Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020

Germany participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song "Violent Thing" by Ben Dolic. The German entry for the 2020 contest in Rotterdam, Netherlands was selected internally by the German broadcaster Norddeutscher Rundfunk.

As a member of the "Big 5", Germany automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest.

Background
Prior to the 2020 Contest, Germany had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest sixty-three times since its debut as one of seven countries to take part in 1956. Germany has won the contest on two occasions: in 1982 with the song "Ein bißchen Frieden" performed by Nicole and in 2010 with the song "Satellite" performed by Lena. Germany, to this point, has been noted for having competed in the contest more than any other country; they have competed in every contest since the first edition in 1956 except for the 1996 contest when the nation was eliminated in a pre-contest elimination round. In 2018, the German entry "You Let Me Walk Alone" performed by Michael Schulte placed fourth of twenty-six competing songs with 340 points.

At Eurovision
The Eurovision Song Contest 2020 will take place at Rotterdam Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands and consist of two semi-finals on 12 and 14 May and the final on 16 May 2020. According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big 5" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. As a member of the "Big 5", Spain automatically qualifies to compete in the final. In addition to their participation in the final, Spain is also required to broadcast and vote in one of the two semi-finals.

Split Voting Results
The following five members comprised the German jury:


 * Juror 1:
 * Juror 2:
 * Juror 3:
 * Juror 4:
 * Juror 5: