Both songs won her a gold album each in Germany . In 1961 , she participated as the representative of Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song " Einmal sehen wir uns wieder " , which only reached 13th place with three points . Fifty-six years old at the time , for over 45 years , she held the record of the eldest participant at Eurovision - surpassed only in 2008 by the 75-year-old Croatian entertainer 75 Cents
Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1961
Lale Andersen