- Thöner took part in the West German preselection as a composer several more times, e.g. in 1985 with Wolff Gerhard and 'Also lebe ich'. In 1986, Thöner himself had a go as a vocalist with 'Du bist der Wind, der meine Flügel trägt', but the honour to represent West Germany in Bergen (Norway) that year went to Ingrid Peters with a song composed by Hans Blum, "Über die Brücke geh'n'.
- For the 1981 hit recording 'Angel of mine' by Frank Duval, he sang the backing vocals.
- His nickname was "Jay", because he was the founding member and manager of the Würzburg based beat band The Jay Five.
- With his composition "Junger Tag" he took 8th place with Gitte Hænning in 1973's Eurovision Song Contest.
- He was a German pianist, keyboardist, vocalist and composer, especially for commercials and advertising (for example Schwäbisch Hall "Auf diese Steine können Sie bauen").
- Günther-Eric Thöner composed and arranged the 1973 West German entry 'Junger Tag' (lyrics by his long-time writing partner Stephan Lego), sung by Gitte; the song came eight among seventeen competitors.
- In the 1970s, he became a record producer, composer, and arranger for, amongst others, Karel Gott, Wolfgang Sauer, Jürgen Marcus, and Graham Bonney.
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