Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999
For the Eurovision Song Contest 1999, Germany was represented by "Reise nach Jerusalem - Kudüs'e Seyahat", performed by Sürpriz.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1999 | ||||
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| Country |  Germany | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Countdown Grand Prix 1999 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 12 March 1999 | |||
| Selected entrant | Sürpriz | |||
| Selected song | "Reise nach Jerusalem - Kudüs'e Seyahat" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 3rd, 140 points | |||
| Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Countdown Grand Prix 1999
On March 12, the German final was held at the Stadthall in Bremen, and was hosted by Axel Bulthaupt and Sandra Studer (who had taken part in 1991, representing Switzerland as Sandra Simo). There were 11 songs in the final, and the winner was decided by televoting - which was also open to Swiss viewers, since song number 9 was performed by a Swiss act. (Due to their bottom placing in 1998, Switzerland were not taking part.) Michael von der Heide would represent Switzerland in 2010.
Between the guests of the show was Giora Feidman and the music producer Thomas M. Stein.
On 16 March 1999, it was announced that the winning song, being "Hör den Kindern einfach zu" performed by Corinna May, had been released in 1997 by another act and was thus disqualified, since entering a cover song was contrary to the rules. She would later represent the country in 2002. Wind had represented Germany on three previous occasions: 1985, 1987 and 1992.
| Final – 12 March 1999 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song (English translation) | Songwriter(s) | Televote | Place |
| 1 | Jeanette Biedermann | "Das tut unheimlich weh" (It hurts so much) | Andreas Bärtels, Rick Rossi, Kristina Bach | 12.2% | 4 |
| 2 | Carol Bee | "Lover Boy" | Candy de Rouge, Carol Bee | — | 7 |
| 3 | Patrick Lindner | "Ein bißchen Sonne, ein bißchen Regen" (A little sun, a little rain) | Alfons Weindorf, Bernd Meinunger | — | 6 |
| 4 | Megasüß | "Ich habe meine Tage" (I've got my period) | Windsor Robinson, Jürgen Magdziak, C. Funke | — | 8 |
| 5 | Sürpriz | "Reise nach Jerusalem - Kudüs'e Seyahat" (Journey to Jerusalem) | Ralph Siegel, Bernd Meinunger | 16.2% | 2 |
| 6 | Elvin | "Heaven" | Andreas Linse, Eric Brodka | — | 9 |
| 7 | Corinna May | "Hör den Kindern einfach zu" (Just listen to the children) | Frank Zumbroich | 32.6% | 1 |
| 8 | Naima | "Itsy Bitsy Spider" | Oliver Göddecke, Alexander Seidl, Robert Parr | — | 11 |
| 9 | Michael von der Heide | "Bye Bye Bar" | Thomas Fessler, Jeannot Steck, Micha Lewinsky | — | 5 |
| 10 | Wind | "Lost In Love" | Norbert Beyerl, Werner Schüler | — | 10 |
| 11 | Cathrin | "Together We're Strong" | Hermann Weindorf, Peter Bischof-Fallenstein | 15.9% | 3 |
At Eurovision
Germany performed 21st on the night of the contest, following Malta and preceding Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the end of the voting, "Reise nach Jerusalem" received 140 points, finishing 3rd of 23 countries.
Points awarded to Germany
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
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Points awarded by Germany
| 12 points |  Turkey |
| 10 points |  Croatia |
| 8 points |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 7 points |  Israel |
| 6 points |  Estonia |
| 5 points |  Austria |
| 4 points |  Poland |
| 3 points |  Iceland |
| 2 points |  Sweden |
| 1 point |  Malta |