Cindy & Bert 's first attempt to represent Germany at Eurovision came in 1972 , when " Geh ' die Straße " finished in second place in the national selection . The following year they performed two songs in the final , but could only manage eighth and ninth place . They got their chance in 1974 when , unusually for Germany by internal selection , their song " Die Sommermelodie " was chosen as the country 's entry for the 19th Eurovision Song Contest , held in Brighton , England on 6 April . " Die Sommermelodie " had been considered a particularly weak song choice by German observers . It also happened to have been chosen for a contest which featured a number of already internationally established performers ( Olivia Newton-John , Gigliola Cinquetti , Mouth & MacNeal ) , and launched the winning group ABBA into global superstardom , so its poor showing - one of four songs to share last place - did not come as a surprise . Cindy & Bert entered the German selection again in 1978 , their two songs finishing fourth and fifth
Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1974
Cindy & Bert