Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975

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| Year = 1975

| 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 = {{lang|de|Ein Lied für Stockholm}}

| Selection date = 3 February 1975

| Song = {{lang|de|Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein|i=no}}

| Artist = Joy Fleming

| Writer = {{unbulleted list|Rainer Pietsch|Michael Holm}}

| Final result = 17th, 15 points

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Germany was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 with the song "{{lang|de|Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein|i=no}}", composed by Rainer Pietsch, with lyrics by Michael Holm, and performed by Joy Fleming. The German participating broadcaster on behalf of ARD, {{lang|de|Hessischer Rundfunk|i=no}} (HR), selected their entry through a national final.

Before Eurovision

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{{lang|de|Hessischer Rundfunk|i=no}} (HR) held the national final, {{lang|de|Vorentscheid 1975: Ein Lied für Stockholm}}, on 3 February at its Studio 1 in Frankfurt am Main, hosted by journalist Karin Tietze-Ludwig, already well known for hosting the international preview {{lang|de|Auftakt für Brighton}} a year before.

Fifteen songs made it to the national final, which was broadcast by HR to ARD broadcasters across West Germany. The winner was decided by nine regional juries with four members each. Each jury member would assign points 1 to 5 for their five favorite songs. The highest score a song could receive (with every jury member from every region voting 5 on one song) was 180.

The winning entry was "{{lang|de|Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein|i=no}}", performed by Joy Fleming and composed by Reiner Pietsch with lyrics by Michael Holm. Other notable competitors included 1971 Contest winner Séverine, two-time German representative Katja Ebstein, past German representative Mary Roos, and Peggy March, well known in Germany and briefly in the U.S. for the song "I Will Follow Him".

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! Draw !! Artist !! Song !! Songwriters !! Points !! Place

1Marianne Rosenberg"Er gehört zu mir"Joachim Heider, Christian Heilburg8610
2Peggy March"Alles geht vorüber"Ralph Siegel, Kurt Hertha1282
3Peter Horton"Am Fuß der Leiter"Günter Ress, Miriam Frances7911
4Die Jokers"San Francisco Symphony"Peter Martin, Werner Schüler5712
5Séverine"Dreh dich im Kreisel der Zeit"Peter Orloff, Elisabeth Bertram977
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Joy Fleming"Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein"Rainer Pietsch, Michael Holm1341
7Maggie Mae"Die total verrückte Zeit"Henry Meier, Georg Buschor977
8Werner W. Becker"Heut' bin ich arm, heut' bin ich reich"Klaus Munro, Werner W. Becker5413
9Mary Roos"Eine Liebe ist wie ein Lied"Hans Blum, Ingetraut Blum1153
10Ricci Hohlt"Du"Chris Juwens, Joachim Relin3814
11Ricky Gordon"Sonja, ich rufe dich"Rudi Edelmann, Angie Richter3715
12Jürgen Marcus"Ein Lied zieht hinaus in die Welt"Jack White, Fred Jay909
13Love Generation"Hör wieder Radio"Peter Schirmann, Gisela Kieler1153
14Katja Ebstein"Ich liebe dich"Christian Bruhn, Michael Kunze1105
15Shuki and Aviva"Du und ich und zwei Träume"Rainer Maria Erhardt, Jean Frankfurter1086

At Eurovision

Joy Fleming performed fourth on the night of the contest, following {{Esccnty|France|y=1975}} and preceding {{Esccnty|Luxembourg|y=1975}}. At the close of the voting the song had received 15 points, placing 17th in a field of 19 competing countries.{{cite web |title=Final of Stockholm 1975 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/stockholm-1975/final |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=9 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210409175434/https://eurovision.tv/event/stockholm-1975/final |archive-date=9 April 2021 |url-status=live}} It was the lowest ranking Germany had seen in the competition to this point, and would continue to hold the distinction of having the lowest ranking out of all the German Eurovision songs until 1991, when the German entry that year placed 18th. Joy Fleming later blamed her clothing and apparel for the low placement. She stated that she would have preferred wearing trousers but that {{Ill|Hans-Otto Grünefeldt|de}}, entertainment program director of HR, forced her to wear a green dress and fake pearls instead.{{Cite book |last=Feddersen |first=Jan |title=Wunder gibt es immer wieder. Das große Buch zum Eurovision Song Contest |publisher=Aufbau Verlag |year=2010 |isbn=978-3-7466-7074-4 |location=Berlin |pages=66 |language=de}}

= Voting =

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+ Points awarded to Germany{{cite web |title=Results of the Final of Stockholm 1975 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/stockholm-1975/final/results/germany |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=9 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210409183736/https://eurovision.tv/event/stockholm-1975/final/results/germany |archive-date=9 April 2021 |url-status=live}}
scope="col" width="20%" | Score

! scope="col" | Country

scope="row" | 12 points

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scope="row" | 10 points

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scope="row" | 8 points

| {{Esc|Luxembourg|y=1975}}

scope="row" | 7 points

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scope="row" | 6 points

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scope="row" | 5 points

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scope="row" | 4 points

| {{Esc|Spain|1945|y=1975}}

scope="row" | 3 points

| {{Esc|Malta|y=1975}}

scope="row" | 2 points

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scope="row" | 1 point

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

! scope="col" | Country

scope="row" style="background:gold" | 12 points

| {{Esc|Finland|y=1975}}

scope="row" style="background:silver" | 10 points

| {{Esc|United Kingdom|y=1975}}

scope="row" style="background:#CC9966" | 8 points

| {{Esc|Netherlands|y=1975}}

scope="row" | 7 points

| {{Esc|Belgium|y=1975}}

scope="row" | 6 points

| {{Esc|Switzerland|y=1975}}

scope="row" | 5 points

| {{Esc|Spain|1945|y=1975}}

scope="row" | 4 points

| {{Esc|Italy|y=1975}}

scope="row" | 3 points

| {{Esc|Monaco|y=1975}}

scope="row" | 2 points

| {{Esc|Yugoslavia|y=1975}}

scope="row" | 1 point

| {{Esc|Israel|y=1975}}

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Notes

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References

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{{Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest}}

{{Eurovision Song Contest 1975}}

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