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Mary Roos
Mary Roos sang at two Eurovision Song Contests, in 1972 and 1984, for Germany. The best result was 3rd place in 1972, with “Nur die Liebe läßt uns leben”.
- who
- German singer
- born
- 9 January 1949, Bingen am Rhein, Germany
- contests
- 1972, 1984
- best result
- 3rd, 1972
- music
- schlager
- active
- since 1958
- sang for
- Germany
Biography
Mary Roos is a German singer and actor who sang for Germany twice. “Nur die Liebe läßt uns leben” finished third in Edinburgh in 1972, equalling the country’s best result up to then; “Aufrecht geh’n” finished joint 13th in Luxembourg in 1984.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Mary Roos”.
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At Eurovision
Two songs, oldest first, and what became of each.
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1972 Edinburgh
“Nur die Liebe läßt uns leben”
3rd of 18 Finished 3rd of 18, with 107 points.
- Sung in
- German
- Written by
- Joachim Heider, Joachim Relin
- Conductor
- Paul Kuhn
- Running order
- 1st of 18
- Age on the night
- 23
- Won that year
- Luxembourg: Vicky Leandros, “Après toi”
The story of Eurovision 1972: The contest nobody wanted to host
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1984 Luxembourg City
“Aufrecht geh'n”
13th of 19 Finished 13th of 19, with 34 points.
- Sung in
- German
- Written by
- Michael Kunze, Michael Reinecke
- Conductor
- Pierre Cao
- Running order
- 14th of 19
- Age on the night
- 35
- Won that year
- Sweden: Herreys, “Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley”
The story of Eurovision 1984: The youngest host, and the night the booing started
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