Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986

West Germany (performing under the banner Germany) was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986, held in Bergen, Norway.

Eurovision Song Contest 1986
Country Germany
National selection
Selection processEin Lied für Bergen
Selection date(s)27 March 1986
Selected entrantIngrid Peters
Selected song"Über die Brücke geh'n"
Finals performance
Final result8th, 62 points
Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest
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The German national final to select their entry, Ein Lied für Bergen, was held on 27 March at the Deutsches Theater in Munich, and was 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 Bayerischer Rundfunk 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.

National final
DrawArtistSongInformal translationVotesPlace
1That's LifeTelefonTelephone201112th
2Günther-Eric ThönerDu bist der Wind, der meine Flügel trägtYou're the wind that carries my wings28939th
3Dschinghis Khan FamilyWir gehör'n zusammenWe belong together40882nd
4Ingrid PetersÜber die Brücke geh'nCrossing the bridge42361st
5ClownsClownsClowns35976th
6Steffi HinzIch habe niemals nie gesagtI never said never276910th
7Mister FistoRein und klar wie's früher warClean and clear, as it was before210211th
8HeadlineEuropaEurope38715th
9Margit P.Der Sonne entgegenTowards the sun29238th
10Chris Heart and BandDie Engel sind auch nicht mehr das was sie war'nAngels are not what they used to be40273rd
11Joy Fleming and Marc BerryMiteinanderTogether39894th
12Tie BreakKopf oder ZahlHeads or tails31187th

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.

Points awarded to Germany
Points awarded to Germany[1]
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Points awarded by Germany[1]
12 points Luxembourg
10 points Netherlands
8 points Turkey
7 points Denmark
6 points Norway
5 points United Kingdom
4 points Sweden
3 points Finland
2 points Austria
1 point Belgium

References
  1. Eurovision Song Contest 1986
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