| Eurovision Song Contest 2003 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participating broadcaster | ARD[a] – Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) | |||
| Country |  Germany | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Countdown Grand Prix Eurovision 2003 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 7 March 2003 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Lou | |||
| Selected song | "Let's Get Happy" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | ||||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 11th, 53 points | |||
| Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Germany was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song "Let's Get Happy", composed by Ralph Siegel, with lyrics by Bernd Meinunger, and performed by Louise Hoffner, more commonly referred to as Lou. The German participating broadcaster on behalf of ARD, Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR), organised the national final Countdown Grand Prix Eurovision 2003 in order to select their entry for the contest. The national final took place on 7 March 2003 and featured fourteen competing acts with the winner being selected through two rounds of public voting. "Let's Get Happy" performed by Lou was selected as the German entry after placing second in the top three during the first round of voting and ultimately gaining 38% of the vote in the second round.
In the final of the Eurovision Song Contest, Germany performed in position 10 and placed eleventh out of the 26 participating countries with 53 points.
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