Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975

West Germany (performing under the banner Germany) was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1975, held in Stockholm, Sweden.

Eurovision Song Contest 1975
Country Germany
National selection
Selection processVorentscheid 1975
(Ein Lied für Stockholm)
Selection date(s)3 February 1975
Selected entrantJoy Fleming
Selected song"Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein"
Finals performance
Final result17th, 15 points
Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest
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The German national final to select their entry, Vorentscheid 1975: Ein Lied für Stockholm, was held on 3 February at the Hessischer Rundfunk Studio 1 in Frankfurt am Main, and was hosted by journalist Karin Tietze-Ludwig, already well known for hosting the international preview "Auftakt für Brighton" a year before.

Fifteen songs made it to the national final, which was broadcast by Hessischer Rundfunk to ARD broadcasters across West Germany. The winner was decided by nine regional juries with four members each. Each jury member would assign points 1 to 5 for their five favorite songs. The highest score a song could possibly receive (with every jury member from every region voting 5 on one song) was 180.

The winning entry was "Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein," performed by Joy Fleming and composed by Reiner Pietsch with lyrics by Michael Holm. Other notable competitors included 1971 Contest winner Séverine, two-time German representative Katja Ebstein, past German representative Mary Roos, and Peggy March, well known in Germany and briefly in the U.S. for the song "I Will Follow Him."

National final
DrawArtistSongInformal translationPointsPlace
1Marianne RosenbergEr gehört zu mirHe belongs to me8610th
2Peggy MarchAlles geht vorüberEverything passes1282nd
3Peter HortonAm Fuß der LeiterAt the bottom of the ladder7911th
4Die JokersSan Francisco SymphonySan Francisco Symphony5712th
5SéverineDreh dich im Kreisel der ZeitTwirl with the spinning top of life977th (tie)
6Joy FlemingEin Lied kann eine Brücke seinA song can be a bridge1341st
7Maggie MaeDie total verrückte ZeitThe totally crazy time977th (tie)
8Werner W. BeckerHeut' bin ich arm, heut' bin ich reichToday I'm poor, today I'm rich5413th
9Mary RoosEine Liebe ist wie ein LiedA love is like a song1153rd (tie)
10Ricci HohltDuYou3814th
11Ricky GordonSonja, ich rufe dichSonja, I'm calling you3715th
12Jürgen MarcusEin Lied zieht hinaus in die WeltA song lingers in the world909th
13Love GenerationHör wieder RadioListen to the radio again1153rd (tie)
14Katja EbsteinIch liebe dichI love you1105th
15Shuki and AvivaDu und ich und zwei TräumeYou and I and two dreams1086th

At Eurovision

Joy Fleming performed fourth on the night of the contest, following France and preceding Luxembourg. At the close of the voting the song had received 15 points, placing 17th in a field of 19 competing countries. It was the lowest ranking Germany had seen in the competition to this point, and would continue to hold the distinction of having the lowest ranking out of all the German Eurovision songs until 1991, when the German entry that year placed 18th.

Points awarded to Germany
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
Points awarded by Germany
12 points Finland
10 points United Kingdom
8 points Netherlands
7 points Belgium
6 points  Switzerland
5 points Spain
4 points Italy
3 points Monaco
2 points Yugoslavia
1 point Israel

References
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