Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000
| Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2000 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | ARD – Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) | |||
| Country | Germany | |||
| Selection process | Countdown Grand Prix Eurovision 2000 | |||
| Selection date | 18 February 2000 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Wadde hadde dudde da?" | |||
| Artist | Stefan Raab | |||
| Songwriters | Stefan Raab | |||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 5th, 96 points | |||
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Germany was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 with the song "Wadde hadde dudde da?" written and performed by Stefan Raab. The German participating broadcaster on behalf of ARD, Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR), organised the national final Countdown Grand Prix Eurovision 2000 in order to select their entry for the contest. 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.
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.