Germany was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 with the song "Marcel", written by Charly Niessen, and performed by Heidi Brühl. The German participating broadcaster on behalf of ARD, Hessischer Rundfunk (HR), selected its entry through a national final, after having previously selected the performer internally. Brühl had finished runner-up in the 1960 national final, 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.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1963 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participating broadcaster | ARD[a] – Hessischer Rundfunk (HR) | |||
| Country |  Germany | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Artist: Internal selection Song: National final | |||
| Selection date(s) | 28 February 1963 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | 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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Before Eurovision
editNational final
editThe final was held at the television 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
editOn 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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Notes
edit- ^ Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
References
edit- ^ ESC National Finals database 1963
- ^ ESC History - Germany 1963
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of London 1963". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.