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Margot Hielscher
Margot Hielscher sang at two Eurovision Song Contests, in 1957 and 1958, for Germany. The best result was 4th place in 1957, with “Telefon, Telefon”.
- who
- German singer and film actor
- born
- 29 September 1919, Berlin, Germany
- died
- 20 August 2017 (aged 97), Munich, Germany
- contests
- 1957, 1958
- best result
- 4th, 1957
- sang for
- Germany
Biography
Margot Hielscher, who died in 2017, was a German singer and film actor, born in Berlin, who appeared in more than fifty films between 1939 and 1994. Hielscher sang for Germany two years running: “Telefon, Telefon” was the host country’s song in Frankfurt in 1957 and finished joint fourth, and “Für zwei Groschen Musik” finished seventh in Hilversum in 1958.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Margot Hielscher”.
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At Eurovision
Two songs, oldest first, and what became of each.
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1957 Frankfurt
“Telefon, Telefon”
4th of 10 Finished 4th of 10, with 8 points.
- Sung in
- German
- Written by
- Friedrich Meyer, Ralph Maria Siegel
- Conductor
- Willy Berking
- Running order
- 7th of 10
- Age on the night
- 37
- Won that year
- Netherlands: Corry Brokken, “Net als toen”
The story of Eurovision 1957: The scoreboard arrives — and so does a five-minute song
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1958 Hilversum
“Für zwei Groschen Musik”
7th of 10 Finished 7th of 10, with 5 points.
- Sung in
- German
- Written by
- Walter Brandin, Friedrich Meyer, Fred Rauch
- Conductor
- Dolf van der Linden
- Running order
- 8th of 10
- Age on the night
- 38
- Won that year
- France: André Claveau, “Dors mon amour”
The story of Eurovision 1958: Italy sang twice, France won, and the world bought “Volare”
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Away from Eurovision
Awards
- Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 1978
- Filmband in Gold 1985
As recorded on Wikidata, which is rarely the whole list.
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Margot Hielscher, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 1957 Firsts
Germany's Margot Hielscher sang "Telefon, Telefon" into an actual telephone — the first prop the contest had seen.
- 1958 Who was there
It was a year of familiar faces. Lys Assia sang for Switzerland for the third contest in a row, and Corry Brokken, the reigning champion, did the same for the Netherlands. Belgium's Fud Leclerc was back from 1956 and Germany's Margot Hielscher from 1957.
Results as published by the European Broadcasting Union. Biographical details from Wikidata. The photo is from Wikimedia Commons and is credited beside it. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we'll fix it.