Germany was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1957 with the song "", composed by Friedrich Meyer, with lyrics by Ralph Maria Siegel, and performed by Margot Hielscher. The German participating broadcaster on behalf of ARD, (HR), selected its entry through a national final. In addition, HR was also the host broadcaster and staged the event at the in Frankfurt.
=== === (HR) on behalf of ARD, organised and produced the German national final as part of the show . was a regular game show starting in autumn 1956. The selection of the German entry took place at the GroÃÂer Sendesaal des Hessischen Rundfunks in Frankfurt â the same venue as for the Eurovision Song Contest 1957 â on 17 February 1957 at 20:15 CET (19:15 UTC). The final was broadcast on ARD's Deutsches Fernsehen, and abroad on ÃÂsterreichisches Fernsehen and Dutch television. It was hosted by Hans-Joachim Kulenkampff and directed by . oversaw the production of the show.
Four songs competed in the national final. HR had asked four composers to write entries for the selection. The artists were accompanied by the Tanzorchester des Hessischen Rundfunks under the musical direction of Willy Berking. A jury consisting of the eight directors of entertainment programs of the West-German broadcasters decided the winner. They gave their votes via telephone and the results were shown on a scoreboard. Each juror distributed ten votes among his favourite songs. "", composed by , and with lyrics by , won the national final with a large margin and was selected as the German entry.
HR hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 1957 in Frankfurt, when there was still no format in place for the previous year's winning broadcaster to host the following year, and following Switzerland hosting and winning in 1956. "" was conducted by Willy Berking. Hielscher performed seventh, following the and preceding . The song received eight votes, placing fourth in a field of ten.
In order to overcome language barriers, the lyrics include some greetings and simple words in other European languages. The song's lyrics gave rise to what is generally considered the first performance with a prop in the contest history, with Hielscher in fact picking up a real telephone receiver during her performance.
Eurovision Song Contest 1957 was broadcast on ARD's Deutsches Fernsehen and on HR's radio station Zweites Programm. Excerpts from the show were also broadcast on UKW West (WDR) on 29 April 1957 at 21:15 CET.
Each participating broadcaster assembled a ten-member jury panel. Every jury member could give one vote to his or her favourite song.