Germany was represented by the band Wind, with the song "Für alle", at the 1985 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 4 May in Gothenburg, Sweden. "Für alle" was the winner of the German national final, held on 21 March. This was the first of three appearances by Wind at Eurovision; they would also represent Germany in 1987 and 1992.
The final was held at the Deutsches Theater in Munich, hosted by Wolfgang Mascher and Margit Geissler. 12 songs took part and the winner was chosen by a panel of approximately 500 people who had been selected as providing a representative cross-section of the German public.[1]
Draw
Artist
Song
Songwriters
Votes
Place
1
Jürgen Renfordt
"Am Anfang der Zeit"
Charly Ricanek, Jürgen Renfordt, Horst-Herbert Krause
On the night of the final Wind performed 10th in the running order, following Portugal and preceding Israel. Pre-contest betting had rated "Für alle" as the favourite for victory, and for a large part of the voting it appeared to be living up to its billing. Germany took the lead after Cyprus, voting third, awarded a maximum 12 to the song, and held it until five rounds from the end and the Swiss vote. Switzerland had historically proven themselves very reluctant to vote for German entries – it was widely believed in Germany that the Swiss jury had cost them victory in the 1981 contest – and lived up to expectations by failing to award any points to "Für alle", allowing Sweden briefly, and then Norway, to take over the lead.
At the close of voting "Für alle" had received 105 points, placing Germany second.[2] The overall voting suggested it was a song that juries liked either a great deal or not at all; of the other 18 national juries, eleven placed the song in their top 4, while two gave it low rankings and five gave it no points at all. Pointedly, two of those juries were the two other German-speaking countries, Austria and Switzerland (the others were Greece, Italy, and Turkey). The German jury awarded its 12 points to eventual contest winners Norway.[3]
The show was watched by 13.22 million viewers in Germany.[4]
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Germany was represented by the band Wind with the song Fur alle at the 1985 Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 4 May in Gothenburg Sweden Fur alle was the winner of the German national final held on 21 March This was the first of three appearances by Wind at Eurovision they would also represent Germany in 1987 and 1992 Eurovision Song Contest 1985Country GermanyNational selectionSelection processEin Lied fur GoteborgSelection date s 21 March 1985Selected entrantWindSelected song Fur alle Selected songwriter s Hanne HallerFinals performanceFinal result2nd 105 pointsGermany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 1985 1986 Contents 1 Before Eurovision 1 1 Ein Lied fur Goteborg 2 At Eurovision 2 1 Voting 3 ReferencesBefore Eurovision EditEin Lied fur Goteborg Edit The final was held at the Deutsches Theater in Munich hosted by Wolfgang Mascher and Margit Geissler 12 songs took part and the winner was chosen by a panel of approximately 500 people who had been selected as providing a representative cross section of the German public 1 Draw Artist Song Songwriters Votes Place1 Jurgen Renfordt Am Anfang der Zeit Charly Ricanek Jurgen Renfordt Horst Herbert Krause 3073 92 Susan Schubert Sehnsucht nach einem Gefuhl Hanne Haller 2994 103 Conny amp Jean Du bist da Swetlana Minkow Cora von dem Bottlenberg 2982 114 Wolff Gerhard Also lebe ich Gunther Eric Thoner Stephan Lego 3572 35 Wind Fur alle Hanne Haller 3618 16 Heike Schafer Die Glocken von Rom Ralph Siegel Bernd Meinunger 3597 27 MoMo So lange wir traumen leben wir Jean Frankfurter 2971 128 Sylvia Konig und Dame Andreas Bartel Tony Hendrik 3113 89 Gunther Stern Hier da und uberall Hanne Haller 3291 610 Danny Fischer Kinder der Erde Joe Pohlmann Robert Jung 3220 711 Caro Pukke Grun grun grun Ralph Siegel Bernd Meinunger 3535 412 Bernd Cluver Der Wind von Palermo Joachim Heider Joachim Relin 3424 5At Eurovision EditOn the night of the final Wind performed 10th in the running order following Portugal and preceding Israel Pre contest betting had rated Fur alle as the favourite for victory and for a large part of the voting it appeared to be living up to its billing Germany took the lead after Cyprus voting third awarded a maximum 12 to the song and held it until five rounds from the end and the Swiss vote Switzerland had historically proven themselves very reluctant to vote for German entries it was widely believed in Germany that the Swiss jury had cost them victory in the 1981 contest and lived up to expectations by failing to award any points to Fur alle allowing Sweden briefly and then Norway to take over the lead At the close of voting Fur alle had received 105 points placing Germany second 2 The overall voting suggested it was a song that juries liked either a great deal or not at all of the other 18 national juries eleven placed the song in their top 4 while two gave it low rankings and five gave it no points at all Pointedly two of those juries were the two other German speaking countries Austria and Switzerland the others were Greece Italy and Turkey The German jury awarded its 12 points to eventual contest winners Norway 3 The show was watched by 13 22 million viewers in Germany 4 Voting Edit Points awarded to Germany 5 Score Country12 points nbsp Cyprus10 points nbsp Belgium nbsp Denmark nbsp Finland nbsp Luxembourg nbsp Spain8 points nbsp France nbsp Norway nbsp Sweden7 points nbsp Israel nbsp Portugal6 points5 points4 points nbsp Ireland3 points2 points1 point nbsp United Kingdom Points awarded by Germany 5 Score Country12 points nbsp Norway10 points nbsp Austria8 points nbsp Sweden7 points nbsp Israel6 points nbsp Denmark5 points nbsp United Kingdom4 points nbsp Ireland3 points nbsp Luxembourg2 points nbsp Turkey1 point nbsp SwitzerlandReferences Edit ESC National Finals database 1985 Final of Gothenburg 1985 European Broadcasting Union Archived from the original on 16 April 2021 Retrieved 16 April 2021 ESC History Germany 1985 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 a b Results of the Final of Gothenburg 1985 European Broadcasting Union Archived from the original on 16 April 2021 Retrieved 16 April 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 amp oldid 1175215058, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
