| Year: | 1962 |
| Broadcaster: | ARD – German: Südwestfunk|i=no (SWF) |
| Country: | Germany |
| Preselection: | German: Deutschen Schlager-Festspiele 1962 |
| Preselection Date: | Semi-finals 12 January 1962 19 January 1962 26 January 1962 2 February 1962 Final 17 February 1962 |
| Entrant: | Conny Froboess |
| Song: | German: Zwei kleine Italiener|i=no |
| Final Result: | 6th, 9 points |
Germany was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1962 with the song "German: Zwei kleine Italiener|i=no", composed by Christian Bruhn, with lyrics by George Buschor, and performed by Conny Froboess. The German participating broadcaster on behalf of ARD, German: Südwestfunk|i=no (SWF), selected its entry through a national final.
Twelve artists and 24 songs took part in the German preselection, which consisted of four semi-finals, followed by the final on 17 February. Each show was held in a different German city. There were several past and future Eurovision representatives among the participants: Wyn Hoop, Siw Malmkvist (and), Jimmy Makulis, Carmela Corren and Margot Eskens .
Four semi-finals were held to select the 12 qualifiers for the final. Each artist performed two songs and a jury selected which of the two should go forward to the final.[1]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conny Froboess | "Hallo hallo hallo" | Eliminated | |
| 2 | Conny Froboess | "Zwei kleine Italiener" | Advanced | |
| 3 | Rita Paul | "Canzonetta d'amore" | Eliminated | |
| 4 | Rita Paul | "La luna romantica" | Advanced | |
| 5 | Jimmy Makulis | "Ich habe im Leben nur Dich" | Advanced | |
| 6 | Jimmy Makulis | "Keiner weiß wohin" | Eliminated |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Beil | "Dein erster Kuß" | Eliminated | |
| 2 | Peter Beil | "Ein verliebter Italiener" | Advanced | |
| 3 | Peggy Brown | "Das Lexikon d'amour" | Advanced | |
| 4 | Peggy Brown | "Ein Wiederseh'n mit Jacky" | Eliminated | |
| 5 | Siw Malmkvist | "Der eine, der bist Du" | Eliminated | |
| 6 | Siw Malmkvist | "Die Wege der Liebe (sind wunderbar)" | Advanced |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pirkko Mannola & Wyn Hoop | "Komm ein bißchen näher zu mir her" | Eliminated | |
| 2 | Pirkko Mannola & Wyn Hoop | "Mama will dich sehen" | Advanced | |
| 3 | Ralf Bendix | "Das Neueste aus Paris" | Eliminated | |
| 4 | Ralf Bendix | "Spanische Hochzeit" | Advanced | |
| 5 | Margot Eskens | "Ein Herz das kann man nicht kaufen" | Advanced | |
| 6 | Margot Eskens | "Jeder braucht jeden Tag Liebe" | Eliminated |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carmela Corren | "Eine Rose aus Santa Monica" | Advanced | |
| 2 | Carmela Corren | "Irgendwie geht es immer weiter" | Eliminated | |
| 3 | Bill Ramsey | "Hilly Billy Banjo Bill" | Advanced | |
| 4 | Bill Ramsey | "Old Jonny war ein Wunderkind" | Eliminated | |
| 5 | Ann-Louise Hanson | "Au revoir, auf wiederseh'n" | Eliminated | |
| 6 | Ann-Louise Hanson | "Sing kleiner Vogel" | Advanced |
The national final was held on 17 February at the Kurhaus in Baden-Baden, hosted by Klaus Havenstein. The winning song was chosen by voting from six regional juries and an additional jury in the theatre.[2]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conny Froboess | "Zwei kleine Italiener" | 19 | 1 | |
| 2 | Rita Paul | "La luna romantica" | 2 | 6= | |
| 3 | Jimmy Makulis | "Ich habe im Leben nur Dich" | 0 | 11= | |
| 4 | Peter Beil | "Ein verliebter Italiener" | 0 | 11= | |
| 5 | Peggy Brown | "Das Lexicon d'amour" | 2 | 6= | |
| 6 | Siw Malmkvist | "Die Wege der Liebe (sind wunderbar)" | 18 | 2 | |
| 7 | Pirkko Mannola & Wyn Hoop | "Mama will dich sehen" | 6 | 4 | |
| 8 | Ralf Bendix | "Spanische Hochzeit" | 5 | 5 | |
| 9 | Margot Eskens | "Ein Herz das kann man nicht kaufen" | 8 | 3 | |
| 10 | Carmela Corren | "Eine Rose aus Santa Monica" | 1 | 8= | |
| 11 | Bill Ramsey | "Hilly Billy Banjo Bill" | 1 | 8= | |
| 12 | Ann-Louise Hanson | "Sing kleiner Vogel" | 1 | 8= |
On the night of the final Froboess performed 7th in the running order, following and preceding the . "German: Zwei kleine Italiener|i=no" was one of very few fun, uptempo songs in what in retrospect is usually rated as one of the dreariest contests of all. Each national jury awarded 3-2-1 to their top three songs, and at the close of voting "German: Zwei kleine Italiener|i=no" had received 9 points, placing Germany 6th of the 16 entries. The German jury awarded its 3 points to contest winners .[3]