Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963

Eurovision Song Contest 1963

Country|  Germany
National selection
Selection process| National final
Selection date(s)| 28 February 1963
Selected entrant| Heidi Brühl
Selected song| "Marcel"
Selected songwriter(s)| Charly Niessen
Finals performance
Final result| 9th, 5 points
Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Germany was represented by Heidi Brühl, with the song "Marcel", at the 1963 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 23 March in London. Brühl was selected internally as the German performer, and the song was chosen at the national final on 28 February. Brühl had previously finished runner-up in the German national final in 1960, but her song "Wir wollen niemals auseinandergehn" had gone on to become one of the biggest hits of the year, topping the German singles chart for several weeks.

## Before Eurovision

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### National final

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The final was held at the TV studios in Frankfurt. Brühl performed five songs and the winner was chosen by postcard voting. "Marcel" was a runaway winner, receiving almost two-thirds of all votes cast.[1]

Draw  | Song  | Votes  | Place

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1  | "Die blaue Stunde"  | 5,846  | 4
2  | "Das kleine Lied"  | 5,011  | 5
3  | "Zum großen Glück"  | 6,681  | 3
4  | "Marcel"  | 55,119 | 1
5  | "Ein schöhner Tag"  | 10,857  | 2

## At Eurovision

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On the night of the final Brühl performed third in the running order, following the Netherlands and preceding Austria. Voting was by each national jury awarding 5-4-3-2-1 to their top 5 songs, and at the close "Marcel" had received 5 points (3 from Monaco and 2 from Norway), placing Germany 9th of the 16 entries. The German jury awarded its 5 points to Monaco.[2]

### Voting

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Points awarded to Germany[3] | Score  | Country

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5 points  |
4 points  |
3 points  |  Monaco
2 points  |  Norway
1 point  |
Points awarded by Germany[3] | Score  | Country

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5 points  |  Monaco
4 points  |  Switzerland
3 points  |  Luxembourg
2 points  |  Denmark
1 point  |  France

## References

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1. ^ ESC National Finals database 1963
2. ^ ESC History - Germany 1963
3. ^ a b "Results of the Final of London 1963". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.

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Songs|

* "Always on the Run"
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* "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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* Austria
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* Denmark
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Italy
* Luxembourg
* Monaco
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* United Kingdom
* Yugoslavia

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* Alain Barrière
* Heidi Brühl
* Ronnie Carroll
* Carmela Corren
* José Guardiola
* Laila Halme
* Françoise Hardy
* Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann
* Nana Mouskouri
* Esther Ofarim
* Annie Palmen
* Emilio Pericoli
* Jacques Raymond
* Anita Thallaug
* Vice Vukov
* Monica Zetterlund

Songs|

* "À force de prier"
* "Algo prodigioso"
* "L'amour s'en va"
* "Brodovi"
* "Dansevise"
* "Elle était si jolie"
* "En gång i Stockholm"
* "Marcel"
* "Muistojeni laulu"
* "Say Wonderful Things"
* "Solhverv"
* "Een speeldoos"
* "T'en va pas"
* "Uno per tutte"
* "Vielleicht geschieht ein Wunder"
* "Waarom?"

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