Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012

Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Country	Germany
National selection
Selection process	Unser Star für Baku
Selection date(s)	Heats:; 12 January 2012; 19 January 2012; 26 January 2012; 2 February 2012; 6 February 2012; Quarter-final:; 9 February 2012; Semi-final:; 13 February 2012; Final:; 16 February 2012
Selected entrant	Roman Lob
Selected song	"Standing Still"
Selected songwriter(s)	Jamie Cullum; Steve Robson; Wayne Hector;
Finals performance
Final result	8th, 110 points
Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest

Germany participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "Standing Still" written by Steve Robson, Jamie Cullum and Wayne Hector. The song was performed by Roman Lob. The German entry for the 2012 contest in Baku, Azerbaijan was selected through the national final Unser Star für Baku, organised by the German broadcaster ARD in collaboration with Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) and 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 January and February 2012 2012. 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. "Standing Still" performed by Roman Lob was selected as the German entry for Baku after gaining 50.7% of the votes in the second round.

As a member of the "Big Five", Germany automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing in position 20, Germany placed eighth out of the 26 participating countries with 110 points.