| Year: | 1960 |
| Broadcaster: | ARD – German: [[Hessischer Rundfunk]]|i=no (HR) |
| Country: | Germany |
| Preselection: | National Final |
| Preselection Date: | 6 February 1960 |
| Entrant: | Wyn Hoop |
| Song: | French: Bonne nuit ma chérie|i=no |
| Final Result: | 4th, 11 points |
Germany was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1960 with the song "French: Bonne nuit ma chérie|i=no", composed by Franz Josef Breuer, with lyrics by Kurt Schwabach, and performed by Wyn Hoop. The German participating broadcaster on behalf of ARD, German: [[Hessischer Rundfunk]]|i=no (HR), selected its entry through a national final. The song was sung in German despite its French title.
Heidi Brühl finished runner-up in the national final; however her song "German: Wir wollen niemals auseinandergehn|i=no" topped the German singles chart for several weeks and was one of the year's biggest sellers.
The national final was held on 6 February at the Rhein-Main-Halle in Wiesbaden, hosted by Hilde Nocker and Werner Fullerer. Ten songs took part, with the winner being decided by a 45-member jury made up of 15 "experts" and 30 members of the public. Whether the opinion of the "experts" carried more weight pro-rata is not known. Only the top three placements are known.[1]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angèle Durand & Rex Gildo | "Abitur der Liebe" | - | |
| 2 | Gerhard Wendland | "Alle Wunder dieser Welt" | 3 | |
| 3 | Gitta Lind | "Auf der Straße der Träume" | - | |
| 4 | Wyn Hoop | "Bonne nuit ma chérie" | 1 | |
| 5 | Gerd Ströhl | "Das Herz einer Frau" | ||
| 6 | Rainer Bertram | "Ein Picasso in der Liebe" | - | |
| 7 | Ingrid Werner | "Ich hab' ein Hobby" | - | |
| 8 | The Charming Boys | "Oh Little Joe" | ||
| 9 | Tony Sandler | "Oh, wie schön" | - | |
| 10 | Heidi Brühl | "Wir wollen niemals auseinandergehn" | 2 |
On the night of the final Wyn Hoop performed 11th in the running order, following the and preceding . There were no specific rules in place as yet in 1960 regarding song length, although European Broadcasting Union guidelines suggested that ideally songs should be no more than 3 minutes 30 seconds in duration. Germany was only one of several countries who appeared to have disregarded the advice, as "French: Bonne nuit ma chérie|i=no" clocked in at 4 minutes 10 seconds. At the close of voting "French: Bonne nuit ma chérie|i=no" had received 11 points, placing Germany joint 4th (with) of the 13 entries. The German jury awarded 7 of its 10 points to .[2]
Every participating broadcaster assembled a jury panel of ten people. Every jury member could give one point to his or her favourite song.