Back Die Schlagerparade German Allemagne au Concours Eurovision de la chanson 1961 French גרמניה באירוויזיון 1961 HE Германија на Евровизија 1961 Macedonian Alemanha no Festival Eurovisão da Canção 1961 Portuguese Германия на «Евровидении-1961» Russian
| Eurovision Song Contest 1961 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | ARD[a] – Hessischer Rundfunk (HR) | |||
| Country |  Germany | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date(s) | 25 February 1961 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Lale Andersen | |||
| Selected song | "Einmal sehen wir uns wieder" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 13th, 3 points | |||
| Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Germany was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1961 with the song "Einmal sehen wir uns wieder", composed by Rudolf Maluck, with lyrics by Ernst Bader, and performed by Lale Andersen. The German participating broadcaster on behalf of ARD, Hessischer Rundfunk (HR), selected its entry through a national final.
Andersen was arguably the best-known singer yet to have taken part at Eurovision, being famous throughout Europe and beyond as the originator of "Lili Marleen", one of the most iconic songs of the Second World War. Aged 55 on the night of the contest, she was also the oldest, a record she would hold until 57-year-old Dado Topić took to the stage for Croatia at the 2007 contest.
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