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Eurovision Song Contest 1983
Country Germany
National selection
Selection processEin Lied für München
Selection date(s)19 March 1983
Selected entrantHoffmann & Hoffmann
Selected song"Rücksicht"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result5th, 94 points
Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Germany was represented by duo Hoffmann & Hoffmann, with the song "Rücksicht", at the 1983 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 23 April in Munich, following Nicole's victory for Germany in 1982. "Rücksicht" was the winner of the German national final, held on 19 March.

Before Eurovision

Ein Lied für München

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 BR's Studio 4 in Unterföhring on 19 March 1983 at 20:15 CET (19:15 UTC).[1][2] Rainer Bertram [de] served as the director.[3] The final was broadcast on Deutsches Fernsehen and on the radio stations Bayern 1, RIAS 1 and hr1.[2][4] 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.[5] Among the participants were former German representative Wencke Myhre (1968) and future entrant Ingrid Peters (1986).[6]

Ein Lied für München – 19 March 1983[1][5]
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

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.[7] The German jury awarded its 12 points to Sweden.[8]

The show was watched by 13.57 million viewers in Germany.[9]

"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.[10] However, in March 1984, less than a year after their Eurovision appearance, lead singer Günter Hoffmann committed suicide at the age of 32.

Voting

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

References

  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 (in German). No. 11/1983. 19 March 1983. p. 95. OCLC 643528928.
  5. ^ a b Stiegler, Monica (19 March 1983). "Grand Prix: Wer singt unser Lied?". Bild + Funk (in German). No. 11/1983. pp. 6–8. OCLC 643528928.
  6. ^ ESC National Finals database 1983
  7. ^ "Final of Munich 1983". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  8. ^ ESC History - Germany 1983
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Jalowy, Stefan (21 April 1983). "Ramersdorferin gehört zur 'Grand Prix'-Jury". Abendzeitung (in German). p. 26. ISSN 0177-5367. OCLC 1367315706.
  12. ^ 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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