"Anouschka" was the German

Germany

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 entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967

Eurovision Song Contest 1967

The Eurovision Song Contest 1967 was the twelfth Eurovision Song Contest. The presenter became confused whilst the voting was taking place, and declared the United Kingdom's entry to be the winner before the last country, Ireland, had announced its votes...

, composed by Hans Blum

Hans Blum

Hans Blum was a German journalist and writer.-Biography:Born Johann Georg Maximillian Blum, he was a son of Robert Blum, and was educated in the universities of Leipzig and Bern, sat in the North German Reichstag 1867-70, and was a barrister in Leipzig 1869-1897...

 and performed in German

German language

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 by Inge Brück

Inge Brück

Inge Brück is a German singer and actress, best known internationally for her participation in the 1967 Eurovision Song Contest....

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The song was performed ninth on the night, following Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

's Fredi

Fredi

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 with "Varjoon - suojaan

Varjoon - Suojaan

"Varjoon - suojaan" was the Finnish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967, performed in Finnish by Fredi.The song was performed eighth on the night, following Sweden's Östen Warnerbring with "Som en dröm" and preceding Germany's Inge Brück with "Anouschka"...

" and preceding Belgium

Belgium

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's Louis Neefs with "Ik heb zorgen

Ik Heb Zorgen

"Ik heb zorgen" was the Belgian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967, performed in Dutch by Louis Neefs.The song was performed tenth on the night...

". At the close of voting, it had received 7 points, placing 8th in a field of 17.

The song is a ballad, with Brück telling a friend ("little Anouschka") that "he" - presumably a former lover - will come back to her soon enough, and that she shouldn't cry.

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 1968 Contest

Eurovision Song Contest 1968

The Eurovision Song Contest 1968 was the 13th Eurovision Song Contest. The contest was won by the Spanish song "La, la, la", performed by Massiel....

 by Wencke Myhre with "Ein Hoch der Liebe

Ein Hoch Der Liebe

"Ein Hoch der Liebe" was the German entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968, performed in German by Norwegian singer Wencke Myhre...

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