Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1976
Germany was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1976 with the song "Sing Sang Song", composed by Ralph Siegel, with lyrics by Kurt Hertha, and performed by Les Humphries Singers. The German participating broadcaster on behalf of ARD, Hessischer Rundfunk, organised the national final Ein Lied für Den Haag in order to select its entry for the contest. The national final was won by the song "Der Star" performed by Tony Marshall, but it was disqualified later. "Sing Sang Song", that originally was the runner-up, was promoted and announced as the German entry for Eurovision.
Before Eurovision
The final was held over two nights - 31 January and 1 February - at the television studios in Frankfurt, hosted by Max Schautzer. 12 songs took part with six performed on each evening, with the winner chosen by postcard voting, the results of which were announced on 18 February. "Der Star" performed by Tony Marshall was the public choice by a margin of over 20,000 votes.Between the participants in the national selection were Ireen Sheer, Lena Valaitis, and Piera Martell.
| Artist | Song | Songwriter | Votes | Place | |
| 1 | Tina York | "Das alte Haus" | Frank Cornely | 17,562 | 12 |
| 2 | Love Generation | "Thomas Alva Edison" | Günther-Eric Thöner, Erich Offierowski | 58,846 | 5 |
| 3 | Lena Valaitis | "Du machst Karriere" | Hans-Georg Moslener, Wolfgang Mürmann | 47,714 | 7 |
| 4 | Bruce Low | "Der Jahrmarkt unserer Eitelkeit" | Horst-Heinz Henning, Christine Neuhausen | 43,352 | 9 |
| 5 | Ina Deter | "Wenn du so bist wie dein Lachen" | Ina Deter | 27,903 | 10 |
| 6 | Nina & Mike | "Komm geh mit mir" | Karl-Heinz Bardo | 61,944 | 4 |
| 7 | Maggie Mae | "Applaus für ein total verrücktes Haus" | Werner Twardy, Dieter Lieffers | 71,882 | 3 |
| 8 | Les Humphries Singers | "Sing Sang Song" | Ralph Siegel, Kurt Hertha | 96,705 | 2 |
| 9 | Ireen Sheer | "Einmal Wasser, einmal Wein" | Günther-Eric Thöner, Erich Offierowski | 45,032 | 8 |
| 10 | Meeting Point | "Es ist ein Mensch" | Wilton Kullmann | 53,568 | 6 |
| 11 | Tony Marshall | "Der Star" | Detlef Petersen | 118,250 | 1 |
| 12 | Piera Martell | "Ein neuer Tag" | Jürgen Triebel, Horst-Herbert Krause | 24,525 | 11 |
Disqualification and replacement
The winning entry was disqualified later when it was discovered that it had been performed in public prior to the national final. The runner-up, "Sing Sang Song" performed by Les Humphries Singers, was therefore promoted and announced as the German entry for Eurovision.At Eurovision
On the evening of the contest, the Les Humphries Singers performed 3rd in the running order, following and preceding. At the close of voting "Sing Sang Song" had received 12 points, placing Germany 15th of the 18 entries. The German jury awarded 12 points to.The show was watched by 11.6 million viewers in Germany.
Voting
| Score | Country |
| 12 points | |
| 10 points | |
| 8 points | |
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| 4 points | |
| 3 points | |
| 2 points | |
| 1 point |
| Score | Country |
| 12 points | |
| 10 points | |
| 8 points | |
| 7 points | |
| 6 points | |
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| 4 points | |
| 3 points | |
| 2 points | |
| 1 point |