Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964


Germany was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1964 with the song "Man gewöhnt sich so schnell an das Schöne", composed by Rudi von der Dovenmühle, with lyrics by Niels Nobach, and performed by Nora Nova. The German participating broadcaster on behalf of ARD, Hessischer Rundfunk, selected its entry through a national final.
"Man gewöhnt sich so schnell an das Schöne" held the joint record for the longest ever song title in a Eurovision final alongside "C'est le dernier qui a parlé qui a raison" which represented until both were succeeded by "(nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi" which represented.

Before Eurovision

The final was held at the TV studios in Frankfurt, hosted by Hilde Nocker. Six songs took part, with the winner chosen by an "expert" jury and a public jury. Only the scores and placements of the top three songs are currently known.
DrawArtistSongVotesPlace
1Fred Bertelmann"Das macht dein Lächeln, Mona Lisa"193
2Peter Kirsten"Regenbogen, Regenbogen"184
3René Kollo"Wie vom Wind verweht"06
4Gitta Lind"Ein Chanson in der Nacht"272
5Nora Nova"Man gewöhnt sich so schnell an das Schöne"381
6Gerhard Wendland"Wohin ist der Sommer?"155

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Nova performed 9th in the running order, following the and preceding. Only an audio recording of Nova's performance is known to exist. Voting was by each national jury awarding 5-3-1 to their top 3 songs, and at the close "Man gewöhnt sich so schnell an das Schöne" was one of four songs which had failed to pick up a single point. This was the third consecutive contest in which four countries had failed to score, and a first nul-points for Germany. The German jury awarded its 5 points to.

Voting

Germany did not receive any points at the 1964 Eurovision Song Contest.
ScoreCountry
5 points
3 points
1 point