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Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971

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{{Infobox song contest national year

| Year = 1971

| Broadcaster = ARD{{efn|{{lang|de|Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland|i=no}}}} – {{lang|de|Hessischer Rundfunk|i=no}} (HR)

| Country = Germany

| Selection process = Artist: Internal selection
Song: {{lang|de|Ein Lied für Dublin}}

| Selection date = 27 February 1971

| Song = {{lang|de|Diese Welt|i=no}}

| Artist = Katja Ebstein

| Writer = {{unbulleted list|Dieter Zimmermann|Fred Jay}}

| Final result = 3rd, 100 points

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Germany was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1971 with the song "{{lang|de|Diese Welt|i=no}}", composed by Dieter Zimmermann, with lyrics by Fred Jay, and performed by Katja Ebstein. The German participating broadcaster on behalf of ARD, {{lang|de|Hessischer Rundfunk|i=no}} (HR), selected its entry through a national final, after having previously selected the performer internally. This was the second of Ebstein's three appearances for Germany at Eurovision and she became the second performer, after Margot Hielscher, to represent the country in successive years.

Before Eurovision

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The final was held at the TV studios in Frankfurt, hosted by Günther Schramm. Ebstein performed six songs and the winner was chosen by a 10-member jury, who each awarded between 1 and 5 points to each song. Blue screen technology was used for most of Katja Ebstein's performances. Only the winning entry "Diese Welt" was performed with the orchestra seen in the background.

After the second and the fourth song, short interval acts were performed by British dance troupe Pamela Devis Ballet. They presented choreographies to "In the Summertime" by Mungo Jerry and the Ramsey Lewis Trio's instrumental version of "The 'In' Crowd". After the final performance, the Rosie Singers, who had served as background ensemble for the six performances, sang a medley of three previous Eurovision Song Contest winning entries: "Alles und noch viel mehr" (German version of "All Kinds of Everything" by Dana, 1970), "Boom Bang-a-Bang" (German version of the 1969 UK winning entry by Lulu) and "La, la, la" (1968 winning entry by Massiel for Spain).

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|+Final – 27 February 1971

rowspan="2" | Draw

! rowspan="2" | Song

! rowspan="2" | Total

! rowspan="2" | Place

1

| align="left" | "Der Mensch lebt von der Liebe"

| 27

| 5

2

| align="left" | "Alle Menschen auf der Erde"

| 37

| 2

3

| align="left" | "Es wird wieder gescheh'n"

| 28

| 4

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| 4

| align="left" | "Diese Welt"

| 43

| 1

5

| align="left" | "Ich bin glücklich mit dir"

| 25

| 6

6

| align="left" | "Ich glaube an die Liebe auf der Welt"

| 37

| 2

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+ Detailed Jury Votes
scope="col" | Draw

! scope="col" | Song

! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|{{Abbr|P. Fischer|Peter Fischer}}}}

! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|{{Abbr|E. Guttmann|Eva Guttmann}}}}

! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|{{Abbr|K. Ludwig|Kirsten Ludwig}}}}

! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|{{Abbr|G. Schmid|Georg Schmid}}}}

! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|{{Abbr|I. Stein|Inge Stein}}}}

! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|{{Abbr|E. Friesch|Edwin Friesch}}}}

! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|{{Abbr|H. Hirschmann|Hans Hirschmann}}}}

! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|{{Abbr|H. Wernstedt|Horst Wernstedt}}}}

! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|{{Abbr|K.D. Wulffen|Kai Dietrich Wulffen}}}}

! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|{{Abbr|E. Zalud|Emil Zalud}}}}

! scope="col" | Total

1

| align="left" | "Der Mensch lebt von der Liebe"

| 2

| 4

| 2

| 3

| 4

| 2

| 4

| 3

| 2

| 1

| 27

2

| align="left" | "Alle Menschen auf der Erde"

| 3

| 3

| 5

| 2

| 5

| 2

| 3

| 5

| 5

| 4

| 37

3

| align="left" | "Es wird wieder gescheh'n"

| 2

| 2

| 4

| 3

| 3

| 3

| 2

| 3

| 3

| 2

| 28

4

| align="left" | "Diese Welt"

| 5

| 4

| 3

| 5

| 5

| 4

| 3

| 4

| 5

| 5

| 43

5

| align="left" | "Ich bin glücklich mit dir"

| 4

| 2

| 2

| 1

| 3

| 1

| 2

| 3

| 3

| 4

| 25

6

| align="left" | "Ich glaube an die Liebe auf der Welt"

| 4

| 5

| 1

| 4

| 4

| 3

| 5

| 4

| 4

| 3

| 37

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Ebstein performed 5th in the running order, following {{esccnty|Switzerland|y=1971}} and preceding {{esccnty|Spain|y=1971}}. Like Ebstein's 1970 entry "Wunder gibt es immer wieder", "Diese Welt" had a more contemporary feel than most of its competitors and had an effective build from a relatively quiet verse into a rousing chorus, allowing Ebstein to show her vocal range. At the close of voting, under the new system being trialled for the first time in the 1971 contest, "Diese Welt" had received 100 points, placing Germany third of the 18 entries, matching Ebstein's placing in 1970, at the time Germany's highest Eurovision finish.{{cite web |title=Final of Dublin 1971 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/dublin-1971/final |publisher=Eurovision Song Contest |access-date=9 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210409083814/https://eurovision.tv/event/dublin-1971/final |archive-date=9 April 2021 |url-status=live}}

= Voting =

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+ Points awarded to Germany{{cite web |title=Results of the Final of Dublin 1971 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/dublin-1971/final/results/germany |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=9 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210409085518/https://eurovision.tv/event/dublin-1971/final/results/germany |archive-date=9 April 2021 |url-status=live}}
scope="col" width="20%" | Score

! scope="col" | Country

scope="row" | 10 points

|

scope="row" | 9 points

|

scope="row" | 8 points

| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|France|y=1971}}|{{Esc|Spain|1945|y=1971}}}}

scope="row" | 7 points

| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Belgium|y=1971}}|{{Esc|Monaco|y=1971}}|{{Esc|Portugal|y=1971}}|{{Esc|Yugoslavia|y=1971}}}}

scope="row" | 6 points

| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Austria|y=1971}}|{{Esc|Italy|y=1971}}|{{Esc|Sweden|y=1971}}|{{Esc|Switzerland|y=1971}}|{{Esc|United Kingdom|y=1971}}}}

scope="row" | 5 points

| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Finland|y=1971}}|{{Esc|Ireland|y=1971}}|{{Esc|Malta|y=1971}}|{{Esc|Netherlands|y=1971}}}}

scope="row" | 4 points

| {{Esc|Norway|y=1971}}

scope="row" | 3 points

|

scope="row" | 2 points

| {{Esc|Luxembourg|y=1971}}

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+ Points awarded by Germany
scope="col" width="20%" | Score

! scope="col" | Country

scope="row" | 10 points

| {{Esc|Monaco|y=1971}}

scope="row" | 9 points

|

scope="row" | 8 points

|

scope="row" | 7 points

| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Austria|y=1971}}|{{Esc|Spain|1945|y=1971}}|{{Esc|Yugoslavia|y=1971}}}}

scope="row" | 6 points

| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Italy|y=1971}}|{{Esc|Switzerland|y=1971}}}}

scope="row" | 5 points

| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|France|y=1971}}|{{Esc|Portugal|y=1971}}|{{Esc|United Kingdom|y=1971}}}}

scope="row" | 4 points

| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Finland|y=1971}}|{{Esc|Ireland|y=1971}}|{{Esc|Netherlands|y=1971}}|{{Esc|Sweden|y=1971}}}}

scope="row" | 3 points

| {{Esc|Malta|y=1971}}

scope="row" | 2 points

| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Belgium|y=1971}}|{{Esc|Luxembourg|y=1971}}|{{Esc|Norway|y=1971}}}}

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Notes

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References

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{{Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest}}

{{Eurovision Song Contest 1971}}

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