Grand Prix of Folk Music 1996
The 11th Grand Prix of Folk Music took place on September 7, 1996 in Mainz ( Germany ). As in previous years, the participating countries were Germany, Austria and Switzerland . As has been the case since 1989 , a public preliminary decision was held on television in each country earlier this year. In each case 5 titles were determined for the final. The Swiss preliminary decision took place on April 6th in Interlaken (Kursaal), the German on May 19th in Ludwigshafen am Rhein (Friedrich-Ebert-Halle) and the Austrian on June 29th in Vienna (TV theater on Küniglberg in the ORF center) . The events, for which a CD was released with all participants, were broadcast live.
The final was broadcast by ZDF as part of a Eurovision broadcast from Mainz and taken over by ORF and SRG . The moderators were again Carolin Reiber (Germany), Karl Moik (Austria) and Sepp Trütsch (Switzerland), who already led through the respective preliminary decisions in their country. The starting order of the titles and countries had been drawn beforehand. After the title was presented, several juries from the participating countries determined their favorite, although the titles from their own country were not allowed to be rated.
At the end of the evaluation, Daniela and Dirk were the winners of the 1996 Grand Prix of Folk Music. Her title Monte Cristallo had Wolfgang rice composed. Like Géraldine Olivier, they once again won the Grand Prix in Switzerland last year.
Zurich was chosen as the venue for the next Grand Prix of Folk Music in 1997 regardless of the country of the winner .
The placement of the Swiss preliminary decision in 1996
The first five titles made it to the finals.
| Start number | Interpreter | title | space | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15th | Pure Kirsten | The shepherd of Monte Castello | 1. | 96 |
| 5 | Tornadoes | It sii bitterly | 2. | 86 |
| 12 | Daniela and Dirk | Monte Cristallo | 3. | 68 |
| 14th | Oergeliplausch Basadingen | How does rock'n'roll work uf d'Alp? | 4th | 64 |
| 8th | Stixi and Sonja | Madonna del Sasso | 5. | 62 |
| 1 | Addi and Moritz | Guard awesome class hits | 6th | 56 |
| 6th | Philipp Mettler | Saxi-Fäger | 7th | 46 |
| 3 | Thomas steps | Ying Jang Po | 8th. | 40 |
| 7th | Tommy Peters | Your brown eyes | 9. | 39 |
| 2 | Franc Kompare | North face from the Matterhorn | 10. | 35 |
| 13 | Rocceo | De Wöschbrett-Song | 11. | 33 |
| 11 | Markus Rüger | D'Liebi asks why | 12. | 19th |
| 9 | Staufberg musicians | Wildspitz polka | 13. | 18th |
| 10 | Kristina Boehm | Whether poor or rich | 14th | 16 |
| 4th | Hasi Blattmann | For the defense main test | 15th | 12 |
| Venue | Kursaal Interlaken | |||
The placement of the German preliminary decision in 1996
The first five titles made it to the finals. The further placement was not mentioned. Therefore, the titles are listed according to their starting order.
| Start number | Interpreter | title | space | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7th | Bianca | And it's spring in Val Campano | 1. | 18.1 |
| 5 | Gaby Albrecht | You are the light | 2. | 13.9 |
| 4th | Oswald Sattler | Montagna Blu | 3. | 12.4 |
| 11 | Günther Behrle | Mother of God of Altötting | 4th | 10.7 |
| 15th | Margret Almer | The most beautiful man in the blue mountains | 5. | 7.4 |
| 1 | Kurt Elsasser | Those who laugh tears don't have to cry tears | ? | ? |
| 2 | Jens Bogner | Under strange stars | ? | ? |
| 3 | Astrid Harzbecker | Gondolier | ? | ? |
| 6th | Wolfgang Edenharder | Whenever it comes to money | ? | ? |
| 8th | The Twins | When you need a friend | ? | ? |
| 9 | Coro Croz Corona | Montanara, hallelujah | ? | ? |
| 10 | Mara Kayser | The stuff dreams are made of | ? | ? |
| 12 | Tomy Temerson | Pull with the clouds | ? | ? |
| 13 | Karl Timmermann | Vinela | ? | ? |
| 14th | Liekedeler | Heimatleev | ? | ? |
| Venue | Friedrich-Ebert-Halle Ludwigshafen on the Rhine | |||
The placement of the Austrian preliminary decision in 1996
The first five titles made it to the finals.
| Start number | Interpreter | title | space | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | The pick-me-ups | Love is like a butterfly | 1. | 82 |
| 12 | Monika Martin | La Luna Blu | 2. | 69 |
| 13 | The Upper Styrians | Somebody has somebody | 3. | 63 |
| 9 | Sound alpine | Super samma - sing tamma | 4th | 57 |
| 3 | The Zillertal | Hoamweh | 5. | 47 |
| 14th | Victor | The first look into the world | 6th | 38 |
| 11 | Trio Melody | I do not want to lose you | 7th | 37 |
| 15th | Gschwandtner Buam | Your favorite melody | 8th. | 36 |
| 5 | Innkreisbuam | Come on, print it to me | 9. | 34 |
| 2 | Helga Gruber | A love with a touch of eternity | 10. | 21st |
| 6th | Frieda Rier | Come to my country | 11. | 17th |
| 8th | The Charly's | You are the woman i dream of | 12. | 15th |
| 4th | Bianca and Ray | Chicken boogie woogie | 13. | 5 |
| 7th | Combo Alfredo | Alpendixie | 14th | 1 |
| 1 | The Wolperdinger | I stand on the mountain | 15th | 0 |
| Venue | TV theater at Königlberg in the ORF center Vienna | |||
Placement of the 1996 Grand Prix of Folk Music
| Start number | country | Interpreter | title | space | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th | CH | Daniela and Dirk | Monte Cristallo | 1. | 61 |
| 14th | D. | Gaby Albrecht | You are the light | 2. | 60 |
| 2 | D. | Oswald Sattler | Montagna Blu | 3. | 55 |
| 11 | D. | Bianca | And it's spring in Val Campano | 4th | 50 |
| 13 | A. | The pick-me-ups | Love is like a butterfly | 5. | 41 |
| 12 | CH | Pure Kirsten | The shepherd of Monte Castello | 6th | 30th |
| 7th | A. | Monika Martin | La Luna Blu | 6th | 30th |
| 1 | A. | The Upper Styrians | Somebody has somebody | 8th. | 29 |
| 9 | CH | Tornadoes | Be a little friendly | 9. | 17th |
| 3 | CH | Stixi and Sonja | Madonna of Sasso | 10. | 16 |
| 10 | A. | Sound alpine | Super samma - sing tamma | 11. | 15th |
| 5 | D. | Margret Almer | The most beautiful man in the blue mountains | 12. | 12 |
| 4th | A. | The Zillertal | Hoamweg | 13. | 11 |
| 8th | D. | Günther Behrle | Mother of God of Altötting | 14th | 9 |
| 15th | CH | Oergeliplausch Basadingen | How does rock'n'roll work uf d'Alp? | 15th | 8th |
| Venue | Rheingoldhalle Mainz , Germany | ||||
The titles also appeared on a CD .