Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
| Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2010 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | ARD – Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) | |||
| Country | Germany | |||
| Selection process | Unser Star für Oslo | |||
| Selection date | 12 March 2010 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Satellite" | |||
| Artist | Lena | |||
| Songwriters | 
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 1st, 246 points | |||
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Germany was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Satellite", written by Julie Frost and John Gordon, and performed by Lena. The German participating broadcaster on behalf of ARD, Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR), organised the national final Unser Star für Oslo in order to select their entry for the contest in collaboration with private broadcaster ProSieben. The national final featured 20 competing artists and consisted of five heats, a quarter-final, a semi-final and a final held in February and March 2010. Contestants were selected to advance in the competition via public televote. Two contestants qualified to compete in the final where the winner was selected over two rounds of voting. "Satellite" performed by Lena was selected as the German entry after placing among the top two during the first round of voting and ultimately gaining the most votes in the second round.
As a member of the "Big Four", Germany automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing in position 22, Germany placed first out of the 25 participating countries, winning the contest with 246 points. This was Germany's second win in the Eurovision Song Contest; their first victory was in 1982.