The German Final was held on January 20th at the Kleine Westfalenhalle in Dortmund, hosted by Anaid Iplikjan & Kurt A. Jung. The winning song was chosen by a jury who awarded points after each performance. Two of the other participating songs were Drei häuse weiter (Three houses further) and Etwas leise musik (Some soft music).
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Evelyn Künneke |
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Erni Bieler |
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Fred Bertelmann |
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Etwas leise Musik |
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Gitta Lind |
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Die Braut der sieben Meere |
The bride of the seven oceans | Lale Andersen |
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Vico Torriani |
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John Paris |
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Margret Fürer |
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| 9 | Für zwei Groschen Musik | Music for two pennies | Margot Hielscher | 10 | 1st |
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Georg Thomalla |
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Peter Lorenz |
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Fred Weyrich |
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Margot Hielscher previously took part in the 1956 German Final and represented Germany in ESC 1957. At the ESC she came 7th.