Über_die_Brücke_geh'n
West Germany (performing under the banner Germany) was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986, held in Bergen, Norway.
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1986 | ||||
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| Country |  Germany | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Ein Lied für Bergen | |||
| Selection date(s) | 27 March 1986 | |||
| Selected entrant | Ingrid Peters | |||
| Selected song | "Über die Brücke geh'n" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Hans Blum | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 8th, 62 points | |||
| Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Ein Lied für Bergen
The German national final to select their entry, Ein Lied für Bergen, was held on 27 March at the Deutsches Theater in Munich, and was hosted by Sabrina Lallinger and Wenche Myhre. Myhre represented Germany in the 1968 Contest.
Twelve songs made it to the national final, which was broadcast by Bayerischer Rundfunk to ARD 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. Each person gave every song a vote, from 1 (for worst) to 12 (for best). Therefore, the theoretical "worst score" a song could receive would be 500, and the "best score" would be 6000.
The winning entry was "Über die Brücke geh'n", performed by Ingrid Peters and composed by Hans Blum.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriters | Votes | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That's Life | "Telefon" | Ralph Siegel, Werner Schüler | 2011 | 12th |
| 2 | Günther-Eric Thöner | "Du bist der Wind, der meine Flügel trägt" | Günther-Eric Thöner, Erich Offierowski | 2893 | 9th |
| 3 | Dschinghis Khan Family | "Wir gehör'n zusammen" | Ralph Siegel, Bernd Meinunger | 4088 | 2nd |
| 4 | Ingrid Peters | "Über die Brücke geh'n" | Hans Blum | 4236 | 1st |
| 5 | Clowns | "Clowns" | Ralph Siegel, Michael Kunze, Bernd Meinunger | 3597 | 6th |
| 6 | Steffi Hinz | "Ich habe niemals nie gesagt" | Alexander Gordan, Norbert Hammerschmidt | 2769 | 10th |
| 7 | Mister Fisto | "Rein und klar wie's früher war" | Günther-Eric Thöner, Peter Rubin | 2102 | 11th |
| 8 | Headline | "Europa" | Jürgen Triebel, Horst-Herbert Krause | 3871 | 5th |
| 9 | Margit P. | "Der Sonne entgegen" | Margit Petraschka | 2923 | 8th |
| 10 | Chris Heart and Band | "Die Engel sind auch nicht mehr das was sie war'n" | Ralph Siegel, Bernd Meinunger | 4027 | 3rd |
| 11 | Joy Fleming and Marc Berry | "Miteinander" | Reiner Pietsch, Werner Schüler | 3989 | 4th |
| 12 | Tie Break | "Kopf oder Zahl" | Andreas Hofner, Regina Simon | 3118 | 7th |
Peters was the fourteenth performer on the night of the Contest, following Belgium and preceding Cyprus. At the close of the voting the song had received 62 points, placing 8th in a field of 20 competing countries.[1] The German jury awarded its 12 points to Luxembourg.
The show was watched by 10.88 million viewers in Germany.[2]
Voting
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- "Final of Bergen 1986". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- 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.
- "Results of the Final of Bergen 1986". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.