The German participating broadcaster on behalf of ARD, Sender Freies Berlin (SFB), selected their entry through a national final.

The final was held at the TV studios in West Berlin, hosted by Karin Tietze-Ludwig and Renate Bauer.

The voting was close (4-3-3-0) and the choice of "Nur die Liebe läßt uns leben" was not particularly warmly received, as "Geh' die Straße" by Cindy & Bert had won the first voting round and had received the best audience reception of the twelve songs.

Roos herself expressed surprise at the victory, saying that she had assumed she had lost after the initial voting, and was returning to her dressing room to remove her make-up when she was declared the winner.

[1] On the night of the final Roos was drawn to perform first in the running order, preceding France.