Aufrecht geh'n was the German

Germany

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 entry in the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision Song Contest 1984

The Eurovision Song Contest 1984 was the 29th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 5 May 1984 in Luxembourg. The presenter was Désirée Nosbusch. Nosbusch, only 19 years old at the time, hosted the show in a lax manner, which was quite unusual for this show back then...

, performed in German

German language

German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....

 by Mary Roos

Mary Roos

-1949-1970:Schwab was born in Bingen. At the age of nine, she recorded her first song "Ja die Dicken sind ja so gemütlich" as Die kleine Rosemarie. It was no major commercial success. In 1958, she also appeared in the film Die Straße. Over the following years she would release many records and she...

. The song was composed by Michael Reinecke with lyrics by Michael Kunze, who previously had written the lyrics to Silver Convention

Silver Convention

Silver Convention was a German euro disco recording act of the 1970s. The group was originally named Silver Bird Convention, or Silver Bird.-Career:...

's 1977

Eurovision Song Contest 1977

The Eurovision Song Contest 1977 was the 22nd edition series, and was held on 7 May 1977 in London. With Angela Rippon as the presenter, the contest was won by Marie Myriam who represented France, with her song "L'oiseau et l'enfant" . This was France's fifth victory, a record, which was equalled...

 entry "Telegram

Telegram (song)

"Telegram" was the German entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977, performed in English by Silver Convention, a trio at the time consisting of Austrian Penny McLean , German-American Ramona Wulf and American Rhonda Heath.When Silver Convention...

". This was also Mary Roos' second Eurovision entry; she had represented Germany at the 1972 Contest

Eurovision Song Contest 1972

The Eurovision Song Contest 1972 was the 17th edition series. Monaco was unable to host this year's Eurovision as they were unable to provide the resources. They approached French TV, who agreed to produce the contest, but only if the contest was staged in France and not the planned Monte Carlo...

 with Nur die Liebe läßt uns leben

Nur Die Liebe Läßt Uns Leben

Nur die Liebe läßt uns leben was the German entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1972, performed in German by Mary Roos....

", placing 3rd in a field of 18.

"Aufrecht geh'n" was the fourteenth performance of the night, following Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

's Anita

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Anita is an Austrian singer, best known for her participation in the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest.- Eurovision Song Contest :...

 with "Einfach weg

Einfach Weg

"Einfach Weg" was the Austrian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984, performed in German by Anita....

" and preceding Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

's Beş Yıl Önce, On Yıl Sonra with "Halay

Halay (song)

"Halay" was the Turkish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984, performed in Turkish by Beş Yıl Önce, On Yıl Sonra.The song was performed fifteenth on the night...

". At the close of voting, it had received 34 points, placing it 13th in a field of 19.

The song is a power ballad, with Roos bidding a former lover goodbye at the end of a relationship. She tells herself to "walk tall" and tells him that she will not be waiting for him if he comes back - as she assumes he will. Roos also recorded the song in English and French, then entitled "I'll Walk Tall" and "Du blues et du bleu" respectively.

It was succeeded as German representative

Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest

Germany has participated in every Eurovision Song Contest since its beginning in 1956, although its entry in 1996 did not qualify past the pre‐selection round, and therefore was not seen in the broadcast final. No other country has been represented as often. France and the United Kingdom come in a...

 at the 1985 contest

Eurovision Song Contest 1985

The Eurovision Song Contest 1985 was the 30th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 4 May 1985 in Gothenburg, Sweden. The presenter was Lill Lindfors, and Norwegian duo Bobbysocks! was the winner of this Eurovision with the song "La det swinge"....

 by Wind

Wind (band)

Wind is the name of a German musical group that mostly plays "schlager" music. The band is still active, more than 20 years after its foundation.-History:The group was started in 1985 by the composer Hanne Haller...

 with the song "Für alle

Für Alle

"Für alle" was the German entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985, performed in German by Wind. It had beat Grün Grün Grün "Für alle" (English translation: "For Everyone") was the German entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985, performed in German by Wind. It had beat Grün Grün Grün "Für alle"...

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