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{{Short description|1982 song by Nicole Seibert}}
{{Short description|1982 song by Nicole}}
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| name = Ein bißchen Frieden
| name = Ein bißchen Frieden
| English_title = A Little Peace
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| cover = Nicole - Ein bißchen Frieden.jpg
| caption = German release cover
| caption = German release cover
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| artist = [[Nicole (German singer)|Nicole]]
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| composer = [[Ralph Siegel]]
| lyricist = [[Bernd Meinunger]]
* [[Ralph Siegel]]
* [[Bernd Meinunger]]
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* Ralph Siegel
* {{ill|Robert Jung (German composer)|lt=Robert Jung|de|Robert Jung (Komponist)}}<ref name="Ein bißchen Frieden (credits)">{{cite web
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| composer = [[Ralph Siegel (songwriter)|Ralph Siegel]]
| lyricist = [[Bernd Meinunger]]
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| conductor = [[Norbert Daum]]
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"'''Ein bißchen Frieden'''" ({{IPA-de|aɪn ˈbɪsçən ˈfʁiːdn̩|pron}}; {{lit}} "A Bit of Peace") is a [[German language|German]]-language song, written by prolific German Eurovision-writing duo [[Ralph Siegel (songwriter)|Ralph Siegel]] (music) and [[Bernd Meinunger]] (lyrics) for the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1982]], held in [[Harrogate]], [[United Kingdom]].<ref name="Ein bißchen Frieden (credits)"/> It was performed by 17-year-old German high-school student [[Nicole Seibert|Nicole Hohloch]], resulting in {{esccnty|Germany}}'s first win at the Eurovision Song Contest by a record margin of 61 points, setting a new record for the largest winning margin that lasted until the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1997]]. Nicole's single is still the only Eurovision entry to top the sales charts in every territory it was released in.{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}}
"'''Ein bißchen Frieden'''" ({{IPA-de|aɪn ˈbɪsçən ˈfʁiːdn̩|pron}}; {{lit}} "A Bit of Peace") is a song recorded by German singer [[Nicole Seibert|Nicole]], with music composed by [[Ralph Siegel]] and German lyrics written by [[Bernd Meinunger]]. It {{esccnty|Germany|t=represented Germany}} in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1982]], held in [[Harrogate]], resulting in {{esccnty|Germany}}'s first ever win at the contest.


==Background==
== Background ==
=== Conception ===
After winning the contest, Nicole performed the reprise in four different languages: [[German language|German]], [[English language|English]], [[French language|French]] and [[Dutch language|Dutch]].<ref name="500 Number One Hits"/> She decided on the spur of the moment<ref>{{cite AV media | people=Nicole Seibert | date=25 May 2015 | title=Eurovision at 60 | medium=Television production | location=UK | publisher=BBC Four}}</ref> to do this, to the bewilderment of her backing group. She later released recordings in five additional languages across [[Europe]]: [[Danish language|Danish]], [[Italian language|Italian]], [[Russian language|Russian]], and a German-English-Dutch combination and a German-English-Italian combination. It topped the charts in many countries, and the English version was the last Eurovision winner to top the charts in the [[United Kingdom]]. The English version also holds the honour of becoming the 500th British Number One.<ref name="500 Number One Hits">{{cite book
"Ein bißchen Frieden"{{efn|The spelling of the word ''bißchen'' with [[ß]] was the correct spelling in Germany (East and West) and Austria prior to the [[German orthography reform of 1996]]. However, as the letter ß had been abolished in [[Swiss Standard German]] orthography before World War II, the correct spelling in Switzerland and Liechtenstein was ''bisschen'' even in 1982. German language sources do not have a consistent approach as to how works written prior to 1996 are rendered in terms of spelling, however as with pre-[[German Orthographic Conference of 1901|1901 reform]] spellings before, the tendency in the 21st century has been increasingly towards modernizing spelling<ref>https://www.eurovision.de/teilnehmer/Nicole-Biografie-der-deutschen-ESC-Siegerin,nicole221.html this article for example uses the post-1996 spelling</ref> outside of academic use or direct quotes emphasized via [[sic]].}} was composed by [[Ralph Siegel]] with German lyrics written by [[Bernd Meinunger]]. It was recorded by 17-year-old German high-school student [[Nicole Seibert|Nicole]].<ref name="Ein bißchen Frieden (credits)">{{cite web
|url=https://hitparade.ch/song/Nicole/Ein-bisschen-Frieden-833|title=Credits|website=hitparade.ch|language=de}}</ref>

In addition to the German original language version, she recorded the song in English –as "A little peace" with lyrics by Paul Greedus–, French –"La paix sur terre" with lyrics by Pierre Delanoë and Jean-Paul Cara–, Spanish –"Un poco de paz" with lyrics by Alexander Mitchell–, Italian –"Un po' di pace"–, Dutch –"Een beetje vrede" with lyrics by Cor Aaftink and Ed Daromella–, Danish –"En smule fred"–, Russian –"Nyemnogo mira"–, and in German-English-Dutch and German-English-Italian versions.<ref name="DG">{{Cite web |title=Ein bißchen Frieden - lyrics|url=http://www.diggiloo.net/?1982de|website=The Diggiloo Thrush}}</ref>

=== Eurovision ===
On 20 March 1982, "Ein bißchen Frieden" performed by Nicole competed in ''{{esccnty|Germany|y=1982|t=Ein Lied für Harrogate}}'', the national final organized by [[ARD (broadcaster)|ARD]] to select its song and performer for the {{escyr|1982||27th edition}} of the [[Eurovision Song Contest]]. The song won the competition, so it became the {{esccnty|Germany|t=West German entry}} –and Nicole the performer– for Eurovision.<ref>{{cite web |title=Germany: Ein Lied für Harrogate 1982|url=https://eurovisionworld.com/national/germany/ein-lied-fur-harrogate-1982|website=Eurovisionworld}}</ref>

On 24 April 1982, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at the [[Harrogate Convention Centre|Harrogate International Centre]] in [[Harrogate]] hosted by the [[BBC|British Broadcasting Corporation]] (BBC), and broadcast live throughout the continent. Nicole performed "Ein bißchen Frieden" eighteenth and last on the evening, following {{esccnty|Ireland|1982}}'s "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow" by [[The Duskeys]]. [[Norbert Daum]] conducted the event's orchestra in the German performance.<ref>{{Cite episode|title=Eurovision Song Contest 1982|episode-link=Eurovision Song Contest 1982|series=Eurovision Song Contest|series-link=Eurovision Song Contest|network=[[BBC]] / [[European Broadcasting Union|EBU]]|date=24 April 1982}}</ref>

At the close of voting, the song had received 161 points winning the competition and resulting in Germany's first win at the contest by a record margin of 61 points, setting a new record for the largest winning margin that lasted until the {{escyr|1997||1997 contest}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/event/harrogate-1982/final|title=Official Eurovision Song Contest 1982 scoreboard|website=[[Eurovision Song Contest]]}}</ref> Nicole performed her winning reprise in four different languages: German, English, French, and Dutch.<ref name="500 Number One Hits"/> She decided to do this on the spur of the moment, to the bewilderment of her backing group.<ref>{{cite AV media | people=Nicole Seibert | date=25 May 2015 | title=Eurovision at 60 | medium=Television production | location=UK | publisher=BBC Four}}</ref>

=== Aftermath ===
"Ein bißchen Frieden" was one of fourteen songs chosen by Eurovision fans and a [[European Broadcasting Union]] (EBU) reference group, from among the 992 songs that had ever participated in the contest, to participate in the fiftieth anniversary competition ''[[Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest]]'' held on 22 October 2005 in [[Copenhagen]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Bakker, Sietse|date=16 June 2005|url=http://esctoday.com/news/read/4705/the_14_songs_for_copenhagen|title=The 14 songs for Copenhagen|website=ESCtoday}}</ref> Although Nicole was not at the concert, it was re-enacted by dancers equipped with white guitars and a live orchestra as the original footage was shown in the background. It finished as the seventh most popular song in the history of the contest.<ref>{{Cite episode|title=Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest|episode-link=Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest|series=Eurovision Song Contest|series-link=Eurovision Song Contest|network=[[DR (broadcaster)|DR]] / [[European Broadcasting Union|EBU]]|date=22 October 2005}}</ref> Nicole performed her song in English, Italian, German, and French in the Eurovision sixtieth anniversary show ''[[Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits]]'' held on 31 March 2015 in London.<ref>{{Cite episode|title=Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02llhdd|access-date=3 April 2015|series=Eurovision Song Contest|series-link=Eurovision Song Contest|network=[[BBC]] / [[European Broadcasting Union|EBU]]|date=3 April 2015}}</ref>

The television special ''[[Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light]]'', aired on 16 May 2020 throughout Europe, features "Ein bißchen Frieden" performed by [[Michael Schulte (singer)|Michael Schulte]] and [[Ilse DeLange]] at the [[Peace Palace]] in [[The Hague]].<ref>{{Cite episode|title=Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light|episode-link=Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light|series=Eurovision Song Contest|series-link=Eurovision Song Contest|network=[[Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (organization)|NPO]] / [[Nederlandse Omroep Stichting|NOS]] / [[AVROTROS]] / [[European Broadcasting Union|EBU]]|date=16 May 2020}}</ref>

==Chart performance==
The song topped the charts in many countries. According to composer and producer Ralph Siegel, the single sold 2.5–3 million copies.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Goslich |first=Lorenz |date=23 April 1983 |title=Nicole wurde ein teures Mädchen für das Fernsehen |language=de |page=13 |work=[[Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung]] |issn=0174-4909 |oclc=644830569}}</ref>

"A Little Peace", the English version –with lyrics by Paul Greedus–, was released in predominantly English speaking territories and reached number 1 on the charts in the United Kingdom and Ireland, among others.<ref>{{cite web |title=charts.org.nz - Paul Greedus |url=https://charts.nz/showperson.asp?name=Paul+Greedus}}</ref><ref name="Ireland chart position">{{Cite web |title=Irish Charts 1982 to 1984 |url=https://www.ukmix.org/showthread.php?31325-Irish-Charts-1982-to-1984}}</ref><ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book |last=Roberts |first=David |title=[[British Hit Singles & Albums]] |publisher=Guinness World Records Limited |year=2006 |isbn=1-904994-10-5 |edition=19th |location=London |pages=408–9}}</ref> It was the last Eurovision winner to top the charts in the United Kingdom. The English version also holds the honor of becoming the 500th British Number One.<ref name="500 Number One Hits">{{cite book
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"A Little Peace", the [[English language|English]] version (translated by Paul Greedus), was released in predominantly English speaking territories and reached number 1 on the charts in the [[United Kingdom| UK]] and [[Ireland]], among others.<ref>{{cite web |title=charts.org.nz - Paul Greedus |url=https://charts.nz/showperson.asp?name=Paul+Greedus}}</ref><ref name="Ireland chart position">{{Cite web |title=Irish Charts 1982 to 1984 |url=https://www.ukmix.org/showthread.php?31325-Irish-Charts-1982-to-1984}}</ref><ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book |last=Roberts |first=David |title=[[British Hit Singles & Albums]] |publisher=Guinness World Records Limited |year=2006 |isbn=1-904994-10-5 |edition=19th |location=London |pages=408–9}}</ref>

According to composer and producer [[Ralph Siegel]], the single sold 2.5 to 3 million copies.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Goslich |first=Lorenz |date=23 April 1983 |title=Nicole wurde ein teures Mädchen für das Fernsehen |language=de |page=13 |work=[[Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung]] |issn=0174-4909 |oclc=644830569}}</ref>

The song was chosen in an internet poll conducted by the [[European Broadcasting Union]] in 2005 as one of the 14 most popular songs in the history of the Eurovision, and was one of the entrants in the ''[[Congratulations (Eurovision)|Congratulations]]'' 50th anniversary concert in [[Copenhagen]], [[Denmark]], held in October 2005. Although Nicole was not at the concert, it was re-enacted by dancers equipped with white guitars and a live [[orchestra]] as the original footage was shown in the background. "Ein bißchen Frieden" finished as the seventh most popular song in the history of the contest.{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}}

=== Cover versions ===
"A Little Peace" was covered by [[Daniel O'Donnell]] for his 1997 album ''I Believe''.<ref>{{MusicBrainz recording|mbid=0794f96b-6d08-410b-b503-a5715d5dde16|name=A Little Peace (cover)}}</ref>

"Ein bißchen Frieden" was covered in Slovene as "Malo miru" by Irena Tratnik and also by Oto Pestner, in Czech as "Jsme dĕti slunce" by Jaromír Mayer, in Croatian as "Malo mira" by {{ill|Ana Štefok|hr}}, in Danish as "En smule fred" by {{ill|Susanne Lana|da}}, in Hungarian as "Egy kis nyugalmat kívánok én" by [[Neoton Família]], in Polish as "Troszeczkę ziemi, troszeczkę słońca" by [[Eleni Tzoka]], in Spanish as "Un poco de paz" by mexican singer Laura Flores and in Finnish as "Vain Hieman Rauhaa" by [[Katri Helena]]. In 1996, the Swedish techno/folk/bluegrass band [[Rednex]], known for their hit Cotton-Eye Joe around that time, did a cover of "Ein bißchen Frieden", also played in the Eurovision Song Contest. The song has since been rendered in Dutch as "Een Beetje Vrede" recorded by [[Kathleen Aerts]] for her 2009 album ''In Symfonie''.{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}}

[[Monica Forsberg]] wrote lyrics in Swedish as "En liten fågel", and the song became popular among [[dansband]] groups. It was recorded in Swedish by [[Stefan Borsch]] on his 1982 album ''En liten fågel''<ref name="En liten fågel">{{cite web|url=http://smdb.kb.se/catalog/id/001888480|title=En liten fågel|publisher=Svensk mediedatabas|language=sv|date=1982|access-date=28 April 2011}}</ref> as well as releasing it as a single the same year<ref name="En liten fågel"/> and [[Mats Bergmans]] on his 2004 album ''Vänd dig inte om''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://smdb.kb.se/catalog/id/001433246|title=Vänd dig inte om|publisher=Svensk mediedatabas|language=sv|date=2004|access-date=28 April 2011}}</ref> It was also recorded by [[Ingmar Nordströms]] on 1982 album ''Saxparty 9''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://smdb.kb.se/catalog/id/001888563|title=Saxparty 9|publisher=Svensk mediedatabas|language=sv|date=1982|access-date=28 April 2011}}</ref>

German techno-punk band [[Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft|DAF]] released "Ein bißchen Krieg" ("A Bit of War") as a response to the supposed sentimentality of the song.{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}} German comedy metal band [[JBO (band)|J.B.O.]] released a parody cover of this song in Rammstein style in 1997 on their album "Laut!".

==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
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|Finland ([[Official Finnish Charts|Suomen virallinen lista]])<ref>{{cite book|url=https://musiikkiarkisto.fi/oa/_tiedostot/julkaisut/sisaltaa-hitin.pdf#page=183|first=Timo|last=Pennanen|year=2021|title=Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021|section=Nicole|page=183|publisher=Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava|location=Helsinki|access-date=4 July 2022|language=fi}}</ref>
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!scope="row"| Finland ([[Official Finnish Charts|Suomen virallinen lista]])<ref>{{cite book|url=https://musiikkiarkisto.fi/oa/_tiedostot/julkaisut/sisaltaa-hitin.pdf#page=183|first=Timo|last=Pennanen|year=2021|title=Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021|section=Nicole|page=183|publisher=Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava|location=Helsinki|access-date=4 July 2022|language=fi}}</ref>
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'''"Een beetje vrede"'''
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'''"A Little Peace"'''
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|Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref name="auchart">{{Cite book|title=[[Kent Music Report|Australian Chart Book 1970–1992]] |last=Kent |first=David |author-link=David Kent (historian) |publisher=Australian Chart Book |location=[[St Ives, New South Wales|St Ives, NSW]] |year=1993|page=218 |isbn=0-646-11917-6}}</ref>
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{{single chart|New Zealand|34|artist=Nicole|song=Ein bißchen Frieden|access-date=5 May 2023}}
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===Year-end charts===
===Year-end charts===
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|Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=s&id=1982|title=Jahreshitparade Singles 1982|language=de|access-date=5 May 2023}}</ref>
!scope="row"| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=s&id=1982|title=Jahreshitparade Singles 1982|language=de|access-date=5 May 2023}}</ref>
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|Belgium (Ultratop)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1982|title=Jaaroverzichten 1982|publisher=[[Ultratop]]|language=nl|access-date=5 May 2023}}</ref>
!scope="row"| Belgium (Ultratop)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1982|title=Jaaroverzichten 1982|publisher=[[Ultratop]]|language=nl|access-date=5 May 2023}}</ref>
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|Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://swisscharts.com/charts/jahreshitparade/1982|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1982|language=de|access-date=5 May 2023}}</ref>
!scope="row"| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://swisscharts.com/charts/jahreshitparade/1982|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1982|language=de|access-date=5 May 2023}}</ref>
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|West Germany (Official German Charts)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1982|title=Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 1982|publisher=[[GfK Entertainment]]|language=de|access-date=5 May 2023}}</ref>
!scope="row"| West Germany (Official German Charts)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1982|title=Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 1982|publisher=[[GfK Entertainment]]|language=de|access-date=5 May 2023}}</ref>
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'''"Een beetje vrede"'''
'''"Een beetje vrede"'''
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!scope="row"| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/1982|title=Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 1982|publisher=[[Dutch Top 40]]|language=nl|access-date=5 May 2023}}</ref>
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|Netherlands (Single Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1982&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 1982|publisher=[[MegaCharts]]|language=nl|access-date=5 May 2023}}</ref>
!scope="row"| Netherlands (Single Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1982&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 1982|publisher=[[MegaCharts]]|language=nl|access-date=5 May 2023}}</ref>
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==Spelling==
== Legacy ==
"A Little Peace" was covered by [[Daniel O'Donnell]] for his 1997 album ''I Believe''.<ref>{{MusicBrainz recording|mbid=0794f96b-6d08-410b-b503-a5715d5dde16|name=A Little Peace (cover)}}</ref>
The spelling of the word ''bißchen'' with [[ß]] was the correct spelling in Germany (East and West) and Austria prior to the [[German orthography reform of 1996]]. However, as the letter ß had been abolished in [[Swiss Standard German]] orthography before World War II, the correct spelling in Switzerland and Liechtenstein was ''bisschen'' even in 1982. German language sources do not have a consistent approach as to how works written prior to 1996 are rendered in terms of spelling, however as with pre-[[German Orthographic Conference of 1901|1901 reform]] spellings before, the tendency in the 21st century has been increasingly towards modernizing spelling<ref>https://www.eurovision.de/teilnehmer/Nicole-Biografie-der-deutschen-ESC-Siegerin,nicole221.html this article for example uses the post-1996 spelling</ref> outside of academic use or direct quotes emphasized via [[sic]].

"Ein bißchen Frieden" was covered in Slovene as "Malo miru" by Irena Tratnik and also by Oto Pestner, in Czech as "Jsme dĕti slunce" by Jaromír Mayer, in Croatian as "Malo mira" by {{ill|Ana Štefok|hr}}, in Danish as "En smule fred" by {{ill|Susanne Lana|da}}, in Hungarian as "Egy kis nyugalmat kívánok én" by [[Neoton Família]], in Polish as "Troszeczkę ziemi, troszeczkę słońca" by [[Eleni Tzoka]], in Spanish as "Un poco de paz" by mexican singer Laura Flores and in Finnish as "Vain Hieman Rauhaa" by [[Katri Helena]]. In 1996, the Swedish techno/folk/bluegrass band [[Rednex]], known for their hit Cotton-Eye Joe around that time, did a cover of "Ein bißchen Frieden", also played in the Eurovision Song Contest. The song has since been rendered in Dutch as "Een Beetje Vrede" recorded by [[Kathleen Aerts]] for her 2009 album ''In Symfonie''.{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}}

[[Monica Forsberg]] wrote lyrics in Swedish as "En liten fågel", and the song became popular among [[dansband]] groups. It was recorded in Swedish by [[Stefan Borsch]] on his 1982 album ''En liten fågel''<ref name="En liten fågel">{{cite web|url=http://smdb.kb.se/catalog/id/001888480|title=En liten fågel|publisher=Svensk mediedatabas|language=sv|date=1982|access-date=28 April 2011}}</ref> as well as releasing it as a single the same year<ref name="En liten fågel"/> and [[Mats Bergmans]] on his 2004 album ''Vänd dig inte om''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://smdb.kb.se/catalog/id/001433246|title=Vänd dig inte om|publisher=Svensk mediedatabas|language=sv|date=2004|access-date=28 April 2011}}</ref> It was also recorded by [[Ingmar Nordströms]] on 1982 album ''Saxparty 9''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://smdb.kb.se/catalog/id/001888563|title=Saxparty 9|publisher=Svensk mediedatabas|language=sv|date=1982|access-date=28 April 2011}}</ref>

German techno-punk band [[Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft|DAF]] released "Ein bißchen Krieg" ("A Bit of War") as a response to the supposed sentimentality of the song.{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}} German comedy metal band [[JBO (band)|J.B.O.]] released a parody cover of this song in Rammstein style in 1997 on their album "Laut!".


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Nicole Seibert discography]]
* [[Nicole Seibert discography]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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*[http://www.diggiloo.net/?1982de Detailed info & lyrics, Diggiloo Thrush]


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"Ein bißchen Frieden"
German release cover
Single by Nicole
from the album Ein bißchen Frieden
LanguageGerman
Released1982
Length3:00
LabelJupiter
Composer(s)Ralph Siegel
Lyricist(s)Bernd Meinunger
Producer(s)
Alternative cover
English version cover
Eurovision Song Contest 1982 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Nicole Hohloch
As
Language
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
Conductor
Finals performance
Final result
1st
Final points
161
Entry chronology
◄ "Johnny Blue" (1981)
"Rücksicht" (1983) ►

"Ein bißchen Frieden" (pronounced [aɪn ˈbɪsçən ˈfʁiːdn̩]; lit. "A Bit of Peace") is a song recorded by German singer Nicole, with music composed by Ralph Siegel and German lyrics written by Bernd Meinunger. It represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982, held in Harrogate, resulting in Germany's first ever win at the contest.

Background

Conception

"Ein bißchen Frieden"[a] was composed by Ralph Siegel with German lyrics written by Bernd Meinunger. It was recorded by 17-year-old German high-school student Nicole.[2]

In addition to the German original language version, she recorded the song in English –as "A little peace" with lyrics by Paul Greedus–, French –"La paix sur terre" with lyrics by Pierre Delanoë and Jean-Paul Cara–, Spanish –"Un poco de paz" with lyrics by Alexander Mitchell–, Italian –"Un po' di pace"–, Dutch –"Een beetje vrede" with lyrics by Cor Aaftink and Ed Daromella–, Danish –"En smule fred"–, Russian –"Nyemnogo mira"–, and in German-English-Dutch and German-English-Italian versions.[3]

Eurovision

On 20 March 1982, "Ein bißchen Frieden" performed by Nicole competed in Ein Lied für Harrogate, the national final organized by ARD to select its song and performer for the 27th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. The song won the competition, so it became the West German entry –and Nicole the performer– for Eurovision.[4]

On 24 April 1982, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at the Harrogate International Centre in Harrogate hosted by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), and broadcast live throughout the continent. Nicole performed "Ein bißchen Frieden" eighteenth and last on the evening, following Ireland's "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow" by The Duskeys. Norbert Daum conducted the event's orchestra in the German performance.[5]

At the close of voting, the song had received 161 points winning the competition and resulting in Germany's first win at the contest by a record margin of 61 points, setting a new record for the largest winning margin that lasted until the 1997 contest.[6] Nicole performed her winning reprise in four different languages: German, English, French, and Dutch.[7] She decided to do this on the spur of the moment, to the bewilderment of her backing group.[8]

Aftermath

"Ein bißchen Frieden" was one of fourteen songs chosen by Eurovision fans and a European Broadcasting Union (EBU) reference group, from among the 992 songs that had ever participated in the contest, to participate in the fiftieth anniversary competition Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest held on 22 October 2005 in Copenhagen.[9] Although Nicole was not at the concert, it was re-enacted by dancers equipped with white guitars and a live orchestra as the original footage was shown in the background. It finished as the seventh most popular song in the history of the contest.[10] Nicole performed her song in English, Italian, German, and French in the Eurovision sixtieth anniversary show Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits held on 31 March 2015 in London.[11]

The television special Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light, aired on 16 May 2020 throughout Europe, features "Ein bißchen Frieden" performed by Michael Schulte and Ilse DeLange at the Peace Palace in The Hague.[12]

Chart performance

The song topped the charts in many countries. According to composer and producer Ralph Siegel, the single sold 2.5–3 million copies.[13]

"A Little Peace", the English version –with lyrics by Paul Greedus–, was released in predominantly English speaking territories and reached number 1 on the charts in the United Kingdom and Ireland, among others.[14][15][16] It was the last Eurovision winner to top the charts in the United Kingdom. The English version also holds the honor of becoming the 500th British Number One.[7]

Legacy

"A Little Peace" was covered by Daniel O'Donnell for his 1997 album I Believe.[35]

"Ein bißchen Frieden" was covered in Slovene as "Malo miru" by Irena Tratnik and also by Oto Pestner, in Czech as "Jsme dĕti slunce" by Jaromír Mayer, in Croatian as "Malo mira" by Ana Štefok [hr], in Danish as "En smule fred" by Susanne Lana [da], in Hungarian as "Egy kis nyugalmat kívánok én" by Neoton Família, in Polish as "Troszeczkę ziemi, troszeczkę słońca" by Eleni Tzoka, in Spanish as "Un poco de paz" by mexican singer Laura Flores and in Finnish as "Vain Hieman Rauhaa" by Katri Helena. In 1996, the Swedish techno/folk/bluegrass band Rednex, known for their hit Cotton-Eye Joe around that time, did a cover of "Ein bißchen Frieden", also played in the Eurovision Song Contest. The song has since been rendered in Dutch as "Een Beetje Vrede" recorded by Kathleen Aerts for her 2009 album In Symfonie.[citation needed]

Monica Forsberg wrote lyrics in Swedish as "En liten fågel", and the song became popular among dansband groups. It was recorded in Swedish by Stefan Borsch on his 1982 album En liten fågel[36] as well as releasing it as a single the same year[36] and Mats Bergmans on his 2004 album Vänd dig inte om.[37] It was also recorded by Ingmar Nordströms on 1982 album Saxparty 9.[38]

German techno-punk band DAF released "Ein bißchen Krieg" ("A Bit of War") as a response to the supposed sentimentality of the song.[citation needed] German comedy metal band J.B.O. released a parody cover of this song in Rammstein style in 1997 on their album "Laut!".

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The spelling of the word bißchen with ß was the correct spelling in Germany (East and West) and Austria prior to the German orthography reform of 1996. However, as the letter ß had been abolished in Swiss Standard German orthography before World War II, the correct spelling in Switzerland and Liechtenstein was bisschen even in 1982. German language sources do not have a consistent approach as to how works written prior to 1996 are rendered in terms of spelling, however as with pre-1901 reform spellings before, the tendency in the 21st century has been increasingly towards modernizing spelling[1] outside of academic use or direct quotes emphasized via sic.

References

  1. ^ https://www.eurovision.de/teilnehmer/Nicole-Biografie-der-deutschen-ESC-Siegerin,nicole221.html this article for example uses the post-1996 spelling
  2. ^ "Credits". hitparade.ch (in German).
  3. ^ "Ein bißchen Frieden - lyrics". The Diggiloo Thrush.
  4. ^ "Germany: Ein Lied für Harrogate 1982". Eurovisionworld.
  5. ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 1982". Eurovision Song Contest. 24 April 1982. BBC / EBU.
  6. ^ "Official Eurovision Song Contest 1982 scoreboard". Eurovision Song Contest.
  7. ^ a b Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 224–5. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
  8. ^ Nicole Seibert (25 May 2015). Eurovision at 60 (Television production). UK: BBC Four.
  9. ^ Bakker, Sietse (16 June 2005). "The 14 songs for Copenhagen". ESCtoday.
  10. ^ "Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest". Eurovision Song Contest. 22 October 2005. DR / EBU.
  11. ^ "Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits". Eurovision Song Contest. 3 April 2015. BBC / EBU. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  12. ^ "Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light". Eurovision Song Contest. 16 May 2020. NPO / NOS / AVROTROS / EBU.
  13. ^ Goslich, Lorenz (23 April 1983). "Nicole wurde ein teures Mädchen für das Fernsehen". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). p. 13. ISSN 0174-4909. OCLC 644830569.
  14. ^ "charts.org.nz - Paul Greedus".
  15. ^ a b "Irish Charts 1982 to 1984".
  16. ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 408–9. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  17. ^ "Nicole – Ein bißchen Frieden" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  18. ^ "Nicole – Ein bißchen Frieden" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  19. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Nicole". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 183. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  20. ^ "Nicole – Ein bißchen Frieden". VG-lista. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  21. ^ "Nicole – Ein bißchen Frieden". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  22. ^ "Nicole – Ein bißchen Frieden". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  23. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Nicole – Ein bißchen Frieden" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  24. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 20, 1982" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  25. ^ "Nicole – Een beetje vrede" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  26. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 218. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  27. ^ "Nicole – Ein bißchen Frieden". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  28. ^ "Jahreshitparade Singles 1982" (in German). Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  29. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1982" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  30. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1982" (in German). Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  31. ^ "Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 1982" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  32. ^ "Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 1982" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  33. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1982" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  34. ^ Rees, Dafydd; Lazell, Barry; Jones, Alan (1983). "The Top 100 UK Singles". Chart File Volume 2. London, England: Virgin Books. pp. 80–81. ISBN 0-907080-73-1.
  35. ^ A Little Peace (cover) at MusicBrainz
  36. ^ a b "En liten fågel" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1982. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  37. ^ "Vänd dig inte om" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 2004. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  38. ^ "Saxparty 9" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1982. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
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