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Zwei kleine Italiener was the German entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1962, performed by Conny Froboess. The song is a moderately up-tempo number in the schlager genre, with Froboess describing the plight of two workers from Italy who wish to return to their homeland to be with their girlfriends, Tina and Marina. She contrasts this situation with that of the rest of German society (at the time undergoing the Wirtschaftswunder largely as a result of immigrant labour), for whom "a journey to the South is something chic and fine". The two Italians, it seems, despair of ever returning to Naples. This unusual subject matter marks the first time that a social issue was described in a Contest entry.

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  • Zwei kleine Italiener was the German entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1962, performed by Conny Froboess. The song is a moderately up-tempo number in the schlager genre, with Froboess describing the plight of two workers from Italy who wish to return to their homeland to be with their girlfriends, Tina and Marina. She contrasts this situation with that of the rest of German society (at the time undergoing the Wirtschaftswunder largely as a result of immigrant labour), for whom "a journey to the South is something chic and fine". The two Italians, it seems, despair of ever returning to Naples. This unusual subject matter marks the first time that a social issue was described in a Contest entry.
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Composers
  • Christian Bruhn
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  • German
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  • 9(xsd:integer)
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  • George Buschor
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  • Rolf-Hans Müller
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  • 6(xsd:integer)
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  • 1962(xsd:integer)
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  • Zwei kleine Italiener was the German entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1962, performed by Conny Froboess. The song is a moderately up-tempo number in the schlager genre, with Froboess describing the plight of two workers from Italy who wish to return to their homeland to be with their girlfriends, Tina and Marina. She contrasts this situation with that of the rest of German society (at the time undergoing the Wirtschaftswunder largely as a result of immigrant labour), for whom "a journey to the South is something chic and fine". The two Italians, it seems, despair of ever returning to Naples. This unusual subject matter marks the first time that a social issue was described in a Contest entry. The song was performed seventh on the night, following Sweden and preceding the Netherlands. At the close of voting, it had received 9 points, placing 6th. Despite its middle-of-the-table finish, the song has become a minor favourite among Contest fans and has been covered by several artists.
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