Brühl had finished runner-up in the 1960 national final, but her song "Wir wollen niemals auseinandergehn" had gone on to become one of the biggest hits of the year, topping the German singles chart for several weeks.

Brühl performed five songs and the winner was chosen by postcard voting.

"Marcel" was a runaway winner, receiving almost two-thirds of all votes cast.

[1] On the night of the final Brühl performed third in the running order, following the Netherlands and preceding Austria.

Voting was by each national jury awarding 5-4-3-2-1 to their top 5 songs, and at the close "Marcel" had received 5 points (3 from Monaco and 2 from Norway), placing Germany 9th of the 16 entries.