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, with the song "Rücksicht", at the

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's victory for Germany in 1982. "Rücksicht" was the winner of the German national final, held on 19 March.

Before Eurovision

Ein Lied für München

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(BR) and held in BR's Studio 4 in

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on 19 March 1983 at 20:15

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and . Twelve songs took part and the winner was chosen by a panel of 500 people who had been selected as providing a representative cross-section of the German public. Among the participants were former German representative

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At Eurovision

On the night of the final Hoffmann & Hoffmann performed 14th in the running order, following

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. At the close of voting "Rücksicht" had received 94 points, placing Germany 5th of the 20 entries, the country's fifth consecutive top 5 finish. The German jury awarded its 12 points to

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. The show was watched by 13.57 million viewers in Germany. "Rücksicht" became the biggest domestic hit of Hoffmann & Hoffmann's career, reaching number 8 on the German singles chart. Already before the international final, the song had sold 150,000 copies. However, in March 1984, less than a year after their Eurovision appearance, lead singer Günter Hoffmann committed suicide at the age of 32.

Voting

The German jury consisted of 11 non-professional jurors.

References

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