Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985
| Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1985 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | ARD[a] – Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) | |||
| Country | Germany | |||
| Selection process | Ein Lied für Göteborg | |||
| Selection date | 21 March 1985 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Für alle" | |||
| Artist | Wind | |||
| Songwriter | Hanne Haller | |||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 2nd, 105 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Germany was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 with the song "Für alle", written by Hanne Haller, and performed by the band Wind. The German participating broadcaster on behalf of ARD, Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), selected their entry through a national final. This was the first of three appearances by Wind at Eurovision; they would also represent Germany in 1987 and 1992.
Before Eurovision
Ein Lied für Göteborg
Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) held the national final on 21 March 1985 at the Deutsches Theater in Munich, hosted by Wolfgang Mascher and Margit Geissler. 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.
| R/O | Artist | Song | Songwriters | Votes | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jürgen Renfordt | "Am Anfang der Zeit" |
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3,073 | 9 |
| 2 | Susan Schubert | "Sehnsucht nach einem Gefühl" | Hanne Haller | 2,994 | 10 |
| 3 | Conny & Jean | "Du bist da" |
|
2,982 | 11 |
| 4 | Wolff Gerhard | "Also lebe ich" |
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3,572 | 3 |
| 5 | Wind | "Für alle" | Hanne Haller | 3,618 | 1 |
| 6 | Heike Schäfer | "Die Glocken von Rom" | 3,597 | 2 | |
| 7 | MoMo | "So lange wir träumen, leben wir" | Jean Frankfurter | 2,971 | 12 |
| 8 | Sylvia | "König und Dame" |
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3,113 | 8 |
| 9 | Günther Stern | "Hier, da und überall" | Hanne Haller | 3,291 | 6 |
| 10 | Danny Fischer | "Kinder der Erde" |
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3,220 | 7 |
| 11 | Caro Pukke | "Grün, grün, grün" |
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3,535 | 4 |
| 12 | Bernd Clüver | "Der Wind von Palermo" |
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3,424 | 5 |
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Wind performed 10th in the running order, following Portugal and preceding Israel. At the close of voting "Für alle" had received 105 points, placing Germany second.[1] The German jury awarded its 12 points to eventual contest winners Norway.[2]
The show was watched by 13.22 million viewers in Germany.[3]
Voting
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Notes
- ^ Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
References
- ^ "Final of Gothenburg 1985". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ a b c "Results of the Final of Gothenburg 1985". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ 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.