| Year: | 1989 |
| Country: | Germany |
| Preselection: | Ein Lied für Lausanne |
| Preselection Date: | 23 March 1989 |
| Entrant: | Nino de Angelo |
| Song: | Flieger |
| Final Result: | 14th, 46 points |
West Germany (performing under the banner Germany) was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1989, held in Lausanne, Switzerland. This year marked the last Contest in which participation and televoting were only open to residents of West Germany. The winning entry was "Flieger", performed by Nino de Angelo and composed by Dieter Bohlen with lyrics by Joachim Horn-Bernges.
The final, broadcast by Bayerischer Rundfunk to ARD broadcasters across West Germany, took place on 23 March 1989 at the Deutsches Theater in Munich, and was hosted by actor and comedian Hape Kerkeling. Ten acts presented their entries live and the winner was selected by public televoting through hotline.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Votes | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Die Erben | "Bitte, nicht nochmal" | Alexander Bassler, Bernd Kusserow | 1,799 | 7 | |
| 2 | Xanadu | "Einen Traum für diese Welt" | Tony Hendrik, Burkhard Lasch | 10,891 | 2 | |
| 3 | Clou | "Heut' Nacht sind sie allein" | Jörg Sieber | 1,156 | 9 | |
| 4 | Dorkas | "Ich hab' Angst" | Ralph Siegel, Bernd Meinunger | 7,973 | 3 | |
| 5 | Francesco Napoli | "Viva l'amore" | Peter Columbus, Oliver Kels, Michael Krotus | 1,659 | 8 | |
| 6 | ZouZou | "Ich such' dich" | Stephan Gade, ZouZou Eder | 1,941 | 6 | |
| 7 | Andreas Martin | "Herz an Herz" | Andreas Martin, Joachim Horn-Bernges | 3,855 | 4 | |
| 8 | Canan Braun | "Wunderland" | Glen Stone, Tanja Penniston, Ira Rödel | 2,570 | 5 | |
| 9 | Nino de Angelo | "Flieger" | Dieter Bohlen, Joachim Horn-Bernges | 14,625 | 1 | |
| 10 | Caren Faust | "Diese Zeit" | Thomas Gesell, Hanswilli Großmann, Bernd Reheuser | 841 | 10 |
Nino de Angelo performed twenty-first on the night of the contest, following Iceland and preceding Yugoslavia. At the close of the voting the song had received 46 points, placing 14th in a field of 22 competing countries.[1] It marked the second appearance in a row in which Germany took the 14th place slot at the end of the night.
The show was watched by 9.87 million viewers in Germany.[2]