Germany was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1958 with the song "", composed by Friedrich Meyer, with lyrics by Fred Rauch and Walter Brandin, and performed by Margot Hielscher. The German participating broadcaster on behalf of ARD, (NWRV), selected their entry through a national final. This was Hielscher's second consecutive Eurovision appearance for Germany.
Before Eurovision Schlager 1958 The national final was held on 20 January 1958 at the Kleine Westfalenhalle in Dortmund. The final was broadcast by NWRV on Deutsches Fernsehen at 20:40 CET (19:40 UTC), with a planned duration of 80 minutes. The director was Günther Hassert. The final was hosted by Anaid Iplicjian and . Six ARD broadcasters nominated two songs each, with the exception of host NWRV (composed by NDR and WDR), which sent three songs, making a total of eleven entries. +Competing entriesArtistBroadcasterSongLale AndersenSWF""Peter LorenzSWFFred BertelmannHRJohn ParisHRGitta LindNDR""Vico TorrianiNDR""WDRBRMargot HielscherBR""Evelyn KünnekeSDRSDR The names of other known singers had been circulating in the press prior to the national final, such as Alice Babs (for SDR), Lolita (for BR), Peter Norden, Georg Thomalla (for SFB), Klaus Volkmar (for SWF), and (for HR).
A draw for the running order was executed by the artists themselves at the start of the program. The artists were accompanied by the Kölner Tanz- und Unterhaltungsorchester under the direction of .
A jury composed by delegates from the ARD broadcasters decided the winner, with each broadcaster sending one juror. Each juror could distribute a maximum of ten points among their favourite entries. The final was won by Margot Hielscher with the song "", written by , and with lyrics by and Fred Rauch. +Schlager 1958 – 20 January 1958 Artist Song Composer Lyricist Votes Place Margot Hielscher "" 10 1 Vico Torriani "" Franz Grothe 9 2Gitta Lind""Martin BöttcherUte Just 9 2
At Eurovision On the night of the final Hielscher performed 8th in the running order, following and preceding . Hielscher's performance in 1957, when she had sung into a telephone receiver, is credited as the first to introduce a visual performance element into Eurovision, and she followed this in 1958 dressed like a beauty queen proclaiming herself 'Miss Juke Box', while manoeuvring a stack of 7-inch singles in her hands as she sang. Musically, the song is inspired by American swing music. At the close of voting "" had received 5 votes, placing Germany 7th of the 10 entries. The German jury awarded 5 of its 10 votes to Belgium.
The Eurovision Song Contest 1958 was broadcast in Germany on Deutsches Fernsehen with commentary by Wolf Mittler.
Voting Every participating broadcaster assembled a jury of ten people. Every jury member could give one vote to his or her favourite song.
+ Votes awarded to Germany Score Country 2 votes 1 votes
+ Votes awarded by Germany Score Country 5 votes 4 votes 1 vote
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