| Eurovision Song Contest 1979 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Germany | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Ein Lied für Jerusalem | |||
| Selection date(s) | 17 March 1979 | |||
| Selected entrant | Dschinghis Khan | |||
| Selected song | "Dschinghis Khan" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | ||||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 4th, 86 points | |||
| Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Germany was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1979, held in Jerusalem.
The German national final to select their entry, Vorentscheid 1979,[1] was held on 17 March at the Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle in Munich, and was hosted by Carolin Reiber and Thomas Gottschalk.
Twelve songs made it to the national final, which was broadcast by Bayerischer Rundfunk to ARD broadcasters across West Germany. The winner was decided by a sampling of 500 random West Germans who were meant to symbolize a fair representation of the country's population.
The winning entry was "Dschinghis Khan,"[1] performed by Dschinghis Khan and composed by Ralph Siegel with lyrics by Bernd Meinunger.