Germany was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 with the song "Aufrecht geh'n", composed by Michael Reinecke, with lyrics by Michael Kunze, and performed by Mary Roos. The German participating broadcaster on behalf of ARD, Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), selected their entry through a national final. Roos had previously represented, where she had finished third. The song is a power ballad, with Roos bidding a former lover goodbye at the end of a relationship. She tells herself to "walk tall" and tells him that she will not be waiting for him if he comes back - as she assumes he will. Roos also recorded the song in English and French, then entitled "I'll Walk Tall" and "Du blues et du bleu" respectively.

Before Eurovision

Ein Lied für Luxemburg

The final was held at the Deutsches Theater in Munich, hosted by Sabine Sauer. 12 songs took part and the winner was chosen by a panel of approximately 500 people who had been selected as providing a representative cross-section of the German public.

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Roos performed 14th in the running order, following and preceding. At the close of voting "Aufrecht geh'n" had received 34 points (the highest a 7 from ), placing Germany joint 13th (with the ) of the 19 entries. The German jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners. The show was watched by 14.23 million viewers in Germany.

Voting