"Feuer" was the German

West Germany

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 entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978

Eurovision Song Contest 1978

The Eurovision Song Contest 1978 was the 23rd of its kind, and was held on 22 April 1978 in Paris. With Denise Fabre and Léon Zitrone as the presenters - the first time more than one presenter hosted the contest - the contest was won by Izhar Cohen & the Alphabeta who represented Israel, with their...

, performed in German

German language

German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....

 by Ireen Sheer

Ireen Sheer

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. This was Sheer's second Eurovision entry, in 1974

Eurovision Song Contest 1974

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 she had represented Luxembourg

Luxembourg

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 with "Bye Bye I Love You

Bye Bye I Love You

"Bye Bye I Love You" was the Luxembourgish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1974, performed in French by German-British singer Ireen Sheer...

", then singing in French.

The song is an up-tempo number about the power of love and how it burns ours hearts like fire. Sheer also recorded "Feuer" in English, as "Fire".

The song was performed thirteenth on the night, following Turkey

Turkey

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's Nilüfer

Nilüfer

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 and Nazar

Nazar

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 with "Sevince

Sevince

"Sevince" was the Turkish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978, performed in Turkish by Nilüfer & Grup Nazar....

" and preceding Monaco

Monaco

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's Caline & Olivier Toussaint

Olivier Toussaint

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 with Les jardins de Monaco

Les Jardins De Monaco

"Les jardins de Monaco" was the Monegasque entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978, performed in French by French duo Caline & Olivier Toussaint....

". At the close of voting, it had received 84 points, placing 6th in a field of 20.

It was succeeded as the German representative

Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest

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 at the 1979 contest

Eurovision Song Contest 1979

The Eurovision Song Contest 1979 was the 24th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 31 March 1979 in Jerusalem, Israel. The presenters were Daniel Pe'er and Yardena Arazi, and the event was staged at the International Convention Center. Representing Israel, Gali Atari and Milk and Honey were the...

 by Dschinghis Khan

Dschinghis Khan

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 with "Dschinghis Khan

Dschinghis Khan (song)

Dschinghis Khan was the West German entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979, performed in German by Dschinghis Khan...

". Ireen Sheer returned to the Contest in 1985

Eurovision Song Contest 1985

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, then representing Luxembuorg again and as part of the group Margo, Franck Olivier,
Diane Solomon, Ireen Sheer, Chris & Malcolm Roberts with "Children, Kinder, Enfants

Children, Kinder, Enfants

"Children, Kinder, Enfants" was the Luxembourgish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985, performed in French by Margo, Franck Olivier, Diane Solomon, Ireen Sheer, Malcolm and Chris Roberts.This group is for obvious reasons sometimes referred to as "The Internationals"; Margo is Dutch,...

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