Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1958
Germany was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1958 with the song "Für zwei Groschen Musik", composed by Friedrich Meyer, with lyrics by Fred Rauch and Walter Brandin, and performed by Margot Hielscher. The German participating broadcaster on behalf of ARD,, selected their entry through a national final. This was Hielscher's second consecutive Eurovision appearance for Germany.
Before Eurovision
''Schlager 1958''
The national final Schlager 1958 was held on 20 January 1958 at the Kleine Westfalenhalle in Dortmund. The final was broadcast by NWRV on Deutsches Fernsehen at 20:40 CET, with a planned duration of 80 minutes. It was hosted by Anaid Iplikjan and Kurt A. Jung. The ARD broadcasters nominated two songs each, with the exception of host NWRV, which sent three songs. Only two song titles with performers are currently confirmed: the winning song and "Die Braut der sieben Meere" by Lale Andersen. The remaining performers were: Evelyn Künnecke, Erni Bieler, Fred Bertelmann, Gitta Lind, Vico Torriani, John Paris, Margret Fürer, Georg Thomalla, Peter Lorenz, and Fred Weyrich. The artists were accompanied by the Kölner Tanz- und Unterhaltungsorchester under the direction of.A jury composed by delegates from the ARD broadcasters decided the winner, with each broadcaster sending one juror. Each juror could distribute a maximum of ten points among their favourite entries. The final was won by Margot Hielscher with the song "Für zwei Groschen Musik".
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Hielscher performed 8th in the running order, following and preceding. Hielscher's performance in 1957, when she had sung into a telephone receiver, is credited as the first to introduce a visual performance element into Eurovision, and she followed this in 1958 by appearing onstage wearing a tiara and a sash proclaiming her 'Miss Juke Box', while manoeuvring a stack of records in her hands as she sang. At the close of voting "Für zwei Groschen Musik" had received 5 votes, placing Germany 7th of the 10 entries. The German jury awarded 5 of its 10 votes to Belgium.The Eurovision Song Contest 1958 was broadcast in Germany on Deutsches Fernsehen with commentary by Wolf Mittler.
Voting
Every participating broadcaster assembled a jury of ten people. Every jury member could give one vote to his or her favourite song.| Score | Country |
| 2 votes | |
| 1 votes |
| Score | Country |
| 5 votes | |
| 4 votes | |
| 1 vote |