Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000
Germany participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 with the song "Wadde hadde dudde da?" written and performed by Stefan Raab. The German entry for the 2000 contest in Stockholm, Sweden was selected through the national final Countdown Grand Prix Eurovision 2000, organised by the German broadcaster ARD in collaboration with Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR). The national final took place on 18 February 2000 and featured eleven competing acts with the winner being selected through public televoting. "Wadde hadde dudde da?" performed by Stefan Raab was selected as the German entry for Stockholm after gaining 882,569 of the votes.
| Eurovision Song Contest 2000 | ||||
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| Country | Germany | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Countdown Grand Prix Eurovision 2000 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 18 February 2000 | |||
| Selected entrant | Stefan Raab | |||
| Selected song | "Wadde hadde dudde da?" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Stefan Raab | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 5th, 96 points | |||
| Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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As a member of the "Big Four", Germany automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing in position 15, Germany placed fifth out of the 24 participating countries with 96 points.