National Final
The German national final was held on 1 May 1956 and was presented by Heinz Piper.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lys Assia | - | - |
| 2 | Rolf Baro | - | - |
| 3 | Eva Busch | - | - |
| 4 | Angèle Durand | - | - |
| 5 | Margot Eskens | - | - |
| 6 | Friedel Hensch & Die Cyprys | - | - |
| 7 | Margot Hielscher | - | - |
| 8 | Bibi Johns | - | - |
| 9 | Freddy Quinn | "So geht das jede Nacht" | 1 |
| 10 | Walter Andreas Schwarz | "Im Wartesaal zum großen Glück" | 1 |
| 11 | Hans Arno Simon | - | - |
| 12 | Gerhard Wendland | - | - |
There was a rumour that Lys Assia performed the song "Ein kleiner gold'ner Ring" (A Little Golden Ring) in the national final. However, this rumour turned out to be untrue as the singer has only remembered that she took part with a song of that title in a German music festival - it turned out that she actually competed with this song in the German Schlager Festival of 1961.
Read more about this topic: Germany In The Eurovision Song Contest 1956
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