Über Die Brücke Geh'n was the German

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 entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986

Eurovision Song Contest 1986

The Eurovision Song Contest 1986 was the 31st Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 3 May 1986 in the Grieg Hall in Bergen, Norway. It was the first occasion on which Norway played host to the contest...

, performed in German

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 by Ingrid Peters

Ingrid Peters

Ingrid Peters is a German singer.She represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 held in Bergen. Her song, Über die Brücke geh'n was placed eight. Peters had made previous attempts to represent Germany. In 1979 she performed a song called Du bist nicht frei and in 1983 was runner-up in...

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The song was performed fourteenth on the night (following Belgium

Belgium

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's Sandra Kim

Sandra Kim

Sandra Caldarone , better known as Sandra Kim, is a Belgian singer of Italian descent who won the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 held in Bergen, Norway, on 3 May 1986....

 with "J'aime la vie

J'Aime La Vie

"J'aime la vie" was the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1986, performed for Belgium by Sandra Kim. Belgium had finished the 1985 Contest in last place, and thus achieved the rare turnaround from last to first in the space of one year...

" and preceding Cyprus

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' Elpida

Elpida

Elpida Karayiannopoulou , is a Greek singer who was one of the most successful singers in Greece and the Greek diaspora in the 1970s and 1980s....

 with "Tora Zo

Tora Zo

"Tora Zo" was the Cypriot entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986, performed in Greek by Elpida....

"). At the close of voting, it had received 62 points, placing 8th in a field of 20.

The song deals with the need to "cross the bridge"; to build a link between oneself and others. As Peters sings, "We are only guests for a little time" on the planet. Peters also recorded an English version of the song, entitled "We've Got a World to Build".

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 1987 Eurovision Contest

Eurovision Song Contest 1987

The Eurovision Song Contest 1987 was the 32nd Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 9 May 1987 in Brussels, Belgium after Sandra Kim's win the previous year. The presenter was Viktor Lazlo. Johnny Logan was the winner for Ireland with the song "Hold Me Now"...

 by Wind

Wind (band)

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 with "Laß die Sonne in dein Herz

Laß Die Sonne In Dein Herz

Laß die Sonne in dein Herz was the German entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987, performed in German by Wind...

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