- Verliebt in Dich
Infobox ESC entry
song = flagicon|Germany Verliebt In Dich
caption =
year = 1995
country = Germany
artist = Cheyenne Stone,
Glen Penniston
as = Stone & Stone
with =
language = German
languages =
composer = Cheyenne Stone
lyricist = Cheyenne Stone
conductor = Herman Weindorf
place = 23rd
points = 1
lyrics = [http://www.diggiloo.net/?1995de from Diggiloo Thrush]
clip = [http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=WqWqeaqMGmQ from YouTube]
prev = Wir Geben 'Ne Party
prev_link = Wir Geben 'Ne Party
next = Zeit
next_year = 1997
next_link = Zeit (song)"Verliebt In Dich" (English translation: "In Love With You") was the German entry in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1995 , performed in German byStone & Stone .
The song was performed third on the night (following Ireland'sEddie Friel with Dreamin' and precedingBosnia and Herzegovina 'sDavorin Popović withDvadeset Prvi Vijek ). At the close of voting, it had received 1 point, placing 23rd (last) in a field of 23, being spared from the dreadednul points by Malta, which voted second to last among the field of competing countries.The song is written as a religiously-themed ballad, with the singer expressing her love and devotion to
God , and explaining that this faith serves to comfort her in troubled times.Due to the rapidly-expanding size of the Contest, the decision was taken prior to the 1996 Contest that all entries would have to pre-qualify based on the opinions of a panel of judges listening to recordings of the songs. The would-be German entrant (Leon with
Planet Of Blue ) did not progress beyond this stage. His failure to do so was one of the main factors in the establishment of the "Big Four" tradition, whereby Germany,France ,Spain and theUnited Kingdom would be guaranteed a berth in the Contest.With a change to the rules again prior to the 1997 Contest allowing Germany back in, the song was succeeded as German representative at that Contest by
Bianca Shomburg with Zeit.
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