Eurovision Song Contest 2013 | ||||
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Country | Germany | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Unser Song für Malmö | |||
Selection date(s) | 14 February 2013 | |||
Selected artist(s) | Cascada | |||
Selected song | "Glorious" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 21st, 18 points | |||
Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Germany participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song "Glorious" written by Yann Peifer, Manuel Reuter, Andres Ballinas and Tony Cornelissen. The song was performed by Cascada. The German entry for the 2013 contest in Malmö, Sweden was selected through the national final Unser Song für Malmö, organised by the German broadcaster ARD in collaboration with Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR). The national final took place on 14 February 2013 and featured twelve competing acts with the winner by the votes of a five-member jury panel, a radio vote and a public televote. "Glorious" performed by Cascada was selected as the German entry for Malmö after gaining the most points following the combination of votes.
As a member of the "Big Five", Germany automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing in position 11, Germany placed twenty-first out of the 26 participating countries with 18 points.