Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987

Eurovision Song Contest 1987
Country	Germany
National selection
Selection process	Ein Lied für Brüssel
Selection date(s)	26 March 1987
Selected entrant	Wind
Selected song	"Laß die Sonne in dein Herz"
Finals performance
Final result	2nd, 141 points
Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Germany was represented by the band Wind, with the song "Laß die Sonne in dein Herz", at the 1987 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 9 April in Brussels. "Laß die Sonne in dein Herz" was the winner of the German national final, held on 26 March. This was the second of three appearances by Wind at Eurovision; they had previously finished second for Germany in 1985 and would return to the contest in 1992.

Final

The final was held at the Frankenhalle in Nuremberg, hosted by Christopher Deumling. 12 songs took part and the winner was chosen by a panel of approximately 500 people who had been selected as providing a representative cross-section of the German public. Other participants included the following year's German entrants Maxi & Chris Garden and Michael Hoffmann, who had represented Germany in 1983 as half of Hoffmann & Hoffmann with brother Günter (who had committed suicide in 1984).

Draw	Artist	Song	Informal translation	Votes	Place
1	Helen Christie	"Lieder der Freiheit"	Songs of freedom	3059	8
2	Michael Hoffmann	"Ich geb' nicht auf"	I don't give up	3190	5
3	Rouge	"Einer von uns"	One of us	3166	6
4	Wind	"Laß die Sonne in dein Herz"	Let the sun into your heart	4445	1
5	Sandy Derix	"Träume tun weh"	Dreams hurt	2902	11
6	Bernd Schütz Band	"Visionen in der Nacht"	Visions in the night	2929	10
7	Michaela	"Das Licht eines neuen Morgens"	The light of a new morning	3054	9
8	Bernhard Brink	"So bin ich ohne dich"	That's the way I am without you	3355	3
9	Maxi & Chris Garden	"Frieden für die Teddybären"	Peace for the teddybears	4370	2
10	New Generation	"Viel zu schön"	Much too beautiful	2864	12
11	Denise	"Die Frau im Spiegel"	The woman in the mirror	3320	4
12	Cassy	"Aus"	Over	3126	7

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Wind performed 16th in the running order, following France and preceding Cyprus. At the close of voting "Laß die Sonne in dein Herz" had received 141 points (including maximum 12s from Denmark and Iceland), placing Germany second of the 22 entries. Only Greece failed to award any points at all to the song. The 1987 result was very clear-cut, with Germany finishing 31 points behind contest winners Ireland and 38 points ahead of third-placed Italy. The German jury awarded its 12 points to Italy.

Wind became the first act, and to date still the only one, to have finished in second place twice at Eurovision.

See also

• Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest
• Eurovision Song Contest 1987