Katja Ebstein

Katja Ebstein, (March 9 1945) is a German singer. She was born in Girlachsdorf (now Gniewków, Poland). She achieved success with songs such as "Theater" or "Es war einmal ein Jäger". She was married to Christian Bruhn, who wrote many of her songs. She represented Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest three times: Eurovision Song Contest 1970, Eurovision Song Contest 1971 and Eurovision Song Contest 1980. Her best performance was in Eurovision Song Contest 1980 when she gained second place with the entry "Theater" (It's showtime). As noted by John Kennedy O'Connor in his book "The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official History", [O'Connor, John Kennedy. The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official History. Carlton Books UK 2007. ISBN 978-1844429943] Ebstein is the most successful performer to have taken part in the contest, without ever winning. She is the only singer to appear in the top three on three separate occasions.

Her Hits

* "Wunder gibt es immer wieder (1970)"
* "Und wenn ein neuer Tag erwacht (1970)"
* "Diese Welt (1971)"
* "Ein kleines Lied vom Frieden (1971)"
* "Inch Allah (1972)"
* "Der Stern von Mykonos (1973)"
* "Ein Indiojunge aus Peru (1974)"
* "Athena (1974)"
* "Es war einmal ein Jäger (1975)"
* "Die Hälfte seines Lebens (1975)"
* "Aus Liebe weint man nicht (1976)"
* "In Petersburg ist Pferdemarkt (1977)"
* "Du und ich (1977)"
* "Wein nicht um mich, Argentinien (1977)"
* "Weck mich, bevor du gehst (1977)"
* "Dieser Mann ist ein Mann (1978)"
* "Es müssen keine Rosen sein (1979)"
* "Trink mit mir (1979)"
* "Abschied ist ein bißchen wie sterben (1980)"
* "Theater (1980)"
* "Dann heirat' doch dein Büro (1980)"
* "Traumzeit (1982)"

References

External links

* [http://www.4ep.de/www.ebstein.de/seite_07/index2.php Official site of the singer]
* [http://www.europopmusic.eu/Germany_pages/Katja_Ebstein.html Katja Ebstein on Europopmusic.eu] (English)
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2z-fGSbSjE Ebstein in Eurovision 1970]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02FuUfpTn_c Ebstein in Eurovision 1971]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8WHf6LhQA8 Ebstein in Eurovision 1980]