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| Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1987 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | ARD[a] –Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) | |||
| Country |  Germany | |||
| Selection process | Ein Lied für Brüssel | |||
| Selection date | 26 March 1987 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Laß die Sonne in dein Herz" | |||
| Artist | Wind | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 2nd, 141 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Germany was represented at theEurovision Song Contest 1987 with the song "Laß die Sonne in dein Herz", composed byRalph Siegel, with lyrics byBernd Meinunger, and performed by the bandWind. The German participating broadcaster on behalf ofARD,Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), selected their entry through a national final. This was the second of three appearances by Wind at Eurovision; they had previously finished second forGermany in 1985 and would return to the contest in1992. The Eurovision performance included futureMilli Vanilli memberRob Pilatus.[1]
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Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) held the national final on 26 March 1987 at theFrankenhalle inNuremberg, hosted by Christopher Deumling. Twelve acts presented their entries live and the winner was selected by a panel of approximately 500 people who had been selected as providing a representative cross-section of the German public.
Other participants included the following year's German entrants Maxi and Chris Garden, and Michael Hoffmann, who had representedGermany in 1983 as half ofHoffmann & Hoffmann.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Composer(s) | Points | Place |
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| 1 | Helen Christie | "Lieder der Freiheit" | Ralph Siegel,Bernd Meinunger | 3,059 | 8 |
| 2 | Michael Hoffmann | "Ich geb' nicht auf" | Günther Moll, Michael Hoffmann | 3,190 | 5 |
| 3 | Rouge | "Einer von uns" | Rainer Pietsch, Werner Schüler, Volker Constanz | 3,166 | 6 |
| 4 | Wind | "Laß die Sonne in dein Herz" | Ralph Siegel,Bernd Meinunger | 4,445 | 1 |
| 5 | Sandy Derix | "Träume tun weh" | Ralph Siegel,Bernd Meinunger | 2,902 | 11 |
| 6 | Bernd Schütz Band | "Visionen in der Nacht" | Bernd Schütz, Frank Hoppe | 2,929 | 10 |
| 7 | Michaela | "Das Licht eines neuen Morgens" | Rainer Pietsch,Bernd Meinunger | 3,054 | 9 |
| 8 | Bernhard Brink | "So bin ich ohne dich" | Joachim Heider, Gregor Rottschalk | 3,355 | 3 |
| 9 | Maxi and Chris Garden | "Frieden für die Teddybären" | Ralph Siegel,Bernd Meinunger | 4,370 | 2 |
| 10 | New Generation | "Viel zu schön" | Bernd Schütz, Frank Hoppe | 2,864 | 12 |
| 11 | Denise | "Die Frau im Spiegel" | Walter Gerke, Mick Hannes | 3,320 | 4 |
| 12 | Cassy | "Aus" | Ralph Siegel,Bernd Meinunger | 3,126 | 7 |
On the evening of the final Wind performed 16th in the running order, followingFrance and precedingCyprus. At the close of voting "Laß die Sonne in dein Herz" had received 141 points, placing Germany second of the 22 entries.[2] The German jury awarded its 12 points to Italy.[3]
Wind became the first act, and to date still the only one, to have finished in second place twice at Eurovision.[citation needed]
The show was watched by 10.16 million viewers in Germany.[4]
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