"Dieser Traum darf niemals sterben" ("This dream must never die") was the German

Germany

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 entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991

Eurovision Song Contest 1991

The Eurovision Song Contest 1991 was the 36th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 4 May 1991 in Rome. Due to the Gulf War and mounting tensions in Yugoslavia, RAI decided to move the contest from Sanremo to Rome, which was perceived to be more secure....

, performed in German

German language

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 by Atlantis 2000

Atlantis 2000

Atlantis 2000 were a short-lived German musical group, set up in Munich in 1990 by producer Alfons Weindorf and composer Helmut Frey, for the purpose of entering the German Eurovision Song Contest selection in 1991...

. The song was selected to represent Germany by televoting

Televoting

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.

The song was performed seventeenth on the night (following Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

's Kaija

Kaija

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 with "Hullu yö

Hullu Yö

"Hullu yö" was the Finnish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991, performed in Finnish by Kaija.The song was performed sixteenth on the night...

" and preceding Belgium

Belgium

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's Clouseau with "Geef het op

Geef Het Op

"Geef het op" was the Belgian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991, performed in Dutch by the band Clouseau.In 1989 Clouseau, named after Peter Sellers' character Inspector Clouseau in Blake Edwards' Pink Panther series, had participated in the Belgian tryouts for the Eurovision Song Contest...

"). At the close of voting, it had received 10 points, placing 18th in a field of 22.

The song is a dramatic ballad, with the band singing that humanity must learn to overcome its propensity towards hate in order to achieve unity. "This dream", they sing, "must never die". Atlantis 2000 also recorded an English version of the song, entitled "Never Ending Dream".

It was succeeded as German representative

Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest

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 at the 1992 Contest

Eurovision Song Contest 1992

The Eurovision Song Contest 1992 was the 37th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 9 May 1992 in Malmö, Sweden. The presenters were Lydia Cappolicchio and Harald Treutiger. Linda Martin, representing Ireland, was the winner of this Eurovision with the song Why Me?. The song was written by Johnny...

 by Wind

Wind (band)

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 with "Träume sind für alle da

Träume Sind Für Alle Da

"Träume sind für alle da" was the German entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992, performed in German by Wind...

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