Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986
| Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eurovision Song Contest 1986 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | ARD[a] – Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) | |||
| Country |  Germany | |||
| Selection process | Ein Lied für Bergen | |||
| Selection date | 27 March 1986 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Über die Brücke geh'n" | |||
| Artist | Ingrid Peters | |||
| Songwriter | Hans Blum | |||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 8th, 62 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Germany was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 with the song "Über die Brücke geh'n", written by Hans Blum, and performed by Ingrid Peters. The German participating broadcaster on behalf of ARD, Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), selected their entry through a national final.
Before Eurovision
Ein Lied für Bergen
Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) held the German national final, Ein Lied für Bergen, on 27 March at the Deutsches Theater in Munich, hosted by Sabrina Lallinger and Wenche Myhre. Myhre represented Germany in the 1968 Contest.
Twelve songs made it to the national final, which was broadcast by BR 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. Each person gave every song a vote, from 1 (for worst) to 12 (for best). Therefore, the theoretical "worst score" a song could receive would be 500, and the "best score" would be 6000.
The winning entry was "Über die Brücke geh'n", performed by Ingrid Peters and composed by Hans Blum.
| R/O | Artist | Song | Songwriters | Votes | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That's Life | "Telefon" |
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2,011 | 12 |
| 2 | Günther-Eric Thöner | "Du bist der Wind, der meine Flügel trägt" |
|
2,893 | 9 |
| 3 | Dschinghis Khan Family | "Wir gehör'n zusammen" |
|
4,088 | 2 |
| 4 | Ingrid Peters | "Über die Brücke geh'n" | Hans Blum | 4,236 | 1 |
| 5 | Clowns | "Clowns" |
|
3,597 | 6 |
| 6 | Steffi Hinz | "Ich habe niemals nie gesagt" |
|
2,769 | 10 |
| 7 | Mister Fisto | "Rein und klar wie's früher war" |
|
2,102 | 11 |
| 8 | Headline | "Europa" |
|
3,871 | 5 |
| 9 | Margit P. | "Der Sonne entgegen" | Margit Petraschka | 2,923 | 8 |
| 10 | Chris Heart and Band | "Die Engel sind auch nicht mehr das was sie war'n" |
|
4,027 | 3 |
| 11 | Joy Fleming and Marc Berry | "Miteinander" |
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3,989 | 4 |
| 12 | Tie Break | "Kopf oder Zahl" |
|
3,118 | 7 |
At Eurovision
Peters was the fourteenth performer on the night of the Contest, following Belgium and preceding Cyprus. At the close of the voting the song had received 62 points, placing 8th in a field of 20 competing countries.[1] The German jury awarded its 12 points to Luxembourg.[2]
The show was watched by 10.88 million viewers in Germany.[3]
Voting
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Notes
- ^ Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
References
- ^ "Final of Bergen 1986". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ a b c "Results of the Final of Bergen 1986". 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.