"Im Wartesaal zum großen Glück" (English

English language

English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

 translation: "In The Waiting Room For Great Happiness") was the first German

Germany

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 entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1956

Eurovision Song Contest 1956

The Eurovision Song Contest 1956 was the first edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Teatro Kursaal in Lugano, Switzerland on 24 May 1956...

 (the rules at this Contest allowing two songs per country for the only time in history), performed in German

German language

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 by Walter Andreas Schwarz

Walter Andreas Schwarz

Walter Andreas Schwarz was a German singer, songwriter, novelist, Kabarettist, author of radio dramas and translator.- Biography :...

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The song was performed fourth on the night (following Belgium

Belgium

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's Fud Leclerc

Fud Leclerc

Fud Leclerc was a Belgian singer, who was also the pianist of Juliette Gréco. Born Fernand Urbain Dominic Leclercq, Leclerc had a career as a pianist, accordionist, song writer and singer before retiring to travel the world. On his return to Belgium he began a new career as a building contractor...

 with "Messieurs les noyés de la Seine

Messieurs Les Noyés De La Seine

"Messieurs les noyés de la Seine" was the first Belgian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1956, performed in French by Fud Leclerc....

" and preceding France

France

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's Mathé Altéry

Mathé Altéry

Mathé Altéry , is a French soprano singer prominent in the 1950s and 60s for her singing of operettas and French songs. Mathé Altéry is the daughter of French tenor Mario Altéry.-Career:...

 with "Le temps perdu

Le Temps Perdu

"Le temps perdu" was the first French entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1956 , performed in French by Mathé Altéry....

"). The scoreboard of the 1956 Contest has never been made public, making any statements about placing and points impossible. That said, there is considerable speculation that the song placed second.

The song is a ballad, with Schwarz singing about the tragedy of people being lost in the past and waiting for happiness which has already passed them by.

The song was accompanied at the 1956 contest by Freddy Quinn

Freddy Quinn

Freddy Quinn is an Austrian singer and actor whose popularity within the German-speaking world soared in the late 1950s and 1960s. Similar to Hans Albers two generations before him, Quinn adopted the persona of the rootless wanderer who goes to sea but longs for a home, family and friends...

 with "So geht das jede Nacht

So Geht Das Jede Nacht

"So geht das jede Nacht" was the second German entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1956 , performed in German by Freddy Quinn.The song was performed eleventh on the night "So geht das jede Nacht" (English translation: "That's How It Is Every Night") was the second German entry in the Eurovision...

" and was succeeded as German representative at the 1957 contest

Eurovision Song Contest 1957

The Eurovision Song Contest 1957 was the 2nd Eurovision Song Contest. Like the first contest, this one was still mainly a radio programme, but there was a noticeable increase in the number of people with televisions....

 by 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 "Telefon, Telefon

Telefon, Telefon

"Telefon, Telefon" was the German entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1957, performed in German by Margot Hielscher.The song was performed seventh on the night...

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