The German participating broadcaster on behalf of ARD, Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR), organised the national final Countdown Grand Prix Eurovision 2003 in order to select their entry for the contest.

The national final took place on 7 March 2003 and featured fourteen competing acts with the winner being selected through two rounds of public voting.

In the final of the Eurovision Song Contest, Germany performed in position 10 and placed eleventh out of the 26 participating countries with 53 points.

In 2002, the German entry "I Can't Live Without Music" performed by Corinna May placed twenty-first out of twenty-four competing songs scoring 21 points.

NDR had set up national finals with several artists to choose both the song and performer to compete at Eurovision for Germany.

[5][6] 15 acts were selected by a panel consisting of representatives of NDR from proposals received by the broadcaster from record companies as well as German newspapers and magazines.

[15][16] NDR appointed Axel Bulthaupt as its spokesperson to announce the top 12-point score awarded by the German televote.

In an interview at the aftershow party of the Eurovision Song Contest, Lou was asked why she did not reach a better position.

Previously, Lou had made it to front page of that newspaper stating that she lost weight for Riga and reduced her wrinkles with Botox.