Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010

Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Country	Germany
National selection
Selection process	Unser Star für Oslo
Selection date(s)	Heats: 2 February 2010 9 February 2010 16 February 2010 23 February 2010 2 March 2010 Quarter-final: 5 March 2010 Semi-final: 9 March 2010 Final: 12 March 2010
Selected entrant	Lena
Selected song	"Satellite"
Selected songwriter(s)	Julie Frost John Gordon
Finals performance
Final result	1st, 246 points
Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Germany participated in and won the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Satellite" written by Julie Frost and John Gordon. The song was performed by Lena. The German entry for the 2010 contest in Oslo, Norway was selected through the national final Unser Star für Oslo, 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 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 for Oslo 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.