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| Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1986 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | ARD[a] –Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) | |||
| Country |  Germany | |||
| Selection process | Ein Lied für Bergen | |||
| Selection date | 27 March 1986 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Über die Brücke geh'n" | |||
| Artist | Ingrid Peters | |||
| Songwriter | Hans Blum | |||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 8th, 62 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Germany was represented at theEurovision Song Contest 1986 with the song "Über die Brücke geh'n", written byHans Blum, and performed byIngrid Peters. The German participating broadcaster on behalf ofARD,Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), selected their entry through a national final.
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Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) held the German national final,Ein Lied für Bergen, on 27 March at theDeutsches Theater inMunich, hosted by Sabrina Lallinger andWenche Myhre. Myhre represented Germany in the 1968 Contest.
Twelve songs made it to the national final, which was broadcast by BR toARD 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 byIngrid Peters and composed byHans Blum.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriters | Votes | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That's Life | "Telefon" | Ralph Siegel, Werner Schüler | 2011 | 12 |
| 2 | Günther-Eric Thöner | "Du bist der Wind, der meine Flügel trägt" | Günther-Eric Thöner, Erich Offierowski | 2893 | 9 |
| 3 | Dschinghis Khan Family | "Wir gehör'n zusammen" | Ralph Siegel,Bernd Meinunger | 4088 | 2 |
| 4 | Ingrid Peters | "Über die Brücke geh'n" | Hans Blum | 4236 | 1 |
| 5 | Clowns | "Clowns" | Ralph Siegel,Michael Kunze, Bernd Meinunger | 3597 | 6 |
| 6 | Steffi Hinz | "Ich habe niemals nie gesagt" | Alexander Gordan, Norbert Hammerschmidt | 2769 | 10 |
| 7 | Mister Fisto | "Rein und klar wie's früher war" | Günther-Eric Thöner, Peter Rubin | 2102 | 11 |
| 8 | Headline | "Europa" | Jürgen Triebel, Horst-Herbert Krause | 3871 | 5 |
| 9 | Margit P. | "Der Sonne entgegen" | Margit Petraschka | 2923 | 8 |
| 10 | Chris Heart and Band | "Die Engel sind auch nicht mehr das was sie war'n" | Ralph Siegel, Bernd Meinunger | 4027 | 3 |
| 11 | Joy Fleming and Marc Berry | "Miteinander" | Reiner Pietsch, Werner Schüler | 3989 | 4 |
| 12 | Tie Break | "Kopf oder Zahl" | Andreas Hofner, Regina Simon | 3118 | 7 |
Peters was the fourteenth performer on the night of the Contest, followingBelgium and precedingCyprus. At the close of the voting the song had received 62 points, placing 8th in a field of 20 competing countries.[1] The German jury awarded its 12 points toLuxembourg.[2]
The show was watched by 10.88 million viewers in Germany.[3]
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