Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002
Germany was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 by Corinna May with the song "I Can't Live Without Music", written by Ralph Siegel and Bernd Meinunger. Corinna May had also entered the German National Final in 1999 and 2000. She had previously won the 1999 German Final before being disqualified when it was discovered that her winning song had already been released by another band. She also came 2nd in the 2000 German Final. At Eurovision 2002 Corinna May placed 21st.
| Eurovision Song Contest 2002 | ||||
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Countdown Grand Prix 2002 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 22 February 2002 | |||
| Selected entrant | Corinna May | |||
| Selected song | "I Can't Live Without Music" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 21st, 17 points | |||
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Before Eurovision
Countdown Grand Prix 2002
Germany's representative was chosen during a national final called 'Countdown Grand Prix 2002'. It was held on 22 February at the Ostseehalle in Kiel, hosted by Axel Bulthaupt and it was broadcast live on television. The winner was chosen in two rounds of televoting - after the first round, the top 3 songs were voted on again. Corinna May won the German National Final and represented Germany in Tallinn with her English-language song "I Can't Live Without Music".
| First Round – 22 February 2002 | |||||
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| Draw | Singer | Song | Songwriter(s) | Televote | Place |
| 1 | Disco Brothers feat. The Weather Girls | "Get Up, Stand Up" | Harald Reitinger, Uli Fischer | — | 13 |
| 2 | Normal Generation | "Hold On" | Simon Veigel, Steve Waidelich, Judy Bailey | 12% | 3 |
| 3 | Nino de Angelo | "Und wenn du lachst" | Andreas Fahner, Hartmut Krech, Mark Nissen | — | 9 |
| 4 | Unity 2 | "You Never Walk Alone" | Klaus Dehr, Peter Voll, Eckhard Horst | — | 15 |
| 5 | Mundstuhl | "Fleisch" | Mundstuhl | — | 11 |
| 6 | Isabel Soares | "Will My Heart Survive" | Dieter Bohlen | — | 6 |
| 7 | Linda Carriere | "Higher Ground" | Ali Neander, Linda Carriere, Lisa Cash | — | 12 |
| 8 | SPN-X | "Bravo Punk" | Alexander Muth | — | 8 |
| 9 | Zarah | "To Be or Not to Be" | Guido Craveiro, Johannes Kram, Michael Holm | — | 14 |
| 10 | Ireen Sheer & Bernhard Brink | "Es ist niemals zu spät" | Michael Buschjahn, Jean-Pierre Valence, Bernhard Brink, Norbert Hammerschmidt | — | 7 |
| 11 | The Kelly Family | "I Wanna Be Loved" | The Kelly Family | — | 4 |
| 12 | Tuesdays | "Du bist mein Weg" | Gino Trovatello, Matthias Stingl | — | 10 |
| 13 | Corinna May | "I Can't Live Without Music" | Ralph Siegel, Bernd Meinunger | 19.5% | 1 |
| 14 | Natalie | "Don’t Say Goodbye" | Jan Löchel, Vincent Sorg | — | 5 |
| 15 | Joy Fleming & Jambalaya | "Joy to the World" | Jason Homan, Hans Steingen | 14% | 2 |
| Second Round – 22 February 2002 | ||||
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| Draw | Singer | Song | Televote | Place |
| 1 | Normal Generation | "Hold On" | 26.4% | 3 |
| 2 | Corinna May | "I Can't Live Without Music" | 41.1% | 1 |
| 3 | Joy Fleming & Jambalaya | "Joy to the World" | 32.5% | 2 |
Points awarded by Germany
Final
| 12 points |  |
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| 8 points |  |
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| 1 point |  |
Points awarded to Germany
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
