Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005

Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Country	Germany
National selection
Selection process	Germany 12 Points!
Selection date(s)	March 12, 2005
Selected entrant	Gracia
Selected song	"Run & Hide"
Finals performance
Final result	24th, 4 points
Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest

Gracia represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Run and Hide".

The song was composed and produced by David Brandes and written by Bernd Meinunger. "Run and Hide" stirred some controversy in Germany, when it turned out that Brandes had bought numerous copies of the CD himself so the song would chart high in the German Top 100. The song was temporarily disqualified from the chart listing, but Gracia's Eurovision appearance itself was never in any danger.

The national final, Germany 12 Points was held on March 12 in Berlin. Other participants included Allee der Kosmonauten, Ellen ten Damme, Stefan Gwildis, Königwerq, Murphy Brothers, Orange Blue, Under One Flag, Villaine, and the Swiss singer Mia Aegerter.

Gracia Arabella Baur was born in Munich and came to fame in the talent show 'Deutschland sucht den Superstar' ('Pop Idol').

The spokesperson who revealed Germany's votes for other countries was comedian Thomas Hermanns.^[1]

National final

The German National Final was held on March 12, 2005.

№	Song	Singer	Points	Place
1	"Picking Up the Pieces"	The Murphy Brothers	-	-
2	"Plattgeliebt"	Ellen ten Damme	-	-
3	"A Million Teardrops"	Orange Blue	-	-
4	"Unschlagbar"	Königwerq	-	-
5	"Adrenalin"	Villaine	-	-
6	"Dein Lied"	Allee der Kosmonauten	14.10%	3rd
7	"A Miracle of Love"	Nicole Süßmilch & Marco Matias	22.69%	1st
8	"Run & Hide"	Gracia	16.7%	2nd
9	"Wunderschönes Grau"	Stefan Gwildis	-	-
10	"Alive"	Mia Aegerter	-	-

**Super Final**
№	Song	Singer	Points	Place
1	A Miracle of Love	Nicole Süßmilch & Marco Matias	47.2%	2nd
2	Run & Hide	Gracia	52.8%	1st

Voting

Points Awarded by Germany

Semi final

12 points	Portugal
10 points	Croatia
8 points	Poland
7 points	Romania
6 points	Switzerland
5 points	Denmark
4 points	Finland
3 points	Israel
2 points	Macedonia
1 point	Austria

Final

12 points	Greece
10 points	Turkey
8 points	Malta
7 points	Latvia
6 points	Denmark
5 points	Israel
4 points	Switzerland
3 points	Serbia and Montenegro
2 points	Croatia
1 point	Moldova