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| Eurovision Song Contest 1980 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | ARD[a] – Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) | |||
| Country |  Germany | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Ein Lied für Den Haag | |||
| Selection date(s) | 20 March 1980 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Katja Ebstein | |||
| Selected song | "Theater" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | ||||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 2nd, 128 points | |||
| Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Germany was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 with the song "Theater", composed by Ralph Siegel, with lyrics by Bernd Meinunger, and performed by Katja Ebstein. The German participating broadcaster on behalf of ARD, Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), selected their entry through a national final. This was Ebstein's third Eurovision appearance; she had previously represented Germany in 1970 and 1971, finishing third on both occasions.
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