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| Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1979 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | ARD[a] –Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) | |||
| Country |  Germany | |||
| Selection process | Ein Lied für Jerusalem | |||
| Selection date | 17 March 1979 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Dschinghis Khan" | |||
| Artist | Dschinghis Khan | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 4th, 86 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Germany was represented at theEurovision Song Contest 1979 with the song "Dschinghis Khan", composed byRalph Siegel, with lyrics byBernd Meinunger, and performed by the groupDschinghis Khan. The German participating broadcaster on behalf ofARD,Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), selected their entry through a national final.
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The German national final to select their entry,Vorentscheid 1979,[1] was held on 17 March at theRudi-Sedlmayer-Halle inMunich, and was hosted byCarolin Reiber andThomas Gottschalk.
Twelve songs made it to the national final, which was broadcast byBayerischer Rundfunk (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.
The winning entry was "Dschinghis Khan,"[1] performed byDschinghis Khan and composed byRalph Siegel with lyrics byBernd Meinunger.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songrwriters | Votes | Place |
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| 1 | Tony Holiday | "Zuviel Tequila, zuviel schöne Mädchen" | Wolff-Ekkehardt Stein, Wolfgang Jass | 2807 | 9th |
| 2 | Hanne Haller | "Goodbye, Chérie" | Harold Faltermeyer,Stefan Waggershausen | 3009 | 7th |
| 3 | Gebrüder Blattschuß | "Ein Blick sagt mehr als jedes Wort" | Ralph Siegel, Kurt Hertha | 1673 | 12th |
| 4 | Ingrid Peters | "Du bist nicht frei" | Jean Frankfurter, John Möring | 2894 | 8th |
| 5 | Jerry Rix and Linda G. Thompson | "Wochenende" | Günther-Eric Thöner, Erich Offierowski | 1920 | 11th |
| 6 | Truck Stop | "Take it easy, altes Haus" | Burkhard Reichling, Claus-Dieter Eckardt | 4394 | 2nd |
| 7 | Jeanne de Roy | "Was wir aus Liebe tun" | Hans Blum | 2117 | 10th |
| 8 | Bernhard Brink | "Madeleine" | Alexander Gordan, Gerhard P. Kämpfe | 3326 | 6th |
| 9 | Dschinghis Khan | "Dschinghis Khan" | Ralph Siegel,Bernd Meinunger | 4807 | 1st |
| 10 | Paola | "Vogel der Nacht" | Jean Frankfurter, Robert Puschmann | 4127 | 3rd |
| 11 | Roberto Blanco | "Samba si, Arbeit no" | Horst Hornung, Bernd Meinunger | 3461 | 4th |
| 12 | Orlando Riva Sound | "Lady lady lady" | Rainer Pietsch,Anthony Monn | 3336 | 5th |
Dschinghis Khan performed ninth on the night of the contest, followingSwitzerland and precedingIsrael. At the close of the voting the song had received 86 points, placing 4th in a field of 19 competing countries.[2]
The show was watched by 9.82 million viewers in Germany.[3]
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