Date - February 19, 1972
Official name - Ein Lied für Edinburgh-Deutsche Vorentscheidung zum Grand Prix Eurovision 1972
Organising broadcasters - SFB & HR
Venue - Studio A des SFB-Fernsehzentrums, West Berlin
Hosts - Renate Bauer / Karin Tietze-Ludwig
Director - Günther Hassert
Stage designer - Adalbert Hartel
Producers - Peter Lichtwitz / Lia Wöhr
Jury president - Hans-Otto Grünefeld
Musical director - Paul Kuhn
Orchestra - SFB-Tanzorchester feat. Streichergruppe Hans-Georg Arlt
Backing vocals - Rosy-Singers
Intro music - Medley of previous Eurovision winners ('Boom Bang-A-Bang' / 'All Kinds of Everything' / 'La, la, la' / 'Un banc, un arbre, une rue') with Fernsehballett Emil Brandl
Interval acts - 'Schlager-Parodie' with Fernsehballett Emil Brandl & 'Charade' (comp. Henry Mancini)
Number of entries - 12
Winning entry - 'Nur die Liebe läßt uns leben' Mary Roos
Winning songwriters - Joachim Heider / Joachim Relin
Winning orchestrator - Jo Plée
PARTICIPATING ENTRIES
Song 1
Title – "Meine Liebe will ich Dir geben"
Rendition – Edina Popp
Lyrics – Fred Weyrich
Composition – Ralph Siegel Jnr.
Studio arrangement – Boris Jojić
Live orchestration – Boris Jojić
Score R1 – 6th place (27 votes) & DNQ
Song 2
Title – "Ich setze auf Dich"
Rendition – Teddy Parker
Lyrics – Kurt Hertha
Composition – Teddy Parker
Studio arrangement – Henry Mayer
(studio orchestra conducted by Henry Mayer)
Live orchestration – Henry Mayer
Score R1 – 11th place (18 votes) & DNQ
Song 3
Title – "Die größte Manege der Welt"
Rendition – Olivia Molina
Lyrics – Kurt Feltz
Composition – Erich Becht
Studio arrangement – none
Live orchestration – unknown (possibly Boris Jojić)
Score R1 – 9th place (20 votes) & DNQ
Song 4
Title – "Geh' die Straße"
Rendition – Cindy & Bert
Lyrics – Kurt Feltz
Composition – Werner Scharfenberger
Studio arrangement – Werner Scharfenberger
Live orchestration – Werner Scharfenberger
Score R1 – 1st place (41 votes)
Score R2 – 2nd place (3 votes)
Song 5
Title – "Hallelujah Man"
Rendition – Marion Maerz
Lyrics – Karlheinz Freynik
Composition – Klaus Doldinger
Studio arrangement – Klaus Doldinger
Live orchestration – Klaus Doldinger
Score R1 – 5th place (30 votes) & DNQ
Song 6
Title – "Mein Geschenk an Dich"
Rendition – Adrian Wolf
Lyrics – Fred Weyrich
Composition – Ralph Siegel Jnr.
Studio arrangement – Boris Jojić
Live orchestration – Boris Jojić
Score R1 – 12th place (13 votes) & DNQ
Song 7
Title – "Glaub' an Dich selbst"
Rendition – Su Kramer
Lyrics – Gerd Thumser
Composition – Rudi Bauer
Studio arrangement – unknown
Live orchestration – unknown
Score R1 – 3rd place (38 votes)
Score R2 – 2nd place (3 votes)
Song 8
Title – "Gute Nacht, Freunde"
Rendition – Inga & Wolf
Lyrics – Alfons Yondraschek (Reinhard Mey)
Composition – Alfons Yondraschek (Reinhard Mey)
Studio arrangement – unknown
Live orchestration – unknown
Score R1 – 3rd place (38 votes)
Score R2 – 4th place (0 votes)
Song 9
Title – "Das Leben beginnt jeden Tag"
Rendition – Sandra (Haas)
Lyrics – Kurt Hertha
Composition – Hans Blum
Studio arrangement – unknown (probably Paul Biste)
Live orchestration – unknown (probably Paul Biste)
Score R1 – 6th place (27 votes) & DNQ
Song 10
Title – "Grenzenlos"
Rendition – Sven Jenssen
Lyrics – Heinz Korn
Composition – Günter Tilgert
Studio arrangement – unknown
Live orchestration – unknown
Score R1 – 10th place (19 votes) & DNQ
Song 11
Title – "Nur die Liebe läßt uns leben"
Rendition – Mary Roos
Lyrics – Joachim Relin
Composition – Joachim Heider
Studio arrangement – Jo Plée
(studio orchestra conducted by Jo Plée)
Live orchestration – Jo Plée
Score R1 – 2nd place (40 votes)
Score R2 – 1st place (4 votes)
Song 12
Title – "Wann kommt der Morgen"
Rendition – Peter Horton
Lyrics – Carl J. Schäuble
Composition – Günter Engelhardt
Studio arrangement – unknown (possibly Ralf Nowy)
Live orchestration – unknown (possibly Ralf Nowy)
Score R1 – 6th place (27 votes) & DNQ
