The German Final was held on March 2nd in Hanover, hosted by Axel Bulthaupt. The winner was chosen in two rounds of televoting – the first to select the top 3 and the second to select the winner.
| 1 | A song for our friends | A song for our friends | German Tenors | ? | – | 4th |
| 2 | Teilt Freud und Leid | Share happiness and sorrow | Münchener Zwietracht feat. Rudolph Moshammer | 2.3% | – | 10th |
| 3 | Set me free | Set me free | Soultans | ? | – | 8th |
| 4 | Wer Liebe lebt | He who lives love | Michelle | 22.2% | 36.6% | 1st |
| 5 | Techno Rocker | Techno Rocker | Balloon | 2.8% | – | 9th |
| 6 | Träumen und hoffen | Dreaming and hoping | Tagträumer | ? | – | 7th |
| 7 | Ich weiß es nicht | I don’t know | Illegal 2001 | ? | – | 5th |
| 8 | Power of trust | Power of trust | Lesley, Joy + Brigitte | 22.1% | 34.7% | 2nd |
| 9 | Einer für alle | One for everybody | Zlatko | 3.7% | – | 6th |
| 10 | Better life | Better life | Wolf Maahn | ? | – | 12th |
| 11 | Playing on my mind | Playing on my mind | Kevin | ? | – | 11th |
| 12 | Happy birthday party | Happy birthday party | Lou & Band | 18% | 28.7% | 3rd |
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Michelle previously came 3rd in the 1997 German Final. At the ESC she was 8th. Lesley (Bogaert) was a backing singer for Switzerland in ESC 2000, while Joy (Fleming) represented Germany in 1975.