Freddy Quinn is an Austrian singer who represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1956 with the song So geht das jede Nacht, finishing in second place. He was "discovered" in St. Pauli, Hamburg, and was offered his first recording contract in 1954. His first hit record was "Heimweh" ("Homesickness", a.k.a. "Brennend heißer Wüstensand", "Dort wo die Blumen blüh'n" and "Schön war die Zeit", (1956), a German version of Dean Martin's "Memories Are Made of This". It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc.