| Eurovision Song Contest 1956 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | ARD[a] – Nord- und Westdeutscher Rundfunkverband (NWRV) | |||
| Country |  Germany | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Song: National final Artist: Unknown | |||
| Selection date(s) | 1 May 1956 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Walter Andreas Schwarz and Freddy Quinn | |||
| Selected song | "Das Lied vom großen Glück" and "So geht das jede Nacht" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | "Das Lied vom großen Glück": Walter Andreas Schwarz "So geht das jede Nacht":
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | N/A | |||
| Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Germany was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1956 with two songs: "Das Lied vom großen Glück",[b] written and performed by Walter Andreas Schwarz; and "So geht das jede Nacht", composed by Lotar Olias, with lyrics by Peter Moesser, and performed by Freddy Quinn. The German participating broadcaster on behalf of ARD, Nord- und Westdeutscher Rundfunkverband (NWRV), organised a national final to determine their two entries for the contest.[1][2] "Das Lied vom großen Glück" was the first-ever entry from Germany performed in the Eurovision Song Contest.
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- ^ Feddersen, Jan (2002). Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein. Die deutsche und internationale Geschichte des Grand Prix Eurovision (in German). Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe. pp. 12–13. ISBN 3-455-09350-7. OCLC 48966334.
- ^ "1956: Deutscher Vorentscheid im Kölner Funkhaus". eurovision.de (in German). Norddeutscher Rundfunk. 15 April 2015. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.