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

The judges were then asked to award 1 point to their favourite of the three remaining songs, and "Wunder gibt es immer wieder" was the unanimous choice.

Other participants included future German representative Mary Roos and three-time Norwegian performer Kirsti Sparboe.

[1] On the night of the final Ebstein performed 11th in the running order, following Monaco and preceding eventual contest winners Ireland.

Along with the Dutch entry, the song was the most contemporary of the evening and Ebstein gave a strong, confident performance which was enthusiastically received by the audience.