Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1997 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Germany | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Der Countdown läuft | |||
| Selection date(s) | 27 February 1997 | |||
| Selected entrant | Bianca Shomburg | |||
| Selected song | "Zeit" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | ||||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 18th, 22 points | |||
| Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Germany was represented by Bianca Shomburg, with the song "Zeit", at the 1997 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 3 May in Dublin. "Zeit", composed by prolific Eurovision duo Ralph Siegel and Bernd Meinunger, was the winner of the German national final, held on 27 February.
Before Eurovision
Der Countdown läuft
The final was held in Lübeck, hosted by Jens Riewa. Nine songs took part and the winner was chosen by televoting, converted into percentages. "Zeit" received over three times more votes than the second-placed song. Other participants included the previous year's German winner Leon – who had notoriously been eliminated in the audio-only pre-qualifying round of the 1996 Eurovision – and Michelle, who would represent Germany in 2001.[1]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Televote | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verliebte Jungs | "Ich bin solo" | Christoph Siemons, Bob Arnz, Reiner Hörnig | 1.8% | 9 |
| 2 | Michaela | "Es lebe die Liebe" | Wayne Morris, Sabine Morris | 9.3% | 5 |
| 3 | Jeana | "Kein "bitte verzeih' mir"" | Peter Hoff, Mike Bordt | 5.8% | 6 |
| 4 | All About Angels | "Engel" | Ralph Siegel, Bernd Meinunger | 4.3% | 7 |
| 5 | Michelle | "Im Auge des Orkans" | Jean Frankfurter, Irma Holder | 11.8% | 3 |
| 6 | Leon | "Schein (meine kleine Taschemlampe)" | Hanne Haller, Bernd Meinunger | 13.0% | 2 |
| 7 | Bianca Shomburg | "Zeit" | Ralph Siegel, Bernd Meinunger | 40.2% | 1 |
| 8 | Viveca | "Komm zurück" | Martin de Vries, Roland Götz, P. Cassier | 2.5% | 8 |
| 9 | Anke Lautenbach | "Zwischen Himmel und Erde" | Thomas Natschinski, Inge Branoner | 11.4% | 4 |
At Eurovision
Ahead of the contest, Germany were considered one of the favourites among bookmakers to win the contest, featuring alongside the entries from Ireland, Italy, United Kingdom and Estonia.[2] On the night of the final Shomburg performed 11th in the running order, following Spain and preceding Poland. At the close of voting "Zeit" had received 22 points, placing Germany joint 18th (with Bosnia-Herzegovina) of the 25 entries.[3] Germany was one of five countries chosen to trial televoting in the 1997 contest, and the 12 points were awarded to Turkey.[4]
The show was watched by 4.57 million viewers in Germany.[5]
Voting
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References
- ^ ESC National Finals database 1997
- ^ "What are the Odds?". Radio Telefís Éireann. Archived from the original on 24 February 1999. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "Final of Dublin 1997". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ ESC History - Germany 1997
- ^ Quotenmeter; AGF; GfK. "TV-Reichweite des Eurovision Song Contests in den Jahren 1976 bis 2023 nach der Anzahl der Zuschauer". Statista. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Dublin 1997". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.