krause | 2699 | 10 |
| 8 | Mary Roos | "Aufrecht geh'n" | Michael Reinecke, Michael Kunze | 4124 | 1 |
| 9 | Pas de Bas | "Primaballerina" | Klaus-Dieter Gebauer, Kim Merz | 2599 | 12 |
| 10 | Monitor | "Mensch aus Glas" | Wolfgang Köbele, Michael Högl, Erwin Posl | 3754 | 4 |
| 11 | Anne Karin | "Niemand" | Walter Gerke, Mick Hannes | 3669 | 5 |
| 12 | Bernhard Brink | "Liebe ist" | Michael Reinecke, Erich Offierowski | 4003 | 2 |
At Eurovision
editOn the night of the final Roos performed 14th in the running order, following Austria and preceding Turkey. At the close of voting "Aufrecht geh'n" had received 34 points (the highest a 7 from Norway), placing Germany joint 13th (with the Netherlands) of the 19 entries.[2] The German jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners Sweden.[3]
The show was watched by 14.23 million viewers in Germany.[4]
Voting
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Notes
edit- ^ Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
References
edit- ^ ESC National Finals database 1984
- ^ "Final of Luxembourg 1984". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ ESC History - Germany 1984
- ^ 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 Luxembourg 1984". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.