Germany was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 with the song "". The song was composed by Michael Reinecke, with lyrics by Michael Kunze, and performed by Mary Roos. The German participating broadcaster on behalf of ARD, (BR), selected their entry through a national final. Roos previously represented , and finished third.
Before Eurovision
The final was held at the Deutsches Theater in Munich, hosted by Sabine Sauer. 12 songs took part and the winner was chosen by a panel of approximately 500 people who had been selected as providing a representative cross-section of the German public.
Artist Song Songwriters Votes Place 1 Cosi and Relax "O, i woaß net" 2,949 9 2 Jürgen Renfordt "Als die Erde war geboren" Hans Blum 3,035 8 3 Harmony Four "Tingel Tangel Mann" 3,852 3 4 Madeleine "Halt mich fest" 2,674 11 5 Helmut Frey "Hier ist einer zuviel" 3,072 7 6 Giorgia Lauda "Jeder muß sein Leben leben" 3,350 6 7 Frank Daniel "Wo warst Du, als ich starb" 2,699 10 8 Mary Roos "Aufrecht geh'n" 4,124 1 9 Pas de Bas "Primaballerina" 2,599 12 10 Monitor "Mensch aus Glas" 3,754 4 11 Anne Karin "Niemand" 3,669 5 12 Bernhard Brink "Liebe ist" 4,003 2
At Eurovision On the night of the final Roos performed 14th in the running order, following and preceding . At the close of voting "" had received 34 points, placing Germany joint 13th of the 19 entries. The German jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners .
The show was watched by 14.23 million viewers in Germany.
Voting
+ Points awarded to Germany Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
+ Points awarded by Germany Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
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