| Eurovision Song Contest 2002 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Germany | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Countdown Grand Prix Eurovision 2002 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 22 February 2002 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Corinna May | |||
| Selected song | "I Can't Live Without Music" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | ||||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 21st, 17 points | |||
| Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Germany participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 with the song "I Can't Live Without Music" written by Ralph Siegel and Bernd Meinunger. The song was performed by Corinna May. The German entry for the 2002 contest in Tallinn, Estonia was selected through the national final Countdown Grand Prix Eurovision 2002, organised by the German broadcaster ARD in collaboration with Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR). The national final took place on 22 February 2002 and featured fifteen competing acts with the winner being selected through two rounds of public televoting. "I Can't Live Without Music" performed by Corinna May was selected as the German entry for Tallinn after placing first in the top three during the first round of voting and ultimately gaining 41.1% of the votes in the second round.
As a member of the "Big Four", Germany automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing in position 18, Germany placed twenty-first out of the 24 participating countries with 17 points.