- Heute in Jerusalem
Infobox ESC entry
artist = Christina Simon
song = flagicon|Austria "Heute in Jerusalem"
country = Austria
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year = 1979
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with =
language = German
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composer = Peter Wolf
lyricist = André Heller
conductor = Richard Österreicher
place = 18th
points = 5
lyrics = [http://www.diggiloo.net/?1979at from Diggiloo Thrush]
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prev = Mrs. Caroline Robinson
prev_link = Mrs. Caroline Robinson
next = Du bist Musik
next_link = Du bist Musik"Heute in Jerusalem" (English translation: "Today in Jerusalem") was the Austrian entry in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1979 , performed in German byChristina Simon .The song was performed eighteenth on the night (following the
United Kingdom 's Black Lace with "Mary Ann" and precedingSpain 'sBetty Missiego with "Su Canción "). At the close of voting, it had received 5 points, placing 18th (equal last) in a field of 19.The song is a ballad about the hope of "peace in Jerusalem", bringing "sense against the nonsense".
The song was succeeded as Austrian representative in the 1980 Contest by Blue Danube, singing "
Du bist Musik ".
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