Children's television channel Kika, a joint venture of the German national broadcasters ARD and ZDF, broadcasts the event within Germany and organises the selection of the nation's entry in collaboration with ARD consortium member Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR).

[1] Germany's best result was in 2023, when the song "Ohne Worte" performed by Fia placed 9th out of 16 participating countries.

In December 2019, Kika confirmed that a delegation from the broadcaster and NDR was attending the 2019 contest in Gliwice, Poland to experience the competition as part of the audience.

[10] On 8 July 2020, Kika confirmed that a delegation from broadcasters NDR and ZDF was participating for the first time in the 2020 contest in Warsaw.

[12] On 10 September 2021, a national final was held to select the German representative for the 2021 contest, and it was won by Pauline Steinmüller with the song "Imagine Us".