Year: | 1958 |
Broadcaster: | ARD – German: [[Westdeutscher Rundfunk]]|i=no (WDR) |
Country: | Germany |
Preselection: | Schlager 1958 |
Preselection Date: | 20 January 1958 |
Entrant: | Margot Hielscher |
Song: | German: Für zwei Groschen Musik|i=no |
Final Result: | 7th, 5 points |
Germany was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1958 with the song "German: Für zwei Groschen Musik|i=no", 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, German: [[Westdeutscher Rundfunk]]|i=no (WDR), selected their entry through a national final. This was Hielscher's second consecutive Eurovision appearance for Germany.
The national final was held on 6 February at the Kleine Westfalenhalle in Dortmund, hosted by Anaid Iplikjan and Kurt A. Jung. Twelve songs took part, with the winner being decided by a jury. Only two song titles with performers are currently confirmed: the winning song and "Die Braut der sieben Meere" by Lale Andersen. The remaining performers were: Evelyn Künnecke, Erni Bieler, Fred Bertelmann, Gitta Lind, Vico Torriani, John Paris, Margret Fürer, Georg Thomalla, Peter Lorenz, and Fred Weyrich.[1]
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 by appearing onstage wearing a tiara and a sash proclaiming her 'Miss Juke Box', while manoeuvring a stack of records in her hands as she sang. At the close of voting "German: Für zwei Groschen Musik|i=no" had received 5 points, placing Germany 7th of the 10 entries. The German jury awarded 5 of its 10 points to Belgium.[2]
Every participating broadcaster assembled a jury of ten people. Every jury member could give one point to his or her favourite song.