German Schlager Festival 1964
The fourth German Schlager Festival took place on June 13, 1964 in the Kurhaus in Baden-Baden . After the great success of previous years, the Deutsche Schlager-Festspiele e. V. called on lyricists and composers to submit songs for the event in the fall of 1963.
By January 1964, over 300 titles had been received, from which a 12-person jury selected 18 titles, which were presented to the public on May 9, 1964 at a television preliminary decision of the SFB . Member of the jury was among others the internationally known composer Franz Grothe .
A representative selected number of visitors from the hall and a listener survey carried out by Infratest determined the 12 participants in the final round, who presented themselves to the public on June 13th in Baden-Baden. The final round was moderated by Ursula von Manescul and Heidi Abel . The winner was determined by 3 groups. These were the 10 broadcasters, Infratest and 200 selected people from the hall (but only 179 cast their votes).
The event again generated a positive response. Some of the titles were also to be found in the charts and some of them have become evergreens today. Above all the winning title with which Siw Malmkvist achieved her breakthrough on the German hit market. The single became internationally known and released on record by several performers. The third-placed Now the World Turns Only About You was the title of a hit film in which, in addition to the two interpreters of the song, Gustav Knuth , Ruth Stephan and Gunther Philipp participated.
The participants in 1964
| space | title | Interpreter |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lovesickness is not worth it | Siw Malmkvist |
| 2. | Where's the luck from last year | Nana Mouskouri |
| 3. | Now the world is all about you | Gitte and Rex Gildo |
| 4th | Beautiful girl | Esther & Abi Ofarim |
| 5. | Young man with red roses | Dorthe |
| 6th | A trip into the past | Margot Eskens |
| 7th | Feel at home with me | Lys Assia |
| 8th. | Every way I go | Vittorio |
| 9. | You know so little about me | Nicki and Hero |
| 10. | As if nothing happened | Maria Duval |
| 11. | Angelino - see you tomorrow | Annamarie |
| 12. | It has to be love | Violetta Ferrari |
The following 6 titles did not qualify for the final round:
- No bouquet of roses will help, Liane Augustin
- At most, a million, the brisk Franz and his beer bums
- If you are ever sad, then don't cry, Peter Fritsch
- Love is not that simple, Trude Herr
- Driving license of love, Paul Kuhn
- Love never comes too late, Mariona