Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984

  • Michael Reinecke
  • Michael Kunze
Finals performanceFinal result13th, 34 pointsGermany in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1983 • 1984 • 1985►

Germany was represented by Mary Roos, with the song "Aufrecht geh'n", at the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 5 May in Luxembourg City. "Aufrecht geh'n" was the winner of the German national final, held on 29 March. Roos had previously represented Germany in the 1972 contest in Edinburgh, where she had finished third.

The song is a power ballad, with Roos bidding a former lover goodbye at the end of a relationship. She tells herself to "walk tall" and tells him that she will not be waiting for him if he comes back - as she assumes he will. Roos also recorded the song in English and French, then entitled "I'll Walk Tall" and "Du blues et du bleu" respectively.

Before Eurovision

Ein Lied für Luxemburg

The final was held at the Deutsches Theater in Munich, hosted by Sabine Sauer. 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 Cosi and Relax "O, i woaß net" Bernd Vonficht, Todd Canedy, Irmgard Klarmann 2949 9
2 Jürgen Renfordt "Als die Erde war geboren" Hans Blum 3035 8
3 Harmony Four "Tingel Tangel Mann" Ralph Siegel, Bernd Meinunger 3852 3
4 Madeleine "Halt mich fest" Schmidde, Madeleine Lang 2674 11
5 Helmut Frey "Hier ist einer zuviel" Dieter Bohlen, Helmut Frey 3072 7
6 Giorgia Lauda "Jeder muß sein Leben leben" Alexander Gordan, Heike Bubenheim 3350 6
7 Frank Daniel "Wo warst Du, als ich starb" Michael Zai, Vanessa Sera, Horst-Herbert Krause 2699 10
8 Mary Roos "Aufrecht geh'n" Michael Reinecke, Michael Kunze 4124 1
9 Pas de Bas "Primaballerina" Klaus-Dieter Gebauer, Kim Merz 2599 12
10 Monitor "Mensch aus Glas" Wolfgang Köbele, Michael Högl, Erwin Posl 3754 4
11 Anne Karin "Niemand" Walter Gerke, Mick Hannes 3669 5
12 Bernhard Brink "Liebe ist" Michael Reinecke, Erich Offierowski 4003 2

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Roos performed 14th in the running order, following Austria and preceding Turkey. At the close of voting "Aufrecht geh'n" had received 34 points (the highest a 7 from Norway), placing Germany joint 13th (with the Netherlands) of the 19 entries.[2] The German jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners Sweden.[3]

The show was watched by 14.23 million viewers in Germany.[4]

Voting

Points awarded to Germany[5]
Score Country
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points  Norway
6 points  Belgium
5 points
4 points  France
3 points
2 points
1 point  Austria
Points awarded by Germany[5]
Score Country
12 points  Sweden
10 points  Ireland
8 points  Portugal
7 points  United Kingdom
6 points  Italy
5 points  Denmark
4 points  Belgium
3 points  Yugoslavia
2 points  Norway
1 point  Finland

References

  1. ^ ESC National Finals database 1984
  2. ^ "Final of Luxembourg 1984". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  3. ^ ESC History - Germany 1984
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1984". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
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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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Countries
Artists
Songs
  • "100% d'amour"
  • "Anna Maria Lena"
  • "Aufrecht geh'n"
  • "Autant d'amoureux que d'étoiles"
  • "Avanti la vie"
  • "Ciao, amore"
  • "Det' lige det"
  • "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley"
  • "Einfach weg"
  • "Halay"
  • "Hengaillaan"
  • "Ik hou van jou"
  • "Lady, Lady"
  • "Lenge leve livet"
  • "Love Games"
  • "Silêncio e tanta gente"
  • "Terminal 3"
  • "I treni di Tozeur"
  • "Welche Farbe hat der Sonnenschein?"