The German Final was held on March 27th at the German Theatre in Munich, hosted by Sabrina Lallinger & Wenche Myhre. The winning song was chosen by the votes of approximately 500 people who were chosen by an institute to be representative of the German population.
| 1 | Telefon | Telephone | That’s life | 2011 | 12th |
| 2 | Du bist der Wind, der meine Flügel trägt | You are the wind, that carries my wings | Günther-Eric Thöner | 2893 |
9th |
| 3 | Wir gehör’n zusammen | We belong together | Dschinghis Khan Family | 4088 |
2nd |
| 4 | Über die Brücke geh’n | Cross the bridge | Ingrid Peters | 4236 |
1st |
| 5 | Clowns | Clowns | Clowns | 3597 |
6th |
| 6 | Ich habe niemals nie gesagt | I have never said never | Steffi Hinz | 2769 | 10th |
| 7 | Rein und klar wie’s früher war | Obvious and clear just like in the old days | Mister Fisto | 2102 | 11th |
| 8 | Europa | Europe | Headline | 3871 |
5th |
| 9 | Der Sonne entgegen | Towards the sun | Margit P. | 2923 |
8th |
| 10 | Die Engel sind auch nicht mehr das was sie war’n | The angels are not what they used to be | Chris Heart & Band | 4027 |
3rd |
| 11 | Miteinander | With each other | Fleming & Berry | 3989 |
4th |
| 12 | Kopf oder Zahl | Heads or tails | Tie Break | 3118 |
7th |
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Dschinghis Khan Family |
Joy Fleming |
Marc Berry |
Ingrid Peters previously came 8th in the 1979 German Final & 2nd in 1983. At the ESC, she was 8th. Dschinghis Khan represented Germany in ESC 1979, (Joy) Fleming in ESC 1975 & (Marc) Berry represented Austria in ESC 1980 in the group ‚Blue Danube‘.