"Die ganze Welt braucht Liebe" (The whole world needs love) was the Austrian

Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest

Austria has appeared frequently at the Eurovision Song Contest. The country has won once, in 1966, with the song "Merci Chérie".In recent years, Austria's entries have tended towards the humorous, in contrast with the dance-pop achieving success. 2003 saw comedian and personality Alf Poier perform...

 entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1958

Eurovision Song Contest 1958

The Eurovision Song Contest 1958 was the third Eurovision Song Contest. The convention that the winning country from a year hosted the following year's contest was introduced in this year. France's win was their first. It was the last time to date that the United Kingdom did not enter the contest...

, 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 Liane Augustin

Liane Augustin

Liane Augustin was a German/Austrian singer and actress.-Biography:Liane Augustin was born in Berlin, Germany in 1928...

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The song was performed ninth on the night (following Germany

Germany

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's Margot Hielscher

Margot Hielscher

Margot Hielscher is a German singer and film actress. She appeared in over fifty films between and 1939 and 1994....

 with "Für Zwei Groschen Musik

Für Zwei Groschen Musik

"Für zwei Groschen Musik" was the German entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1958, performed in German by Margot Hielscher....

" and preceding Switzerland

Switzerland

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's Lys Assia

Lys Assia

Lys Assia born Rosa Mina Schärer on 3 March 1924, Rupperswil, Aargau, Switzerland) is a Swiss singer who won the first Eurovision Song Contest in 1956. When Lys Assia was a young girl she was a dancer. In 1940, however, she stood in for a female singer...

 with "Giorgio

Giorgio (song)

"Giorgio" was the Swiss entrant to the Eurovision Song Contest 1958, held in Hilversum, the Netherlands. It was performed in German and Italian...

"). At the close of voting, the song had received 8 points, placing it fifth in a field of 10.

The song is a ballad, in which Augustin sings that the entire world needs love and asks if it should be any different for her. She answers her own rhetorical question in the negative.

The song was succeeded as Austrian representative

Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest

Austria has appeared frequently at the Eurovision Song Contest. The country has won once, in 1966, with the song "Merci Chérie".In recent years, Austria's entries have tended towards the humorous, in contrast with the dance-pop achieving success. 2003 saw comedian and personality Alf Poier perform...

 in the Eurovision Song Contest 1959

Eurovision Song Contest 1959

The Eurovision Song Contest 1959 was the fourth Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in Cannes, following the French victory the previous year....

 by Ferry Graf

Ferry Graf

Ferry Graf is an Austrian singer, who is now a Finnish citizen.-Career:In 1959, Graf was selected by the Austrian broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk to represent the country in the Eurovision Song Contest 1959, with the German language song "Der K und K Kalypso aus Wien"...

 singing "Der K und K Kalypso aus Wien

Der K Und K Kalypso Aus Wien

"Der K und K Kalypso aus Wien" was the Austrian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1959, performed in German by Ferry Graf....

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