Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999

Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999
Eurovision Song Contest 1999
Participating broadcaster	ARD[a] – Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR)
Country	Germany
Selection process	Countdown Grand Prix 1999
Selection date	12 March 1999
Competing entry
Song	"Reise nach Jerusalem – Kudüs'e Seyahat"
Artist	Sürpriz
Songwriters	Ralph Siegel Bernd Meinunger
Placement
Final result	3rd, 140 points
Participation chronology
◄1998 • 1999 • 2000►

Germany was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 with the song "Reise nach Jerusalem – Kudüs'e Seyahat", composed by Ralph Siegel, with lyrics by Bernd Meinunger, and performed by the group Sürpriz. The German participating broadcaster on behalf of ARD, Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR), organised the national final Countdown Grand Prix 1999 in order to select their entry for the contest. The national final took place on 12 March 1999 and featured eleven competing acts with the winner being selected through public televoting. "Hör den Kindern einfach zu" performed by Corinna May was originally selected as the German entry after gaining 32.6% of the votes, however the song was disqualified for having been released in 1997 by another act and replaced with runner-up "Reise nach Jerusalem – Kudüs'e Seyahat" performed by Sürpriz.

Germany competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 29 May 1999. Performing during the show in position 21, Germany placed third out of the 23 participating countries with 140 points.
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