Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996

  • Anna Rubach
  • Hanne Haller
Finals performanceFinal resultFailed to qualify (24th)Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1995 • 1996 • 1997►

For the first time since 1992, a national final was held in Germany to select their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. At the contest, represented by Leon with "Planet of Blue", Germany failed to progress from the pre-qualification round, leading to the first, and so far only time that Germany failed to participate at Eurovision.

Before Eurovision

Ein bisschen Glück

The German national final for the 1996 Eurovision, organised by ARD, was held on 1 March at the Friedrich-Ebert-Halle in Hamburg, presented by Jens Riewa. 10 songs competed, and a public televote was held to select the winner: this was Leon with "Planet of Blue", which received 37.9% of the vote. Only the top three songs were announced during the show, however the placings of all the songs are known.

Final – 1 March 1996
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Televote Place
1 Ibo "Der liebe Gott ist ganz begeistert" Walter Gerke, Mick Hannes — 5
2 Anett Kölpin "Für dich, mein Kind" Thomas Natschinski, Ingeburg Branoner — 4
3 Enzo "Wo bist du?" Michael Reinecke — 10
4 Rendezvouz "Ohne dich" Werner Petersburg — 7
5 Nina Falk "Immer nur du" Klaus-Peter Schweizer — 8
6 Leon "Planet of Blue" Hanne Haller, Anna Rubach 37.9% 1
7 Angela Wiedl and Dalila Cernatescu "Echos" Ralph Siegel, Bernd Meinunger 11.9% 3
8 André Stade "Jeanny, wach auf!" Jean Frankfurter, Irma Holder 16.4% 2
9 Euro-Cats "Surfen-Multimedia" Erich Offierowski — 6
10 Jacques van Eijck "Ja, das kann nur Liebe sein" Jacques van Eijck, John Möring — 9

At Eurovision

The 1996 Contest implemented an audio-only qualifying round for all competing countries (except for host country Norway). 22 songs from the 29 competing could join Norway in the live final on 16 May.[1] However, Germany was not among those to qualify, placing 24th in the line-up.[2]

This caused some discontent between ARD and the EBU, the contest's organisers, because, due to its population size, Germany was one of the biggest financial contributors to the contest. This qualification failure, among other things, led to the formation of the "Big Five" status.

Due to Germany's non-participation in the final, it was broadcast by ARD only after midnight (It was, however, broadcast live in Northern and Western Germany on its regional channels).[3] The final was watched by 0.37 million viewers in Germany, the lowest TV rating ever recorded in Germany for a Eurovision final.[3]

Voting

Points awarded to Germany (qualifying round)[4][5]
Score Country
12 points
10 points  United Kingdom
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points  Israel
2 points
1 point  Sweden
Points awarded by Germany (qualifying round)[4][5]
Score Country
12 points  Sweden
10 points  Poland
8 points  Estonia
7 points   Switzerland
6 points  Malta
5 points  United Kingdom
4 points  Romania
3 points  Bosnia and Herzegovina
2 points  Croatia
1 point  Austria

References

  1. ^ "Oslo 1996 - Eurovision Song Contest". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  2. ^ Roxburgh, Gordon (2020). Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest. Volume Four: The 1990s. Prestatyn: Telos Publishing. pp. 255–261. ISBN 978-1-84583-163-9.
  3. ^ a b Schröder, Jens (26 May 2008). "Das Auf und Ab des "Eurovision Song Contests"". meedia.de (in German). Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  4. ^ a b Roxburgh, Gordon (2020). Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest. Volume Four: The 1990s. Prestatyn: Telos Publishing. p. 259. ISBN 978-1-84583-163-9.
  5. ^ a b "The 1996 preselection - the full scoresheets". ESCNation.com. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

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  • German National Final 1996
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ParticipationArtists
Songs
  • "Always on the Run"
  • "Anouschka"
  • "Aufrecht geh'n"
  • "Ein bißchen Frieden"
  • "Black Smoke"
  • "Blood & Glitter"
  • "Bonne nuit ma chérie"
  • "Can't Wait Until Tonight"
  • "Diese Welt"
  • "Dieser Traum darf niemals sterben"
  • "Disappear"
  • "Dschinghis Khan"
  • "Einmal sehen wir uns wieder"
  • "Feuer"
  • "Flieger"
  • "Frauen regier'n die Welt"
  • "Frei zu leben"
  • "Für alle"
  • "Für zwei Groschen Musik"
  • "Ghost"
  • "Glorious"
  • "Guildo hat euch lieb!"
  • "Heute Abend wollen wir tanzen geh'n"
  • "Ein Hoch der Liebe"
  • "I Can't Live Without Music"
  • "I Don't Feel Hate"
  • "Im Wartesaal zum großen Glück"
  • "Is It Right"
  • "Johnny Blue"
  • "Junger Tag"
  • "Lass die Sonne in dein Herz"
  • "Let's Get Happy"
  • "Lied für einen Freund"
  • "Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein"
  • "Man gewöhnt sich so schnell an das Schöne"
  • "Marcel"
  • "Miss Kiss Kiss Bang"
  • "No No Never"
  • "Nur die Liebe läßt uns leben"
  • "Paradies, wo bist du?"
  • "Perfect Life"
  • "Planet of Blue"
  • "Primaballerina"
  • "Reise nach Jerusalem – Kudüs'e Seyahat"
  • "Rockstars"
  • "Rücksicht"
  • "Run & Hide"
  • "Satellite"
  • "Sing Sang Song"
  • "Sister"
  • "So geht das jede Nacht"
  • "Die Sommermelodie"
  • "Standing Still"
  • "Taken by a Stranger"
  • "Telefon, Telefon"
  • "Telegram"
  • "Theater"
  • "Träume sind für alle da"
  • "Über die Brücke geh'n"
  • "Verliebt in Dich"
  • "Viel zu weit"
  • "Violent Thing"
  • "Wadde hadde dudde da?"
  • "Wer Liebe lebt"
  • "Wir geben 'ne Party"
  • "Wunder gibt es immer wieder"
  • "You Let Me Walk Alone"
  • "Die Zeiger der Uhr"
  • "Zeit"
  • "Zwei kleine Italiener"
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Final
Qualification
Artists
Final
Qualification
Songs
Final
  • "¡Ay, qué deseo!"
  • "Beşinci Mevsim"
  • "Chcę znać swój grzech..."
  • "Dan najlepših sanj"
  • "Diwanit bugale"
  • "De eerste keer"
  • "Emis forame to himona anixiatika"
  • "I evighet"
  • "In a Woman's Heart"
  • "Kaelakee hääl"
  • "Kým nás máš"
  • "Liefde is een kaartspel"
  • "O meu coração não tem cor"
  • "Mon cœur l'aime"
  • "Mono gia mas"
  • "Niin kaunis on taivas"
  • "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit"
  • "Sjúbídú"
  • "Sveta ljubav"
  • "Den vilda"
  • "The Voice"
  • "Weil's dr guat got"
  • "Za našu ljubav"
Qualification
  • "Fortuna"
  • "Kun med dig"
  • "Planet of Blue"
  • "Rugă pentru pacea lumii"
  • "Samo ti"
  • "Shalom Olam"
  • "Ya eto ya"