Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1959
| Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1959 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1959 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | ARD[a] – Hessischer Rundfunk (HR) | |||
| Country |  Germany | |||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Heute abend woll'n wir tanzen geh'n" | |||
| Artist | Alice and Ellen Kessler | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 8th, 5 votes | |||
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Germany participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1959 in Cannes with the song "Heute abend woll'n wir tanzen geh'n", composed by Helmut Zander with lyrics by Astrid Voltmann, and performed by Alice and Ellen Kessler.[1] Hessischer Rundfunk (HR) internally selected the artists and song on behalf of ARD.
Before Eurovision
[edit]The German national broadcaster ARD nominated and internally selected Alice and Ellen Kessler as the German representatives to the Eurovision Song Contest 1958. They also selected the song "Heute möchte ich bummeln" which went through several rewrites of the lyrics and a title change at the Kessler twins' request.[2]
At Eurovision
[edit]On the night of the final, the Kessler twins performed 6th in the running order, after the Netherlands and before Sweden.[3] Their performance included a small dance number in the middle of the song.[2] After voting closed, "Heute abend woll'n wir tanzen geh'n" had received 5 votes, placing 8th out of 11 entries.[3]
Voting
[edit]Every participating broadcaster assembled a jury of ten people. Every jury member could give one vote to their favourite song. The votes were added and read out during voting.
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Notes
[edit]- ^ Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
References
[edit]- ^ "Eurovision 1959 - Germany". eurovisionworld.com. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ a b "1959: Die ARD bestimmte zwei erfolgreiche Stars" [1959: The ARD selected two successful stars]. eurovision.de (in German). ARD. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Final of Cannes 1959". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Cannes 1959". eurovision.tv. EBU. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
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