Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001

Eurovision Song Contest 2001
Country	Germany
National selection
Selection process	Countdown Grand Prix 2001
Selection date(s)	2 March 2001
Selected entrant	Michelle
Selected song	"Wer Liebe lebt""
Finals performance
Final result	8th, 66 points
Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2000 • 2001 • 2002►

Germany participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with an entry selected through a national preselection called "Countdown Grand Prix 2001", hosted from the Preussag Arena in Hanover by Axel Bulthaupt. Michelle with the song "Wer Liebe lebt", composed by Gino Trovatello and Matthias Stingl with lyrics by Eva Richter, was chosen to represent Germany. At Eurovision, Michelle finished eighth with 66 points.

Countdown Grand Prix 2001

To decide the winner, 2 rounds of televoting were held, the first round to select the top 3, the second to decide the winner.

Result of national final

Michelle got the highest amount of votes from the audience in the second round of voting and was proclaimed winner and entrant for Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 2001.

Draw	Song	Translation	Singer	Votes Round 1	Place Round 1	Votes Round 2	Place Round 2
1	"A song for our friends"	-	German Tenors	?	4th	-	-
2	"Teilt Freud und Leid"	Share happiness and sorrow	Münchener Zwietracht feat. Rudolph Moshammer	2.3%	10th	-	-
3	"Set me free"	-	Soultans	?	8th	-	-
4	"Wer Liebe lebt"	Who lives love	Michelle	22.2%	1st	36.6%	1st
5	"Techno Rocker"	-	Balloon	2.8%	9th	-	-
6	"Träumen und hoffen"	Dreaming and hoping	Tagträumer	?	7th	-	-
7	"Ich weiß es nicht"	I don't know	Illegal 2001	?	5th	-	-
8	"Power of trust"	-	Lesley, Joy & Brigitte	22.1%	2nd	34.7%	2nd
9	"Einer für alle"	One for all	Zlatko	3.7%	6th	-	-
10	"Better life"	-	Wolf Maahn	?	12th	-	-
11	"Playing on my mind"	-	Kevin	?	11th	-	-
12	"Happy birthday party"	-	Lou & Band	18%	3rd	28.7%	3rd

Voting

Points Awarded by Germany

Final

12 points	Denmark
10 points	Estonia
8 points	Greece
7 points	Turkey
6 points	France
5 points	Poland
4 points	Slovenia
3 points	Croatia
2 points	United Kingdom
1 point	Malta

Points Awarded to Germany

Points Awarded to Germany (Final)

12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points
	Portugal Spain	Russia		France Ireland
5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points	1 point
Malta	Denmark Poland	Norway Turkey	United Kingdom	Croatia Estonia Greece Latvia Netherlands

See also

Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest