| Year: | 1979 |
| Country: | Germany |
| Preselection: | Ein Lied für Jerusalem |
| Preselection Date: | 17 March 1979 |
| Entrant: | Dschinghis Khan |
| Song: | Dschinghis Khan |
| Final Result: | 4th, 86 points |
Germany was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1979, held in Jerusalem.
The German national final to select their entry, Vorentscheid 1979, 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.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songrwriters | Votes | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Zuviel Tequila, zuviel schöne Mädchen" | Wolff-Ekkehardt Stein, Wolfgang Jass | 2807 | 9th | ||
| 2 | "Goodbye, Chérie" | 3009 | 7th | |||
| 3 | Gebrüder Blattschuß | "Ein Blick sagt mehr als jedes Wort" | Ralph Siegel, Kurt Hertha | 1673 | 12th | |
| 4 | "Du bist nicht frei" | Jean Frankfurter, John Möring | 2894 | 8th | ||
| 5 | Jerry Rix and Linda G. Thompson | "Wochenende" | Günther-Eric Thöner, Erich Offierowski | 1920 | 11th | |
| 6 | "Take it easy, altes Haus" | Burkhard Reichling, Claus-Dieter Eckardt | 4394 | 2nd | ||
| 7 | Jeanne de Roy | "Was wir aus Liebe tun" | 2117 | 10th | ||
| 8 | "Madeleine" | Alexander Gordan, Gerhard P. Kämpfe | 3326 | 6th | ||
| 9 | Dschinghis Khan | "Dschinghis Khan" | Ralph Siegel, Bernd Meinunger | 4807 | 1st | |
| 10 | "Vogel der Nacht" | Jean Frankfurter, Robert Puschmann | 4127 | 3rd | ||
| 11 | "Samba si, Arbeit no" | Horst Hornung, Bernd Meinunger | 3461 | 4th | ||
| 12 | "Lady lady lady" | 3336 | 5th |
Dschinghis Khan performed ninth on the night of the contest, following Switzerland and preceding Israel. At the close of the voting the song had received 86 points, placing 4th in a field of 19 competing countries.[2]
The show was watched by 9.82 million viewers in Germany.[3]