The German Final was held on February 22nd at the Ostseehalle in Kiel, 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 | Get up | Get up | Disco Brothers feat. Weather Girls | ? | – | 13th |
| 2 | Hold on | Hold on | Normal Generation? | 12% | 26.4% | 3rd |
| 3 | Und wenn du lachst | And when you laugh | Nino de Angelo | ? | – | 9th |
| 4 | You never walk alone | You never walk alone | Unity 2 | ? | – | 15th |
| 5 | Fleisch | Meat | Mundstuhl | ? | – | 11th |
| 6 | Will my heart survive | Will my heart survive | Isabel | ? | – | 6th |
| 7 | Higher ground | Higher ground | Linda Carriere | ? | – | 12th |
| 8 | Bravo Punk | Bravo Punk | SPN-X | ? | – | 8th |
| 9 | To be or not to be | To be or not to be | Zarah | ? | – | 14th |
| 10 | Es ist niemals zu spät | It’s never too late | Ireen Sheer & Bernhard Brink | ? | – | 7th |
| 11 | I wanna be loved | I wanna be loved | The Kelly Family | ? | – | 4th |
| 12 | Du bist mein Weg | You are my way | Tuesdays | ? | – | 10th |
| 13 | I can’t live without music | I can’t live without music | Corinna May | 19.5% | 41.1% | 1st |
| 14 | Don’t say goodbye | Don’t say goodbye | Natalie | ? | – | 5th |
| 15 | Joy to the world | Joy to the world | Joy Fleming & Jambalaya | 14% | 32.5% | 2nd |
Corinna May previously won the 1999 German Final before being disqualified when it was discovered that her winning song had already been released by another singer. She also came 2nd in the 2000 German Final. At the ESC she was 21st. Nino de Angelo represented Germany in 1989, Ireen Sheer represented Luxembourg in 1974 & 1985 as well as Germany in 1978 and Joy Fleming represented Germany in 1975.