The German participating broadcaster on behalf of ARD, Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR), selected its entry through a national final.

Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) held the national final at its studios in Hamburg, hosted by Henno Lohmeyer.

[1] On the night of the final Wiesner performed 5th in the running order, following Ireland and preceding Austria.

Voting was by each national jury awarding 5-3-1 to their top 3 songs, and at the close "Paradies, wo bist du?"

was one of four songs (along with the entries from Belgium, Finland, and Spain) which had failed to pick up a single point.