Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001
Germany was represented by Michelle in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with the song "Wer Liebe lebt", composed by Gino Trovatello and Matthias Stingl with lyrics by Eva Richter, was chosen to represent Germany.
| Eurovision Song Contest 2001 | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Countdown Grand Prix 2001
The final took place on 2 March 2001 at the Preussag Arena in Hanover, hosted by Axel Bulthaupt. The winner was chosen in two rounds of televoting, the first round to select the top 3, and the second to decide the winner. Michelle got the highest number 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.[1]
| First Round – 2 March 2001 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Singer | Song (English translation) | Songwriter(s) | Televote | Place |
| 1 | German Tenors | "A Song for Our Friends" | Ralph Siegel, Bernd Meinunger | — | 4 |
| 2 | Münchener Zwietracht feat. Rudolph Moshammer | "Teilt Freud und Leid" (Show happiness and sorrow) | Wolfgang Köbele, Hans Greiner | 2.3% | 10 |
| 3 | Soultans | "Set Me Free" | Tony Hendrik, Karin van Haaren | — | 8 |
| 4 | Michelle | "Wer Liebe lebt" (Who lives love) | Gino Trovatello, Matthias Stingl, Eva Richter | 22.2% | 1 |
| 5 | Balloon | "Techno Rocker" | Markus Binapfl, Gordon Delay, Gerd Lehmkuhl, Oliver Goedicke, Oliver Lübbering | 2.8% | 9 |
| 6 | Tagträumer | "Träumen und hoffen" (Dreaming and hoping) | Mike Pro, Andy Jonas, Susanne Kemmel | — | 7 |
| 7 | Illegal 2001 | "Ich weiß es nicht" (I don't know) | Illegal 2001 | — | 5 |
| 8 | Lesley, Joy & Brigitte | "Power of Trust" | Guido Craveiro, Jason Homan | 22.1% | 2 |
| 9 | Zlatko | "Einer für alle" (One for all) | Bob Arnz, Christoph Siemons | 3.7% | 6 |
| 10 | Wolf Maahn | "Better Life" | Wolf Maahn | — | 12 |
| 11 | Kevin | "Playing On My Mind" | Lutz Fahrenkrog-Petersen, Mary Susan Applegate | — | 11 |
| 12 | Lou & Band | "Happy Birthday Party" | Ralph Siegel, Bernd Meinunger | 18% | 3 |
| Second Round – 2 March 2001 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Singer | Song | Televote | Place |
| 1 | Michelle | "Wer Liebe lebt" | 36.6% | 1 |
| 2 | Lesley, Joy & Brigitte | "Power of Trust" | 34.7% | 2 |
| 3 | Lou & Band | "Happy Birthday Party" | 28.7% | 3 |
At Eurovision
Michelle performed 19th on the night of the final, following Poland and preceding Estonia. At the close of voting, she had received 66 points, finishing in 8th place out of 23 contestants. The German televoting awarded its 12 points to Denmark.
