"Let's Get Happy" was the German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003

Eurovision Song Contest 2003

The Eurovision Song Contest 2003 was the forty-eighth Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Skonto Hall in Riga, Latvia on 24 May 2003. The hosts were Marie N and Renārs Kaupers. Sertab Erener, the Turkish entrant, won the contest with "Everyway That I Can", scoring 167 points. The winning...

, performed in English

English language

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 by Lou

Lou (singer)

Lou is the stage name of Louise Hoffner , a German pop singer. She was the sixth child of her parents and was immediately surrounded by her elder brothers and sisters...

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The song was performed tenth on the night, following Cyprus

Cyprus

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' Stelios Konstantas

Stelios Konstantas

Stylianos Konstantas is a Cypriot-born singer. He participated in two Cypriot national finals for the Eurovision Song Contest, coming second in 1997 with I grammitis ntropi, and fourth in 1999 with Methysmeno feggari. In 2003, he performed the song "Feeling Alive" as the Cypriot entry for the...

 with "Feeling Alive

Feeling Alive

"Feeling Alive" was the Cypriot entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, performed in English by Stelios Konstantas.The song was performed ninth on the night . At the close of voting, it had received 15 points, placing 20th in a field of 26...

" and preceding Russia

Russia

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's t.A.T.u.

T.A.T.u.

t.A.T.u. was a duo formed in Moscow, Russia in 1999 by Ivan Shapovalov. The group consisted of Lena Katina and Yulia Volkova.Their debut single "Ya Soshla S Uma" was released in December 2000. The single had a huge success in Russia and Eastern Europe...

 with "Ne Ver', Ne Boysia." At the close of voting, it had received 53 points, placing 11th in a field of 26.

Composed and written by Ralph Siegel and Bernd Meinunger

Bernd Meinunger

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, the song is an up-tempo number, with Lou exhorting her listeners to forget their troubles and "get happy and let's be friends". Lou and her five backing singers appeared in a colourful assortment of clothing. Lou wore a white jacket and trousers over a black top, along with a belt with a red fastener. Her two male cohorts appeared in suits, one in red and one in black. Her three female backing singers included a woman dressed in a black jacket and thigh-length boots, another dressed in a sleeveless green gown, and finally, a woman dressed in a sleeveless silver catsuit and platform shoes.

This was prolific composer Ralph Siegel's fourteenth entry for Germany.

It was succeeded as German representative

Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest

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 at the 2004 Contest

Eurovision Song Contest 2004

The Eurovision Song Contest 2004, was the 49th Contest and it was held in the Abdi İpekçi Arena in Istanbul, Turkey. This was the first occasion in which the contest was held in Turkey after they had won the competition in 2003 with Sertab Erener singing "Everyway That I Can"...

 by Max

Maximilian Mutzke

Maximilian Nepomuk Mutzke is a German singer and drummer. In 2004 he took part in the Eurovision Song Contest.- Career : Max Mutzke started his career in a funk band called Project Five...

 with "Can't Wait Until Tonight

Can't Wait Until Tonight

"Can't Wait Until Tonight" was the German entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, performed in English by Max. The song was written and composed by Udo Schild, known also as Leon Delray, the comedian and entertainer Stefan Raab, who previously had written both Guildo Horn's 1998 entry "Guildo...

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