Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1962
Germany was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1962 with the song "Zwei kleine Italiener", composed by Christian Bruhn, with lyrics by George Buschor, and performed by Conny Froboess. The German participating broadcaster on behalf of ARD, Südwestfunk, 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, Jimmy Makulis, Carmela Corren and Margot Eskens.
Before Eurovision
National final
Semi-finals
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.Semi-final 1 - Frankfurt
Semi-final 2 - Stuttgart
Semi-final 3 - Cologne
Semi-final 4 - Munich
Final
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.| 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 " | 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 |
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Froboess performed 7th in the running order, following and preceding the. "Zwei kleine Italiener" 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 "Zwei kleine Italiener" had received 9 points, placing Germany 6th of the 16 entries. The German jury awarded its 3 points to contest winners.Voting
| Score | Country |
| 3 points | |
| 2 points | |
| 1 point |
| Score | Country |
| 3 points | |
| 2 points | |
| 1 point |