Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1962

Eurovision Song Contest 1962

Country|  Germany
National selection
Selection process| Deutschen Schlager-Festspiele 1962
Selection date(s)| Semi-finals
12 January 1962
19 January 1962
26 January 1962
2 February 1962
Final
17 February 1962
Selected entrant| Conny Froboess
Selected song| "Zwei kleine Italiener"
Selected songwriter(s)|

* Christian Bruhn
* George Buschor

Finals performance
Final result| 6th, 9 points
Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Germany was represented by Conny Froboess, with the song '"Zwei kleine Italiener", at the 1962 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 18 March in Luxembourg City. Twelve artists and 24 songs took part in the German preselection, which consisted of four semi-finals, followed by the final on 17 February. Each show was held in a different German city.

There were several past and future Eurovision representatives among the participants: Wyn Hoop (Germany 1960), Siw Malmkvist (Sweden 1960 & Germany 1969), Jimmy Makulis (Austria 1961), Carmela Corren (Austria 1963) and Margot Eskens (Germany 1966).

## Before Eurovision

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### National final

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#### Semi-finals

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Four semi-finals were held to select the 12 qualifiers for the final. Each artist performed two songs and a jury selected which of the two should go forward to the final.[1]

##### Semi-final 1 - Frankfurt

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Semi-final 1–12 January 1962  Draw  | Artist  | Song  | Result

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1  | Conny Froboess | "Hallo hallo hallo"  | Eliminated
2  | Conny Froboess | "Zwei kleine Italiener"  | Advanced
3  | Rita Paul | "Canzonetta d'amore"  | Eliminated
4  | Rita Paul | "La luna romantica"  | Advanced
5  | Jimmy Makulis | "Ich habe im Leben nur Dich"  | Advanced
6  | Jimmy Makulis | "Keiner weiß wohin"  | Eliminated

##### Semi-final 2 - Stuttgart

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Semi-final 2–19 January 1962  Draw  | Artist  | Song  | Result

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1  | Peter Beil  | "Dein erster Kuß"  | Eliminated
2  | Peter Beil  | "Ein verliebter Italiener"  | Advanced
3  | Peggy Brown  | "Das Lexikon d'amour"  | Advanced
4  | Peggy Brown  | "Ein Wiederseh'n mit Jacky"  | Eliminated
5  | Siw Malmkvist | "Der eine, der bist Du"  | Eliminated
6  | Siw Malmkvist | "Die Wege der Liebe (sind wunderbar)"  | Advanced

##### Semi-final 3 - Cologne

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Semi-final 3–26 January 1962  Draw  | Artist  | Song  | Result

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1  | Pirkko Mannola & Wyn Hoop | "Komm ein bißchen näher zu mir her"  | Eliminated
2  | Pirkko Mannola & Wyn Hoop | "Mama will dich sehen"  | Advanced
3  | Ralf Bendix | "Das Neueste aus Paris"  | Eliminated
4  | Ralf Bendix | "Spanische Hochzeit"  | Advanced
5  | Margot Eskens | "Ein Herz das kann man nicht kaufen"  | Advanced
6  | Margot Eskens | "Jeder braucht jeden Tag Liebe"  | Eliminated

##### Semi-final 4 - Munich

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Semi-final 4–2 February 1962  Draw  | Artist  | Song  | Result

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1  | Carmela Corren | "Eine Rose aus Santa Monica"  | Advanced
2  | Carmela Corren | "Irgendwie geht es immer weiter"  | Eliminated
3  | Bill Ramsey | "Hilly Billy Banjo Bill"  | Advanced
4  | Bill Ramsey | "Old Jonny war ein Wunderkind"  | Eliminated
5  | Ann-Louise Hanson | "Au revoir, auf wiederseh'n"  | Eliminated
6  | Ann-Louise Hanson | "Sing kleiner Vogel"  | Advanced

#### Final

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The national final was held on 17 February at the Kurhaus in Baden-Baden, hosted by Klaus Havenstein. The winning song was chosen by voting from six regional juries and an additional jury in the theatre.[2]

Final - 17 February 1962  Draw  | Artist  | Song  | Points  | Place

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1  | Conny Froboess | "Zwei kleine Italiener"  | 19  | 1
2  | Rita Paul | "La luna romantica"  | 2  | 6=
3  | Jimmy Makulis | "Ich habe im Leben nur Dich"  | 0  | 11=
4  | Peter Beil  | "Ein verliebter Italiener"  | 0  | 11=
5  | Peggy Brown  | "Das Lexicon d'amour"  | 2  | 6=
6  | Siw Malmkvist | "Die Wege der Liebe (sind wunderbar)"  | 18  | 2
7  | Pirkko Mannola & Wyn Hoop | "Mama will dich sehen"  | 6  | 4
8  | Ralf Bendix | "Spanische Hochzeit"  | 5  | 5
9  | Margot Eskens | "Ein Herz das kann man nicht kaufen"  | 8  | 3
10  | Carmela Corren | "Eine Rose aus Santa Monica"  | 1  | 8=
11  | Bill Ramsey | "Hilly Billy Banjo Bill"  | 1  | 8=
12  | Ann-Louise Hanson | "Sing kleiner Vogel"  | 1  | 8=

## At Eurovision

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On the night of the final Froboess performed 7th in the running order, following Sweden and preceding the Netherlands. "Zwei kleine Italiener" was one of very few fun, uptempo songs in what in retrospect is usually rated as one of the dreariest contests of all. Each national jury awarded 3-2-1 to their top three songs, and at the close of voting "Zwei kleine Italiener" had received 9 points, placing Germany 6th of the 16 entries. The German jury awarded its 3 points to contest winners France.[3]

### Voting

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Points awarded to Germany[4] | Score  | Country

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3 points  |
2 points  |

* Finland
* Monaco
* Netherlands
* United Kingdom

1 point  |  Denmark
Points awarded by Germany[4] | Score  | Country

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3 points  |  France
2 points  |  Switzerland
1 point  |  Monaco

## References

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1. ^ ESC National Finals database 1962 - semis
2. ^ ESC National Finals database 1962
3. ^ ESC History - Germany 1962[permanent dead link]
4. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1962". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.

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Artists|

* Lale Andersen
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* Inge Brück
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* Roger Cicero
* Cindy and Bert
* ~~Ben Dolic~~
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* Maxi and Chris Garden
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* Guildo Horn
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* Isaak
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* Lena
* ~~Leon~~
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* Lou
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* Siw Malmkvist
* Max
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* Mekado
* Michelle
* Münchener Freiheit
* Wencke Myhre
* Nicole
* No Angels
* Nora Nova
* Ingrid Peters
* Freddy Quinn
* Stefan Raab
* Mary Roos
* Michael Schulte
* Walter Andreas Schwarz
* Ireen Sheer
* Bianca Shomburg
* Silver Convention
* Sisters
* Stone and Stone
* Sürpriz
* Texas Lightning
* Lena Valaitis
* Ulla Wiesner
* Wind

Songs|

* "Always on the Run"
* "Anouschka"
* "Aufrecht geh'n"
* "Ein bißchen Frieden"
* "Black Smoke"
* "Blood & Glitter"
* "Bonne nuit ma chérie"
* "Can't Wait Until Tonight"
* "Diese Welt"
* "Dieser Traum darf niemals sterben"
* "Disappear"
* "Dschinghis Khan"
* "Einmal sehen wir uns wieder"
* "Feuer"
* "Flieger"
* "Frauen regier'n die Welt"
* "Frei zu leben"
* "Für alle"
* "Für zwei Groschen Musik"
* "Ghost"
* "Glorious"
* "Guildo hat euch lieb!"
* "Heute Abend wollen wir tanzen geh'n"
* "Ein Hoch der Liebe"
* "I Can't Live Without Music"
* "I Don't Feel Hate"
* "Im Wartesaal zum großen Glück"
* "Is It Right"
* "Johnny Blue"
* "Junger Tag"
* "Lass die Sonne in dein Herz"
* "Let's Get Happy"
* "Lied für einen Freund"
* "Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein"
* "Man gewöhnt sich so schnell an das Schöne"
* "Marcel"
* "Miss Kiss Kiss Bang"
* "No No Never"
* "Nur die Liebe läßt uns leben"
* "Paradies, wo bist du?"
* "Perfect Life"
* ~~"Planet of Blue"~~
* "Primaballerina"
* "Reise nach Jerusalem – Kudüs'e Seyahat"
* "Rockstars"
* "Rücksicht"
* "Run & Hide"
* "Satellite"
* "Sing Sang Song"
* "Sister"
* "So geht das jede Nacht"
* "Die Sommermelodie"
* "Standing Still"
* "Taken by a Stranger"
* "Telefon, Telefon"
* "Telegram"
* "Theater"
* "Träume sind für alle da"
* "Über die Brücke geh'n"
* "Verliebt in Dich"
* "Viel zu weit"
* ~~"Violent Thing"~~
* "Wadde hadde dudde da?"
* "Wer Liebe lebt"
* "Wir geben 'ne Party"
* "Wunder gibt es immer wieder"
* "You Let Me Walk Alone"
* "Die Zeiger der Uhr"
* "Zeit"
* "Zwei kleine Italiener"

* Note: Entries scored out signify where Germany did not compete

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Countries|

* Austria
* Belgium
* Denmark
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Italy
* Luxembourg
* Monaco
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* United Kingdom
* Yugoslavia

Artists|

* Isabelle Aubret
* Victor Balaguer
* Inger Berggren
* Ronnie Carroll
* François Deguelt
* Camillo Felgen
* Conny Froboess
* Inger Jacobsen
* Fud Leclerc
* Lola Novaković
* Jean Philippe
* Marion Rung
* Eleonore Schwarz
* De Spelbrekers
* Claudio Villa
* Ellen Winther

Songs|

* "Addio, addio"
* "Dis rien"
* "Katinka"
* "Kom sol, kom regn"
* "Llámame"
* "Ne pali svetla u sumrak"
* "Nur in der Wiener Luft"
* "Petit bonhomme"
* "Le Retour"
* "Ring-A-Ding Girl"
* "Sol och vår"
* "Tipi-tii"
* "Ton nom"
* "Un premier amour"
* "Vuggevise"
* "Zwei kleine Italiener"

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