| Eurovision Song Contest 1978 | ||||
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| Country |  Germany | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date(s) | 20 February 1978 | |||
| Selected entrant | Ireen Sheer | |||
| Selected song | "Feuer" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 6th, 84 points | |||
| Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Germany was represented by Ireen Sheer, with the song "Feuer", at the 1978 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 22 April in Paris. "Feuer" was chosen as the German entry at the national final on 20 February, and was the second of Sheer's three Eurovision appearances; she had previously represented Luxembourg in 1974 and would later be a member of a six-piece ensemble in 1985, again on behalf of Luxembourg.
The 1978 German final is notable for the fact that voting was to be split in a 2:1 ratio between an "expert" jury and a panel of radio listeners but after hearing the songs, the expert jury decided that none was up to par and refused to vote, leaving the choice entirely in the hands of the radio panel.