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Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983

Germany was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 with the song "Rücksicht", composed by Michael Reinecke, with lyrics by Volker Lechtenbrink, and performed by duo Hoffmann & Hoffmann. The German participating broadcaster on behalf of ARD, Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), selected their entry through a national final. In addition, BR was also the host broadcaster and staged the event at the Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle in Munich, after winning the previous edition with the song "Ein bißchen Frieden" by Nicole.

Eurovision Song Contest 1983
Participating broadcasterARD[a] – Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
Country Germany
National selection
Selection processEin Lied für München
Selection date(s)19 March 1983
Selected artist(s)Hoffmann & Hoffmann
Selected song"Rücksicht"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result5th, 94 points
Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

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Ein Lied für München

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Ein Lied für München was the national final that selected the German entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1983.[1] It was produced by Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) and held in its Studio 4 in Unterföhring on 19 March 1983 at 20:15 CET.[1][2] Rainer Bertram [de] served as the director.[3] The final was broadcast on Deutsches Fernsehen and on radio stations Bayern 1, Frankfurt 1, NDR 1 [de], RIAS 1 and WDR 1.[2][4][5][6] It was hosted by Carolin Reiber and Rudolf Rohlinger [de].[1]

Twelve songs took part and the winner was chosen by a panel of 500 people who had been selected as providing a representative cross-section of the German public.[7] Among the participants were former German representative Wencke Myhre (1968) and future entrant Ingrid Peters (1986).[8]

Ein Lied für München – 19 March 1983[1][7]
R/O Artist Song Songwriters Votes Place
1 Holger Thomas [de] "Mein Hit heißt Susi Schmidt" Jean Frankfurter, Robert Jung 2609 10
2 Veronika Fischer "Unendlich weit" Achim Oppermann, Christoph Busse 2523 11
3 Hoffmann & Hoffmann "Rücksicht" Michael Reinecke, Volker Lechtenbrink 4251 1
4 Angela Branca "Warum hältst Du mich nicht fest?" Alexander Gordan, Konrad Wolf 3222 8
5 Bernd Clüver "Mit 17" Dieter Bohlen, René Marcardt 3933 3
6 Ingrid Peters and July Paul [de] "Viva la Mamma" Michael Hofmann, Werner Schüler 3983 2
7 Peter Rubin [de] "Wie ein Mann" Günther-Eric Thöner, Peter Rubin, Barbara Wittner 3427 6
8 Wencke Myhre & Sohn Dani "Wir beide gegen den Wind" Achim Oppermann, Christoph Busse 3752 5
9 Harry Belten "Angelo" Michael Zai, Theo Werdin 2111 12
10 Leinemann [de] "Ich reiß' alle Mauern ein" Hansi Goldfuß, Gerd Thumser 3314 7
11 Mara "Sternenland" Joachim Heider, Norbert Hammerschmidt 2987 9
12 Costa Cordalis "Ich mag Dich" Costa Cordalis, Jean Frankfurter 3902 4

At Eurovision

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On the night of the final Hoffmann & Hoffmann performed 14th in the running order, following Cyprus and preceding Denmark. At the close of voting "Rücksicht" had received 94 points, placing Germany 5th of the 20 entries, the country's fifth consecutive top 5 finish.[9] The German jury awarded its 12 points to Sweden.[10]

The contest was broadcast on Deutsches Fernsehen and in radio stations Bayern 1, Frankfurt 1, NDR 2 [de], and RIAS 1 with commentary by Ado Schlier [de].[11][12][13][14][15] The show was watched by 13.57 million viewers in Germany.[16]

"Rücksicht" became the biggest domestic hit of Hoffmann & Hoffmann's career, reaching number 8 on the German singles chart. Already before the international final, the song had sold 150,000 copies.[17] However, in March 1984, less than a year after their Eurovision appearance, lead singer Günter Hoffmann committed suicide at the age of 32.

Voting

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The German jury consisted of 11 non-professional jurors.[18]

Notes

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  1. ^ Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Feddersen, Jan (2002). Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein: Die deutsche und internationale Geschichte des Grand Prix Eurovision (in German). Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe. pp. 200–201. ISBN 978-3-455-09350-6. OCLC 48966334.
  2. ^ a b "Fernsehen und Hörfunk". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 19 March 1983. p. 11. ISSN 0174-4917. OCLC 183207780.
  3. ^ "Sa. 19. März". TZ-Fernseh-Magazin (Supplement of tz (in German). No. 12/1983. 19 March 1983. p. 2. OCLC 225587192.
  4. ^ "Radioprogramm". Bild+Funk [de] (in German). No. 11/1983. 19 March 1983. p. 95. OCLC 643528928.
  5. ^ "Das bringt der Hörfunk – Sonnabend" [This is what the radio brings – Saturday]. Der Nordschleswiger (in German). Aabenraa, Denmark. 19 March 1983. p. 29. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Rundfunk-programm" [Radio programme]. Grenz-Echo and St. Vither Zeitung [de] (in German). Eupen, Belgium. 18 March 1983. p. 4. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  7. ^ a b Stiegler, Monica (19 March 1983). "Grand Prix: Wer singt unser Lied?". Bild+Funk [de] (in German). No. 11/1983. pp. 6–8. OCLC 643528928.
  8. ^ ESC National Finals database 1983
  9. ^ "Final of Munich 1983". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  10. ^ "ESC History - Germany 1983". Archived from the original on 8 June 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
  11. ^ "Fernsehen•Rundfunk" [Television•Radio]. Die Welt (in German). Hamburg, West Germany. 23 April 1983. p. 14. Retrieved 24 May 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  12. ^ "Radioprogramm" [Radio program]. Bild+Funk [de] (in German). No. 16/1983. 23 April 1983. p. 95. OCLC 643528928.
  13. ^ "Das bringt der Hörfunk – Sonnabend" [This is what the radio brings – Saturday]. Der Nordschleswiger (in German). Aabenraa, Denmark. 23 April 1983. p. 29. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  14. ^ Veszelits, Thomas (25 April 1983). "Festival der Langeweile" [Festival of boredom]. Abendzeitung (in German). pp. 3–4. ISSN 0177-5367. OCLC 1367315706.
  15. ^ Heller, Erich (25 April 1983). "Langeweile vor dem Grill" [Boredom in front of the grill]. tz (in German). p. 11. OCLC 225542327.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ Goslich, Lorenz (23 April 1983). "Nicole wurde ein teures Mädchen für das Fernsehen". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). p. 13. ISSN 0174-4909. OCLC 644830569.
  18. ^ Jalowy, Stefan (21 April 1983). "Ramersdorferin gehört zur 'Grand Prix'-Jury". Abendzeitung (in German). p. 26. ISSN 0177-5367. OCLC 1367315706.
  19. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Munich 1983". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
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