Ingrid Peters (born 19 April 1954 in
Dudweiler
Dudweiler is a borough of Saarbrücken, on the Sulzbach creek. In 977, Dudweiler was first mentioned in official documents of German Emperor Otto II as the location of a chapel (Duodonisvillare).
Dudweiler received town privileges on 12 Septembe ...
,
Saar Protectorate
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) is a German singer.
She represented Germany in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1986
The Eurovision Song Contest 1986 was the 31st edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in Bergen, Norway, following the country's victory at the with the song " La det swinge" by Bobbysocks! Organised by the European Broadcast ...
held in
Bergen
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. Her song, "
Über die Brücke geh'n
West Germany (performing under the banner Germany) was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986, held in Bergen, Norway.
Before Eurovision Ein Lied für Bergen
The German national final to select their entry, ''Ein Lied für Bergen'', was he ...
", placed eight. Peters had made previous attempts to represent Germany. In 1979, she performed a song called "
Du bist nicht frei" and in 1983 was runner-up in the national contest with "
Viva la mamma
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". Peters was a special guest on the German national contest in 1987 and 2007.
References
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1954 births
Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1986
Living people
Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Germany
German women singers
Recipients of the Saarland Order of Merit
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