Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983

Germany was represented by duo Hoffmann & Hoffmann, with the song "Rücksicht", at the 1983 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 23 April in Munich, following Nicole's victory for Germany in 1982. "Rücksicht" was the winner of the German national final, held on 19 March.

Eurovision Song Contest 1983
Country Germany
National selection
Selection processEin Lied für München
Selection date(s)19 March 1983
Selected entrantHoffmann & Hoffmann
Selected song"Rücksicht"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result5th, 94 points
Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

Ein Lied für München

The final was held at the Bayerischer Rundfunk TV studios in Munich, hosted by Carolin Reiber. 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. Among the other participants were former German representative Wencke Myhre (1968) and future entrant Ingrid Peters (1986).[1]

Draw Artist Song Votes Place
1 Holger Thomas "Mein Hit heißt Susi Schmidt" 2609 10
2 Veronika Fischer "Unendlich weit" 2523 11
3 Hoffmann & Hoffmann "Rücksicht" 4251 1
4 Angela Branca "Warum hältst Du mich nicht fest?" 3222 8
5 Bernd Clüver "Mit siebzehn" 3933 3
6 Ingrid Peters and July Paul "Viva la Mamma" 3983 2
7 Peter Rubin "Wie ein Mann" 3427 6
8 Wencke Myhre and Son "Wir beide gegen den Wind" 3752 5
9 Harry Belten "Angelo" 2111 12
10 Leinemann "Ich reiß' alle Mauern ein" 3314 7
11 Mara "Sternenland" 2987 9
12 Costa Cordalis "Ich mag Dich" 3902 4

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Hoffmann & Hoffmann performed 14th in the running order, following Cyprus and preceding Denmark. At the close of voting "Rücksicht" had received 94 points, placing Germany 5th of the 20 entries, the country's fifth consecutive top 5 finish.[2] The German jury awarded its 12 points to Sweden.[3]

"Rücksicht" became the biggest domestic hit of Hoffmann & Hoffmann's career, reaching number 8 on the German singles chart. However, in March 1984, less than a year after their Eurovision appearance, lead singer Günter Hoffmann committed suicide at the age of 32.

Voting

References
  1. ESC National Finals database 1983
  2. "Final of Munich 1983". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  3. ESC History - Germany 1983
  4. "Results of the Final of Munich 1983". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
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