Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964
| Eurovision Song Contest 1964 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | ARD[a] – Hessischer Rundfunk (HR) | |||
| Country |  Germany | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Ein Lied für Kopenhagen | |||
| Selection date(s) | 11 January 1964 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Nora Nova | |||
| Selected song | "Man gewöhnt sich so schnell an das Schöne" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 13th, 0 points | |||
| Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Germany was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1964 with the song "Man gewöhnt sich so schnell an das Schöne", composed by Rudi von der Dovenmühle, with lyrics by Niels Nobach, and performed by Nora Nova. The German participating broadcaster on behalf of ARD, Hessischer Rundfunk (HR), selected its entry through a national final.
"Man gewöhnt sich so schnell an das Schöne" held the joint record for the longest ever song title in a Eurovision final alongside "C'est le dernier qui a parlé qui a raison" which represented France at the 1991 contest until both were succeeded by "The Social Network Song (Oh Oh - Uh - Oh Oh)" which represented San Marino at the 2012 contest. That song was itself succeeded by "(nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi" which represented Estonia at the 2024 contest.
Before Eurovision
[edit]Ein Lied für Kopenhagen
[edit]The final was held at the TV studios in Frankfurt, hosted by Hilde Nocker. Six songs took part, with the winner chosen by an "expert" jury and a public jury. Only the scores and placements of the top three songs are currently known.[1]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Votes | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fred Bertelmann | "Das macht dein Lächeln, Mona Lisa" | 19 | 3 |
| 2 | Peter Kirsten | "Regenbogen, Regenbogen" | 18 | 4 |
| 3 | René Kollo | "Wie vom Wind verweht" | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Gitta Lind | "Ein Chanson in der Nacht" | 27 | 2 |
| 5 | Nora Nova | "Man gewöhnt sich so schnell an das Schöne" | 38 | 1 |
| 6 | Gerhard Wendland | "Wohin ist der Sommer?" | 15 | 5 |
At Eurovision
[edit]On the night of the final Nova performed 9th in the running order, following the United Kingdom and preceding Monaco. Only an audio recording of Nova's performance survives, as the video master of the 1964 contest is believed to have been lost in a fire at the DR archive during the 1970s, and no other broadcaster had kept a copy. Voting was by each national jury awarding 5-3-1 to their top 3 songs, and at the close "Man gewöhnt sich so schnell an das Schöne" was one of four songs (along with the entries from Portugal, Switzerland, and Yugoslavia) which had failed to pick up a single point. This was the third consecutive contest in which four countries had failed to score, and a first nul-points for Germany. The German jury awarded its 5 points to Luxembourg.[2]
Voting
[edit]Germany did not receive any points at the 1964 Eurovision Song Contest.[3]
| Score | Country |
|---|---|
| 5 points |  Luxembourg
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| 3 points |  Italy
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| 1 point |  United Kingdom
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Notes
[edit]- ^ Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
References
[edit]- ^ ESC National Finals database 1964
- ^ ESC History - Germany 1964
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Copenhagen 1964". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.